A rare manuscript of one of Charlotte Bronte’s earliest poems went under the hammer today and fetched nearly £100,000 – double what it was expected to get. The poem, called I've been wandering in the greenwoods, was written when the famous novelist was just 13-years-old and is said to be extremely rare - with only two others being traced in the last 40-years. It was sold at an auction by Bonhams in London where it was bought for a staggering £92,450 by an unidentified buyer from abroad. The auctioneers had previously estimated it would sell for £45,000. The signed manuscript, dated 14 December 1829, is written on a small slip of paper about three inches in size in such small writing that it cannot be easily read without a magnifying glass.
A BROWN bear wades through waters in Alaska and waits for his lunch .
FULL OF STUNNING colours and swirling shapes, the furrows on these fields create a mix of mesmerising patterns .
SQUABBLING over the last piece of grain, these hungry squirrels are determined to stock up on as much food as possible .
A mining town in Australia’s outback appears to be completely deserted, but its residents have escaped the scorching heat by living in underground caves .
As sunlight cascades through its vibrant stained glass windows, every inch of the Nasir-ol-Mulk Mosque bursts with colour .
This may look like a monster car engine that will leave petrol heads in a spin, but it is in fact a rather snazzy looking COFFEE MACHINE .
A disabled sheep is enjoying a new fleece of life after receiving a specially-designed wheelchair .
A hypnotherapist filmed himself sexually abusing a 19-year-old patient while she was in a trance-like state .
A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .
PICKING up a tiny tea-pot with its paws, a little red squirrel struggles to prepare its morning tea .
SNEAKING slowly into the water, this Bengal tiger plans a vicious attack on three unsuspecting deer .
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 .