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.
SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive .
WITH HIS PAW covering his mouth, this cheeky cub looks amused by something .
A little clownfish opens its mouth to reveal a blood sucking intruder living on its tongue .
SOARING through the air, this is the moment a hungry tawny owl arrives home with dinner .
THESE are the Disney Princesses you wouldn't want to run into in a dark alley .
A mother told she had terminal cancer by doctors who ignored her pleas for help 13 times has made a miracle recovery following the UK's first operation of its kind .
A woman has revealed how cruel bullies taunted her daily at school, calling her names like 'pig nose' and 'no nose' .
The beds are consumed by moss instead of customers at this abandoned hotel .
ESCAPING A LANDFILL FUTURE, these amazing science fiction inspired sculptures are made from everyday objects .
DIPPING his head into the vase of water, this little squirrel takes a refreshing break from an afternoon of eating .
AS graffiti goes, this giant mural of a sweet little girl tenderly watering a tree beneath her is a far cry from what you usually see emblazoned across cities .