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 HEIGHT-addicted airline pilot has taken pictures of the Dubai from 1,300-feet .
A woman has revealed how she almost died after she developed sepsis from a cold .
Working at a height of 36,000ft, pilots may have the best view in the world .
High street giant Harvey Nichols has come under fire for a "disgusting" ad campaign that depicts a woman peeing herself .
LUMINOUS green rocks could easily be a beach from Superman's homeland of Krypton .
AN ANGRY giraffe gave a bush-riding cyclist a scare when he stomped his £2K bike into the dirt .
A woman with a rare allergy to water has told how the condition is so severe it prevents her from KISSING her fiance .
GLIDING through the water, these delightful frogs show off their vibrant colours as they practice their FROG crawl .
A restaurant famed for creating the 3lb cheeseburger has unveiled its latest culinary challenge – the largest chilli cheese hotdog in Europe .
A Cheryl Fernandez-Versini lookalike has slammed skinny-shamers, after seeing her celebrity doppelganger abused for her tiny frame .
Louise McManaman, 50, from Liverpool, started seeing Ian Blackburn, 62, in November 2021 .
Fetching a tiny carrot and a head-shaped snowball, a red squirrel builds the perfect snowman .