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.
This starling and prairie dog will not back down an inch as they have a fearsome stand-off over who gets to eat a nut .
A BABY-faced burglar is starting a seven year stretch in custody after being nabbed by a Jaffa Cake .
WITH A STERN look of determination on their faces, these adorable pooches perfect their doggy paddle as they dive head first into a swimming pool .
SKIPPING on the spot, an adorable little owl embraces the 'running man' challenge .
A man who conned tax officials out of £34 million and funded a lavish lifestyle of luxury hotels and restaurants has been jailed for one of the longest sentences in British criminal fraud history .
SWIMMING next to 40 tonne whales, dare-devil divers take the plunge with these gentle giants of the sea .
Sitting all alone on drift ice in the Arctic Ocean, this lonely little fella looks lost .
A lazy tree frog, tired of hopping along a branch, chooses the slowest form of transport when it jumps on top of an unsuspecting snail .
Is your cat bored? Do his usual playthings simply not do it for him anymore? Not to worry - there's an app for that .
BOXING DAY has come early for this pair of feisty squirrels, as their Christmas party quickly turns sour .
At least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon .