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 photographs of extreme weather capture storms furiously rolling across the sky above America .

A chipmunk, with his cheeks full to bursting, has no intention of leaving with an empty stomach .

SAT ON top of a Brazilian turtle’s head, this little ladybird looks content as he studies his environment from a new height .

JUMPING and bouncing off one another, these young cheetahs enjoy some harmless fun .

CONTRASTING settings reveal some of England’s most beautiful landscapes in all their glory .

These beautiful photographs show how these playful pods of dolphins make their own fun by gliding, flipping and spinning through the air whilst enjoying the sun on their backs .

HOTSPOT MEDIA - WAVE-ING GOODBYE TO RUSH HOUR: WHILE most workers endure commuting chaos by road or rail everyday, one entrepreneur has come up with a novel way to get to the office - by KAYAK .

A woman has told how she saved the life of her own rapist after he overdosed on pills shortly after attacking her .

WELCOME to all that remains of Britain's once state-of-the-art military hospital where plastic surgery was pioneered for injured WW1 troops who survived the SOMME .

A SERENE turquoise glow glimmers from underneath these powerful icebergs .

SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive .