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 .

ROLLING across a 65-metre-high viaduct in the Alps, the red carriages of the Bernina Express add a splash of colour to the spectacular snow-covered Swiss surroundings .

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 .

AN UNEMPLOYED factory worker has proved his immunity to snake venom by letting a deadly mamba bite his bare arm .

FOR most people, spending a night locked up in a cell would be undesirable .

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

A little boy whose brain grew inside his nose has been described as the 'real-life Pinocchio' by his proud mum .

Pinning a purple flower into her bleach blonde hair, pretty Ava admired herself in the mirror .

Fetching a tiny carrot and a head-shaped snowball, a red squirrel builds the perfect snowman .

These images of vintage cars, bikes and vans, pictured all over the world, could easily have come from a globetrotting petrol-head’s photo album .

Sprawled out on top of a log, this sleeping leopard takes a relaxing break from his daily routine .

An American man continues on his mission to document his journey around the globe by completing a world map tattoo on his back .