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 puppy bit off more than he could chew when he stole a six inch Chinese spare rib from his owner and swallowed it WHOLE, Cheeky Staffordshire bull terrier Rossi had his life SPARED when he underwent a life-saving operation to remove the bone from his stomach after swiping part of the takeaway meal .
Swirling water and sand create amazing aerial images of river deltas across Iceland .
AN ANGRY giraffe gave a bush-riding cyclist a scare when he stomped his £2K bike into the dirt .
Families in an Indian slum put their lives on the line by living on top of an ACTIVE railway track .
IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .
LYING back in the snow, these two polar bears share a cuddle as they call time out on playtime .
With their guts spewing and eyes hanging out, these are the cuddly toys children might be reluctant to curl up to .
WITH A wide smile plastered across his face, this little gecko is ready for his close up .
These uninvited guests ELEPHANTLY make their annual trip through the reception of this welcoming lodge .
A cricket perches on an unusual seat after crawling up the snout of a crocodile .
It's incredible to think anyone could live in such horrendous squalor - yet two men have been prosecuted for keeping their homes in such revolting conditions that it was no longer fit for their animals .
A SHOCKING cartoon of a black man carrying bags saying‘’zippadydoohdah zip-up immigrant bags’ has appeared in a shop window and is being investigated by police .