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.
SQUABBLING over the last piece of grain, these hungry squirrels are determined to stock up on as much food as possible .
A woman has told how her addiction to eating bath bubbles during her pregnancy was better than SEX .
A little caterpillar fearlessly scampers down a branch and confronts a praying mantis .
Daniel Blore, 21, of Innage Crescent, Bridgnorth, stabbed his mother three times in the attack on January 11 this year, Stafford Crown Court heard .
HOPPING onto the scales, these adorable baby Humboldt penguins are ready for their first weigh-in .
A man has made a SPUD-TACULAR amount of money sending potatoes in the post .
While the various controversies rumble on regarding transport, security issues and overly-officious copyright enforcement, a couple of designers is saying what we're all thinking about the Olympics - and putting it on bags .
A terrifying prankster has given unsuspecting urban explorers the fright of their lives .
STRIKING photos capture nature at its most raw and powerful during Earth’s most electrifying event .
This cheeky chappie is getting into all kinds of monkey business as he enjoys cooling off on a scorching hot day .
A TAXIDERMY truck spotted in America’s Deep South could be the most gruesome wagon on the road .
This cheeky macaque gets up close and personal as he examines the dental hygiene of his fellow primate .