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.
A German photographer travelled around Africa where he met and photographed members of tribes in a series of intimate portraits .
A DARING duo take their chances and scale this spectacular 82ft frozen waterfall before it collapses .
Some will get up close and personal with Mother Nature’s deadliest animals to get the perfect shot, posing the question, what lengths will a photographer go to for that all important picture? But in this case, the question should be what depths .
A woman has revealed how she almost died after she developed sepsis from a cold .
PERCHED on a branch, these two frogs hold hands as they look into the camera .
SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .
ESCAPING A LANDFILL FUTURE, these amazing science fiction inspired sculptures are made from everyday objects .
A DETERMINED great blue heron holds on tightly to its prey as the furry gopher attempts to wriggle free .
COVERING themselves in ash and face paint, these are the holy men who live their lives away from everyday society .
These beautiful photographs show how these playful pods of dolphins make their own fun by gliding, flipping and spinning through the air whilst enjoying the sun on their backs .
A terrifying prankster has given unsuspecting urban explorers the fright of their lives .
JUDGE BLASTED FOR LETTING PAEDO WALK FREE A PERVERT who sexually assaulted two young girls on an allotment, telling them he was brushing spiders off them, has walked free from court – because jailing him was ‘unfair’ on his family .