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.
Meet the human CCTV: a PCSO with a memory for faces so sharp he has apprehended more than 130 suspects in the last year alone with his eagle eyed talents .
A diver explores the crystal clear waters of the Silfra canyon in southern Iceland, which is the only place on Earth where you can dive or snorkel between two continental plates .
HOTSPOT MEDIA - FUNKY BUMP: FROM MIRROR bellies to rainbow bumps these pregnancy casts of stone and bronze could be the funkiest way to preserve your bump for posterity .
WITH his spiked ears and yellow and blue body, a colourful monkey bears an uncanny resemblance to Marvel Comics’ Wolverine .
A SPECTRUM of colours fills the sky during this spectacular and natural display of light .
STOOD side by side next to a busy road, these buildings were once bustling with life .
A diver attempts to control rising numbers of lionfish by feeding the venomous species to Caribbean reef sharks .
SNOWBOARDING in your £2,000 wedding dress sounds like a nightmare for most brides .
SWIMMING slowly towards the shore, a small group of bottlenose dolphins arrive for breakfast at a beach in Western Australia .
A blanket of fog is lit up by the colourful glowing lights of the city below .
HUNDREDS of colour coordinated yarns lie abandoned in this once thriving textile mill .
NOT YOUR everyday selfie, this plucky diver poses with some of the scariest predators in the ocean .