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 .

GIANT garden sculptures don't beat about the bush .

A hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws .

A woman was diagnosed with cancer after a cyst left her so bloated medics were convinced she was pregnant .

Gabrielle Dale, 26, was subjected to seven years of coercive control and physical abuse at the hands of her violent boyfriend Sean Owen, 29 .

THIS is the incredible moment a pelican throws a fish into the air and SLAM DUNKS it into its enormous throat sack .

RESTING his weary head on his flipper, this little seal pup takes a much needed nap after an afternoon of strenuous yoga .

GUITARISTS that want to lay down some slick licks will soon be able to get their hands on a brand new guitar - made from oil cans .

INSIDE Britain's last Naval hospital where scurvy was cured looks like an NHS time capsule .

Soldiers standing guard outside the Woolwich barracks in London - Two terror suspects are under armed guard in separate hospitals in London after a serving soldier was hacked to death in the street .

SLEEPING within touching distance of wild African animals might not be everyone's idea of a relaxing break .

SITTING on a burning sofa unable to move, one man turns his terrifying dreams into reality .