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.
SHOVELLING food into his mouth, this hungry gorilla enjoys a peaceful moment at dinner time .
While often referred to as the kings of the jungle, gorillas - for all their might - are notorious hydrophobes .
PUCKERING up and enjoying some quality time, these are the most lovable monkeys on the planet .
SITTING in the middle of a vast desert, an abandoned cinema is still waiting for its first movie to be screened .
POPE MOBBED BY THOUSANDS OF WORSHIPPERS IN RIO - Thousands of worshippers gather to celebrate the Papal visit on Copacabana beach, Rio de Janeiro ,Brazil .
This frozen lighthouse in Michigan could easily be mistaken for a still from the snow swept disaster movie The Day After Tomorrow .
SKIPPING on the spot, an adorable little owl embraces the 'running man' challenge .
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 .
PERCHED on a branch, these two frogs hold hands as they look into the camera .
CARRYING a fully grown goat on his back, this five-year-old boy is a child shepherd in the mountains of northern Ethiopia .
With blue waves tumbling over them, these surfers glide underneath a tunnel of water .