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.
With stunning scenery and otherworldly vistas, Iceland’s rural beauty is inescapable – especially for Hollywood .
A photographer has transformed women with alopecia into stunning sirens - showing that bald is beautiful .
This is the moment a nimble red fox and a lumbering Alaskan brown bear were locked in a tense stand-off .
A support worker was stunned to discover she was eight months pregnant after she was rushed to hospital with 'stomach cramps' .
FROM THE world famous Girl with a Pearl Earring painting to a jaguar in the grass, these incredible drawings are created from coloured ballpoint pens .
Say cheese! This cheeky chappy isn’t in the mood to live up to his scary reputation as he is pictured here cracking a killer smile as he goes about his daily business .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .
WITH STUNNING colours and serene scenes, these photographs capture the otherworldly beauty of the English coast .
A Canadian woman who is obsessed with all things mythical has had her ears cut and shaped to look like an ELF .
SAT happily on the branch of a tree, this little frog appears unfazed by a surprise visitor .
HOTSPOT MEDIA - BRAVE TOT ALLERGIC TO SUN: Leighton Brownrigg, 2 .