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.
These are the faces of orphans suffering from the horrifying effects of chemical warfare .
WITH the phosphorescent blobs and mesmerising patterns, these spectacular images may look like the hall marks of an enchanted forest but it is in fact the scene of thousands of dancing FIREFLIES .
This is the moment a nimble red fox and a lumbering Alaskan brown bear were locked in a tense stand-off .
A panic stricken kitten that got her head stuck in a car tyre has been freed by quick thinking RSPCA staff .
A unique business in Birkenhead, Merseyside is sure to leave you HALF-CUT with its unusual pub and barbers combination .
YOU’VE heard of the northern lights now feast your eyes on the natural wonder of the SOUTHERN lights .
It’s a role reversal in the Visayan Sea as HUNDREDS of tiny, glistening eggs are carried around inside the mouth of their cardinalfish father .
LUMINOUS green rocks could easily be a beach from Superman's homeland of Krypton .
Scurrying along the branch of a tree, a little squirrel pushes a pram packed full of Easter treats .
Peering curiously into a basket hanging off the arms of a snowman, this little squirrel appears fascinated by the snowy figure .
WELCOME to the drawing room that is home to the £100K world’s greatest collection of Margaret Thatcher autographed objects .
A young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .