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 .

WITHOUT A care in the world, this little snow monkey puts his feet up and settles in for a snooze .

THIS incredible shimmer of silver fish mirrors the image of that of an underwater tornado .

A SPECTRUM of colours fills the sky during this spectacular and natural display of light .

A mother has spoken of her outrage after discovering her missing cat had been stolen - only to be told she cannot have its location due to the Data Protection Act .

Ashlee, 20, has always known that she was supposed to be a girl .

A woman was left fighting for her life after an eczema wound became infected and caused a deadly flesh-eating bug to ravish a hole in her arm .

This was the chaotic scene when the driver of a 4x4 vehicle became periously trapped under his vehicle for an HOUR when it overturned after a crash on a busy motorway .

UNDERWATER and above-water seaside shots show the best of British beach-life .

A BEAUTIFUL sight for the eyes and the imagination, these liquid sculptures take shape in many different colours and formations .

THE THOUGHT OF BECOMING shipwrecked on a remote destination would fill most holidaymakers with dread .

AN ANOREXIC dental nurse whose weight plummeted to less than four stone has won her NHS fight for more treatment .