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.
Jostling their quills into the noses of some unlucky cubs, this is the moment two feisty porcupines ALMOST defeat a pride of seven lions .
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An Italian photographer travelled to the highlands of New Guinea where he met an Indonesian tribe untouched by the modern world .
TUGGING on the wing of his sibling, this needy owl is after some attention .
A young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .
Blonde teen Jess Stubbs has certainly got girl power - as Britain’s youngest TRUCKER .
USUALLY full to bursting, these London Underground stations stand silent and completely commuter free .
Fishermen in Myanmar have perfected an unusual fishing technique by carefully balancing on one leg .
A diver looks like a minnow as she swims alongside a gigantic whale shark, the largest species of fish on the planet .
An elegant snowy owl spreads her wings and glides effortlessly above the snow covered field .
SITTING quietly at the edge of the lake, these two baby bears watch and learn as the adults hunt for fish .