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 British jewellery designer with a passion for London's iconic Gherkin has created a pen with an INK-REDIBLE price tag of £27,500 .

TRYING their best to wriggle away, three adorable tiger cubs receive their health checks at Chester Zoo .

A middle-aged couple from Somerset have developed a rather unusual hobby to occupy their time: writing to killers on death row .

A curious red squirrel takes a break from collecting nuts and tries her hand at photography .

A Zumba-mad grandma has lost almost 14st after becoming addicted to the popular dance craze .

A Romanian woman is celebrating her new job as a knife-thrower’s assistant after leaving her family behind to move to the UK .

A care worker who broke her spine after jumping from a window to escape a sex attack at the hands of a resident has called for tougher safety measures to protect care staff .

BASKING in smug satisfaction, a confident squirrel gives a wink to the camera .

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

Pouncing down on top of his twin brother, these two snow leopard cubs practice their kung-fu moves .

A woman brutally beaten in a revenge attack has slammed the soft sentence handed to her assailant .