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.
SPURTING water 20ft into the air, this is one well you wouldn't want to dip your bucket into .
CCTV shows a dark figure dumping the dog- A pet dog suffering with cancer has been put down after being dumped at an animal rescue in what officials said is the worst abandonment of any animal they have witnessed .
FULL OF STUNNING colours and swirling shapes, the furrows on these fields create a mix of mesmerising patterns .
A BAMBI was dramatically caught in mid-air by a greedy Nile crocodile in a once-in-a-million flying pincer move .
WITH STUNNING colours and serene scenes, these photographs capture the otherworldly beauty of the English coast .
A woman has spoken of her heartbreak after she was rejected by an adoption agency because of her pregnancy phobia .
The lighthouses of Brittany, from Brest to Le Conquet, stand tall on France’s north-western coast against stunning scenery .
DIVING boffins fired harpoons into 30-foot-long whale sharks in a bid to put the sea-beasts on Google Maps .
EAGERLY BITING his nails, this little squirrel is clearly nervous of looming predators as he searches for his meal .
WENDY Randall, 16, from Kent is now training to be a bodybuilder after recovering from anorexia .
Made up of 40,000 pieces, putting in over 200 hours of work and blunting endless blades, this is the final result for the world’s largest jigsaw, finally finished on Wednesday .
WELCOME to the Hidden Beach - the world's most idyllic BOMB SITE .