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.
VENTURING into the ocean with self-made spears and nets, the fishermen of Zanzibar put their lives on the line when they catch food for their families .
WITH HIS PAW covering his mouth, this cheeky cub looks amused by something .
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 .
The claws come out at meal time as a group of white tailed eagles brawl over road-kill .
Enjoying life’s little pleasures is something that many struggle to do .
COURAGEOUS CLIMBERS scale frozen waterfalls in Canada, as the ice threatens to collapse beneath them .
A young otter wades through a lake with his eyes set on an older rival’s fish .
A fox takes a tumble and lands on his head when he tries to fend off a pair of eagles in Japan .
WITH their robotic movements and pristine uniforms, these are the sexy traffic girls of North Korea that are becoming iconic figures in the secretive state .
AT 4,800 metres high and just three metres wide, this is the most dangerous road in the world .
LOCATIONS bursting with vibrant greens and chestnut browns, these photographs capture the peaceful English countryside in all its glory .
Hot on the heels of a little rabbit, this cheetah is on a mission to catch his prey .