A 21st stone woman suffering from 'body blindness' like Dawn French shed more than half her body weight after a shock revelation brought her to her senses .

An intrepid explorer hopes to be reunited with his travel partner, after his cuddly toy companion was stolen .

Hot on the heels of a little rabbit, this cheetah is on a mission to catch his prey .

CCTV stills of the sickening attack .

FEAST your eyes on the £500K coin-covered Range Rover that could be the world’s most blinged-out car .

A group of shelter dogs showcase their loveable personalities in a series of passport-style photographs - in the hope of finding their forever homes .

BEHIND the doors of this building, with its stacks of mattresses and discarded remains of wheelchairs, lies another victim of austerity cuts .

With the vivid red smoke billowing into the sky amid the misty sand dunes, these are the blissful views provided at the break of dawn at a volcano .

HMS Ark Royal arrives in the Turkish port of Aliaga at the ship scrapping firm Leyal’s yard .

Exploding out of the water, a great white shark performs a backflip during a hunt for seals .

SWOOPING down from the sky, this agitated eagle is looking for a fight .

Pint- size Maci Winters only has one wish this Christmas - to be as tall as the other boys and girls on the school playground .