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.
A man who developed anorexia as a teen has told that dying for 20 minutes helped shock him into recovery .
From vibrant blues to dazzling oranges, these eye catching hummingbirds proudly show off their impressive colours .
A father-of-one stunned his wife of twenty-five years after revealing his secret love of POLE DANCING .
Beautiful turquoise waves rise and fall in a series of stunning images taken along the coastline of south-eastern Australia .
A Crohn's sufferer has told of her humiliation after she soiled herself when a Co-op staff member reportedly refused to let her use the toilet .
A cheeky owl fancies a game of hide and seek as it peeps out from behind a tree .
The sun is finally out, bringing a smile to many people’s faces – including this cute little dormouse’s! Grinning from ear to ear, this tiny dormouse appears to have been tickled by something as it clambered up this flower, basking in the sunshine, whilst having a little laugh to himself .
A Romanian photographer has captured the unique patterns of hundreds of human eyes in a series of striking macro shots .
A mother-of-three who weighed almost 16st has revealed how she lost 7 .
A woman with a rare condition that means she collapses every time she laughs fears she may have passed the rare illness onto her young son .
Full of tired and busy commuters, these underground stations are rarely admired for their architecture or beauty .
A British photographer has captured the beauty of London in a stunning series of landscapes shots .