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.
Sam Notaro built his own flood defences to protect his four-bedroom home in Moorland, Somerset Flooding is likely to get worse around Somerset as groundwater levels continue to rise .
A terrified moose, trapped in a frozen lake, bobs her head above the icey water and awaits her rescue .
STARING open-mouthed into the camera, this shocked fish looks out of place in the middle of its angry friends .
With blue waves tumbling over them, these surfers glide underneath a tunnel of water .
An Australian explorer has travelled the globe with a toy pig, known as Travel Piggy, in search of a missing cuddly companion .
NEVER mind being careful not to choke on your food, this mother bird has a bigger challenge on her hands, as her ravenous offspring impatiently launches its head down into her stomach .
CAMPED out in the middle of a forest, these unusual hut hotels take you back to basics .
A lazy otter finds the ideal spot to soak up the sun and sleep off his lunch .
These images of vintage cars, bikes and vans, pictured all over the world, could easily have come from a globetrotting petrol-head’s photo album .
Families in an Indian slum put their lives on the line by living on top of an ACTIVE railway track .
A baby sperm whale assumed the role of a friendly giant when faced with two awestruck divers .
With their guts spewing and eyes hanging out, these are the cuddly toys children might be reluctant to curl up to .