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.
BURSTING colours of reds, pinks and purples give the illusion of a collection of stunning flowers .
COULD this be the most distastrous wedding cake fail EVER? Most brides opt for a traditional tiered white wedding cake decorated with delicate pink roses and lace for their big day .
A hypnotherapist filmed himself sexually abusing a 19-year-old patient while she was in a trance-like state .
WELCOME to the pretty 122-inch-tall red dwelling that lays claim to the title of the UK's smallest house .
WITH STUNNING colours and serene scenes, these photographs capture the otherworldly beauty of the English coast .
AN EXERCISING turtle and an ice-skating chick are hardly everyday exploits in the animal community .
SWIMMING in unison, millions of silverside fish dwarf the divers .
THIS incredible shimmer of silver fish mirrors the image of that of an underwater tornado .
VIBRANT bursts of colour fill the screen as beautiful flowers blossom in these time-lapse videos .
A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .
Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg .
FIFTEEEN years after it was closed pictures by a British teacher show the calamity Hong Kong airport that was closed for being too dangerous .