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.
AN American accountant has grown the world's biggest MELON and smashed his way into the record books with his mammoth 350 .
What lies beneath this building site? Britain's great hope of winning the pre-WW2 arms race against Nazi Germany .
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 .
WIDE EYED with a huge smile across her face, this little elephant is a picture of happiness .
Fishermen in Myanmar have perfected an unusual fishing technique by carefully balancing on one leg .
Dogs catch waves at the Coronado Bay dog surf championships Saturday 22nd June 2013- DOG SURFING mutts have never looked so gnarly .
Families in an Indian slum put their lives on the line by living on top of an ACTIVE railway track .
An adorable orangutan named Pongo celebrates his first birthday at Zoo Atlanta, Georgia, America .
The gunslingers are long gone and tumbleweeds have taken over at this abandoned American Wild West Theme Park in Cornwall .
Lying angelically with a range of expressions etched on their tiny faces, little bundles of joy are innocently captured in their first few days in these adorable photographs .