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.
A pair of chicks bravely decided to befriend a python, despite being the snake's favourite choice of food .
AN ADORABLE one-eyed kitten has been dubbed the 'pirate cat' because of his pirate-like facial expressions .
A DETERMINED great blue heron holds on tightly to its prey as the furry gopher attempts to wriggle free .
A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .
A mischievous fox cub demonstrates his playful side by biting his sibling’s tail .
A rare manuscript of one of Charlotte Bronte’s earliest poems went under the hammer today and fetched nearly £100,000 – double what it was expected to get .
A Little owl looks down the lens of a camera and gives the photographer a cheeky wink .
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 .
Is your cat bored? Do his usual playthings simply not do it for him anymore? Not to worry - there's an app for that .
At least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon .
POPE MOBBED BY THOUSANDS OF WORSHIPPERS IN RIO - Thousands of worshippers gather to celebrate the Papal visit on Copacabana beach, Rio de Janeiro ,Brazil .
A SPECTRUM of colours fills the sky during this spectacular and natural display of light .