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.
Fishermen in Myanmar have perfected an unusual fishing technique by carefully balancing on one leg .
LIKE A living balloon this baitball of sardines is ready to burst when threatened by a pointy nosed sailfish .
It's incredible to think anyone could live in such horrendous squalor - yet two men have been prosecuted for keeping their homes in such revolting conditions that it was no longer fit for their animals .
SNUGGLING up against their teddy bears, these baby sloths could easily be mistaken for one of the cuddly toys .
WITH A LITTLE cap of fresh snow resting on his head, this squirrel tries his best to pull off his new look .
A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .
FULLY equipped with a kitchen and lounge, it's hard to believe this modern holiday let is actually a BUS .
A Little owl looks down the lens of a camera and gives the photographer a cheeky wink .
THIS is the shocking moment a clumsy radio newsreader plunged into a freezing canal while texting her boyfriend instead of looking where she was going .
STRIKING photos capture nature at its most raw and powerful during Earth’s most electrifying event .
VENTURING into the ocean with self-made spears and nets, the fishermen of Zanzibar put their lives on the line when they catch food for their families .