A grandma who lost almost 12 stone after undergoing a gastric bypass has revealed that she now gets chatted up by men half her age. Paula Howson, 43, from Bolton upon Dearne, Barnsley, once weighed in at 22st 7lbs and was a size 26. Men shouted ‘You fat cow!’ at her from their cars, or whispered ‘Look at that fatty’ to their friends on nights out. But after losing 11st 10lbs and dropping seven dress sizes following an NHS-funded gastric bypass in 2010, the dinner lady is inundated with compliments from much younger men.
PRANKSTER Dom Joly was so livid when he was slapped with a parking ticket that he took to Twitter to vent his anger – only to discover he was the victim of his own gag! The comic got a taste of his own medicine when he was tricked by a fellow joker for the first time in a decade .
SAT with his arms folded and a cross look on his face, this Gorilla looks like he's had enough of the Christmas holidays already .
These are the faces of orphans suffering from the horrifying effects of chemical warfare .
A Brit photographer has captured one of the world's most camera-shy species of fish - during a game of underwater peek-a-boo .
AN ARRAY of colours, from pinks to blues and oranges, fill the night sky to create an amazing collection of interstellar patterns .
A disabled sheep is enjoying a new fleece of life after receiving a specially-designed wheelchair .
WEARING tiny Christmas accessories, these adorable babies get into the spirit of the season .
HUDDLING under a leaf, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls take shelter from the rain .
UNDERWATER and above-water seaside shots show the best of British beach-life .
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .
