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 couple celebrated tying the knot with a spectacular Alice in Wonderland-themed wedding reception .
With the full moon looming behind him, this polar bear nestles down for the night .
SPLASHING in the water and fighting in-between rocks, these energetic tigers enjoy their fun-filled morning .
FROM KISSING an alligator on the nose to walking over broken glass, this fearless daredevil is a real life female JACKASS .
AN American accountant has grown the world's biggest MELON and smashed his way into the record books with his mammoth 350 .
A grand 56-bedroom hotel, once heaving with injured soldiers during the First World War, now lies completely abandoned .
If you had to scrape the snow off your car this morning or slip-slide your way into work over icy pavements spare a thought for these little critters .
This brave Hyena finally catches his pray among the thousands of flamingos, Lake Nakuru, Kenya - OUTNUMBERED among thousands of flamingos, this bold hyena is not put off from hunting for a morning snack .
A SHOCKING cartoon of a black man carrying bags saying‘’zippadydoohdah zip-up immigrant bags’ has appeared in a shop window and is being investigated by police .
VENTURING into the ocean with self-made spears and nets, the fishermen of Zanzibar put their lives on the line when they catch food for their families .
Sprawled out on top of a log, this sleeping leopard takes a relaxing break from his daily routine .
PICKING up a tiny tea-pot with its paws, a little red squirrel struggles to prepare its morning tea .