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.
CREATED over 60 years ago, this weighty machine was the Photoshop of its time .
A cheeky chipmunk offers some of his spare food, before deciding against the idea and shoving the extra peanut into his already crammed mouth .
WITH THEIR adorable big round eyes and fluffy white fur, these baby seals are cute enough to melt any heart .
USUALLY full to bursting, these London Underground stations stand silent and completely commuter free .
Thousands of people are gathering at a stadium in Johannesburg for a memorial service for Nelson Mandela .
In the calm waters of Greenland, gigantic icebergs dwarf everything around them .
A miracle baby has overcome a one-in-five-million brain condition – after a blob of glue saved his life .
STARING open-mouthed into the camera, this shocked fish looks out of place in the middle of its angry friends .
Pictures of John Anslow a prisoner who escaped from a prison escort van in North Worcestershire Monday, 23 January .
A trio of ants are locked in a tug of war over a fly as they pull the bug by its legs .
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
From a floating jelly fish to a relaxed seal, Britain’s unappreciated beach life is captured above and below the water .