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 have tied the knot in a spectacular Harry Potter-themed wedding which cost £45,000 .
A small Indian monkey is seemingly gob-smacked after reading the latest stock market news .
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 .
A rare manuscript of one of Charlotte Bronte’s earliest poems went under the hammer today and fetched nearly £100,000 – double what it was expected to get .
PUSHING the diver out of his way, this little sea turtle shows he’s not in the mood for photographs .
SLEEPING within touching distance of wild African animals might not be everyone's idea of a relaxing break .
From vibrant blues to dazzling oranges, these eye catching hummingbirds proudly show off their impressive colours .
Fishermen in Myanmar have perfected an unusual fishing technique by carefully balancing on one leg .
HOTSPOT MEDIA - MILEY MASH-UP: MILEY CYRUS’ naked wrecking ball vid has been lampooned in this side-spitting photo-mashup .
THIS is the fascinating abandoned house, complete with mystery portraits and homely items, that has been dubbed - crooked cottage .
A grand 56-bedroom hotel, once heaving with injured soldiers during the First World War, now lies completely abandoned .
