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.
SITTING in the middle of a vast desert, an abandoned cinema is still waiting for its first movie to be screened .
Kevin Silva, 52 from Indiana in the USA, has spent an estimated £65K ($100K) on Batman trinkets over the years, and even keeps his 2,500-item haul in his very own basement 'Bat Cave' .
This may look like a monster car engine that will leave petrol heads in a spin, but it is in fact a rather snazzy looking COFFEE MACHINE .
At first glance what might look like ordinary rusty bridge and road railings, are in fact amazing works of art .
An Italian photographer travelled to northern India where he visited poverty stricken suburbs and captured ordinary people in a series of intimate and expressive portraits .
FLEXING his muscles and staring straight at his opponent, this bodybuilding squirrel is the nuts .
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 .
FISTS fly as two gorillas take each other on in a dramatic battle .
WIDE EYED and staring straight down the lens of the camera, this intrigued seal is ready for his close up .
With one hand rested on his belly and the other propping his head up, this lazy lizard takes an afternoon break .
WITH SNOW COVERING the ground around them, these two polar bears play fight .