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.
THIS UNUSUAL collaboration between a mother and her two-year-old daughter makes for some stunning works of art .
CREATED over 60 years ago, this weighty machine was the Photoshop of its time .
An NHS 111 call handler who was forced to save her own life after contracting sepsis has walked down the aisle at her dream wedding .
AN Irish woman has become the first adult in the world to receive a revolutionary REMOTE CONTROLLED 'ROBO SPINE', which uses magnets to combat the effects of scoliosis .
An intrepid photographer travelled to the abandoned ghost town of Bodie in northern California to capture the historic buildings that are trapped in time .
A transgender woman has revealed how she was able to fund her transformation using £100K gifted to her by online admirers .
A five-week-old newborn from Fife has become the UK’s youngest beauty pageant baby .
ESCAPING A LANDFILL FUTURE, these amazing science fiction inspired sculptures are made from everyday objects .
Oday she is a picture of health - a happy, smiling child, enjoying life to the full .
STARING eagerly into the camera, this little toad is full of curiosity .
An owl swoops through the air before making an unorthodox landing - right on top of an unsuspecting man's head .
This cheeky chappie is getting into all kinds of monkey business as he enjoys cooling off on a scorching hot day .