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 couple have tied the knot in a spectacular Harry Potter-themed wedding which cost £45,000 .
CAUSING a splash, this determined kingfisher goes hunting for dinner .
A photographer has travelled the length of the UK capturing lighthouses and their picturesque surroundings .
POWERFUL bolts of lightning illuminate the night sky in an incredible autumn storm over the Sardinian coastline .
LIFTING their heads high and bumping beaks, these aggressive pelicans clash over fish .
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 .
STRETCHING his little legs in the air, a smiley leaf-tailed gecko breaks free from his old, scaly skin .
A British photographer has captured the beauty of London in a stunning series of landscapes shots .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
SPARKLING bright inside their box, it’s hard to believe these diamonds are made from the cremated remains of the deceased .
FORGET Thorpe Park this summer as this is a 50 mile-per-hour ride over the Colorado River CANYON .