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 mum-of-three lost half of her body weight after her daughter was teased by playground bullies for having a 'fat mum' .
A young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .
PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .
AN anorexic woman whose heart stopped after she starved herself to 3st has revealed that ‘dying’ for a minute helped shock her into recovery .
A mum-of-two has revealed how she accidentally set her face on fire while lighting a cigarette .
A host of websites that are almost twenty years old are collecting a cult following thanks to their retro appeal .
WITH SNOW COVERING the ground around them, these two polar bears play fight .
A mother-of-four has revealed how, like the Beckhams, she’s added an outside toilet to her home .
A floating market in Indonesia is bursting with vibrant colours as wooden rowing boats loaded with fruit and vegetables crowd the river .
A young woman has told how she has been robbed of her fertility and now faces an uncertain future after she was diagnosed with cervical cancer at the age of just 22 .
A family of foster carers are facing bankruptcy and homelessness after they signed up to a Government scheme to renovate their house to be used for disabled children's short breaks .