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.
N evil mugger who battered a Birmingham old soldier and fled with just £40 has been jailed for nine years .
PRANKSTER Dom Joly was so livid when he was slapped with a parking ticket that he took to Twitter to vent his anger – only to discover he was the victim of his own gag! The comic got a taste of his own medicine when he was tricked by a fellow joker for the first time in a decade .
Complete with core, mantle and crust, these incredible planet cakes are truly out of this world .
A terrified moose, trapped in a frozen lake, bobs her head above the icey water and awaits her rescue .
A transgender woman has revealed how she was able to fund her transformation using £100K gifted to her by online admirers .
RESTING his weary head on his flipper, this little seal pup takes a much needed nap after an afternoon of strenuous yoga .
An American man continues on his mission to document his journey around the globe by completing a world map tattoo on his back .
A five-week-old newborn from Fife has become the UK’s youngest beauty pageant baby .
Marina Afonina, now 51, from Northampton, met Ioan Budea in 2006 .
Splashing around in the water, a mother otter and her son are tangled in a family feud .
HUNDREDS of hot air balloons decorate the sky above Turkey as the rising sun illuminates the spectacular scenery below .