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.
HIDDEN in the middle of the Mojave Desert, a secret oasis awaits intrepid travellers .
A family of foster carers are facing bankruptcy and homelessness after they signed up to a Government scheme to renovate their house to be used for disabled children's short breaks .
JUDGE BLASTED FOR LETTING PAEDO WALK FREE A PERVERT who sexually assaulted two young girls on an allotment, telling them he was brushing spiders off them, has walked free from court – because jailing him was ‘unfair’ on his family .
WIDE EYED and staring straight down the lens of the camera, this intrigued seal is ready for his close up .
POWERFUL bolts of lightning illuminate the night sky in an incredible autumn storm over the Sardinian coastline .
SOME OF the sea’s most terrifying creatures show their softer side as they join a group of diners for lunch .
A disabled sheep is enjoying a new fleece of life after receiving a specially-designed wheelchair .
A TAXIDERMY truck spotted in America’s Deep South could be the most gruesome wagon on the road .
Pouncing down on top of his twin brother, these two snow leopard cubs practice their kung-fu moves .
TUGGING at his exhausted mum's ears, a beautiful baby orangutan refuses to settle for a nap as he begins a game of peek-a-boo .
A young otter wades through a lake with his eyes set on an older rival’s fish .
The aurora lights captured in Blair Nebraska, America - WITH electrifying purple and illuminous green brightening up the night sky, this is the rare moment a flash of 'sprite' lightening was captured on camera .