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 .

ROLLING up snow in its tiny paws, this little squirrel is looking for a snowball fight .

WEARING tiny Christmas accessories, these adorable babies get into the spirit of the season .

A diver looks like a minnow as she swims alongside a gigantic whale shark, the largest species of fish on the planet .

A mum-of-two has revealed how she accidentally set her face on fire while lighting a cigarette .

COURAGEOUS CLIMBERS scale frozen waterfalls in Canada, as the ice threatens to collapse beneath them .

A shoe designer from London has spent a whopping £30,000 on Hello Kitty memorabilia .

These are the fascinating pictures of miniature table sculptures molded around bonsai trees that take up to a painstaking 18 months to create .

A lively lemon shark grins into the camera and showcases his impressive teeth .

Hot Air Balloon tour across Cappadocia, Turkey – With the sun rising in the distance and the spectacular landscapes below, these are the breathtaking views afforded from a hot air balloon flight in Turkey .

A stunning ice cave in Iceland is illuminated by sunlight as the bright blue ice appears glow inside .

NEVER mind being careful not to choke on your food, this mother bird has a bigger challenge on her hands, as her ravenous offspring impatiently launches its head down into her stomach .