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.
A Canadian couple celebrated their engagement by recreating iconic moments from the film The Notebook .
A rare manuscript of one of Charlotte Bronte’s earliest poems went under the hammer today and fetched nearly £100,000 – double what it was expected to get .
A family of foster carers are facing bankruptcy and homelessness after they signed up to a Government scheme to renovate their house to be used for disabled children's short breaks .
A host of websites that are almost twenty years old are collecting a cult following thanks to their retro appeal .
HUDDLED together in the hollow of a tree, it would be easy to overlook these two sleepy owls as they blend into the trunk .
An intrepid explorer hopes to be reunited with his travel partner, after his cuddly toy companion was stolen .
Soldiers standing guard outside the Woolwich barracks in London - Two terror suspects are under armed guard in separate hospitals in London after a serving soldier was hacked to death in the street .
A German photographer travelled around Africa where he met and photographed members of tribes in a series of intimate portraits .
A pair of chicks bravely decided to befriend a python, despite being the snake's favourite choice of food .
STARING open-mouthed into the camera, this shocked fish looks out of place in the middle of its angry friends .
SKIPPING on the spot, an adorable little owl embraces the 'running man' challenge .