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 mother-of-one has told how she nearly died after contracting toxic shock syndrome from a tampon .
A six-year-old boy has been left almost blind after a one-in-a-million allergic reaction to antibiotics .
COULD this be the most distastrous wedding cake fail EVER? Most brides opt for a traditional tiered white wedding cake decorated with delicate pink roses and lace for their big day .
TWIN SISTERS from Australia have taken their sisterly bond to the extreme by spending £150,000 to look IDENTICAL .
The UK's first hotline - and possibly the galaxy's - for people who have been targeted by aliens has opened to the public .
A DARING duo take their chances and scale this spectacular 82ft frozen waterfall before it collapses .
Those with a fear of flying and a ticket to Lukla Airport will want to look away now .
A group of whale sharks gather to feed underneath a fisherman’s boat off the coast of Papua, Indonesia .
Growing up, Jasmine Price, now four, loved watching her older sister, Mia Price, now 10, compete in beauty pageants .
Say cheese! This cheeky chappy isn’t in the mood to live up to his scary reputation as he is pictured here cracking a killer smile as he goes about his daily business .
MESMERIZING night sky photographs offer a spellbinding look at the stars .
SWIMMING slowly towards the shore, a small group of bottlenose dolphins arrive for breakfast at a beach in Western Australia .