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 .
Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg .
WITHOUT A care in the world, this little snow monkey puts his feet up and settles in for a snooze .
A pair of BEAUTIFUL rescue sea turtles spot their catch in the waters of the Great Barrier Reef .
A SPECTRUM of colours fills the sky during this spectacular and natural display of light .
SHOWING off her best assets for the camera, this cheeky orangutan is in the mood for love, puckering up her lips to blow the biggest kiss she can .
SNUGGLING up against their teddy bears, these baby sloths could easily be mistaken for one of the cuddly toys .
Grandmother Janet Kirby was told she couldn't board her plane home after being accused of assault .
STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .
SOARING through the air, this is the moment a hungry tawny owl arrives home with dinner .
BALANCING 30 metres above ground, these slackliners take the expression of living dangerously one step further, by tightrope walking NAKED .
