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 .

SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .

A curious red squirrel takes a break from collecting nuts and tries her hand at photography .

A photographer has travelled the length of the UK capturing lighthouses and their picturesque surroundings .

Housands of cushions handmade as gifts for Olympics athletes may go to waste after London 2012 KNITWITS stitched up volunteers by refusing to allow them to hand them out .

These images of vintage cars, bikes and vans, pictured all over the world, could easily have come from a globetrotting petrol-head’s photo album .

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

It’s the must-have for any true Disney fan: a Little Mermaid themed wedding .

Kevin Silva, 52 from Indiana in the USA, has spent an estimated £65K ($100K) on Batman trinkets over the years, and even keeps his 2,500-item haul in his very own basement 'Bat Cave' .

An eight-year-old boy who lost his legs and left hand to meningitis is standing tall after learning to walk on his prosthetic limbs .

HIDING behind its flipper, this little seal comes over a little camera shy .

N evil mugger who battered a Birmingham old soldier and fled with just £40 has been jailed for nine years .