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 Romanian photographer has captured the unique patterns of hundreds of human eyes in a series of striking macro shots .
Jostling their quills into the noses of some unlucky cubs, this is the moment two feisty porcupines ALMOST defeat a pride of seven lions .
An Australian explorer has travelled the globe with a toy pig, known as Travel Piggy, in search of a missing cuddly companion .
BEAUTIFULLY lit by the dim glow of lanterns, a cave in Iceland is transformed into the perfect wedding venue .
A Birmingham man inspired by sci-fi film Wall-E, has created a one- wheeled vehicle, controlled by signals from his BRAIN .
INSIDE Britain's last Naval hospital where scurvy was cured looks like an NHS time capsule .
THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .
THIS LITTLE squirrel tries to keep himself snug as snow starts to fall around him .
MASKED intruders look sinister but really they are a gang of urban exploring pranksters .
IN a galaxy not so far away lies a magical display of lights that could be the latest image from NASA .
UNDERWATER and above-water seaside shots show the best of British beach-life .
SPARKLING bright inside their box, it’s hard to believe these diamonds are made from the cremated remains of the deceased .