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.
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
AN EXERCISING turtle and an ice-skating chick are hardly everyday exploits in the animal community .
A young mum-to-be who was told she would never fall pregnant due to a rare condition has decided to keep her miracle baby even though his birth could leave her paralysed and in pain forever .
A young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .
THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .
A woman has celebrated the end of her marriage to her unfaithful husband by throwing herself a DIVORCE PARTY .
From foster care to the MAGICAL world of cosplay, a young girl’s dreams become reality after being adopted by a photography loving couple .
A mother-of-four has revealed how her daughter tragically took her own life after being subjected to horrific abuse at the hands of her ex-partner .
AN ANOREXIC dental nurse whose weight plummeted to less than four stone has won her NHS fight for more treatment .
A woman has spent over £11k to get the perfect body after a 9st weight loss left her with excess skin .
A grandmother has told how she has been unable to feel emotion for the last 12 years thanks to heart drugs she had to take in order to survive .
A GLOWING range of greens and blues sweep across the sky in a spectacular display of light .