A COUNCIL has come under fire for slapping fines on people’s GRAVESTONES for breaching petty regulations on pot plants. Disgusted mourners have arrived at their loved ones graves to find penalty notices insensitively stuck to the headstones, demanding money for having more than one pot plant. Several visitors to Alfreton Cemetery in Derbyshire were met with a letter from Amber Valley Borough Council stating they had to pay for a garden permit.
HOPPING onto the scales, these adorable baby Humboldt penguins are ready for their first weigh-in .
ESCAPING A LANDFILL FUTURE, these amazing science fiction inspired sculptures are made from everyday objects .
SPLASHING around in a paddling pool, this little elephant soaks up the sunshine .
LEAF-ing much to the imagination, this camera trickery is blooming marvellous .
THESE LOVE BIRDS can’t keep their beaks off each other as they share a very public display of affection .
A man who conned tax officials out of £34 million and funded a lavish lifestyle of luxury hotels and restaurants has been jailed for one of the longest sentences in British criminal fraud history .
BEAUTIFULLY lit by the dim glow of lanterns, a cave in Iceland is transformed into the perfect wedding venue .
An American black bear mimics John Travolta’s famous Saturday Night Fever dance move by hurling its arm in the air .
A ROAD KILL munching Scot has chewed on everything from a dead squirrel to an unlucky crow – all in the name of art .
STRIKING photos capture nature at its most raw and powerful during Earth’s most electrifying event .
WELCOME to the Temple of Zoom where you can “experience” sliding down a Mayan temple into shark infested waters .
While often referred to as the kings of the jungle, gorillas - for all their might - are notorious hydrophobes .