It's incredible to think anyone could live in such horrendous squalor - yet two men have been prosecuted for keeping their homes in such revolting conditions that it was no longer fit for their animals. The RSPCA has brought two separate cases to court against pet owners Michael Clifford Harness and Shaun Parkin, both from Hull, in what they are calling some of the worst conditions inspectors had ever witnessed. The flea infested homes were both found to be housing several animals, some who had infections from the revolting conditions including one dog that had chewed off its own tail. Inspectors at the animal charity were shocked to discover the properties teeming with fleas, covered in urine and faeces and filled with rubbish. Most of the animals were found to be starving.
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 .
AN American accountant has grown the world's biggest MELON and smashed his way into the record books with his mammoth 350 .
FLOATING effortlessly on his back, this little otter laps up a rare glimmer of English spring sunshine .
In the calm waters of Greenland, gigantic icebergs dwarf everything around them .
MASKED intruders look sinister but really they are a gang of urban exploring pranksters .
STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .
COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .
WITH the phosphorescent blobs and mesmerising patterns, these spectacular images may look like the hall marks of an enchanted forest but it is in fact the scene of thousands of dancing FIREFLIES .
FULLY equipped with a kitchen and lounge, it's hard to believe this modern holiday let is actually a BUS .
Scurrying along the branch of a tree, a little squirrel pushes a pram packed full of Easter treats .
A young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .
A curious red squirrel takes a break from collecting nuts and tries her hand at photography .