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.
WITH STUNNING colours and serene scenes, these photographs capture the otherworldly beauty of the English coast .
A frilled lizard appears to be belting out a tune as it sits in a tree with its mouth open wide .
A single woman, who was granted IVF funding on the NHS, finally has a baby after suffering three miscarriages .
MESMERIZING night sky photographs offer a spellbinding look at the stars .
These photographs of extreme weather capture storms furiously rolling across the sky above America .
A BABY-faced burglar is starting a seven year stretch in custody after being nabbed by a Jaffa Cake .
Throwing a right hook as he launches onto his opponent with his gnarling teeth at the ready, this is the OTTER-LY ruthless showdown between two otters .
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .
A little boy was left fighting for his life in hospital after a horrific allergic reaction to epilepsy medication made his skin fall off in chunks .
While the various controversies rumble on regarding transport, security issues and overly-officious copyright enforcement, a couple of designers is saying what we're all thinking about the Olympics - and putting it on bags .