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.
HIDDEN in the middle of the Mojave Desert, a secret oasis awaits intrepid travellers .
DIPPING his head into the vase of water, this little squirrel takes a refreshing break from an afternoon of eating .
LUMINOUS green rocks could easily be a beach from Superman's homeland of Krypton .
With one hand rested on his belly and the other propping his head up, this lazy lizard takes an afternoon break .
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .
Daniel Blore, 21, of Innage Crescent, Bridgnorth, stabbed his mother three times in the attack on January 11 this year, Stafford Crown Court heard .
SAT ON top of a Brazilian turtle’s head, this little ladybird looks content as he studies his environment from a new height .
WELCOME to what could be the world's tallest TOTALLY wooden construction .
A BUMPER season of births has left zoo with three of the cutest exotic kittens you're likely to see .
POPE MOBBED BY THOUSANDS OF WORSHIPPERS IN RIO - Thousands of worshippers gather to celebrate the Papal visit on Copacabana beach, Rio de Janeiro ,Brazil .
SURROUNDED by divers, a hungry green sea turtle enjoys being the centre of attention .
JUDGE BLASTED FOR LETTING PAEDO WALK FREE A PERVERT who sexually assaulted two young girls on an allotment, telling them he was brushing spiders off them, has walked free from court – because jailing him was ‘unfair’ on his family .