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.
A family of foster carers are facing bankruptcy and homelessness after they signed up to a Government scheme to renovate their house to be used for disabled children's short breaks .
A host of websites that are almost twenty years old are collecting a cult following thanks to their retro appeal .
A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .
HUDDLING under a leaf, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls take shelter from the rain .
PRANKSTER Dom Joly was so livid when he was slapped with a parking ticket that he took to Twitter to vent his anger – only to discover he was the victim of his own gag! The comic got a taste of his own medicine when he was tricked by a fellow joker for the first time in a decade .
WEARING tiny Christmas accessories, these adorable babies get into the spirit of the season .
More weather chaos is heading our way, with ice and snow already hitting areas across Birmingham .
CLINGING onto nothing but ice, this brave climber reaches heights of 1000 FEET as he scales frozen solid waterfalls .
PERCHED on a branch, these two frogs hold hands as they look into the camera .
WIDE EYED with a huge smile across her face, this little elephant is a picture of happiness .
AN American accountant has grown the world's biggest MELON and smashed his way into the record books with his mammoth 350 .
Pic By HotSpot Media - PARROT RIDES ON THE TUBE - THIS pretty boy could be forgiven for forgetting his Oyst-aaarrrgh-card .