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 San Antonio Zoo in Texas has welcomed a bizarre new addition - a two-headed turtle named Thelma and Louise .

A family of foster carers are facing bankruptcy and homelessness after they signed up to a Government scheme to renovate their house to be used for disabled children's short breaks .

A woman has revealed how she almost died after she developed sepsis from a cold .

SOARING through the air, this is the moment a hungry tawny owl arrives home with dinner .

YOU’VE heard of the northern lights now feast your eyes on the natural wonder of the SOUTHERN lights .

DASHING through the snow, this little stoat is on the lookout for a Christmas feast .

A soap bubble lands on the frosty ground and creates a shimmering snow globe as crystals form around it .

A photographer from the United Arab Emirates travelled to Pakistan where he captured the lives of local people in a series of expressive portraits .

A woman has revealed how she was left scarred for life after accidentally falling into a bonfire at a friend’s BBQ .

A woman who left a fellow nightclubber needing plastic surgery after savagely biting her on the hand because she was hungry, has been spared prison .

EAGERLY BITING his nails, this little squirrel is clearly nervous of looming predators as he searches for his meal .