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 cheeky chipmunk offers some of his spare food, before deciding against the idea and shoving the extra peanut into his already crammed mouth .
These are the men with one of the most unpleasant jobs in the world .
These photographs of extreme weather capture storms furiously rolling across the sky above America .
A mischievous fox cub demonstrates his playful side by biting his sibling’s tail .
A blanket of fog is lit up by the colourful glowing lights of the city below .
BALANCING on top of a tree, this bear cub puts her climbing skills to the test .
An Australian beach is illuminated by an enticing neon blue glow as a rare phenomenon lights up the water .
Here's a APPY solution that should brighten up a wet weekend away camping - a wood powered stove that also recharges your smartphone .
At least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon .
BOXING DAY has come early for this pair of feisty squirrels, as their Christmas party quickly turns sour .
A man who conned tax officials out of £34 million and funded a lavish lifestyle of luxury hotels and restaurants has been jailed for one of the longest sentences in British criminal fraud history .
SQUABBLING over the last piece of grain, these hungry squirrels are determined to stock up on as much food as possible .