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.
WITH their robotic movements and pristine uniforms, these are the sexy traffic girls of North Korea that are becoming iconic figures in the secretive state .
FLYING through the air, these delighted pooches pull their best poses mid-flight .
Daniel Blore, 21, of Innage Crescent, Bridgnorth, stabbed his mother three times in the attack on January 11 this year, Stafford Crown Court heard .
With blue waves tumbling over them, these surfers glide underneath a tunnel of water .
A young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .
CARRYING a fully grown goat on his back, this five-year-old boy is a child shepherd in the mountains of northern Ethiopia .
A frilled lizard appears to be belting out a tune as it sits in a tree with its mouth open wide .
SWIMMING next to 40 tonne whales, dare-devil divers take the plunge with these gentle giants of the sea .
WITH A LITTLE cap of fresh snow resting on his head, this squirrel tries his best to pull off his new look .
Swirling water and sand create amazing aerial images of river deltas across Iceland .
STRIKING photos capture nature at its most raw and powerful during Earth’s most electrifying event .
An Australian explorer has travelled the globe with a toy pig, known as Travel Piggy, in search of a missing cuddly companion .