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 .

These are the faces of orphans suffering from the horrifying effects of chemical warfare .

A luxury caravan with a price tag of ONE MILLION DOLLARS is due to hit the road later this year .

An Indonesian farmer is dragged through muddy water as he clings to the tails of two charging cows .

BLOWING bubbles underwater, this adorable polar bear slides into his tank for a playful dip .

A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .

HOTSPOT MEDIA - FUNKY BUMP: FROM MIRROR bellies to rainbow bumps these pregnancy casts of stone and bronze could be the funkiest way to preserve your bump for posterity .

A mother is living in fear after the stalker she holds responsible for her daughter's death is back on the streets, after serving just one year in prison .

Forget One Direction and Cheryl Cole, a new calendar is celebrating Britain's real heroes - the nation's most inspiring mums .

HIDING behind its flipper, this little seal comes over a little camera shy .

THIS cheeky gorilla tries his best to wriggle free from his mum .

T least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon .