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.
SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive .
This Robin Reliant appears to have taken a wrong turn after it ended up 15 feet high up in a TREE .
TUGGING at his exhausted mum's ears, a beautiful baby orangutan refuses to settle for a nap as he begins a game of peek-a-boo .
Marina Afonina, now 51, from Northampton, met Ioan Budea in 2006 .
From foster care to the MAGICAL world of cosplay, a young girl’s dreams become reality after being adopted by a photography loving couple .
Kaitlin pictured aged nine - Heart pounding, Kaitlin Womack stared in shock at a Facebook post on her phone .
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 .
In April 2018, Lourdes Cuello, 50, from New Jersey, US, was making a cup of tea when her hair and hoodie caught fire on her gas stove .
An Indonesian farmer is dragged through muddy water as he clings to the tails of two charging cows .
STOOD side by side next to a busy road, these buildings were once bustling with life .