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 is the moment a nimble red fox and a lumbering Alaskan brown bear were locked in a tense stand-off .
Beautiful turquoise waves rise and fall in a series of stunning images taken along the coastline of south-eastern Australia .
A BRITISH couple are the first to tie the knot inside an enormous GLACIER in Iceland .
MEET the underwater British seal who is so friendly he loves to grapple divers like a friendly puppy dog .
A group of shelter dogs showcase their loveable personalities in a series of passport-style photographs - in the hope of finding their forever homes .
WITH A wide smile plastered across his face, this little gecko is ready for his close up .
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A hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws .
A grand 56-bedroom hotel, once heaving with injured soldiers during the First World War, now lies completely abandoned .
Jostling their quills into the noses of some unlucky cubs, this is the moment two feisty porcupines ALMOST defeat a pride of seven lions .
WITH the mystical clouds forming a thick blanket and the electrifying lights below, these stunning pictures provide a unique view of the cityscape of Dubai taken from the tallest building in the world .
A diving guide leaves a shark completely docile and balanced in the palm of his hand .