'Influential businessman' Evgeniy Romanov, 52, avoids jail, despite a host of other 'trophies'.

More craters expected to form due to such eruptions as permafrost melts - and they ARE caused by global warming releasing methane gas.

Alexei Gorulenko confessed to keeping himself alive by eating human flesh, but denied killing Olga Kurochkina's husband.

Roman Afanasyev, 31, faces up to 3 years in jail after dangling her out of car window, and posing on rooftop edge clutching child upside down.

This year sees the 400th anniversary of the House of Romanov, the Russian royal family thrown on the scrapheap of history in 1917.

He ekes out a living in the remote village of Dubinka, population 15. 

Askar Smagulov, 25, was wounded when attacker 'plunged 10-centimetre blade into his eye socket after late night row over noise'.

Businessman has spoken candidly over the controversial events of the 1990s, admitting he paid protection money to criminal gangs.