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.
HIDDEN in the middle of the Mojave Desert, a secret oasis awaits intrepid travellers .
A mother told she had terminal cancer by doctors who ignored her pleas for help 13 times has made a miracle recovery following the UK's first operation of its kind .
A group of shelter dogs showcase their loveable personalities in a series of passport-style photographs - in the hope of finding their forever homes .
THE THOUGHT OF BECOMING shipwrecked on a remote destination would fill most holidaymakers with dread .
A teenager has beaten anorexia after becoming so ill that her mum planned her funeral .
A diving mad couple have finally taken the plunge, having tied the knot 30ft underwater .
Going for long rides through vast fields together, this twosome share an unbreakable bond .
A woman was left shocked after her hunky boyfriend confessed he was actually born a GIRL .
A single woman, who was granted IVF funding on the NHS, finally has a baby after suffering three miscarriages .
SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .
Diners on this aeroplane are never disappointed with their meal, because the decommissioned aircraft is now home to an air-mazing McDonald’s restaurant .
LIFTING their heads high and bumping beaks, these aggressive pelicans clash over fish .