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 Brit photographer has captured one of the world's most camera-shy species of fish - during a game of underwater peek-a-boo .
A woman has spoken of her heartbreak after she was rejected by an adoption agency because of her pregnancy phobia .
WELCOME to the 125 decibel boombox bus that could damage your hearing if you party too close to its giant speakers .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
WELCOME to the Temple of Zoom where you can “experience” sliding down a Mayan temple into shark infested waters .
This hungry white tiger has just one thing on her mind - to taste fresh meat .
This is the moment a nimble red fox and a lumbering Alaskan brown bear were locked in a tense stand-off .
A former obese woman has told how she lost 19st, but was so terrified of gaining weight that she ended up developing an eating disorder .
A woman was left fighting for her life after an eczema wound became infected and caused a deadly flesh-eating bug to ravish a hole in her arm .
A couple have tied the knot in a spectacular Harry Potter-themed wedding which cost £45,000 .
BEAUTIFULLY lit by the dim glow of lanterns, a cave in Iceland is transformed into the perfect wedding venue .
CONTRASTING settings reveal some of England’s most beautiful landscapes in all their glory .