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.
ROLLING across a 65-metre-high viaduct in the Alps, the red carriages of the Bernina Express add a splash of colour to the spectacular snow-covered Swiss surroundings .
PUSHING the diver out of his way, this little sea turtle shows he’s not in the mood for photographs .
A family of foster carers are facing bankruptcy and homelessness after they signed up to a Government scheme to renovate their house to be used for disabled children's short breaks .
At first glance what might look like ordinary rusty bridge and road railings, are in fact amazing works of art .
A Game of Thrones obsessed couple have fallen in love after meeting at a comic convention dressed as lovestruck characters Daenerys Targaryen and Khal Drago .
LIFTING their heads high and bumping beaks, these aggressive pelicans clash over fish .
A cricket perches on an unusual seat after crawling up the snout of a crocodile .
From vivid greens to glowing pinks, the colours of the aurora borealis fill the night sky above a snow covered Lapland .
A BLIND man was battered with a brick in a sickening attack by two thugs .
These photographs of extreme weather capture storms furiously rolling across the sky above America .
A BUMPER season of births has left zoo with three of the cutest exotic kittens you're likely to see .
PERCHED on a branch, this Little Owl plays third wheel to two love birds .