A mum-of-three lost half of her body weight after her daughter was teased by playground bullies for having a 'fat mum' .

A grand 56-bedroom hotel, once heaving with injured soldiers during the First World War, now lies completely abandoned .

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

A photographer from the United Arab Emirates travelled to Pakistan where he captured the lives of local people in a series of expressive portraits .

ROLLING around in the snow, these young brown bears take a break from their play fight to share a tender hug with one another .

AN Irish woman has become the first adult in the world to receive a revolutionary REMOTE CONTROLLED 'ROBO SPINE', which uses magnets to combat the effects of scoliosis .

DIVING down at a speed of 75mph, this is the moment a hungry osprey caught his prey .

WITH LUSH GREEN LANDSCAPES stretching out as far as the eye can see, you're in for a treat at these one of a kind treehouses .

THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS - 250 DRIVERS ARRESTED FOR STREET RACING IN BIRMINGHAM- In Pic - The start line on the Heartlands Parkway Nechels Birmingham .

HMS Ark Royal arrives in the Turkish port of Aliaga at the ship scrapping firm Leyal’s yard .

COULD this £5,000 auction of Paul McCartney’s Liverpool front door be the most bizarre celebrity sale yet? The door, which looks-like it may have been knocked – and possibly kicked – very hard during its past, was used by members of Britain’s most famous band to visit lead-singer Paul McCartney when he lived at the address from 1955 to 1964 .

A cheeky gorilla sticks her tongue out and plays up for the camera at Bronx Zoo .