A former chocolate addict, who used to gobble more than a THOUSAND bars a year, has shed an astonishing 10st after giving up her favourite treats .

With an abandoned tricycle sitting in an empty corridor, this derelict but once grand mansion could be the setting for The Shining .

LYING flat out on his back, this little meerkat makes the most of the English sunshine .

A PENSIONER was left with a fractured jaw after being beaten and robbed outside his home in Birmingham last weekend .

A woman has revealed how she left her husband of 24 years, after falling in love with a man, 18 years her junior .

A talented artist has created artwork with a KICKIN' twist by painting on his pregnant wife's bump .

Fishermen in Myanmar have perfected an unusual fishing technique by carefully balancing on one leg .

THIS incredible shimmer of silver fish mirrors the image of that of an underwater tornado .

A mother-of-three has revealed how her nine-month-old daughter was severely burnt after knocking a scalding bottle warmer over herself at daycare .

From the crisp, snow clad mountains to vivid bright blue rivers, these breath-taking photographs capture the incredible beauty of various landscapes across France and Italy .

HUDDLED together in the hollow of a tree, it would be easy to overlook these two sleepy owls as they blend into the trunk .

A man who spent 30 minutes impaled on iron railings after attempting to scale an 8ft fence has told of his agonising ordeal - and how he suffered a similar mishap as a child .