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.
An adorable orangutan named Pongo celebrates his first birthday at Zoo Atlanta, Georgia, America .
WELCOME to the pretty 122-inch-tall red dwelling that lays claim to the title of the UK's smallest house .
BRAIDED, sculpted and beaded, these are the eye-catching hairstyles worn by the tribal women of Angola .
A carefree bear cub reclines in the water with his feet raised in the air .
FORGET Thorpe Park this summer as this is a 50 mile-per-hour ride over the Colorado River CANYON .
HOPPING onto the scales, these adorable baby Humboldt penguins are ready for their first weigh-in .
PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .
HOTSPOT MEDIA - BACK TO THE FUTURE WITH AR' KID: A POSTAL SORTER has perfected the art of time travel by delivering images that are from the past .
An aerial view of flooding in Gloucestershire .
A PENSIONER was left with a fractured jaw after being beaten and robbed outside his home in Birmingham last weekend .
A SERENE turquoise glow glimmers from underneath these powerful icebergs .
