An amputee who was cruelly nicknamed 'peg-leg' by school bullies has conquered her insecurities to become a model .

HUDDLED together on a branch, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls soak up the sun .

Sam Notaro built his own flood defences to protect his four-bedroom home in Moorland, Somerset Flooding is likely to get worse around Somerset as groundwater levels continue to rise .

A middle-aged couple from Somerset have developed a rather unusual hobby to occupy their time: writing to killers on death row .

WIDE EYED and staring straight down the lens of the camera, this intrigued seal is ready for his close up .

High up in the mountains and thousands of feet off the ground, a party of climbers were in for a shock as they came face to face with this frightening leap of faith .

With the full moon looming behind him, this polar bear nestles down for the night .

A woman has spent over £11k to get the perfect body after a 9st weight loss left her with excess skin .

An elegant snowy owl spreads her wings and glides effortlessly above the snow covered field .

SPURTING water 20ft into the air, this is one well you wouldn't want to dip your bucket into .

A woman brutally beaten in a revenge attack has slammed the soft sentence handed to her assailant .

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 .