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 BABY-faced burglar is starting a seven year stretch in custody after being nabbed by a Jaffa Cake .

While often referred to as the kings of the jungle, gorillas - for all their might - are notorious hydrophobes .

An osprey soars through the air at 30 miles per hour before swooping down to catch its prey from a lake .

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

STARING open-mouthed into the camera, this shocked fish looks out of place in the middle of its angry friends .

VENTURING into the ocean with self-made spears and nets, the fishermen of Zanzibar put their lives on the line when they catch food for their families .

AN ANGRY giraffe gave a bush-riding cyclist a scare when he stomped his £2K bike into the dirt .

A young woman who once weighed the same as 12-year-old girl has told how a severely malnourished cat helped save her life and beat her anorexia .

Gigantic 100ft waves create the perfect playground for dare-devil surfers from across the world .

A makeup artist from the West Midlands magically transforms herself into famous cartoon characters using body paint .

If you had to scrape the snow off your car this morning or slip-slide your way into work over icy pavements spare a thought for these little critters .