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.
Destroyed buildings and overturned cars are seen after a huge tornado struck Moore, Oklahoma, near Oklahoma City, May 20, 2013 .
TRYING their best to wriggle away, three adorable tiger cubs receive their health checks at Chester Zoo .
From vivid greens to glowing pinks, the colours of the aurora borealis fill the night sky above a snow covered Lapland .
A tiny puppy who lost his front legs after being hit by a train has been given and new LEASH of life with a set of wheels .
A US firefighter has battled osteoarthritis and four hip replacements to break the world paddleboarding record .
YOU’VE heard of the northern lights now feast your eyes on the natural wonder of the SOUTHERN lights .
FROM motorcycling to department store shopping these spookily faceless people are part of the Chinese-fad for wearing protective solar-visors in public .
WITH SNOW COVERING the ground around them, these two polar bears play fight .
A cheeky owl fancies a game of hide and seek as it peeps out from behind a tree .
SQUEEZING their furry faces through a hole in a tree, a trio of curious baby squirrels leave their nest for the first time to explore their surroundings .
BEAUTIFULLY lit by the dim glow of lanterns, a cave in Iceland is transformed into the perfect wedding venue .
A striped marlin means business as it spots lunch and spears a small fish .