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.
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An American black bear mimics John Travolta’s famous Saturday Night Fever dance move by hurling its arm in the air .
Lauren Kilgariff, 29, was with husband, Shaun, 31, for four years .
SITTING on a burning sofa unable to move, one man turns his terrifying dreams into reality .