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.
WENDY Randall, 16, from Kent is now training to be a bodybuilder after recovering from anorexia .
A woman who suffered from body dysmorphic disorder has overcome her illness by becoming a LINGERIE MODEL .
From the tails of fighter planes to black and white checked buildings, graveyards take different and unusual forms around the world .
A lively lemon shark grins into the camera and showcases his impressive teeth .
SPLASHING around in a paddling pool, this little elephant soaks up the sunshine .
A mum who weighed just 8st 1lb at eight months pregnant has battled her eating disorder to give birth to a healthy baby girl .
A group of whale sharks gather to feed underneath a fisherman’s boat off the coast of Papua, Indonesia .
A five-week-old newborn from Fife has become the UK’s youngest beauty pageant baby .
HMS Ark Royal arrives in the Turkish port of Aliaga at the ship scrapping firm Leyal’s yard .
Meet the dog-loving woman who spends £20k a year looking after her 30 pet PUGS .
AN EXERCISING turtle and an ice-skating chick are hardly everyday exploits in the animal community .