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 .

A panic stricken kitten that got her head stuck in a car tyre has been freed by quick thinking RSPCA staff .

Swimming side by side with divers, these manatees will do anything they can to stay warm .

Lying angelically with a range of expressions etched on their tiny faces, little bundles of joy are innocently captured in their first few days in these adorable photographs .

A German photographer travelled around Africa where he met and photographed members of tribes in a series of intimate portraits .

From a platter of finger licking chicken wings to a bowl of Chinese noodle soup, these foodie snaps are enough to make your savoury saliva glands drool .

CLIMBING, falling and tugging on his weary mum, this little orangutan is up to all kinds of trouble .

Walking down the street in her local town, heads turn as Jessica Villafane passes by .

A blanket of fog is lit up by the colourful glowing lights of the city below .

Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .

Pictures of John Anslow a prisoner who escaped from a prison escort van in North Worcestershire Monday, 23 January .

Pint- size Maci Winters only has one wish this Christmas - to be as tall as the other boys and girls on the school playground .