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.
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 .
EAGERLY BITING his nails, this little squirrel is clearly nervous of looming predators as he searches for his meal .
A diving guide leaves a shark completely docile and balanced in the palm of his hand .
A fox takes a tumble and lands on his head when he tries to fend off a pair of eagles in Japan .
A TAXIDERMY truck spotted in America’s Deep South could be the most gruesome wagon on the road .
DINING under the stars, this restaurant takes you back in time - inside an ancient cave .
LYING back in the snow, these two polar bears share a cuddle as they call time out on playtime .
SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive .
STAIRWAY obsessed photographers have captured psychedelic shots that will mesmerise you .
An adorable orangutan named Pongo celebrates his first birthday at Zoo Atlanta, Georgia, America .
A BROWN bear wades through waters in Alaska and waits for his lunch .
UNDERWATER and above-water seaside shots show the best of British beach-life .