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 frilled lizard appears to be belting out a tune as it sits in a tree with its mouth open wide .
Struggling home entertainment chain Blockbuster has been slammed for advertising its workers' jobs while they are still in them in order to scare them into working harder .
Families in an Indian slum put their lives on the line by living on top of an ACTIVE railway track .
GIANT garden sculptures don't beat about the bush .
A curious red squirrel takes a break from collecting nuts and tries her hand at photography .
A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .
A BLIND man was battered with a brick in a sickening attack by two thugs .
LIFTING their heads high and bumping beaks, these aggressive pelicans clash over fish .
A panic stricken kitten that got her head stuck in a car tyre has been freed by quick thinking RSPCA staff .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
Suspended FIFTY metres in the air, this is the last place that you would expect to find a fine dining experience .
SPARKLING bright inside their box, it’s hard to believe these diamonds are made from the cremated remains of the deceased .