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 .

The lighthouses of Brittany, from Brest to Le Conquet, stand tall on France’s north-western coast against stunning scenery .

CLIMBING, falling and tugging on his weary mum, this little orangutan is up to all kinds of trouble .

Posh pooch owners are lapping their pets up in luxury by paying £1,500 for 22ct gold lined fine china DOG BOWLS .

Balanced on one leg, a frog assumes the crane kick martial arts stance made famous in the movie The Karate Kid .

An adorable little squirrel wakes from a nap and pops out his tongue for the camera .

A woman who was cyberstalked before being shot and paralysed by her ex-husband is campaigning to raise awareness for stalking victims .

The UK's first hotline - and possibly the galaxy's - for people who have been targeted by aliens has opened to the public .

While often referred to as the kings of the jungle, gorillas - for all their might - are notorious hydrophobes .

LOCATIONS bursting with vibrant greens and chestnut browns, these photographs capture the peaceful English countryside in all its glory .

A GLOWING range of greens and blues sweep across the sky in a spectacular display of light .

Heart pounding, Rebecca Cain jumped as a car door slammed on the street outside .