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.
MEET the underwater British seal who is so friendly he loves to grapple divers like a friendly puppy dog .
WITH the mystical clouds forming a thick blanket and the electrifying lights below, these stunning pictures provide a unique view of the cityscape of Dubai taken from the tallest building in the world .
A cheeky chipmunk offers some of his spare food, before deciding against the idea and shoving the extra peanut into his already crammed mouth .
Complete with core, mantle and crust, these incredible planet cakes are truly out of this world .
CONTRASTING settings reveal some of England’s most beautiful landscapes in all their glory .
With their guts spewing and eyes hanging out, these are the cuddly toys children might be reluctant to curl up to .
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 .
SURROUNDED by divers, a hungry green sea turtle enjoys being the centre of attention .
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .
AN EXERCISING turtle and an ice-skating chick are hardly everyday exploits in the animal community .
Is your cat bored? Do his usual playthings simply not do it for him anymore? Not to worry - there's an app for that .