A weightlifter has lost a whopping 12st after swapping biscuits for biceps .

The mother of a young woman stabbed 26 times by her ex-partner for having a secret abortion has told how her daughter was cruelly betrayed by her own social worker .

EXTRAORDINARY elephants create beautiful paintings in Thailand .

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 .

Sunny Saap, 27, from Columbia, Missouri, United States, enjoys life with her two boyfriends .

A fish almost escapes the beak of a bird as they both soar through the air .

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

A young mum-to-be who was told she would never fall pregnant due to a rare condition has decided to keep her miracle baby even though his birth could leave her paralysed and in pain forever .

LYING back in the snow, these two polar bears share a cuddle as they call time out on playtime .

MASKED intruders look sinister but really they are a gang of urban exploring pranksters .

Ever wished you could live in a house just like Barbie's? Canadian sculptor Heather Benning has created the life-size dollhouse of her dreams out a derelict building .

STRIKING photos capture nature at its most raw and powerful during Earth’s most electrifying event .