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.
With an abandoned tricycle sitting in an empty corridor, this derelict but once grand mansion could be the setting for The Shining .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
WITH STUNNING colours and serene scenes, these photographs capture the otherworldly beauty of the English coast .
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
Gigantic 100ft waves create the perfect playground for dare-devil surfers from across the world .
Is your cat bored? Do his usual playthings simply not do it for him anymore? Not to worry - there's an app for that .
YOU’VE heard of the northern lights now feast your eyes on the natural wonder of the SOUTHERN lights .
STRIKING photos capture nature at its most raw and powerful during Earth’s most electrifying event .
An adorable orangutan named Pongo celebrates his first birthday at Zoo Atlanta, Georgia, America .
PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .
FISTS fly as two gorillas take each other on in a dramatic battle .
What lies beneath this building site? Britain's great hope of winning the pre-WW2 arms race against Nazi Germany .