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.
SOARING through the air, this is the moment a hungry tawny owl arrives home with dinner .
BRAIDED, sculpted and beaded, these are the eye-catching hairstyles worn by the tribal women of Angola .
THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .
PUSHING the diver out of his way, this little sea turtle shows he’s not in the mood for photographs .
Southern England, the south-west and west Wales have been warned to expect more wild weather, with heavy rain and high tides possibly leading to coastal flooding and travel disruption over the weekend .
SQUABBLING over the last piece of grain, these hungry squirrels are determined to stock up on as much food as possible .
LEAPING through the air this determined little mouse is on a mission for food .
A BLIND man was battered with a brick in a sickening attack by two thugs .
A little boy was left fighting for his life in hospital after a horrific allergic reaction to epilepsy medication made his skin fall off in chunks .
Meet the real life anime girl who looks like a living cartoon character despite never going under the knife .
Ever wished you could live in a house just like Barbie's? Canadian sculptor Heather Benning has created the life-size dollhouse of her dreams out a derelict building .
When mum-of-three Becky Tully was told she couldn’t have any more children due to health reasons, she refused to give up on having the little girl she had always wanted .