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.
YOU’VE heard of the northern lights now feast your eyes on the natural wonder of the SOUTHERN lights .
A pair of chicks bravely decided to befriend a python, despite being the snake's favourite choice of food .
AIRPORT staff have been put on alert after diet pills that come in grenade shaped containers sparked security alerts .
SNUGGLING up against their teddy bears, these baby sloths could easily be mistaken for one of the cuddly toys .
A cheeky chipmunk offers some of his spare food, before deciding against the idea and shoving the extra peanut into his already crammed mouth .
LYING back in the snow, these two polar bears share a cuddle as they call time out on playtime .
It's incredible to think anyone could live in such horrendous squalor - yet two men have been prosecuted for keeping their homes in such revolting conditions that it was no longer fit for their animals .
THIS is the fascinating abandoned house, complete with mystery portraits and homely items, that has been dubbed - crooked cottage .
FROM MRS Patmore to Lady Sybil, these barking mad illustrations show the WOOF-er side of some of our most loved Downton characters .
AN OLD ENGLISH cottage packed full of history and valuables has been left to rot .
SHOVELLING food into his mouth, this hungry gorilla enjoys a peaceful moment at dinner time .
HIDDEN in the middle of the Mojave Desert, a secret oasis awaits intrepid travellers .