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.
RAISING his flipper, this two day old seal pup gives a wave to the camera .
A cheeky gorilla sticks her tongue out and plays up for the camera at Bronx Zoo .
A rare manuscript of one of Charlotte Bronte’s earliest poems went under the hammer today and fetched nearly £100,000 – double what it was expected to get .
SPLASHING around in a paddling pool, this little elephant soaks up the sunshine .
FISTS fly as two gorillas take each other on in a dramatic battle .
As sunlight cascades through its vibrant stained glass windows, every inch of the Nasir-ol-Mulk Mosque bursts with colour .
A lazy tree frog, tired of hopping along a branch, chooses the slowest form of transport when it jumps on top of an unsuspecting snail .
WITH A LITTLE cap of fresh snow resting on his head, this squirrel tries his best to pull off his new look .
FROM COLOURFUL autumn leaves to living trees at first glance you might miss these people blended with nature .
A Little owl looks down the lens of a camera and gives the photographer a cheeky wink .
A BABY-faced burglar is starting a seven year stretch in custody after being nabbed by a Jaffa Cake .
A German photographer travelled around Africa where he met and photographed members of tribes in a series of intimate portraits .