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 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 .
AN underground HOBBIT motel inspired by JRR Tolkien is just one of the unique places to stay at the world's most unusual hotel complex .
A young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .
A diving mad couple have finally taken the plunge, having tied the knot 30ft underwater .
A Crohn's sufferer has told of her humiliation after she soiled herself when a Co-op staff member reportedly refused to let her use the toilet .
Those with a fear of flying and a ticket to Lukla Airport will want to look away now .
THE UK’S STRONGEST SCHOOLGIRL attributes her success to the bendy-body condition that once left her body wracked in pain .
LIKE A scene from A Bugs Life, these ants work on creating their own mini community .
STRIKING photos capture nature at its most raw and powerful during Earth’s most electrifying event .
THIS astonishing film shows the moment a hit-and-run driver ploughed into a woman and a toddler on a Coventry street .
A woman with a rare condition that means she collapses every time she laughs fears she may have passed the rare illness onto her young son .
FLOATING effortlessly on his back, this little otter laps up a rare glimmer of English spring sunshine .