A woman who blew £12k of her student loan on junk food and booze has lost 10st after ditching her unhealthy habits. Nicole Mealey, now 28, was forced to get a part-time job at university to fund her fatty life-style. And, by the time she graduated in March 2013, her weight had ballooned to 23st. Struggling to find flattering clothes for her size 24 figure, Nicole vowed to shed the weight. Now the pretty brunette weighs 12st 10lbs after slimming down to a svelte size 12.
Southern England, the south-west and west Wales have been warned to expect more wild weather, with heavy rain and high tides possibly leading to coastal flooding and travel disruption over the weekend .
Recovering from a rare form of breast cancer, Deborah Barnett, 43, of Stoke-on-Trent, thought she'd made it through the worst, but she was betrayed by former colleague Sandra Ramsay, of Mow Cop Road, Mow Cop, Stoke-on-Trent .
A photographer has captured spellbinding images of stars swirling above the English countryside .
HUNDREDS of hot air balloons decorate the sky above Turkey as the rising sun illuminates the spectacular scenery below .
A ROAD KILL munching Scot has chewed on everything from a dead squirrel to an unlucky crow – all in the name of art .
AN OLD ENGLISH cottage packed full of history and valuables has been left to rot .
An adorable orangutan named Pongo celebrates his first birthday at Zoo Atlanta, Georgia, America .
DASHING through the snow, this little stoat is on the lookout for a Christmas feast .
A five-week-old newborn from Fife has become the UK’s youngest beauty pageant baby .
A host of websites that are almost twenty years old are collecting a cult following thanks to their retro appeal .
PAWS for thought as you feast your eyes on this rare bear bathing session .
Sophie Carr, 23, from Swindon, was just six when her older brother Alex, then 12, abused her during a game of mummies and daddies .