WITH A wide smile plastered across his face, this little gecko is ready for his close up .

A weightlifter has lost a whopping 12st after swapping biscuits for biceps .

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 baby girl has become the youngest British patient to receive a life-saving cardiac operation after her heart swelled to twice its normal size within days of her birth .

This cheeky macaque gets up close and personal as he examines the dental hygiene of his fellow primate .

A reformed boozer, who spent nine months partying in Magaluf, has shed over 6 stone after ditching her ladette lifestyle to become a fitness fanatic .

A mother-of-three who weighed almost 16st has revealed how she lost 7 .

POPE MOBBED BY THOUSANDS OF WORSHIPPERS IN RIO - Thousands of worshippers gather to celebrate the Papal visit on Copacabana beach, Rio de Janeiro ,Brazil .

A little girl who lost all four limbs to meningitis has taken her first steps since the illness thanks to her new 'Princess legs' .

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

Thousands of people are gathering at a stadium in Johannesburg for a memorial service for Nelson Mandela .

ROLLING across a 65-metre-high viaduct in the Alps, the red carriages of the Bernina Express add a splash of colour to the spectacular snow-covered Swiss surroundings .