A weightlifter has lost a whopping 12st after swapping biscuits for biceps. Blonde beauty, Amy Champion, 25, from Pontypridd, south Wales, once weighed in at a massive 23st and struggled to fit into size 20 clothes. Scoffing on chocolate, biscuits and fizzy drinks, she could barely even walk up the stairs without getting out of breath. But after joining a gym, the salon management student and mum-of-one discovered she had a knack for lifting weights and has now lost an incredible 12st. Now the 5ft 10in stunner is a size 8 and says she's never felt more confident about her body.
BEHIND the doors of this building, with its stacks of mattresses and discarded remains of wheelchairs, lies another victim of austerity cuts .
SLEEPING within touching distance of wild African animals might not be everyone's idea of a relaxing break .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
This longhorn beetle demon-strates a dark side as it looks just like the devil .
BALANCING 30 metres above ground, these slackliners take the expression of living dangerously one step further, by tightrope walking NAKED .
MEET the little lion of suburbia with a mane that makes him look like a mini-king of the jungle .
HIDDEN in the middle of the Mojave Desert, a secret oasis awaits intrepid travellers .
UNDERWATER and above-water seaside shots show the best of British beach-life .
FULL OF STUNNING colours and swirling shapes, the furrows on these fields create a mix of mesmerising patterns .
With one hand rested on his belly and the other propping his head up, this lazy lizard takes an afternoon break .
ARM extended and head flung back, this little chipmunk performs a loose-limbed yoga move .
FROM MRS Patmore to Lady Sybil, these barking mad illustrations show the WOOF-er side of some of our most loved Downton characters .