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 northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .
BALANCING 30 metres above ground, these slackliners take the expression of living dangerously one step further, by tightrope walking NAKED .
SOME OF the sea’s most terrifying creatures show their softer side as they join a group of diners for lunch .
THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .
Sam Notaro built his own flood defences to protect his four-bedroom home in Moorland, Somerset Flooding is likely to get worse around Somerset as groundwater levels continue to rise .
A photographer has travelled the length of the UK capturing lighthouses and their picturesque surroundings .
As sunlight cascades through its vibrant stained glass windows, every inch of the Nasir-ol-Mulk Mosque bursts with colour .
EAGERLY BITING his nails, this little squirrel is clearly nervous of looming predators as he searches for his meal .
A blanket of fog is lit up by the colourful glowing lights of the city below .
With one hand rested on his belly and the other propping his head up, this lazy lizard takes an afternoon break .
A mischievous fox cub demonstrates his playful side by biting his sibling’s tail .
