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.
This cheeky chappie is getting into all kinds of monkey business as he enjoys cooling off on a scorching hot day .
BALANCING on top of a tree, this bear cub puts her climbing skills to the test .
THESE kingfishers prove no rod is needed as they go fishing for their dinner .
An Italian photographer travelled to Chile where he visited several star-gazing sites, home to some of the world's most advanced telescopes, located in the spectacular setting of the Atacama desert .
A quiet Himalayan mountain village springs to life for a colourful Buddhist festival designed to expel evil spirits and bring happiness .
MASKED intruders look sinister but really they are a gang of urban exploring pranksters .
A frilled lizard appears to be belting out a tune as it sits in a tree with its mouth open wide .
WITH a paw in the air and his tongue hanging from his mouth, it is clear to see that this little groundhog is struggling to wake up and leave behind the comfort of his burrow .
Soldiers standing guard outside the Woolwich barracks in London - Two terror suspects are under armed guard in separate hospitals in London after a serving soldier was hacked to death in the street .
A cheeky gorilla sticks her tongue out and plays up for the camera at Bronx Zoo .