Recovering from a rare form of breast cancer, Deborah Barnett, 43, of Stoke-on-Trent, thought she'd made it through the worst, but she was betrayed by former colleague Sandra Ramsay, of Mow Cop Road, Mow Cop, Stoke-on-Trent. The 36-year-old participated in a fundraiser for a cancer charity at ASDA and stole the proceeds. This September, Sandra pleaded guilty to three counts of theft, having pocketed the £496 she raised, as well as £123.21 from ASDA, and £30.50 worth of clothing. At North Staffordshire Magistrates Court, Sandra was sentenced to a twelve-month community order, and ordered to pay £650 compensation, plus court costs.
A BLIND man was battered with a brick in a sickening attack by two thugs .
LYING flat out on his back, this little meerkat makes the most of the English sunshine .
A PENSIONER was left with a fractured jaw after being beaten and robbed outside his home in Birmingham last weekend .
This longhorn beetle demon-strates a dark side as it looks just like the devil .
Scurrying along the branch of a tree, a little squirrel pushes a pram packed full of Easter treats .
SWIMMING next to 40 tonne whales, dare-devil divers take the plunge with these gentle giants of the sea .
CAUSING a splash, this determined kingfisher goes hunting for dinner .
A ROAD KILL munching Scot has chewed on everything from a dead squirrel to an unlucky crow – all in the name of art .
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MEET the little lion of suburbia with a mane that makes him look like a mini-king of the jungle .
More weather chaos is heading our way, with ice and snow already hitting areas across Birmingham .
INSIDE Britain's last Naval hospital where scurvy was cured looks like an NHS time capsule .