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 German photographer travelled around Africa where he met and photographed members of tribes in a series of intimate portraits .
A frilled lizard appears to be belting out a tune as it sits in a tree with its mouth open wide .
Throwing a right hook as he launches onto his opponent with his gnarling teeth at the ready, this is the OTTER-LY ruthless showdown between two otters .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
In the calm waters of Greenland, gigantic icebergs dwarf everything around them .
BOXING DAY has come early for this pair of feisty squirrels, as their Christmas party quickly turns sour .
This starling and prairie dog will not back down an inch as they have a fearsome stand-off over who gets to eat a nut .
FROM MRS Patmore to Lady Sybil, these barking mad illustrations show the WOOF-er side of some of our most loved Downton characters .
WITH A STERN look of determination on their faces, these adorable pooches perfect their doggy paddle as they dive head first into a swimming pool .
CARRYING a fully grown goat on his back, this five-year-old boy is a child shepherd in the mountains of northern Ethiopia .
WITH A LITTLE cap of fresh snow resting on his head, this squirrel tries his best to pull off his new look .
