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 kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .
A pair of adorable polar bear cubs play-fight with each other in the Alaskan snow .
Posh pooch owners are lapping their pets up in luxury by paying £1,500 for 22ct gold lined fine china DOG BOWLS .
SWIMMING in unison, millions of silverside fish dwarf the divers .
A woman has lost an incredible 13st after a group of men cruelly threw a kebab at her as she walked down the street .
A coroner stunned an inquest into a honeymooner who died abroad today by asking her husband if he was involved in her drugs death .
Sprawled out on top of a log, this sleeping leopard takes a relaxing break from his daily routine .
A woman who was addicted to eating curries has shed an impressive 8st after giving up her favourite food .
A doting seal smiles at her sweet little pup as she tickles its tummy on the beach .
An Australian explorer has travelled the globe with a toy pig, known as Travel Piggy, in search of a missing cuddly companion .
USUALLY full to bursting, these London Underground stations stand silent and completely commuter free .
COULD this £5,000 auction of Paul McCartney’s Liverpool front door be the most bizarre celebrity sale yet? The door, which looks-like it may have been knocked – and possibly kicked – very hard during its past, was used by members of Britain’s most famous band to visit lead-singer Paul McCartney when he lived at the address from 1955 to 1964 .