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.
RESTING his weary head on his flipper, this little seal pup takes a much needed nap after an afternoon of strenuous yoga .
THESE are the Disney Princesses you wouldn't want to run into in a dark alley .
The beds are consumed by moss instead of customers at this abandoned hotel .
THIS is the EXPLOSIVE moment when a 50 metre high pylon came crashing down to earth in a rural field .
TOWERING 65 metres into the sky, this terrifying accent is a dream for climbers .
A terrified moose, trapped in a frozen lake, bobs her head above the icey water and awaits her rescue .
PUCKERING up and enjoying some quality time, these are the most lovable monkeys on the planet .
STOOD side by side next to a busy road, these buildings were once bustling with life .
An Italian photographer travelled to northern India where he visited poverty stricken suburbs and captured ordinary people in a series of intimate and expressive portraits .
Sam Notaro built his own flood defences to protect his four-bedroom home in Moorland, Somerset Flooding is likely to get worse around Somerset as groundwater levels continue to rise .
THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .
WRAPPED up in classy headscarves, these adorable pooches are the picture of sophistication .