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 German photographer travelled around Africa where he met and photographed members of tribes in a series of intimate portraits .
Full of tired and busy commuters, these underground stations are rarely admired for their architecture or beauty .
The Royal Mail moggy, who is now facing eviction from the premises – MEET the Royal Mail moggy facing eviction from the sorting room by an ‘elf n’ safety diktat .
STEPFORD wives from the 1950's and 60's are performing history's most sexist exercise programme .
BALANCING on top of a tree, this bear cub puts her climbing skills to the test .
An artist has NAILED IT by creating beautiful and perfectly precise artwork using a hammer and 30,000 nails .
Balanced on one leg, a frog assumes the crane kick martial arts stance made famous in the movie The Karate Kid .
DIPPING his head into the vase of water, this little squirrel takes a refreshing break from an afternoon of eating .
A mum-of-two has splashed out £20k on her seven reborn dolls, but refuses to treat her real kids .
SOME OF the sea’s most terrifying creatures show their softer side as they join a group of diners for lunch .
Struggling home entertainment chain Blockbuster has been slammed for advertising its workers' jobs while they are still in them in order to scare them into working harder .
TOMORROW (Saturday) marks the 28th anniversary of the nuclear disaster that left the city of Chernobyl devastated .