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 student has finally hit puberty after a four year battle against anorexia stunted his growth .
A mischievous fox cub demonstrates his playful side by biting his sibling’s tail .
Fetching a tiny carrot and a head-shaped snowball, a red squirrel builds the perfect snowman .
FULL OF STUNNING colours and swirling shapes, the furrows on these fields create a mix of mesmerising patterns .
A proud stag attempts to impress the females by donning an enormous fern headdress in London's Bushy Park .
A restaurant famed for creating the 3lb cheeseburger has unveiled its latest culinary challenge – the largest chilli cheese hotdog in Europe .
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .
With an abandoned tricycle sitting in an empty corridor, this derelict but once grand mansion could be the setting for The Shining .
Housands of cushions handmade as gifts for Olympics athletes may go to waste after London 2012 KNITWITS stitched up volunteers by refusing to allow them to hand them out .
UNDERWATER and above-water seaside shots show the best of British beach-life .
FULLY equipped with a kitchen and lounge, it's hard to believe this modern holiday let is actually a BUS .