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.
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Gigantic 100ft waves create the perfect playground for dare-devil surfers from across the world .
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 .
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A lazy otter finds the ideal spot to soak up the sun and sleep off his lunch .
A man who was stabbed ten times in a frenzied and random attack has told how, two years on, he is too scared to leave his house without his STAB VEST .
A woman has lost a massive 15st after beating her addiction to cheese .
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Meet the real-life Little Bo Peep - a young woman who spends her days tending to her four pet SHEEP .
A couple have tied the knot in a spectacular Harry Potter-themed wedding which cost £45,000 .
A prolific drug dealer was caught red-handed in a car filled with amphetamines after he decided to park in a top copper's parking space - as a joke .
UNDERWATER and above-water seaside shots show the best of British beach-life .