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.
The beds are consumed by moss instead of customers at this abandoned hotel .
A PENSIONER was left with a fractured jaw after being beaten and robbed outside his home in Birmingham last weekend .
What lies beneath this building site? Britain's great hope of winning the pre-WW2 arms race against Nazi Germany .
An Indonesian farmer is dragged through muddy water as he clings to the tails of two charging cows .
These adorable pictures show the moment two cuddly red panda cubs take their first look at the outside world and are weighed for the very first time .
ROLLING up snow in its tiny paws, this little squirrel is looking for a snowball fight .
POPE MOBBED BY THOUSANDS OF WORSHIPPERS IN RIO - Thousands of worshippers gather to celebrate the Papal visit on Copacabana beach, Rio de Janeiro ,Brazil .
Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg .
HIDDEN in the middle of the Mojave Desert, a secret oasis awaits intrepid travellers .
FLYING through the air, these delighted pooches pull their best poses mid-flight .
WEARING tiny Christmas accessories, these adorable babies get into the spirit of the season .
With blue waves tumbling over them, these surfers glide underneath a tunnel of water .