Blonde teen Jess Stubbs has certainly got girl power - as Britain’s youngest TRUCKER. The 18-year-old from Wetton, Derbyshire spends her days behind the wheel of her enormous 44 tonne HGV lorry, transporting goods across the country.The Road Haulage Association have confirmed Jess is the youngest female trucker in the UK. Arnold Monk, head of training, said: “She is the youngest commercial, female truck driver in the UK. 18 is the minimum age that anyone can take a truck driving test.
Southern England, the south-west and west Wales have been warned to expect more wild weather, with heavy rain and high tides possibly leading to coastal flooding and travel disruption over the weekend .
A Birmingham man inspired by sci-fi film Wall-E, has created a one- wheeled vehicle, controlled by signals from his BRAIN .
Families in an Indian slum put their lives on the line by living on top of an ACTIVE railway track .
STRETCHING his little legs in the air, a smiley leaf-tailed gecko breaks free from his old, scaly skin .
OFFERING a glimpse into the past, a mash-up of old and new photographs show how the world’s biggest cities have changed .
An Italian photographer travelled to Chile where he visited several star-gazing sites, home to some of the world's most advanced telescopes, located in the spectacular setting of the Atacama desert .
This cheeky chappie is getting into all kinds of monkey business as he enjoys cooling off on a scorching hot day .
Fishermen in Myanmar have perfected an unusual fishing technique by carefully balancing on one leg .
Meet the human CCTV: a PCSO with a memory for faces so sharp he has apprehended more than 130 suspects in the last year alone with his eagle eyed talents .
A disabled sheep is enjoying a new fleece of life after receiving a specially-designed wheelchair .
The lighthouses of Brittany, from Brest to Le Conquet, stand tall on France’s north-western coast against stunning scenery .