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 young otter wades through a lake with his eyes set on an older rival’s fish .
TRYING their best to wriggle away, three adorable tiger cubs receive their health checks at Chester Zoo .
A grand 56-bedroom hotel, once heaving with injured soldiers during the First World War, now lies completely abandoned .
SEA LIFE and greenery in one shot show nature at its very best .
FISTS fly as two gorillas take each other on in a dramatic battle .
SOME OF the sea’s most terrifying creatures show their softer side as they join a group of diners for lunch .
FLYING through the air, these delighted pooches pull their best poses mid-flight .
This is the moment a nimble red fox and a lumbering Alaskan brown bear were locked in a tense stand-off .
TOMORROW (Saturday) marks the 28th anniversary of the nuclear disaster that left the city of Chernobyl devastated .
From the rolling hills of the Brecon Beacons to the still waters in the Lake District, these photographs capture autumnal landscapes across Great Britain perfectly .
PERCHED on a branch, these two frogs hold hands as they look into the camera .