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 blue waves tumbling over them, these surfers glide underneath a tunnel of water .
WITHOUT a care in the world, this little chimpanzee shows off her gymnastic skills as she swings around her enclosure .
A young makeup artist has hit back at vile internet trolls who dubbed her a 'swamp creature' and 'ugly' for exposing her troubled skin in online makeup tutorials .
A Canadian woman who is obsessed with all things mythical has had her ears cut and shaped to look like an ELF .
A man who spent 30 minutes impaled on iron railings after attempting to scale an 8ft fence has told of his agonising ordeal - and how he suffered a similar mishap as a child .
A woman with a rare condition that means she collapses every time she laughs fears she may have passed the rare illness onto her young son .
A mum-of-two has splashed out £20k on her seven reborn dolls, but refuses to treat her real kids .
SURROUNDED by divers, a hungry green sea turtle enjoys being the centre of attention .
Giancarlo pictured at home during his recovery, wearing his compression garments - A mother-of-three has revealed how her 10-month-old son was severely burnt at nursery .
A luxury caravan with a price tag of ONE MILLION DOLLARS is due to hit the road later this year .
An Italian photographer travelled to the highlands of New Guinea where he met an Indonesian tribe untouched by the modern world .
An intrepid explorer hopes to be reunited with his travel partner, after his cuddly toy companion was stolen .