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.
WIDE EYED and staring straight down the lens of the camera, this intrigued seal is ready for his close up .
A BLIND man was battered with a brick in a sickening attack by two thugs .
Struggling home entertainment chain Blockbuster has been slammed for advertising its workers' jobs while they are still in them in order to scare them into working harder .
Swirling water and sand create amazing aerial images of river deltas across Iceland .
Grandmother Janet Kirby was told she couldn't board her plane home after being accused of assault .
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 .
This frozen lighthouse in Michigan could easily be mistaken for a still from the snow swept disaster movie The Day After Tomorrow .
WITH his spiked ears and yellow and blue body, a colourful monkey bears an uncanny resemblance to Marvel Comics’ Wolverine .
A unique business in Birkenhead, Merseyside is sure to leave you HALF-CUT with its unusual pub and barbers combination .
A cricket perches on an unusual seat after crawling up the snout of a crocodile .
A disabled sheep is enjoying a new fleece of life after receiving a specially-designed wheelchair .
TUGGING on the wing of his sibling, this needy owl is after some attention .