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.
DASHING through the snow, this little stoat is on the lookout for a Christmas feast .
SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive .
A terrified moose, trapped in a frozen lake, bobs her head above the icey water and awaits her rescue .
Blonde teen Jess Stubbs has certainly got girl power - as Britain’s youngest TRUCKER .
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From a floating jelly fish to a relaxed seal, Britain’s unappreciated beach life is captured above and below the water .
EAGERLY BITING his nails, this little squirrel is clearly nervous of looming predators as he searches for his meal .
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This brave Hyena finally catches his pray among the thousands of flamingos, Lake Nakuru, Kenya - OUTNUMBERED among thousands of flamingos, this bold hyena is not put off from hunting for a morning snack .
POWERFUL bolts of lightning illuminate the night sky in an incredible autumn storm over the Sardinian coastline .