SPARKLING bright inside their box, it’s hard to believe these diamonds are made from the cremated remains of the deceased. The unusual ‘cremorials’ are tributes to lost loved ones created using cremated ashes. These macabre keepsakes are being offered as an alternative to more traditional forms of remembering the dead. Swedish funeral company Miraj have been offering the service for eight years and produce diamonds from ashes in a variety of colours and shapes for a price between £2,360 and £15,750.
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 .
A project to create an underwater tribute to the stone Moai statues of Easter Island ended in disaster when 15 replica structures were destroyed after toppling from a boat and into the sea .
THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .
An adorable little squirrel wakes from a nap and pops out his tongue for the camera .
PERCHED on a branch, these two frogs hold hands as they look into the camera .
Fetching a tiny carrot and a head-shaped snowball, a red squirrel builds the perfect snowman .
WITH STUNNING colours and serene scenes, these photographs capture the otherworldly beauty of the English coast .
FROM COLOURFUL autumn leaves to living trees at first glance you might miss these people blended with nature .
A British photographer has captured the beauty of London in a stunning series of landscapes shots .
DASHING through the snow, this little stoat is on the lookout for a Christmas feast .
NEW DELHI, A woman activist of India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party crosses a police barricade near the residence of ruling Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi during a protest against the recent rape of a five-year-old girl in New Delhi, India, April 21, 2013 .