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.
Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg .
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A Romanian photographer has captured the unique patterns of hundreds of human eyes in a series of striking macro shots .
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BLOWING bubbles underwater, this adorable polar bear slides into his tank for a playful dip .
STARING eagerly into the camera, this little toad is full of curiosity .
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ROLLING across a 65-metre-high viaduct in the Alps, the red carriages of the Bernina Express add a splash of colour to the spectacular snow-covered Swiss surroundings .