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.
WITHOUT a care in the world, this little chimpanzee shows off her gymnastic skills as she swings around her enclosure .
A Little owl looks down the lens of a camera and gives the photographer a cheeky wink .
A young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .
These are the amazing close up pictures of North Korea's mass games - after photographers were previously banned from taking shots so close to the dazzling formation dances .
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A couple have tied the knot in a spectacular Harry Potter-themed wedding which cost £45,000 .
SNUGGLED up in the hay away from the elements, this adorable hoglet has sought solace with a familiar friend .
At first glance what might look like ordinary rusty bridge and road railings, are in fact amazing works of art .
SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .
A curious red squirrel takes a break from collecting nuts and tries her hand at photography .
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 .
TUGGING on the wing of his sibling, this needy owl is after some attention .