WE’RE all familiar with the heart-wrenching pictures of dogs abandoned in animal shelters, but one photographer has found an innovative way of showcasing the pooch’s personality .

LEAF-ing much to the imagination, this camera trickery is blooming marvellous .

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

SNOWBOARDING in your £2,000 wedding dress sounds like a nightmare for most brides .

FOR most people, spending a night locked up in a cell would be undesirable .

A woman with a rare allergy to water has told how the condition is so severe it prevents her from KISSING her fiance .

An American woman whose skin turned silver after using nose drops is warning people of the dangers of medicines containing the metal .

A pair of bank myna birds fight it out in front of their ladies .

A mining town in Australia’s outback appears to be completely deserted, but its residents have escaped the scorching heat by living in underground caves .

SWIMMING next to 40 tonne whales, dare-devil divers take the plunge with these gentle giants of the sea .

A young woman who once weighed the same as 12-year-old girl has told how a severely malnourished cat helped save her life and beat her anorexia .

A scorned woman sparked a punch-up in an airport after she caught her copper boyfriend returning from a romantic holiday with a female police officer .