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.
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 .
Full of tired and busy commuters, these underground stations are rarely admired for their architecture or beauty .
An adorable black bear cub struggles to find the perfect spot for an afternoon nap as he wriggles around on the branch of a maple tree .
GIANT garden sculptures don't beat about the bush .
An adorable little squirrel wakes from a nap and pops out his tongue for the camera .
A curious red squirrel takes a break from collecting nuts and tries her hand at photography .
ROLLING across a 65-metre-high viaduct in the Alps, the red carriages of the Bernina Express add a splash of colour to the spectacular snow-covered Swiss surroundings .
STEPFORD wives from the 1950's and 60's are performing history's most sexist exercise programme .
SQUEEZING their furry faces through a hole in a tree, a trio of curious baby squirrels leave their nest for the first time to explore their surroundings .
STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .
An Indonesian farmer is dragged through muddy water as he clings to the tails of two charging cows .
What lies beneath this building site? Britain's great hope of winning the pre-WW2 arms race against Nazi Germany .