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.
The beds are consumed by moss instead of customers at this abandoned hotel .
A professional dancer has embraced her individuality after refusing plastic surgery to remove a giant birthmark on her face .
A former chocolate addict, who used to gobble more than a THOUSAND bars a year, has shed an astonishing 10st after giving up her favourite treats .
A world's first restaurant has opened in Canada, where having your order fall on deaf ears is a good thing .
ARMED with her camera, bikini and flippers, this brave diver goes swimming with SHARKS .
A middle-aged couple from Somerset have developed a rather unusual hobby to occupy their time: writing to killers on death row .
THE THOUGHT OF BECOMING shipwrecked on a remote destination would fill most holidaymakers with dread .
WITH A STERN look of determination on their faces, these adorable pooches perfect their doggy paddle as they dive head first into a swimming pool .
A little caterpillar fearlessly scampers down a branch and confronts a praying mantis .
A mum has warned of the dangers of child eating disorders, after her 10-year-old daughter developed anorexia when school bullies branded her ‘FAT’ .
THE CRAZE for mimicking the video game Streetfighter has spread to the streets of London .
A weightlifter has lost a whopping 12st after swapping biscuits for biceps .