A man has lost an incredible 20st after his addiction to food left him £15k in debt .

An intrepid photographer travelled to the abandoned ghost town of Bodie in northern California to capture the historic buildings that are trapped in time .

PAWS for thought as you feast your eyes on this rare bear bathing session .

An adorable red squirrel says goodbye to the summer as he shelters from the rain underneath a small blue umbrella .

A makeup artist from the West Midlands magically transforms herself into famous cartoon characters using body paint .

COURAGEOUS CLIMBERS scale frozen waterfalls in Canada, as the ice threatens to collapse beneath them .

With their guts spewing and eyes hanging out, these are the cuddly toys children might be reluctant to curl up to .

Villages on the Somerset Levels have faced weeks of flooding with no respite from the conditions in sight .

A medical student has gone from chunky to hunky after being dumped by his ex- girlfriend for being too 'chubby' .

At 19st and eight months pregnant, Ashley Whitfield, went into hospital to have her baby son, Isaac, delivered by emergency C-section .

Splashing around in the water, a mother otter and her son are tangled in a family feud .

A young polar bear cub becomes the yogi bear as she stretches off for a morning aerobics session .