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.
Marina Afonina, now 51, from Northampton, met Ioan Budea in 2006 .
From the rolling hills of the Brecon Beacons to the still waters in the Lake District, these photographs capture autumnal landscapes across Great Britain perfectly .
Dogs catch waves at the Coronado Bay dog surf championships Saturday 22nd June 2013- DOG SURFING mutts have never looked so gnarly .
FOR someone who hates milk, pensioner Steve Wheeler has got an udder-lot of it - nearly 20,000 bottles in fact .
A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .
A hero dog has saved the life of her asthmatic owner after waking her up during a severe asthma attack .
A woman has lost over 13st after beating her addiction to POTATOES .
A woman has spent over £11k to get the perfect body after a 9st weight loss left her with excess skin .
While often referred to as the kings of the jungle, gorillas - for all their might - are notorious hydrophobes .
A woman has revealed how she left her husband of 24 years, after falling in love with a man, 18 years her junior .
A British diver has set a new world record for the longest warm water scuba dive by spending a mammoth 49 hours and 56 minutes under water .