A woman has shed half her body weight after undergoing a gastric sleeve op to shrink her stomach .

A deranged dad beat his girlfriend so savagely in a vicious 30 minute attack that the indent of his sovereign ring was left on her face .

An American man who suffered horrific third-degree burns to 70 percent of his body in a childhood accident has faced his fears by becoming a firefighter .

Marisah pictured today with scarring to her left arm - A mother-of-one has revealed how she almost died after suffering a seizure whilst driving that caused her car to crash into a tree and burst into flames .

THESE BREATH-TAKING photographs show the natural beauty of Iceland's most famous waterfall .

A survivor of abuse has bravely waived her anonymity to tell how she was sexually assaulted from the age of nine - by her depraved grandad .

A mum-of-three lost 10 stone after her son asked if she was pregnant .

ONCE A doctor’s surgery, family home and office, an array of medical equipment is scattered throughout this abandoned home .

An adorable orangutan named Pongo celebrates his first birthday at Zoo Atlanta, Georgia, America .

From squids to Star Wars, these flipping marvellous creations are pancake portraits .

Struggling home entertainment chain Blockbuster has been slammed for advertising its workers' jobs while they are still in them in order to scare them into working harder .

TUGGING at his exhausted mum's ears, a beautiful baby orangutan refuses to settle for a nap as he begins a game of peek-a-boo .