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.
BRAIDED, sculpted and beaded, these are the eye-catching hairstyles worn by the tribal women of Angola .
A quiet Himalayan mountain village springs to life for a colourful Buddhist festival designed to expel evil spirits and bring happiness .
A pair of snarling foxes go paw-to-paw and brawl after unexpectedly crossing paths .
A SERENE turquoise glow glimmers from underneath these powerful icebergs .
THIS astonishing film shows the moment a hit-and-run driver ploughed into a woman and a toddler on a Coventry street .
These are the faces of orphans suffering from the horrifying effects of chemical warfare .
A cheeky chipmunk offers some of his spare food, before deciding against the idea and shoving the extra peanut into his already crammed mouth .
Meet the human CCTV: a PCSO with a memory for faces so sharp he has apprehended more than 130 suspects in the last year alone with his eagle eyed talents .
An adorable orangutan named Pongo celebrates his first birthday at Zoo Atlanta, Georgia, America .
A hypnotherapist filmed himself sexually abusing a 19-year-old patient while she was in a trance-like state .
A doting seal smiles at her sweet little pup as she tickles its tummy on the beach .
THE CRAZE for mimicking the video game Streetfighter has spread to the streets of London .