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.
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A young makeup artist has hit back at vile internet trolls who dubbed her a 'swamp creature' and 'ugly' for exposing her troubled skin in online makeup tutorials .
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SITTING on a burning sofa unable to move, one man turns his terrifying dreams into reality .
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Heart pounding, Rebecca Cain jumped as a car door slammed on the street outside .
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A mother-of-one has told how she nearly died after contracting toxic shock syndrome from a tampon .
UNDERWATER and above-water seaside shots show the best of British beach-life .
A stunning ice cave in Iceland is illuminated by sunlight as the bright blue ice appears glow inside .
A fox takes a tumble and lands on his head when he tries to fend off a pair of eagles in Japan .
A skydiver cheated death after plunging 13,000 feet without his parachute opening but survived after landing in a bog .