A survivor of abuse has bravely waived her anonymity to tell how she was sexually assaulted from the age of nine - by her depraved grandad .

A man who conned tax officials out of £34 million and funded a lavish lifestyle of luxury hotels and restaurants has been jailed for one of the longest sentences in British criminal fraud history .

Forget One Direction and Cheryl Cole, a new calendar is celebrating Britain's real heroes - the nation's most inspiring mums .

STAIRWAY obsessed photographers have captured psychedelic shots that will mesmerise you .

Here’s a pair of shoes that really are fit for a princess, and with a price tag of more than £276,000, they are the most expensive shoes in the world .

A skydiver cheated death after plunging 13,000 feet without his parachute opening but survived after landing in a bog .

This longhorn beetle demon-strates a dark side as it looks just like the devil .

A HEIGHT-addicted airline pilot has taken pictures of the Dubai from 1,300-feet .

Full of tired and busy commuters, these underground stations are rarely admired for their architecture or beauty .

Villages on the Somerset Levels have faced weeks of flooding with no respite from the conditions in sight .

A SERENE turquoise glow glimmers from underneath these powerful icebergs .

MEET the underwater British seal who is so friendly he loves to grapple divers like a friendly puppy dog .