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.
An intrepid photographer travelled to the abandoned ghost town of Bodie in northern California to capture the historic buildings that are trapped in time .
AN underground HOBBIT motel inspired by JRR Tolkien is just one of the unique places to stay at the world's most unusual hotel complex .
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .
SNEAKING slowly into the water, this Bengal tiger plans a vicious attack on three unsuspecting deer .
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
NATURE PAPARAZZIS prove you don't have to be Justin Bieber or Cheryl Cole to attract a pack of photographers .
A group of otters put on a show of aqua aerobics, as they raise their flippers perfectly in sync .
The UK's first hotline - and possibly the galaxy's - for people who have been targeted by aliens has opened to the public .
Growing up, Jasmine Price, now four, loved watching her older sister, Mia Price, now 10, compete in beauty pageants .
A father-of-one stunned his wife of twenty-five years after revealing his secret love of POLE DANCING .
STOOD side by side next to a busy road, these buildings were once bustling with life .