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.
An intrepid explorer hopes to be reunited with his travel partner, after his cuddly toy companion was stolen .
An osprey soars through the air at 30 miles per hour before swooping down to catch its prey from a lake .
FIFTEEEN years after it was closed pictures by a British teacher show the calamity Hong Kong airport that was closed for being too dangerous .
A frilled lizard appears to be belting out a tune as it sits in a tree with its mouth open wide .
A HEIGHT-addicted airline pilot has taken pictures of the Dubai from 1,300-feet .
AN ARRAY of colours, from pinks to blues and oranges, fill the night sky to create an amazing collection of interstellar patterns .
Exploding out of the water, a great white shark performs a backflip during a hunt for seals .
DASHING through the snow, this little stoat is on the lookout for a Christmas feast .
LIKE A living balloon this baitball of sardines is ready to burst when threatened by a pointy nosed sailfish .
These are the faces of orphans suffering from the horrifying effects of chemical warfare .
Families in an Indian slum put their lives on the line by living on top of an ACTIVE railway track .
WONDERS of the world have been transformed into their mini-versions in a seven-year round the world adventure .