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 photographer from the United Arab Emirates travelled to Pakistan where he captured the lives of local people in a series of expressive portraits .
A photographer has captured stunning photographs of the Milky Way above picturesque landscapes in the UK and Italy .
A diving guide leaves a shark completely docile and balanced in the palm of his hand .
BREATHING life back into old photographs, these black and white images are transformed by colour .
Some will get up close and personal with Mother Nature’s deadliest animals to get the perfect shot, posing the question, what lengths will a photographer go to for that all important picture? But in this case, the question should be what depths .
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 .
PERCHED on a branch, this Little Owl plays third wheel to two love birds .
An Indonesian farmer is dragged through muddy water as he clings to the tails of two charging cows .
A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .
BURSTING colours of reds, pinks and purples give the illusion of a collection of stunning flowers .
AT 4,800 metres high and just three metres wide, this is the most dangerous road in the world .
