A 20st mum-of-four who was dangerously obese has lost half her body weight after her son drew her as a BLOB at school .

A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .

While the various controversies rumble on regarding transport, security issues and overly-officious copyright enforcement, a couple of designers is saying what we're all thinking about the Olympics - and putting it on bags .

SWIMMING next to 40 tonne whales, dare-devil divers take the plunge with these gentle giants of the sea .

A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .

This hungry white tiger has just one thing on her mind - to taste fresh meat .

AFTER splashing out on sexy black lingerie, Paige Way was excited for a romantic night away at a swanky hotel with her boyfriend .

A photographer has travelled the length of the UK capturing lighthouses and their picturesque surroundings .

STANDING on its hind legs, a nosey polar bear presses its paws against the window of a truck and takes a peek at the tourist inside .

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

A skydiver cheated death after plunging 13,000 feet without his parachute opening but survived after landing in a bog .

THESE kaleidoscopic-like photographs capture England’s churches and cathedrals in all their glory .