Pinning a purple flower into her bleach blonde hair, pretty Ava admired herself in the mirror. She had every reason to be proud. In the space of a year, she had lost an incredible 17 stone. Her weight dropped from 37st 1lbs to 19st 7lbs, and she slipped into a dress before gazing at her newly svelte figure. With her smokey eye makeup and black skater dress, she could have been glamming up for a night on the tiles with her girlfriends. Instead, it was Halloween, 2013, and Ava was hiding a huge secret. Born a boy named William, it was the first time she had ever dressed as a girl – and everything fell into place.
What lies beneath this building site? Britain's great hope of winning the pre-WW2 arms race against Nazi Germany .
A young otter wades through a lake with his eyes set on an older rival’s fish .
With luminous colours and alien- like features, these magical mushrooms look like they belong on another planet .
This is the moment a nimble red fox and a lumbering Alaskan brown bear were locked in a tense stand-off .
A small Indian monkey is seemingly gob-smacked after reading the latest stock market news .
THIS unique holiday accommodation allows you to enjoy a full Flintstones experience .
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .
Southern England, the south-west and west Wales have been warned to expect more wild weather, with heavy rain and high tides possibly leading to coastal flooding and travel disruption over the weekend .
WITH A LITTLE cap of fresh snow resting on his head, this squirrel tries his best to pull off his new look .
A photographer from the United Arab Emirates travelled to Pakistan where he captured the lives of local people in a series of expressive portraits .
Blonde teen Jess Stubbs has certainly got girl power - as Britain’s youngest TRUCKER .