A Gary Barlow superfan has lost an incredible 11st after a selfie with the pop star left her horrified by her 22st 9lb figure. Hellen Ellis, 40, from Rowley Regis, West Midlands, once ate 14 packets of cheese and onion crisps per day, but says she never realised how big she was until she took a photograph with the former Take That singer at his ‘Since I saw You Last’ tour in April 2014. Shocked into action by the unflattering selfie, the size 30 supermarket sales assistant underwent a gastric bypass and has dropped an astonishing nine dress sizes to a size 12.
Two people have been arrested after a man and woman were shot dead at a house in the Midlands in the early hours of this morning .
If you had to scrape the snow off your car this morning or slip-slide your way into work over icy pavements spare a thought for these little critters .
A baby sperm whale assumed the role of a friendly giant when faced with two awestruck divers .
Several times a year, Gemma, 21, can be found mumbling her words and struggling to concentrate as she walks around in a dream-like state .
A mother-to be has told how she cannot go near an iPad in case she suffers another miscarriage due to her intense sensitivity to electromagnetic waves .
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 .
PERCHED on a branch, this Little Owl plays third wheel to two love birds .
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 .
A BLIND man was battered with a brick in a sickening attack by two thugs .
A mother-of-one has told how she nearly died after contracting toxic shock syndrome from a tampon .
OFFERING a glimpse into the past, a mash-up of old and new photographs show how the world’s biggest cities have changed .