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.
From foster care to the MAGICAL world of cosplay, a young girl’s dreams become reality after being adopted by a photography loving couple .
This frozen lighthouse in Michigan could easily be mistaken for a still from the snow swept disaster movie The Day After Tomorrow .
A DETERMINED great blue heron holds on tightly to its prey as the furry gopher attempts to wriggle free .
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 .
Scurrying along the branch of a tree, a little squirrel pushes a pram packed full of Easter treats .
THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .
With blue waves tumbling over them, these surfers glide underneath a tunnel of water .
DINING under the stars, this restaurant takes you back in time - inside an ancient cave .
AT first glance these images could easily be mistaken for photographs, but they are in-fact real life drawings created using nothing but coloured pencils .
This is the moment a nimble red fox and a lumbering Alaskan brown bear were locked in a tense stand-off .