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.
THESE kaleidoscopic-like photographs capture England’s churches and cathedrals in all their glory .
LEAF-ing much to the imagination, this camera trickery is blooming marvellous .
COURAGEOUS CLIMBERS scale frozen waterfalls in Canada, as the ice threatens to collapse beneath them .
WITH THEIR adorable big round eyes and fluffy white fur, these baby seals are cute enough to melt any heart .
FULLY equipped with a kitchen and lounge, it's hard to believe this modern holiday let is actually a BUS .
An adorable black bear cub struggles to find the perfect spot for an afternoon nap as he wriggles around on the branch of a maple tree .
Animal rescue volunteers have told how a cat riddled with cancer was forced to ripped off its own ears after it was abandoned by its owners .
A BLIND man was battered with a brick in a sickening attack by two thugs .
SQUABBLING over the last piece of grain, these hungry squirrels are determined to stock up on as much food as possible .
A hypnotherapist filmed himself sexually abusing a 19-year-old patient while she was in a trance-like state .