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.
USUALLY full to bursting, these London Underground stations stand silent and completely commuter free .
This cheeky chappie is getting into all kinds of monkey business as he enjoys cooling off on a scorching hot day .
With the full moon looming behind him, this polar bear nestles down for the night .
A doting seal smiles at her sweet little pup as she tickles its tummy on the beach .
GLIDING through the water, these delightful frogs show off their vibrant colours as they practice their FROG crawl .
FINALLY catching a meal, a pair of great white egrets fight over their dinner .
A British photographer has captured the beauty of London in a stunning series of landscapes shots .
SITTING in the middle of a vast desert, an abandoned cinema is still waiting for its first movie to be screened .
With luminous colours and alien- like features, these magical mushrooms look like they belong on another planet .
A NINJA red squirrel cuts a dashing figure as the little fella jumps up to ten-feet between treetops in the Yorkshire Dales .
These are the faces of orphans suffering from the horrifying effects of chemical warfare .