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 across a 65-metre-high viaduct in the Alps, the red carriages of the Bernina Express add a splash of colour to the spectacular snow-covered Swiss surroundings .

A woman has spent over £11k to get the perfect body after a 9st weight loss left her with excess skin .

A small Indian monkey is seemingly gob-smacked after reading the latest stock market news .

SURROUNDED by tens of thousands of fish, this outnumbered diver is dwarfed by a mass of sea life .

The family of a disabled boy who died in a tragic accident at a care home have received a four figure payout after an inquest heard carers allowed him to fall rather than restrain him because of "health and safety" fears .

A skydiver cheated death after plunging 13,000 feet without his parachute opening but survived after landing in a bog .

Scurrying along the branch of a tree, a little squirrel pushes a pram packed full of Easter treats .

A Crohn's sufferer has slammed doctors who allegedly accused her of being anorexic after she lost 10st in just three months .

A brave cricket takes his chances as he sits on top of this green papua tree frog .

A medical student has gone from chunky to hunky after being dumped by his ex- girlfriend for being too 'chubby' .

Fishermen in Myanmar have perfected an unusual fishing technique by carefully balancing on one leg .