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.
STOOD side by side next to a busy road, these buildings were once bustling with life .
A little caterpillar fearlessly scampers down a branch and confronts a praying mantis .
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 .
FINALLY catching a meal, a pair of great white egrets fight over their dinner .
An Italian photographer travelled to northern India where he visited poverty stricken suburbs and captured ordinary people in a series of intimate and expressive portraits .
A BIKINI swim with jellyfish sounds like the most painful past-time on the planet .
HUNDREDS of colour coordinated yarns lie abandoned in this once thriving textile mill .
SITTING quietly at the edge of the lake, these two baby bears watch and learn as the adults hunt for fish .
EAGERLY BITING his nails, this little squirrel is clearly nervous of looming predators as he searches for his meal .
COULD this be the most distastrous wedding cake fail EVER? Most brides opt for a traditional tiered white wedding cake decorated with delicate pink roses and lace for their big day .
THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .
A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .