When Janet Curry, 38, was told she was ‘too big to date’ by a man she met on the dating website Plenty of Fish, she didn’t let it stop her from looking for love. After going through a divorce and battling a painful abdominal disorder, the professional makeup artist and mum-of-one knew that she could handle anything. But at 22.5st and a size-30, there was just one thing in the way of finding Mr Right. So a determined Janet vowed to shed the pounds to gain a man. She has now dropped 11.5st and an astonishing NINE dress sizes to slim down to a perfect size-12. Plus she’s bagged a hunky fella to boot.
A Romanian woman is celebrating her new job as a knife-thrower’s assistant after leaving her family behind to move to the UK .
A restaurant famed for creating the 3lb cheeseburger has unveiled its latest culinary challenge – the largest chilli cheese hotdog in Europe .
A BRITISH couple are the first to tie the knot inside an enormous GLACIER in Iceland .
A woman who starved herself to look like Cheryl Cole has told how she shrunk to just under 5st 13lbs after developing anorexia .
FLOATING effortlessly on his back, this little otter laps up a rare glimmer of English spring sunshine .
WELCOME to the real Frankenstein's lab where carefully pickled creatures are left to stew in jars .
VENTURING into the ocean with self-made spears and nets, the fishermen of Zanzibar put their lives on the line when they catch food for their families .
TRYING their best to wriggle away, three adorable tiger cubs receive their health checks at Chester Zoo .
Most women would jump at the chance to put on some lipstick, sling on a pair of heels and head out for a romantic meal with their other half .
FLYING through the air, these delighted pooches pull their best poses mid-flight .
LINED up one by one on a deer’s back, these little birds give their wings a break as they catch a ride across London .