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.
A first-time mum has told how she was allergic to her unborn baby after she developed an angry red rash all over her body .
A former obese woman has told how she lost 19st, but was so terrified of gaining weight that she ended up developing an eating disorder .
A pair of adorable polar bear cubs play-fight with each other in the Alaskan snow .
A Canadian couple celebrated their engagement by recreating iconic moments from the film The Notebook .
Struggling home entertainment chain Blockbuster has been slammed for advertising its workers' jobs while they are still in them in order to scare them into working harder .
THIS astonishing film shows the moment a hit-and-run driver ploughed into a woman and a toddler on a Coventry street .
At first glance it might look like someone has taken their revenge on the makers of those infuriating insurance ads .
LIKE A scene from A Bugs Life, these ants work on creating their own mini community .
A middle-aged couple from Somerset have developed a rather unusual hobby to occupy their time: writing to killers on death row .
A young girl has been forced to stay indoors this winter because a rare allergy to the cold could kill her .
A woman has been left scarred for life after a botched eye lift burnt her eyelids .
These uninvited guests ELEPHANTLY make their annual trip through the reception of this welcoming lodge .