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.
A PENSIONER was left with a fractured jaw after being beaten and robbed outside his home in Birmingham last weekend .
DIPPING his head into the vase of water, this little squirrel takes a refreshing break from an afternoon of eating .
FORGET Thorpe Park this summer as this is a 50 mile-per-hour ride over the Colorado River CANYON .
ESCAPING A LANDFILL FUTURE, these amazing science fiction inspired sculptures are made from everyday objects .
ARM extended and head flung back, this little chipmunk performs a loose-limbed yoga move .
THIS is the incredible moment a pelican throws a fish into the air and SLAM DUNKS it into its enormous throat sack .
A GLOWING range of greens and blues sweep across the sky in a spectacular display of light .
Pic By HotSpot Media - PARROT RIDES ON THE TUBE - THIS pretty boy could be forgiven for forgetting his Oyst-aaarrrgh-card .
SNOWBOARDING in your £2,000 wedding dress sounds like a nightmare for most brides .
AIRPORT staff have been put on alert after diet pills that come in grenade shaped containers sparked security alerts .
SOARING through the air, this is the moment a hungry tawny owl arrives home with dinner .