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.
An Italian photographer travelled to the highlands of New Guinea where he met an Indonesian tribe untouched by the modern world .
SOARING through the air, this is the moment a hungry tawny owl arrives home with dinner .
MASKED intruders look sinister but really they are a gang of urban exploring pranksters .
FULLY equipped with a kitchen and lounge, it's hard to believe this modern holiday let is actually a BUS .
SURROUNDED by divers, a hungry green sea turtle enjoys being the centre of attention .
TOMORROW (Saturday) marks the 28th anniversary of the nuclear disaster that left the city of Chernobyl devastated .
In the calm waters of Greenland, gigantic icebergs dwarf everything around them .
Swimming side by side with divers, these manatees will do anything they can to stay warm .
This is the moment a nimble red fox and a lumbering Alaskan brown bear were locked in a tense stand-off .
Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg .
An aerial view of flooding in Gloucestershire .
A diver explores the crystal clear waters of the Silfra canyon in southern Iceland, which is the only place on Earth where you can dive or snorkel between two continental plates .