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.
AT first glance these images could easily be mistaken for photographs, but they are in-fact real life drawings created using nothing but coloured pencils .
WIDE EYED with a huge smile across her face, this little elephant is a picture of happiness .
A quiet Himalayan mountain village springs to life for a colourful Buddhist festival designed to expel evil spirits and bring happiness .
EAGERLY BITING his nails, this little squirrel is clearly nervous of looming predators as he searches for his meal .
OFFERING a glimpse into the past, a mash-up of old and new photographs show how the world’s biggest cities have changed .
A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .
SQUABBLING over the last piece of grain, these hungry squirrels are determined to stock up on as much food as possible .
A PENSIONER was left with a fractured jaw after being beaten and robbed outside his home in Birmingham last weekend .
Jostling their quills into the noses of some unlucky cubs, this is the moment two feisty porcupines ALMOST defeat a pride of seven lions .
An adorable orangutan named Pongo celebrates his first birthday at Zoo Atlanta, Georgia, America .
This tranquil setting stretches for miles as the sun sets behind the mountain .