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.
From squids to Star Wars, these flipping marvellous creations are pancake portraits .
A diving guide leaves a shark completely docile and balanced in the palm of his hand .
A photographer has captured stunning photographs of the Milky Way above picturesque landscapes in the UK and Italy .
LEAF-ing much to the imagination, this camera trickery is blooming marvellous .
THIS ONE of a kind experience brings a whole new meaning to the phrase 'a coffee to go' .
This is the moment a nimble red fox and a lumbering Alaskan brown bear were locked in a tense stand-off .
Blonde teen Jess Stubbs has certainly got girl power - as Britain’s youngest TRUCKER .
AN EXERCISING turtle and an ice-skating chick are hardly everyday exploits in the animal community .
Gigantic 100ft waves create the perfect playground for dare-devil surfers from across the world .
A carefree bear cub reclines in the water with his feet raised in the air .
With the vivid red smoke billowing into the sky amid the misty sand dunes, these are the blissful views provided at the break of dawn at a volcano .