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 cricket perches on an unusual seat after crawling up the snout of a crocodile .
A Little owl looks down the lens of a camera and gives the photographer a cheeky wink .
MEET the little lion of suburbia with a mane that makes him look like a mini-king of the jungle .
A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .
ROLLING around in the snow, these young brown bears take a break from their play fight to share a tender hug with one another .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .
BLOWING bubbles underwater, this adorable polar bear slides into his tank for a playful dip .
PERCHED on a branch, this Little Owl plays third wheel to two love birds .
TOMORROW (Saturday) marks the 28th anniversary of the nuclear disaster that left the city of Chernobyl devastated .
STRIKING photos capture nature at its most raw and powerful during Earth’s most electrifying event .
STOOD side by side next to a busy road, these buildings were once bustling with life .