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 PENSIONER was left with a fractured jaw after being beaten and robbed outside his home in Birmingham last weekend .
These are the amazing close up pictures of North Korea's mass games - after photographers were previously banned from taking shots so close to the dazzling formation dances .
STAIRWAY obsessed photographers have captured psychedelic shots that will mesmerise you .
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With stunning scenery and otherworldly vistas, Iceland’s rural beauty is inescapable – especially for Hollywood .
A hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws .
A carefree bear cub reclines in the water with his feet raised in the air .
A pair of snarling foxes go paw-to-paw and brawl after unexpectedly crossing paths .
The claws come out at meal time as a group of white tailed eagles brawl over road-kill .
An elegant snowy owl spreads her wings and glides effortlessly above the snow covered field .
ROLLING across a 65-metre-high viaduct in the Alps, the red carriages of the Bernina Express add a splash of colour to the spectacular snow-covered Swiss surroundings .
FROM the rolling hills of the Scottish highlands to looming chalk cliffs in Sussex, these stunning photographs capture the spectacular beauty of Great Britain .