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.
STRIKING photos capture nature at its most raw and powerful during Earth’s most electrifying event .
DIPPING his head into the vase of water, this little squirrel takes a refreshing break from an afternoon of eating .
BREATHING life back into old photographs, these black and white images are transformed by colour .
POPE MOBBED BY THOUSANDS OF WORSHIPPERS IN RIO - Thousands of worshippers gather to celebrate the Papal visit on Copacabana beach, Rio de Janeiro ,Brazil .
Like a scene from a fairytale, THOUSANDS of fireflies create an enchanting glow as they dance in a forest .
A Canadian couple celebrated their engagement by recreating iconic moments from the film The Notebook .
Say cheese! This cheeky chappy isn’t in the mood to live up to his scary reputation as he is pictured here cracking a killer smile as he goes about his daily business .
A baby sperm whale assumed the role of a friendly giant when faced with two awestruck divers .
This hungry white tiger has just one thing on her mind - to taste fresh meat .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
Some will get up close and personal with Mother Nature’s deadliest animals to get the perfect shot, posing the question, what lengths will a photographer go to for that all important picture? But in this case, the question should be what depths .
A Birmingham man inspired by sci-fi film Wall-E, has created a one- wheeled vehicle, controlled by signals from his BRAIN .