A diabetic who was addicted to energy drinks has lost 8st after doctors warned her habit was blinding her. Over a period of three years, Victoria Stean, 24, guzzled on five energy drinks a day - consuming an astonishing 69 teaspoons of sugar. By the time she was 21, her 5ft 7in frame had ballooned to 19st 7lbs. Confronted with a terrifying future after being told she was going blind, Victoria vowed to shed the weight – and save her eyesight. Now the pretty brunette, of Newport Pagnell, Milton Keynes, weighs 11st 7lbs after slimming down to a svelte size 10.
A mining town in Australia’s outback appears to be completely deserted, but its residents have escaped the scorching heat by living in underground caves .
This daredevil wildebeest tried a walk on the wild side - straight into the snatches of a huge 18 foot crocodile .
INSIDE Britain's last Naval hospital where scurvy was cured looks like an NHS time capsule .
SEA LIFE and greenery in one shot show nature at its very best .
WIDE EYED with a huge smile across her face, this little elephant is a picture of happiness .
A BLIND man was battered with a brick in a sickening attack by two thugs .
EAGERLY BITING his nails, this little squirrel is clearly nervous of looming predators as he searches for his meal .
A photographer has captured spellbinding images of stars swirling above the English countryside .
A woman who was addicted to eating curries has shed an impressive 8st after giving up her favourite food .
CONTRACT CANCELLED - DO NOT SYNDICATE!! .
STARING open-mouthed into the camera, this shocked fish looks out of place in the middle of its angry friends .
A rare manuscript of one of Charlotte Bronte’s earliest poems went under the hammer today and fetched nearly £100,000 – double what it was expected to get .