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 group of whale sharks gather to feed underneath a fisherman’s boat off the coast of Papua, Indonesia .
FROM ICE bubbles to boiling lava, these photographs highlight the stunning shapes and patterns found in nature .
SURROUNDED by tens of thousands of fish, this outnumbered diver is dwarfed by a mass of sea life .
THIS astonishing film shows the moment a hit-and-run driver ploughed into a woman and a toddler on a Coventry street .
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ROLLING across a 65-metre-high viaduct in the Alps, the red carriages of the Bernina Express add a splash of colour to the spectacular snow-covered Swiss surroundings .
A SPECTACULAR array of stars fills the night sky as they soar over this active volcano .
A former obese woman has told how she lost 19st, but was so terrified of gaining weight that she ended up developing an eating disorder .
A terrifying prankster has given unsuspecting urban explorers the fright of their lives .
A teacher has told how she was attacked by a murderer on her way home from a night out but courageously managed to charm him out of strangling her .
AFTER splashing out on sexy black lingerie, Paige Way was excited for a romantic night away at a swanky hotel with her boyfriend .
SHOVELLING food into his mouth, this hungry gorilla enjoys a peaceful moment at dinner time .