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.
FROM the rolling hills of the Scottish highlands to looming chalk cliffs in Sussex, these stunning photographs capture the spectacular beauty of Great Britain .
A curious red squirrel takes a break from collecting nuts and tries her hand at photography .
When couples talk about wanting a white wedding, few will be referring to getting hitched on a glacier sat on top of an active volcano .
These adorable pictures show the moment two cuddly red panda cubs take their first look at the outside world and are weighed for the very first time .
The claws come out at meal time as a group of white tailed eagles brawl over road-kill .
HOPPING onto the scales, these adorable baby Humboldt penguins are ready for their first weigh-in .
With an abandoned tricycle sitting in an empty corridor, this derelict but once grand mansion could be the setting for The Shining .
From a floating jelly fish to a relaxed seal, Britain’s unappreciated beach life is captured above and below the water .
THIS DANGER-mad female pensioner could be the oldest Brit to cage dive with CROCODILES .
ROLLING around in the snow, these young brown bears take a break from their play fight to share a tender hug with one another .
A lazy otter finds the ideal spot to soak up the sun and sleep off his lunch .
Lying angelically with a range of expressions etched on their tiny faces, little bundles of joy are innocently captured in their first few days in these adorable photographs .