Jonny Laider dropped seven stone after his girlfriend dumped him and bagged himself a modelling contract!

PC David Rathband was hailed a hero after he was blinded by murderer Raoul Moat. But, tragically, he was found dead at his home last week. Here, a relative of another of Moat’s victims speaks of her sadness

A high school teacher, 41, has resigned from his job and left his family so that he could move in with a former student who is just 18!

Naomi Brevitt was always the baby of the family, but her colossal weight gain made her look twice her age

Two grossly overweight people recently made the news accused of draining NHS resources. Barry Austin – formerly UK’s fattest man – tells Closer why people like him need taxpayers’ help

Helen Morgan had a gastric op at a size 16 because diets were ‘too much effort.’ But despite almost dying after it went wrong, she says she’ll have another one if she gains weight again

Unable to stick to a diet, Michael Hebranko has lost and gained a staggering 286st during his lifetime. He’s now been warned he needs to lose weight – or die

Closer visited the only mother and baby unit for teen offenders int he UK and found the reality for young mums behind bars is far from grim - and costs taxpayers £900 a day

When Alice Winstone was forced to choose between husband Chris and her  48 fake babies, she picked her dolls

Controversial mum Beck Laxton’s attempts to keep her son Sasha’s sex a secret made headlines. But despite a backlash from critics, she exclusively tells Closer she has no regrets