A former takeaway addict, who once weighed 20st, has lost over 8st in a bid to ditch her ‘fat sister’ tag .

SAT with his arms folded and a cross look on his face, this Gorilla looks like he's had enough of the Christmas holidays already .

CONTRASTING settings reveal some of England’s most beautiful landscapes in all their glory .

A schoolboy is the envy of his friends due to a one in 14-million condition which means he can only eat FRY-UPS to survive .

HOPPING onto the scales, these adorable baby Humboldt penguins are ready for their first weigh-in .

Some parents would gasp at the thought of their children playing with a toy gun, but these Russian children are actually encouraged to take up real arms .

IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .

While the various controversies rumble on regarding transport, security issues and overly-officious copyright enforcement, a couple of designers is saying what we're all thinking about the Olympics - and putting it on bags .

A skydiver cheated death after plunging 13,000 feet without his parachute opening but survived after landing in a bog .

A woman who starved herself to look like Cheryl Cole has told how she shrunk to just under 5st 13lbs after developing anorexia .

A woman was diagnosed with cancer after a cyst left her so bloated medics were convinced she was pregnant .

A young girl has been forced to stay indoors this winter because a rare allergy to the cold could kill her .