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.
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .
Swimming side by side with divers, these manatees will do anything they can to stay warm .
A toddler has shrugged off death an incredible 10 times thanks to his parents who revive him with the kiss of life every two weeks .
This was the chaotic scene when the driver of a 4x4 vehicle became periously trapped under his vehicle for an HOUR when it overturned after a crash on a busy motorway .
Suspended FIFTY metres in the air, this is the last place that you would expect to find a fine dining experience .
TOWERING 65 metres into the sky, this terrifying accent is a dream for climbers .
A makeup artist from the West Midlands magically transforms herself into famous cartoon characters using body paint .
Armed with a snorkel, flippers and her skimpy bikini, an intrepid female free diver swims alongside an array of reef sharks .
FORGET Thorpe Park this summer as this is a 50 mile-per-hour ride over the Colorado River CANYON .
These photographs of extreme weather capture storms furiously rolling across the sky above America .
SURROUNDED by a snowstorm, these young polar bears battle the elements - as well as each other .