A university graduate who was obsessed with achieving a thigh gap has told how she shrunk to just 6st after developing anorexia athletica. At her worst, Kirsty Bonnick, 22, was so desperate to lose weight that she consumed just 500 calories a day. Recovered Kirsty from Newbury, Berkshire, would obsessively exercise up to three hours a day and within a year had dropped from 10st 10lbs to 6st. Her obsession with size was worsened by the growing thigh gap trend, a look popularised on Instagram by users including ‘Made in Chelsea’ star Millie Mackintosh.
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 .
Swirling water and sand create amazing aerial images of river deltas across Iceland .
A young polar bear cub becomes the yogi bear as she stretches off for a morning aerobics session .
A man who conned tax officials out of £34 million and funded a lavish lifestyle of luxury hotels and restaurants has been jailed for one of the longest sentences in British criminal fraud history .
A woman with a rare condition that means she collapses every time she laughs fears she may have passed the rare illness onto her young son .
A woman has lost an incredible 13st after a group of men cruelly threw a kebab at her as she walked down the street .
Scurrying along the branch of a tree, a little squirrel pushes a pram packed full of Easter treats .
INTIMATELY showcasing personal artefacts from a family's life, this abandoned bungalow has been left to rot for almost a decade .
AS graffiti goes, this giant mural of a sweet little girl tenderly watering a tree beneath her is a far cry from what you usually see emblazoned across cities .
From giant mountains to vast deserts, an American photographer spent a year capturing the diverse and beautiful landscape of the United States .
WELCOME to the real Frankenstein's lab where carefully pickled creatures are left to stew in jars .
A miracle baby born with half-a-heart will make this Mother's Day extra special for her mum - as she was given just 24 hours to live .