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 Romanian photographer has captured the unique patterns of hundreds of human eyes in a series of striking macro shots .
An adorable little squirrel wakes from a nap and pops out his tongue for the camera .
A Birmingham man inspired by sci-fi film Wall-E, has created a one- wheeled vehicle, controlled by signals from his BRAIN .
FISTS fly as two gorillas take each other on in a dramatic battle .
Full of tired and busy commuters, these underground stations are rarely admired for their architecture or beauty .
AT 4,800 metres high and just three metres wide, this is the most dangerous road in the world .
ROLLING around in the snow, these young brown bears take a break from their play fight to share a tender hug with one another .
STRETCHING his little legs in the air, a smiley leaf-tailed gecko breaks free from his old, scaly skin .
The gunslingers are long gone and tumbleweeds have taken over at this abandoned American Wild West Theme Park in Cornwall .
A SPECTRUM of colours fills the sky during this spectacular and natural display of light .
