A former food addict who had spent her whole life dreaming of romance shed an astonishing 12st 7lbs to experience love for the first time .

THIS is the EXPLOSIVE moment when a 50 metre high pylon came crashing down to earth in a rural field .

Dogs catch waves at the Coronado Bay dog surf championships Saturday 22nd June 2013- DOG SURFING mutts have never looked so gnarly .

Two people have been arrested after a man and woman were shot dead at a house in the Midlands in the early hours of this morning .

These are the amazing close up pictures of North Korea's mass games - after photographers were previously banned from taking shots so close to the dazzling formation dances .

CAMPED out in the middle of a forest, these unusual hut hotels take you back to basics .

Lying angelically with a range of expressions etched on their tiny faces, little bundles of joy are innocently captured in their first few days in these adorable photographs .

Here's a collection of art for the DIGIT-AL age as these fascinating illusions of landmarks, places and even a banana are made using just a pair of hands .

FROM MRS Patmore to Lady Sybil, these barking mad illustrations show the WOOF-er side of some of our most loved Downton characters .

Red squirrels are well known for their intelligence and curiosity but when one snapper caught this furry little guy trying to take his own self-portrait he couldn't help but be taken aback .

A little boy aged FIVE bravely delivered his newborn brother - then promptly saved his life .

A pair of adorable polar bear cubs play-fight with each other in the Alaskan snow .