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 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 .
Heart pounding, Rebecca Cain jumped as a car door slammed on the street outside .
Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg .
A mum-of-three lost 10 stone after her son asked if she was pregnant .
This brave Hyena finally catches his pray among the thousands of flamingos, Lake Nakuru, Kenya - OUTNUMBERED among thousands of flamingos, this bold hyena is not put off from hunting for a morning snack .
LYING flat out on his back, this little meerkat makes the most of the English sunshine .
UNDERWATER and above-water seaside shots show the best of British beach-life .
THIS UNUSUAL collaboration between a mother and her two-year-old daughter makes for some stunning works of art .
A SPECTRUM of colours fills the sky during this spectacular and natural display of light .
FROM THE world famous Girl with a Pearl Earring painting to a jaguar in the grass, these incredible drawings are created from coloured ballpoint pens .