A former food addict who had spent her whole life dreaming of romance shed an astonishing 12st 7lbs to experience love for the first time .

A family who were refused the location of their missing cat under the Data Protection Act have been reunited with their moggie after the keepers handed him back .

A BLIND school-girl whose growth has been stunted by a rare medical condition is finding her feet again with the help of a specially made mini-cane .

A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .

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 .

A woman has spoken of her heartbreak after she was rejected by an adoption agency because of her pregnancy phobia .

FROM COLOURFUL autumn leaves to living trees at first glance you might miss these people blended with nature .

A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .

VIBRANT bursts of colour fill the screen as beautiful flowers blossom in these time-lapse videos .

A disabled sheep is enjoying a new fleece of life after receiving a specially-designed wheelchair .

HOTSPOT MEDIA - EVANDER HOLYFIELD VISITS SICK KIDS: Evander Holyfield in Birmingham children's hospital, where he was giving presents to sick kids .

Commuters were put in a HOLE lot of trouble after trains were cancelled by a hole created by BADGERS .