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.
With an abandoned tricycle sitting in an empty corridor, this derelict but once grand mansion could be the setting for The Shining .
IN a galaxy far, far away, this collection of stunning interstellar formations will leave you STARSTRUCK .
THIS LITTLE squirrel tries to keep himself snug as snow starts to fall around him .
AN American accountant has grown the world's biggest MELON and smashed his way into the record books with his mammoth 350 .
A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .
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 pair of snarling foxes go paw-to-paw and brawl after unexpectedly crossing paths .
TUGGING at his exhausted mum's ears, a beautiful baby orangutan refuses to settle for a nap as he begins a game of peek-a-boo .
Dogs catch waves at the Coronado Bay dog surf championships Saturday 22nd June 2013- DOG SURFING mutts have never looked so gnarly .
Enjoying life’s little pleasures is something that many struggle to do .
Fetching a tiny carrot and a head-shaped snowball, a red squirrel builds the perfect snowman .
The claws come out at meal time as a group of white tailed eagles brawl over road-kill .