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 woman has revealed how she left her husband of 24 years, after falling in love with a man, 18 years her junior .
Andrea Kubinova, 30, from London, became great friends with serial killer and necrophiliac, Dennis Nilsen .
A cheeky gorilla sticks her tongue out and plays up for the camera at Bronx Zoo .
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
This is the moment a puffin delved into the ocean and bit off more than he could chew to collect a beak full of fish .
Suspended FIFTY metres in the air, this is the last place that you would expect to find a fine dining experience .
An aerial view of flooding in Gloucestershire .
LIKE A scene from A Bugs Life, these ants work on creating their own mini community .
Peering curiously into a basket hanging off the arms of a snowman, this little squirrel appears fascinated by the snowy figure .
Pic By HotSpot Media - SWASTIKA’S SPRAYED ON MOSQUE - RACIST graffiti including swastikas have been emblazoned on a £2 .
Swirling water and sand create amazing aerial images of river deltas across Iceland .
WITH SNOW COVERING the ground around them, these two polar bears play fight .