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.
UNDERWATER and above-water seaside shots show the best of British beach-life .
WE’RE all familiar with the heart-wrenching pictures of dogs abandoned in animal shelters, but one photographer has found an innovative way of showcasing the pooch’s personality .
WITH the phosphorescent blobs and mesmerising patterns, these spectacular images may look like the hall marks of an enchanted forest but it is in fact the scene of thousands of dancing FIREFLIES .
LIFTING their heads high and bumping beaks, these aggressive pelicans clash over fish .
MEET the little lion of suburbia with a mane that makes him look like a mini-king of the jungle .
These images of vintage cars, bikes and vans, pictured all over the world, could easily have come from a globetrotting petrol-head’s photo album .
A striped marlin means business as it spots lunch and spears a small fish .
From a floating jelly fish to a relaxed seal, Britain’s unappreciated beach life is captured above and below the water .
HUNDREDS of colour coordinated yarns lie abandoned in this once thriving textile mill .
THE THOUGHT OF BECOMING shipwrecked on a remote destination would fill most holidaymakers with dread .
This longhorn beetle demon-strates a dark side as it looks just like the devil .