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.
Soldiers standing guard outside the Woolwich barracks in London - Two terror suspects are under armed guard in separate hospitals in London after a serving soldier was hacked to death in the street .
When mum-of-three Becky Tully was told she couldn’t have any more children due to health reasons, she refused to give up on having the little girl she had always wanted .
Swimming side by side with divers, these manatees will do anything they can to stay warm .
STEPFORD wives from the 1950's and 60's are performing history's most sexist exercise programme .
A teenager has beaten anorexia after becoming so ill that her mum planned her funeral .
A cheeky chipmunk offers some of his spare food, before deciding against the idea and shoving the extra peanut into his already crammed mouth .
A BLIND school-girl whose growth has been stunted by a rare medical condition is finding her feet again with the help of a specially made mini-cane .
An artist has transformed traditional Thanksgiving dinners into mini-masterpieces .
CLIMBING, falling and tugging on his weary mum, this little orangutan is up to all kinds of trouble .
A 20st mum-of-four who was dangerously obese has lost half her body weight after her son drew her as a BLOB at school .
Blonde teen Jess Stubbs has certainly got girl power - as Britain’s youngest TRUCKER .
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 .