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 woman with a rare condition that means she collapses every time she laughs fears she may have passed the rare illness onto her young son .
Sprawled out on top of a log, this sleeping leopard takes a relaxing break from his daily routine .
An Italian photographer travelled to the highlands of New Guinea where he met an Indonesian tribe untouched by the modern world .
Ornate chandeliers and mahogany panelling give a glimpse into this abandoned building's former glory after it's been left to rot for the past decade .
GLAMPING is taken to a whole new level in the form of the luxurious Pop-Up Hotel .
A young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .
Ashlee, 20, has always known that she was supposed to be a girl .
A diabetic who was addicted to energy drinks has lost 8st after doctors warned her habit was blinding her .
ALL IS not as it seems in these deceptive cityscapes .
A Romanian woman is celebrating her new job as a knife-thrower’s assistant after leaving her family behind to move to the UK .
PERCHED on a branch, this Little Owl plays third wheel to two love birds .
A project to create an underwater tribute to the stone Moai statues of Easter Island ended in disaster when 15 replica structures were destroyed after toppling from a boat and into the sea .