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.
In the calm waters of Greenland, gigantic icebergs dwarf everything around them .
An osprey soars through the air at 30 miles per hour before swooping down to catch its prey from a lake .
A photographer has captured stunning photographs of the Milky Way above picturesque landscapes in the UK and Italy .
AT 4,800 metres high and just three metres wide, this is the most dangerous road in the world .
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 .
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .
ALL IS not as it seems in these deceptive cityscapes .
A tiny puppy who lost his front legs after being hit by a train has been given and new LEASH of life with a set of wheels .
EAGERLY BITING his nails, this little squirrel is clearly nervous of looming predators as he searches for his meal .
An aerial view of flooding in Gloucestershire .
A mining town in Australia’s outback appears to be completely deserted, but its residents have escaped the scorching heat by living in underground caves .
SAT with his arms folded and a cross look on his face, this Gorilla looks like he's had enough of the Christmas holidays already .