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.
COURAGEOUS CLIMBERS scale frozen waterfalls in Canada, as the ice threatens to collapse beneath them .
SOARING through the air, this is the moment a hungry tawny owl arrives home with dinner .
WITH THEIR adorable big round eyes and fluffy white fur, these baby seals are cute enough to melt any heart .
Daniel Blore, 21, of Innage Crescent, Bridgnorth, stabbed his mother three times in the attack on January 11 this year, Stafford Crown Court heard .
Dogs catch waves at the Coronado Bay dog surf championships Saturday 22nd June 2013- DOG SURFING mutts have never looked so gnarly .
An intrepid explorer hopes to be reunited with his travel partner, after his cuddly toy companion was stolen .
AN ANGRY giraffe gave a bush-riding cyclist a scare when he stomped his £2K bike into the dirt .
STARING open-mouthed into the camera, this shocked fish looks out of place in the middle of its angry friends .
IN a galaxy far, far away, this collection of stunning interstellar formations will leave you STARSTRUCK .
A young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .
