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.
Exploding out of the water, a great white shark performs a backflip during a hunt for seals .
A Crohn's sufferer has slammed doctors who allegedly accused her of being anorexic after she lost 10st in just three months .
MAKING himself at home, this little snail perches happily on top of this frog's head .
A Romanian photographer has captured the unique patterns of hundreds of human eyes in a series of striking macro shots .
SQUABBLING over the last piece of grain, these hungry squirrels are determined to stock up on as much food as possible .
PERCHED on a branch, these two frogs hold hands as they look into the camera .
A father-of-one stunned his wife of twenty-five years after revealing his secret love of POLE DANCING .
A PENSIONER was left with a fractured jaw after being beaten and robbed outside his home in Birmingham last weekend .
This is the crazy art project that is going ballistic - placing a huge squishy 15ft red ball into tight spaces .
Working at a height of 36,000ft, pilots may have the best view in the world .
COVERING themselves in ash and face paint, these are the holy men who live their lives away from everyday society .
A mother-of-three has revealed how her nine-month-old daughter was severely burnt after knocking a scalding bottle warmer over herself at daycare .