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 skydiver cheated death after plunging 13,000 feet without his parachute opening but survived after landing in a bog .
AT first glance these images could easily be mistaken for photographs, but they are in-fact real life drawings created using nothing but coloured pencils .
With their guts spewing and eyes hanging out, these are the cuddly toys children might be reluctant to curl up to .
AN ANOREXIC dental nurse whose weight plummeted to less than four stone has won her NHS fight for more treatment .
From foster care to the MAGICAL world of cosplay, a young girl’s dreams become reality after being adopted by a photography loving couple .
These photographs of extreme weather capture storms furiously rolling across the sky above America .
These images of vintage cars, bikes and vans, pictured all over the world, could easily have come from a globetrotting petrol-head’s photo album .
A proud stag attempts to impress the females by donning an enormous fern headdress in London's Bushy Park .
RACING through the mountain range on horseback, the Kazakh people practice their ancient tradition of hunting with golden eagles .
LYING back in the snow, these two polar bears share a cuddle as they call time out on playtime .
Dogs catch waves at the Coronado Bay dog surf championships Saturday 22nd June 2013- DOG SURFING mutts have never looked so gnarly .
BREATHING life back into old photographs, these black and white images are transformed by colour .