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.
This may look like a monster car engine that will leave petrol heads in a spin, but it is in fact a rather snazzy looking COFFEE MACHINE .
AN EXERCISING turtle and an ice-skating chick are hardly everyday exploits in the animal community .
Southern England, the south-west and west Wales have been warned to expect more wild weather, with heavy rain and high tides possibly leading to coastal flooding and travel disruption over the weekend .
These photographs of extreme weather capture storms furiously rolling across the sky above America .
Meet the human CCTV: a PCSO with a memory for faces so sharp he has apprehended more than 130 suspects in the last year alone with his eagle eyed talents .
A mother-of-four has revealed how her daughter was stabbed to death by her ex partner, while their horrified children watched on .
A mother-of-three who weighed almost 16st has revealed how she lost 7 .
Sitting all alone on drift ice in the Arctic Ocean, this lonely little fella looks lost .
A first-time mum has told how she was allergic to her unborn baby after she developed an angry red rash all over her body .
An intrepid explorer hopes to be reunited with his travel partner, after his cuddly toy companion was stolen .
THIS DANGER-mad female pensioner could be the oldest Brit to cage dive with CROCODILES .
SQUEEZING their furry faces through a hole in a tree, a trio of curious baby squirrels leave their nest for the first time to explore their surroundings .