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.
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A woman who was addicted to GREGGS has lost 9st after giving up her favourite food .
A woman who was left scarred for life by an acid attack orchestrated by her ex partner has told of her ordeal and her battled to rebuild her life .
A photographer from the United Arab Emirates travelled to Pakistan where he captured the lives of local people in a series of expressive portraits .
If you had to scrape the snow off your car this morning or slip-slide your way into work over icy pavements spare a thought for these little critters .
A woman has celebrated the end of her marriage to her unfaithful husband by throwing herself a DIVORCE PARTY .
HUDDLING under a leaf, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls take shelter from the rain .
THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .
WITH STUNNING colours and serene scenes, these photographs capture the otherworldly beauty of the English coast .
An intrepid explorer hopes to be reunited with his travel partner, after his cuddly toy companion was stolen .
VIBRANT bursts of colour fill the screen as beautiful flowers blossom in these time-lapse videos .