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.
A project to create an underwater tribute to the stone Moai statues of Easter Island ended in disaster when 15 replica structures were destroyed after toppling from a boat and into the sea .
COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
This longhorn beetle demon-strates a dark side as it looks just like the devil .
Going for long rides through vast fields together, this twosome share an unbreakable bond .
A photographer has captured spellbinding images of stars swirling above the English countryside .
WRAPPED up in classy headscarves, these adorable pooches are the picture of sophistication .
GIANT garden sculptures don't beat about the bush .
An aerial view of flooding in Gloucestershire .
Say cheese! This cheeky chappy isn’t in the mood to live up to his scary reputation as he is pictured here cracking a killer smile as he goes about his daily business .
A fox takes a tumble and lands on his head when he tries to fend off a pair of eagles in Japan .
SITTING quietly at the edge of the lake, these two baby bears watch and learn as the adults hunt for fish .