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.
STRIKING photos capture nature at its most raw and powerful during Earth’s most electrifying event .
WIDE EYED with a huge smile across her face, this little elephant is a picture of happiness .
A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .
Ever wished you could live in a house just like Barbie's? Canadian sculptor Heather Benning has created the life-size dollhouse of her dreams out a derelict building .
BOXING DAY has come early for this pair of feisty squirrels, as their Christmas party quickly turns sour .
IN a galaxy not so far away lies a magical display of lights that could be the latest image from NASA .
MEET the little lion of suburbia with a mane that makes him look like a mini-king of the jungle .
ROLLING up snow in its tiny paws, this little squirrel is looking for a snowball fight .
THESE kingfishers prove no rod is needed as they go fishing for their dinner .
THIS astonishing film shows the moment a hit-and-run driver ploughed into a woman and a toddler on a Coventry street .
RACING through the mountain range on horseback, the Kazakh people practice their ancient tradition of hunting with golden eagles .
What lies beneath this building site? Britain's great hope of winning the pre-WW2 arms race against Nazi Germany .