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.
FORGET Thorpe Park this summer as this is a 50 mile-per-hour ride over the Colorado River CANYON .
This is the amazing moment two white-tailed kites take an in-flight meal - exchanging prey at 100 foot high in mid air .
AN EXERCISING turtle and an ice-skating chick are hardly everyday exploits in the animal community .
A photographer from the United Arab Emirates travelled to Pakistan where he captured the lives of local people in a series of expressive portraits .
A man who conned tax officials out of £34 million and funded a lavish lifestyle of luxury hotels and restaurants has been jailed for one of the longest sentences in British criminal fraud history .
PERCHED on a branch, these two frogs hold hands as they look into the camera .
PICKING up a tiny tea-pot with its paws, a little red squirrel struggles to prepare its morning tea .
SPURTING water 20ft into the air, this is one well you wouldn't want to dip your bucket into .
SLEEPING within touching distance of wild African animals might not be everyone's idea of a relaxing break .
Splashing around in the water, a mother otter and her son are tangled in a family feud .
Primed and ready for action, this collection of striking images from the battlefield could be mistaken for authentic photos taking during World War II .
