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.
THIS is the EXPLOSIVE moment when a 50 metre high pylon came crashing down to earth in a rural field .
A hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws .
What lies beneath this building site? Britain's great hope of winning the pre-WW2 arms race against Nazi Germany .
A ROAD KILL munching Scot has chewed on everything from a dead squirrel to an unlucky crow – all in the name of art .
An adorable orangutan named Pongo celebrates his first birthday at Zoo Atlanta, Georgia, America .
A puppy bit off more than he could chew when he stole a six inch Chinese spare rib from his owner and swallowed it WHOLE, Cheeky Staffordshire bull terrier Rossi had his life SPARED when he underwent a life-saving operation to remove the bone from his stomach after swiping part of the takeaway meal .
Fishermen in Myanmar have perfected an unusual fishing technique by carefully balancing on one leg .
Grandmother Janet Kirby was told she couldn't board her plane home after being accused of assault .
Blonde teen Jess Stubbs has certainly got girl power - as Britain’s youngest TRUCKER .
WELCOME to the pretty 122-inch-tall red dwelling that lays claim to the title of the UK's smallest house .
A toddler has shrugged off death an incredible 10 times thanks to his parents who revive him with the kiss of life every two weeks .
This is the moment a nimble red fox and a lumbering Alaskan brown bear were locked in a tense stand-off .