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.
BREATHING life back into old photographs, these black and white images are transformed by colour .
A SPECTACULAR array of stars fills the night sky as they soar over this active volcano .
PICKING up a tiny tea-pot with its paws, a little red squirrel struggles to prepare its morning tea .
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 .
FROM COLOURFUL autumn leaves to living trees at first glance you might miss these people blended with nature .
A US firefighter has battled osteoarthritis and four hip replacements to break the world paddleboarding record .
STARING eagerly into the camera, this little toad is full of curiosity .
FISTS fly as two gorillas take each other on in a dramatic battle .
A KITTEN'S teaparty and rat's playing dominoes are the bizarre creations by one of Britain's great eccentrics pictured in an incredible new book .
NOT YOUR everyday selfie, this plucky diver poses with some of the scariest predators in the ocean .
WITH his spiked ears and yellow and blue body, a colourful monkey bears an uncanny resemblance to Marvel Comics’ Wolverine .
ROLLING around in the snow, these young brown bears take a break from their play fight to share a tender hug with one another .