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.
Exibiting their superhuman strength these ants look ready to create an art attack by lifting pencils several thousand times their own weight .
AT 4,800 metres high and just three metres wide, this is the most dangerous road in the world .
AN expectant mum suffered crippling contractions lasting a gruelling two months, due to complications from a rare condition .
Working at a height of 36,000ft, pilots may have the best view in the world .
DIVING down at a speed of 75mph, this is the moment a hungry osprey caught his prey .
This tranquil setting stretches for miles as the sun sets behind the mountain .
At first glance it might look like someone has taken their revenge on the makers of those infuriating insurance ads .
Growing up, Jasmine Price, now four, loved watching her older sister, Mia Price, now 10, compete in beauty pageants .
A care worker who broke her spine after jumping from a window to escape a sex attack at the hands of a resident has called for tougher safety measures to protect care staff .
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .
A widow whose love rat ex-boyfriend left her homeless has had the last laugh after a judge ordered her ex to pay back £300,000 .
A photographer has transformed women with alopecia into stunning sirens - showing that bald is beautiful .