A university graduate who was obsessed with achieving a thigh gap has told how she shrunk to just 6st after developing anorexia athletica. At her worst, Kirsty Bonnick, 22, was so desperate to lose weight that she consumed just 500 calories a day. Recovered Kirsty from Newbury, Berkshire, would obsessively exercise up to three hours a day and within a year had dropped from 10st 10lbs to 6st. Her obsession with size was worsened by the growing thigh gap trend, a look popularised on Instagram by users including ‘Made in Chelsea’ star Millie Mackintosh.
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
An Australian beach is illuminated by an enticing neon blue glow as a rare phenomenon lights up the water .
An osprey soars through the air at 30 miles per hour before swooping down to catch its prey from a lake .
This is the moment a nimble red fox and a lumbering Alaskan brown bear were locked in a tense stand-off .
TENNIS was a game made for three according to the first Victorian rule book .
THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .
A lazy otter finds the ideal spot to soak up the sun and sleep off his lunch .
Daniel Blore, 21, of Innage Crescent, Bridgnorth, stabbed his mother three times in the attack on January 11 this year, Stafford Crown Court heard .
SURROUNDED by divers, a hungry green sea turtle enjoys being the centre of attention .
Primed and ready for action, this collection of striking images from the battlefield could be mistaken for authentic photos taking during World War II .
THIS LITTLE squirrel tries to keep himself snug as snow starts to fall around him .
FLYING through the air, these delighted pooches pull their best poses mid-flight .