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.
PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .
SWIMMING next to 40 tonne whales, dare-devil divers take the plunge with these gentle giants of the sea .
A woman has lost a massive 15st after beating her addiction to cheese .
STARING eagerly into the camera, this little toad is full of curiosity .
A mum-of-two, who was scarred for life in a brutal attack at the hands of her ex-boyfriend, is now urging others to leave their abusive partners .
A woman has revealed how she almost died after she developed sepsis from a cold .
WRAPPED up in classy headscarves, these adorable pooches are the picture of sophistication .
SPURTING water 20ft into the air, this is one well you wouldn't want to dip your bucket into .
A SERENE turquoise glow glimmers from underneath these powerful icebergs .
A man who was stabbed ten times in a frenzied and random attack has told how, two years on, he is too scared to leave his house without his STAB VEST .
A GLOWING range of greens and blues sweep across the sky in a spectacular display of light .