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.
Fetching a tiny carrot and a head-shaped snowball, a red squirrel builds the perfect snowman .
TOMORROW (Saturday) marks the 28th anniversary of the nuclear disaster that left the city of Chernobyl devastated .
THIS is the awesome moment an Osprey catches its prey travelling at 50mph, giving new meaning to FAST FOOD .
This was the chaotic scene when the driver of a 4x4 vehicle became periously trapped under his vehicle for an HOUR when it overturned after a crash on a busy motorway .
These are the faces of orphans suffering from the horrifying effects of chemical warfare .
STEPFORD wives from the 1950's and 60's are performing history's most sexist exercise programme .
An osprey soars through the air at 30 miles per hour before swooping down to catch its prey from a lake .
A BRITISH couple are the first to tie the knot inside an enormous GLACIER in Iceland .
This is the moment a nimble red fox and a lumbering Alaskan brown bear were locked in a tense stand-off .
A Romanian photographer has captured the unique patterns of hundreds of human eyes in a series of striking macro shots .
MOUTH OPEN wide, this little stoat appears to be in mid-song as he belts out a tune for his onlookers .