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 .

A young mum has told how a phantom pregnancy almost destroyed her dream of having a second child .

A woman with a fear of flying claims she was humiliated after an Emirates airline staff member told her she could ‘go to prison for four years’ for possessing diazepam medication .

THE CRAZE for mimicking the video game Streetfighter has spread to the streets of London .

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

STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .

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

MEET the little lion of suburbia with a mane that makes him look like a mini-king of the jungle .

Most women would jump at the chance to put on some lipstick, sling on a pair of heels and head out for a romantic meal with their other half .

FROM A mini table and chairs to a detailed violin, it’s hard to believe these incredible sculptures are all carved into the nib of PENCILS .

A grandma who lost almost 12 stone after undergoing a gastric bypass has revealed that she now gets chatted up by men half her age .

A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .