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.
USUALLY full to bursting, these London Underground stations stand silent and completely commuter free .
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 .
A DARING duo take their chances and scale this spectacular 82ft frozen waterfall before it collapses .
An osprey soars through the air at 30 miles per hour before swooping down to catch its prey from a lake .
FINALLY catching a meal, a pair of great white egrets fight over their dinner .
A couple from Bristol have told that they are often mistaken for father and daughter because of their huge 36 year age gap .
WE’RE all familiar with the heart-wrenching pictures of dogs abandoned in animal shelters, but one photographer has found an innovative way of showcasing the pooch’s personality .
SURROUNDED by a snowstorm, these young polar bears battle the elements - as well as each other .
WITH HIS PAW covering his mouth, this cheeky cub looks amused by something .
A carefree bear cub reclines in the water with his feet raised in the air .
WITH his spiked ears and yellow and blue body, a colourful monkey bears an uncanny resemblance to Marvel Comics’ Wolverine .