N evil mugger who battered a Birmingham old soldier and fled with just £40 has been jailed for nine years. Frail Bill Hopkins, 79, suffered a broken jaw in the cowardly attack outside his home last November. Mugger Richard Christie , 48, pounced on the pensioner from behind, repeatedly punching and kicking him in the head. He ran off with the OAP's wallet - which contained the cash, bank cards and a card from his late wife's memorial service.
A unique business in Birkenhead, Merseyside is sure to leave you HALF-CUT with its unusual pub and barbers combination .
A woman brutally beaten in a revenge attack has slammed the soft sentence handed to her assailant .
If you had to scrape the snow off your car this morning or slip-slide your way into work over icy pavements spare a thought for these little critters .
These photographs of extreme weather capture storms furiously rolling across the sky above America .
A woman has lost an incredible 13st after a group of men cruelly threw a kebab at her as she walked down the street .
SAT with his arms folded and a cross look on his face, this Gorilla looks like he's had enough of the Christmas holidays already .
From vibrant blues to dazzling oranges, these eye catching hummingbirds proudly show off their impressive colours .
From the tails of fighter planes to black and white checked buildings, graveyards take different and unusual forms around the world .
EAGERLY BITING his nails, this little squirrel is clearly nervous of looming predators as he searches for his meal .
A woman has lost over 13st after beating her addiction to POTATOES .
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 .
Kevin Silva, 52 from Indiana in the USA, has spent an estimated £65K ($100K) on Batman trinkets over the years, and even keeps his 2,500-item haul in his very own basement 'Bat Cave' .