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 American woman whose skin turned silver after using nose drops is warning people of the dangers of medicines containing the metal .
DIVING boffins fired harpoons into 30-foot-long whale sharks in a bid to put the sea-beasts on Google Maps .
A cheeky gorilla sticks her tongue out and plays up for the camera at Bronx Zoo .
The aurora lights captured in Blair Nebraska, America - WITH electrifying purple and illuminous green brightening up the night sky, this is the rare moment a flash of 'sprite' lightening was captured on camera .
A woman has shed half her body weight after undergoing a gastric sleeve op to shrink her stomach .
WENDY Randall, 16, from Kent is now training to be a bodybuilder after recovering from anorexia .
An intrepid photographer travelled to the abandoned ghost town of Bodie in northern California to capture the historic buildings that are trapped in time .
Hot Air Balloon tour across Cappadocia, Turkey – With the sun rising in the distance and the spectacular landscapes below, these are the breathtaking views afforded from a hot air balloon flight in Turkey .
THIS is the moment one irritated pelican nearly swallows the entire head of his unlucky competitor .
COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .
A Zumba-mad grandma has lost almost 14st after becoming addicted to the popular dance craze .
The gunslingers are long gone and tumbleweeds have taken over at this abandoned American Wild West Theme Park in Cornwall .