A woman who blew £12k of her student loan on junk food and booze has lost 10st after ditching her unhealthy habits. Nicole Mealey, now 28, was forced to get a part-time job at university to fund her fatty life-style. And, by the time she graduated in March 2013, her weight had ballooned to 23st. Struggling to find flattering clothes for her size 24 figure, Nicole vowed to shed the weight. Now the pretty brunette weighs 12st 10lbs after slimming down to a svelte size 12.
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Throwing their arms up in the air, these energetic squirrels play a game of ball with a walnut .
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Fetching a tiny carrot and a head-shaped snowball, a red squirrel builds the perfect snowman .
AN OLD ENGLISH cottage packed full of history and valuables has been left to rot .
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 .
WITH their robotic movements and pristine uniforms, these are the sexy traffic girls of North Korea that are becoming iconic figures in the secretive state .
These photographs of extreme weather capture storms furiously rolling across the sky above America .
A pair of chicks bravely decided to befriend a python, despite being the snake's favourite choice of food .
A man who conned tax officials out of £34 million and funded a lavish lifestyle of luxury hotels and restaurants has been jailed for one of the longest sentences in British criminal fraud history .
SHOVELLING food into his mouth, this hungry gorilla enjoys a peaceful moment at dinner time .