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 scorned woman sparked a punch-up in an airport after she caught her copper boyfriend returning from a romantic holiday with a female police officer .
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
A student has finally hit puberty after a four year battle against anorexia stunted his growth .
A mining town in Australia’s outback appears to be completely deserted, but its residents have escaped the scorching heat by living in underground caves .
With luminous colours and alien- like features, these magical mushrooms look like they belong on another planet .
CCTV shows a dark figure dumping the dog- A pet dog suffering with cancer has been put down after being dumped at an animal rescue in what officials said is the worst abandonment of any animal they have witnessed .
The lighthouses of Brittany, from Brest to Le Conquet, stand tall on France’s north-western coast against stunning scenery .
A blanket of fog is lit up by the colourful glowing lights of the city below .
AT first glance these images could easily be mistaken for photographs, but they are in-fact real life drawings created using nothing but coloured pencils .
PILES of trash provide a living for thousands in Nairobi, Kenya .
Meet the real life princess who has spent £10k transforming herself into nine Disney beauties .
LUMINOUS green rocks could easily be a beach from Superman's homeland of Krypton .