A COUNCIL has come under fire for slapping fines on people’s GRAVESTONES for breaching petty regulations on pot plants. Disgusted mourners have arrived at their loved ones graves to find penalty notices insensitively stuck to the headstones, demanding money for having more than one pot plant. Several visitors to Alfreton Cemetery in Derbyshire were met with a letter from Amber Valley Borough Council stating they had to pay for a garden permit.
A hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws .
PUCKERING up and enjoying some quality time, these are the most lovable monkeys on the planet .
NEVER mind being careful not to choke on your food, this mother bird has a bigger challenge on her hands, as her ravenous offspring impatiently launches its head down into her stomach .
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VENTURING into the ocean with self-made spears and nets, the fishermen of Zanzibar put their lives on the line when they catch food for their families .
DIVING boffins fired harpoons into 30-foot-long whale sharks in a bid to put the sea-beasts on Google Maps .
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SURROUNDED by a snowstorm, these young polar bears battle the elements - as well as each other .
What lies beneath this building site? Britain's great hope of winning the pre-WW2 arms race against Nazi Germany .
A host of websites that are almost twenty years old are collecting a cult following thanks to their retro appeal .
TOWERING 65 metres into the sky, this terrifying accent is a dream for climbers .