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 hungry white tiger has just one thing on her mind - to taste fresh meat .
A HEIGHT-addicted airline pilot has taken pictures of the Dubai from 1,300-feet .
Pic By Graham Gibson/ HotSpot Media - SHARK HYPNOTIST BALANCES SHARK IN PALM OF HIS HAND- In Pic - Diver Tom and Caribbean reef sharks in the Bahamas- A SHARK hypnotist balances these predators in the palm of his hand by sending them to sleep with a gentle nose rub .
SQUABBLING over the last piece of grain, these hungry squirrels are determined to stock up on as much food as possible .
Full of tired and busy commuters, these underground stations are rarely admired for their architecture or beauty .
STRIKING photos capture nature at its most raw and powerful during Earth’s most electrifying event .
A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .
A photographer from the United Arab Emirates travelled to Pakistan where he captured the lives of local people in a series of expressive portraits .
A disabled sheep is enjoying a new fleece of life after receiving a specially-designed wheelchair .
A diving guide leaves a shark completely docile and balanced in the palm of his hand .
OFFERING a glimpse into the past, a mash-up of old and new photographs show how the world’s biggest cities have changed .
CONTRASTING settings reveal some of England’s most beautiful landscapes in all their glory .