An amputee who was cruelly nicknamed 'peg-leg' by school bullies has conquered her insecurities to become a model. Pretty Taylor Crisp, 19, from Leicester, was born with femur fibula ulna syndrome, which left her with a shortened femur on her right leg, no kneecap or ankle and a missing toe. After contracting an infection in her right leg, Taylor was forced to choose between life in a wheelchair or amputation.
Meet the human CCTV: a PCSO with a memory for faces so sharp he has apprehended more than 130 suspects in the last year alone with his eagle eyed talents .
A woman has revealed how she left her husband of 24 years, after falling in love with a man, 18 years her junior .
A photographer has captured stunning photographs of the Milky Way above picturesque landscapes in the UK and Italy .
HIDDEN in the middle of the Mojave Desert, a secret oasis awaits intrepid travellers .
SKIPPING on the spot, an adorable little owl embraces the 'running man' challenge .
DIPPING his head into the vase of water, this little squirrel takes a refreshing break from an afternoon of eating .
SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive .
THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .
Swirling water and sand create amazing aerial images of river deltas across Iceland .
Soldiers standing guard outside the Woolwich barracks in London - Two terror suspects are under armed guard in separate hospitals in London after a serving soldier was hacked to death in the street .
From squids to Star Wars, these flipping marvellous creations are pancake portraits .