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 .

It's incredible to think anyone could live in such horrendous squalor - yet two men have been prosecuted for keeping their homes in such revolting conditions that it was no longer fit for their animals .

STRIKING photos capture nature at its most raw and powerful during Earth’s most electrifying event .

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

A woman has been left scarred for life after a botched eye lift burnt her eyelids .

A mother-of-four has revealed how her daughter tragically took her own life after being subjected to horrific abuse at the hands of her ex-partner .

CRAZY BEARDS come into their GROWN when they've been twisted and waxed into shape .

THIS UNUSUAL collaboration between a mother and her two-year-old daughter makes for some stunning works of art .

FULL OF STUNNING colours and swirling shapes, the furrows on these fields create a mix of mesmerising patterns .

An Australian beach is illuminated by an enticing neon blue glow as a rare phenomenon lights up the water .

A young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .

Grandmother Janet Kirby was told she couldn't board her plane home after being accused of assault .