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 soap bubble lands on the frosty ground and creates a shimmering snow globe as crystals form around it .
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 little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .
FIFTEEEN years after it was closed pictures by a British teacher show the calamity Hong Kong airport that was closed for being too dangerous .
HUDDLING under a leaf, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls take shelter from the rain .
Enjoying life’s little pleasures is something that many struggle to do .
This hungry white tiger has just one thing on her mind - to taste fresh meat .
A diver attempts to control rising numbers of lionfish by feeding the venomous species to Caribbean reef sharks .
An osprey soars through the air at 30 miles per hour before swooping down to catch its prey from a lake .
It's incredible to think anyone could live in such horrendous squalor - yet two men have been prosecuted for keeping their homes in such revolting conditions that it was no longer fit for their animals .
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .
