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.
An Italian photographer travelled to northern India where he visited poverty stricken suburbs and captured ordinary people in a series of intimate and expressive portraits .
HOTSPOT MEDIA - WAVE-ING GOODBYE TO RUSH HOUR: WHILE most workers endure commuting chaos by road or rail everyday, one entrepreneur has come up with a novel way to get to the office - by KAYAK .
Families in an Indian slum put their lives on the line by living on top of an ACTIVE railway track .
ALL IS not as it seems in these deceptive cityscapes .
This may look like a monster car engine that will leave petrol heads in a spin, but it is in fact a rather snazzy looking COFFEE MACHINE .
SEA LIFE and greenery in one shot show nature at its very best .
HOTSPOT MEDIA - MILEY MASH-UP: MILEY CYRUS’ naked wrecking ball vid has been lampooned in this side-spitting photo-mashup .
A HEIGHT-addicted airline pilot has taken pictures of the Dubai from 1,300-feet .
FINALLY catching a meal, a pair of great white egrets fight over their dinner .
TUGGING on the wing of his sibling, this needy owl is after some attention .
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .
PERCHING on the edge of a flower, these loved-up caterpillars can't resist each other as they enjoy a romantic moment together .