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.
IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .
Balanced on one leg, a frog assumes the crane kick martial arts stance made famous in the movie The Karate Kid .
Ever wished you could live in a house just like Barbie's? Canadian sculptor Heather Benning has created the life-size dollhouse of her dreams out a derelict building .
DIVING boffins fired harpoons into 30-foot-long whale sharks in a bid to put the sea-beasts on Google Maps .
IN a galaxy not so far away lies a magical display of lights that could be the latest image from NASA .
Southern England, the south-west and west Wales have been warned to expect more wild weather, with heavy rain and high tides possibly leading to coastal flooding and travel disruption over the weekend .
A small Indian monkey is seemingly gob-smacked after reading the latest stock market news .
WELCOME to what could be the world's tallest TOTALLY wooden construction .
A pair of adorable polar bear cubs play-fight with each other in the Alaskan snow .
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 .
A soap bubble lands on the frosty ground and creates a shimmering snow globe as crystals form around it .
STAIRWAY obsessed photographers have captured psychedelic shots that will mesmerise you .