A gang whose £1-million supercar scam has echoes of the film Gone In Sixty Seconds has been jailed for a total of 12 years .

SOARING through the air, this is the moment a hungry tawny owl arrives home with dinner .

T least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon .

From the crisp, snow clad mountains to vivid bright blue rivers, these breath-taking photographs capture the incredible beauty of various landscapes across France and Italy .

COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .

With the vivid red smoke billowing into the sky amid the misty sand dunes, these are the blissful views provided at the break of dawn at a volcano .

FLOATING effortlessly on his back, this little otter laps up a rare glimmer of English spring sunshine .

A diver attempts to control rising numbers of lionfish by feeding the venomous species to Caribbean reef sharks .

AN ANGRY giraffe gave a bush-riding cyclist a scare when he stomped his £2K bike into the dirt .

A woman who had three botched nose jobs finally feels pretty after forking out £8 .

WELCOME to the pretty 122-inch-tall red dwelling that lays claim to the title of the UK's smallest house .

Exploding out of the water, a great white shark performs a backflip during a hunt for seals .