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.
ALL IS not as it seems in these deceptive cityscapes .
An American black bear mimics John Travolta’s famous Saturday Night Fever dance move by hurling its arm in the air .
A little girl who lost all four limbs to meningitis has taken her first steps since the illness thanks to her new 'Princess legs' .
Britons have finally received some good news about the weather with temperatures expected to reach 30 degrees this weekend .
SQUABBLING over the last piece of grain, these hungry squirrels are determined to stock up on as much food as possible .
AN OLD ENGLISH cottage packed full of history and valuables has been left to rot .
Some parents would gasp at the thought of their children playing with a toy gun, but these Russian children are actually encouraged to take up real arms .
An adorable orangutan named Pongo celebrates his first birthday at Zoo Atlanta, Georgia, America .
Soldiers standing guard outside the Woolwich barracks in London - Two terror suspects are under armed guard in separate hospitals in London after a serving soldier was hacked to death in the street .
Southern England, the south-west and west Wales have been warned to expect more wild weather, with heavy rain and high tides possibly leading to coastal flooding and travel disruption over the weekend .
A couple celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary last week and have received a special card from newly crowned King Charles and Queen Camilla .
WITH his spiked ears and yellow and blue body, a colourful monkey bears an uncanny resemblance to Marvel Comics’ Wolverine .