A woman has shed half her body weight after undergoing a gastric sleeve op to shrink her stomach. Hali Jafari, 33, from Bristol once weighed a whopping 22st, but is now a svelte 11st and size 10. The mum-of-three forked out £11k on gastric sleeve surgery after her GP told her she had the cholesterol of a 70-year-old. Hali, a deputy manager for a cosmetic company, said: "My doctor gave me the wake up call I needed. I was slowly eating myself to death. I was in a terrible state.
THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS - 250 DRIVERS ARRESTED FOR STREET RACING IN BIRMINGHAM- In Pic - The start line on the Heartlands Parkway Nechels Birmingham .
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A lazy otter finds the ideal spot to soak up the sun and sleep off his lunch .
A brave leopard kicks back and relaxes in the sunshine - just inches from an enormous crocodile .
Swirling water and sand create amazing aerial images of river deltas across Iceland .
GETTING behind the camera, this monkey practices his photography skills on his friends .
DASHING through the snow, this little stoat is on the lookout for a Christmas feast .
TRYING their best to wriggle away, three adorable tiger cubs receive their health checks at Chester Zoo .
Grandmother Janet Kirby was told she couldn't board her plane home after being accused of assault .
An osprey soars through the air at 30 miles per hour before swooping down to catch its prey from a lake .
A group of otters put on a show of aqua aerobics, as they raise their flippers perfectly in sync .
From giant mountains to vast deserts, an American photographer spent a year capturing the diverse and beautiful landscape of the United States .