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.
WITH LUSH GREEN LANDSCAPES stretching out as far as the eye can see, you're in for a treat at these one of a kind treehouses .
TUGGING on the wing of his sibling, this needy owl is after some attention .
Southern England, the south-west and west Wales have been warned to expect more wild weather, with heavy rain and high tides possibly leading to coastal flooding and travel disruption over the weekend .
IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .
OFFERING a glimpse into the past, a mash-up of old and new photographs show how the world’s biggest cities have changed .
From a platter of finger licking chicken wings to a bowl of Chinese noodle soup, these foodie snaps are enough to make your savoury saliva glands drool .
With an abandoned tricycle sitting in an empty corridor, this derelict but once grand mansion could be the setting for The Shining .
A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .
DIPPING and diving their way through this bumpy journey, these giraffe's duck for cover as they dodge multiple cables and wires .
An intrepid explorer hopes to be reunited with his travel partner, after his cuddly toy companion was stolen .
A diver attempts to control rising numbers of lionfish by feeding the venomous species to Caribbean reef sharks .
A frilled lizard appears to be belting out a tune as it sits in a tree with its mouth open wide .