Pinning a purple flower into her bleach blonde hair, pretty Ava admired herself in the mirror .

WIDE EYED and staring straight down the lens of the camera, this intrigued seal is ready for his close up .

A former obese woman has told how she lost 19st, but was so terrified of gaining weight that she ended up developing an eating disorder .

A Romanian photographer has captured the unique patterns of hundreds of human eyes in a series of striking macro shots .

WITH A STERN look of determination on their faces, these adorable pooches perfect their doggy paddle as they dive head first into a swimming pool .

CAMPED out in the middle of a forest, these unusual hut hotels take you back to basics .

CCTV stills of the sickening attack .

ESCAPING A LANDFILL FUTURE, these amazing science fiction inspired sculptures are made from everyday objects .

FEAST your eyes on the £500K coin-covered Range Rover that could be the world’s most blinged-out car .

A transgender model, who has spent £180k on surgery to become a ‘desirable’ woman, has told of her struggle to find a man who is openly accepting of trans-women .

A BAMBI was dramatically caught in mid-air by a greedy Nile crocodile in a once-in-a-million flying pincer move .

A single woman, who was granted IVF funding on the NHS, finally has a baby after suffering three miscarriages .