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 group of shelter dogs showcase their loveable personalities in a series of passport-style photographs - in the hope of finding their forever homes .
This frozen lighthouse in Michigan could easily be mistaken for a still from the snow swept disaster movie The Day After Tomorrow .
A grandma who lost almost 12 stone after undergoing a gastric bypass has revealed that she now gets chatted up by men half her age .
A scorned woman sparked a punch-up in an airport after she caught her copper boyfriend returning from a romantic holiday with a female police officer .
A woman has told how her addiction to eating bath bubbles during her pregnancy was better than SEX .
LEAF-ing much to the imagination, this camera trickery is blooming marvellous .
This is the moment a puffin delved into the ocean and bit off more than he could chew to collect a beak full of fish .
A feisty squirrel takes on a fearsome foe when he decides to tackle a T-REX .
A BLIND man was battered with a brick in a sickening attack by two thugs .
An adorable little squirrel wakes from a nap and pops out his tongue for the camera .