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.
Enjoying life’s little pleasures is something that many struggle to do .
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 lazy otter finds the ideal spot to soak up the sun and sleep off his lunch .
This may look like a monster car engine that will leave petrol heads in a spin, but it is in fact a rather snazzy looking COFFEE MACHINE .
Lying angelically with a range of expressions etched on their tiny faces, little bundles of joy are innocently captured in their first few days in these adorable photographs .
FULLY equipped with a kitchen and lounge, it's hard to believe this modern holiday let is actually a BUS .
NATURE PAPARAZZIS prove you don't have to be Justin Bieber or Cheryl Cole to attract a pack of photographers .
Exploding out of the water, a great white shark performs a backflip during a hunt for seals .
FROM a Kung-Fu professional to a mini incredible hulk, these are the babies you wouldn't want to mess with .
AN American accountant has grown the world's biggest MELON and smashed his way into the record books with his mammoth 350 .
WIDE EYED and staring straight down the lens of the camera, this intrigued seal is ready for his close up .