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 .

TWO Little Owls perch on a fence as they enjoy their dinner .

KICKING back and relaxing with his arms outstretched, this chilled-out frog appears to be loving life as he takes some time out on a water lily leaf .

TWIN SISTERS from Australia have taken their sisterly bond to the extreme by spending £150,000 to look IDENTICAL .

Peering curiously into a basket hanging off the arms of a snowman, this little squirrel appears fascinated by the snowy figure .

Gigantic 100ft waves create the perfect playground for dare-devil surfers from across the world .

SOME OF the sea’s most terrifying creatures show their softer side as they join a group of diners for lunch .

From squids to Star Wars, these flipping marvellous creations are pancake portraits .

COULD this £5,000 auction of Paul McCartney’s Liverpool front door be the most bizarre celebrity sale yet? The door, which looks-like it may have been knocked – and possibly kicked – very hard during its past, was used by members of Britain’s most famous band to visit lead-singer Paul McCartney when he lived at the address from 1955 to 1964 .

THIS astonishing film shows the moment a hit-and-run driver ploughed into a woman and a toddler on a Coventry street .

FEAST your eyes on the £500K coin-covered Range Rover that could be the world’s most blinged-out car .

A panic stricken kitten that got her head stuck in a car tyre has been freed by quick thinking RSPCA staff .