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.
HEARTWARMING belongings lie abandoned in this eerie former dairy farm which has been left to crumble away for decades .
MAKING himself at home, this little snail perches happily on top of this frog's head .
From the crisp, snow clad mountains to vivid bright blue rivers, these breath-taking photographs capture the incredible beauty of various landscapes across France and Italy .
A Canadian couple celebrated their engagement by recreating iconic moments from the film The Notebook .
A frilled lizard appears to be belting out a tune as it sits in a tree with its mouth open wide .
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Exploding out of the water, a great white shark performs a backflip during a hunt for seals .
TUGGING at his exhausted mum's ears, a beautiful baby orangutan refuses to settle for a nap as he begins a game of peek-a-boo .
AN ANOREXIC dental nurse whose weight plummeted to less than four stone has won her NHS fight for more treatment .