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.
Here's a APPY solution that should brighten up a wet weekend away camping - a wood powered stove that also recharges your smartphone .
DIPPING his head into the vase of water, this little squirrel takes a refreshing break from an afternoon of eating .
Ever wished you could live in a house just like Barbie's? Canadian sculptor Heather Benning has created the life-size dollhouse of her dreams out a derelict building .
Jostling their quills into the noses of some unlucky cubs, this is the moment two feisty porcupines ALMOST defeat a pride of seven lions .
A photographer has captured stunning photographs of the Milky Way above picturesque landscapes in the UK and Italy .
A young otter wades through a lake with his eyes set on an older rival’s fish .
HUDDLING under a leaf, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls take shelter from the rain .
FROM MRS Patmore to Lady Sybil, these barking mad illustrations show the WOOF-er side of some of our most loved Downton characters .
FROM COLOURFUL autumn leaves to living trees at first glance you might miss these people blended with nature .
WELCOME to the drawing room that is home to the £100K world’s greatest collection of Margaret Thatcher autographed objects .
A diving guide leaves a shark completely docile and balanced in the palm of his hand .
HUNDREDS of colour coordinated yarns lie abandoned in this once thriving textile mill .