Howzat? Tortoise, 82, has cricket ball-sized bladder stone removed

Joey the tortoise, from Cornwall, is recovering after surgery to remove 150g growth

Joey, an 82-year-old tortoise in Cornwall, is recovering from surgery after the removal of a bladder stone the size of a cricket ball.

Two veterinary surgeons had to cut through Joey's shell to remove the growth, which at 150g was almost three times the weight of a tennis ball.