A 20st mum-of-four who was dangerously obese has lost half her body weight after her son drew her as a BLOB at school. Meryem Davies, 38, was shamed into losing 10st thanks to her five-year-old son Thomas’ brutal honesty. Now the online shopper at Sainsbury’s from Pontypridd, South Wales, weighs a healthy 10st and is a trim size 10.
A pair of chicks bravely decided to befriend a python, despite being the snake's favourite choice of food .
SPURTING water 20ft into the air, this is one well you wouldn't want to dip your bucket into .
A PENSIONER was left with a fractured jaw after being beaten and robbed outside his home in Birmingham last weekend .
COULD this be the most distastrous wedding cake fail EVER? Most brides opt for a traditional tiered white wedding cake decorated with delicate pink roses and lace for their big day .
A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .
WITHOUT a care in the world, this little chimpanzee shows off her gymnastic skills as she swings around her enclosure .
THIS DANGER-mad female pensioner could be the oldest Brit to cage dive with CROCODILES .
With an abandoned tricycle sitting in an empty corridor, this derelict but once grand mansion could be the setting for The Shining .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .
From a platter of finger licking chicken wings to a bowl of Chinese noodle soup, these foodie snaps are enough to make your savoury saliva glands drool .
Southern England, the south-west and west Wales have been warned to expect more wild weather, with heavy rain and high tides possibly leading to coastal flooding and travel disruption over the weekend .