SPARKLING bright inside their box, it’s hard to believe these diamonds are made from the cremated remains of the deceased. The unusual ‘cremorials’ are tributes to lost loved ones created using cremated ashes. These macabre keepsakes are being offered as an alternative to more traditional forms of remembering the dead. Swedish funeral company Miraj have been offering the service for eight years and produce diamonds from ashes in a variety of colours and shapes for a price between £2,360 and £15,750.
A quiet Himalayan mountain village springs to life for a colourful Buddhist festival designed to expel evil spirits and bring happiness .
WIDE EYED with a huge smile across her face, this little elephant is a picture of happiness .
What lies beneath this building site? Britain's great hope of winning the pre-WW2 arms race against Nazi Germany .
SHOVELLING food into his mouth, this hungry gorilla enjoys a peaceful moment at dinner time .
An elegant snowy owl spreads her wings and glides effortlessly above the snow covered field .
A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .
SITTING in the middle of a vast desert, an abandoned cinema is still waiting for its first movie to be screened .
SPURTING water 20ft into the air, this is one well you wouldn't want to dip your bucket into .
MESMERIZING night sky photographs offer a spellbinding look at the stars .
The beds are consumed by moss instead of customers at this abandoned hotel .
A pair of adorable polar bear cubs play-fight with each other in the Alaskan snow .
IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .