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 US firefighter has battled osteoarthritis and four hip replacements to break the world paddleboarding record .
FLYING through the air, these delighted pooches pull their best poses mid-flight .
More weather chaos is heading our way, with ice and snow already hitting areas across Birmingham .
A carefree bear cub reclines in the water with his feet raised in the air .
This longhorn beetle demon-strates a dark side as it looks just like the devil .
From foster care to the MAGICAL world of cosplay, a young girl’s dreams become reality after being adopted by a photography loving couple .
DIVING down at a speed of 75mph, this is the moment a hungry osprey caught his prey .
A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .
HUDDLED together in the hollow of a tree, it would be easy to overlook these two sleepy owls as they blend into the trunk .
THIS may look like a dolphin through jumping hoops, but it is in fact nothing more than a clever 3D pencil drawing .
BALANCING 30 metres above ground, these slackliners take the expression of living dangerously one step further, by tightrope walking NAKED .
AN ARRAY of colours, from pinks to blues and oranges, fill the night sky to create an amazing collection of interstellar patterns .