Later in the day William and Kate arrived in a Land Rover Defender for a special screening of Disney's Cruella at the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh
Cartagena, Spain
Students attend their graduation ceremony held on Los Nietos beach as part of a school’s programme to create a healthier environment during the coronavirus pandemic
So you know about the 'post pictures in world news to get your post count up' trick too then, Erich.
^ He has even learnt that he get more dividends by posting them one and one. It's an improvement!
Surely nobody would be stupid enough to not realise th...oh.
A selection of powerful news photographs taken around the world this week.
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image captionA boat navigates through a jelly-like layer of slime on the Caddebostan shore of Turkey's Marmara Sea. The slime develops on the surface of the water because of the excessive proliferation of phytoplankton, and has been informally called "sea snot". It was first documented in Turkey's waters in 2007.
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image captionThree-year-old dachshund Archibald refreshes himself from a fountain on a warm and sunny day in Seestadt, a suburb of Vienna.
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image captionLeslie Grace arrives for the premiere of the new musical In The Heights at the United Palace Theatre in Manhattan, New York, USA. It is the first screen role for the singer and songwriter.
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image captionAt least 17,000 orthodox pilgrims, loaded with backpacks and some of them barefoot, took part in a five-day and 150km (93m) long journey from Kirov to the village of Velikoretskoye.
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image captionMax Verstappen kicks the tyre of his Red Bull car after he crashed out of the Formula 1 Grand Prix of Azerbaijan in Baku. While leading the race, his tyre failed at close to 200mph with just five laps to go.
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image captionThe partially eclipsed sun rises behind the Statue of Liberty in New York City. This particular event is what's termed an annular eclipse, with the Moon moving across the face of our star, but not completely blocking out its light.
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image captionA member of the Canaan Riverside Green Peace voluntary group holds a young tree to be planted on the bank of the Nairobi River, in Dandora slum in Nairobi. Every weekend for the past two years the group has cleaned the river and planted about 500 trees.
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image captionFirst Lady Jill Biden is seen wearing a jacket with the word Love on the back, as she takes in the view outside Carbis Bay Hotel in Cornwall, ahead of the G7 summit she is attending with her husband the US president Joe Biden.
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image captionBritain's Prince Charles puts on a face covering because of Covid-19, after making a speech to employees during his visit to the car production plant in Oxford where the Mini is assembled.
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image captionA herd of wandering Asian elephants, which has achieved fame in China, has been spotted taking a nap in a forest. The herd was seen resting near a village in Xiyang township after heavy rain slowed down its travels. The local government has deployed 14 drones and some 500 people to keep the herd safe, close roads and try to steer the elephants to the south-west of the country.
Shalom
A selection of powerful news photographs taken around the world this week.
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image captionLightning crosses the sky as people look at buildings displaying a light show on the eve of the 100th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party in Beijing. China's President Xi Jinping delivered a speech to mark the event, warning that foreign powers will "get their heads bashed" if they attempt to bully or influence the country.
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image captionThe Duke of Cambridge (left) and Duke of Sussex look at a statue they commissioned of their mother Diana, Princess of Wales, in the Sunken Garden at Kensington Palace, London. William and Harry unveiled the statue on what would have been Diana's 60th birthday. "Every day we wish she were still with us," they said.
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image captionPeople try to cool off next to a fountain outside British Columbia Parliament Building in Victoria, Canada. A blistering heatwave hit Canada and parts of the US this week, sending temperatures to highs of nearly 50C (122F). Hundreds of sudden deaths have been reported.
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image captionKim Leadbeater celebrates her victory in the Batley and Spen by-election alongside Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer in Cleckheaton. After a narrow 323-vote win, Ms Leadbeater will now represent the seat previously held by her sister Jo Cox, who was murdered there in 2016. Sir Keir hailed her "incredible courage" in standing for the seat.
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image captionA farmer follows his buffalos along the Ravi river during a hot summer day in Lahore, Pakistan.
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image captionEngland captain Harry Kane (right) scores the second goal during the Uefa Euro 2020 football match against Germany at Wembley Stadium in London, securing his side's place in the quarter-finals.
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image captionA man rides on a horse painted in the colour of the Tigray flag to celebrate the return of rebel forces to Mekelle, Ethiopia. Fighting between the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) and government forces has left thousands of people dead.
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image captionSearch and rescue teams look for possible survivors in the rubble of a building that collapsed last week near Miami in Florida, US. At the time of writing, 18 bodies have been recovered but 145 people are still unaccounted for. US President Joe Biden said the federal funding for the rescue effort would continue for a month.
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image captionIndigenous performer Danielle Migwans attends a march on Canada Day in Toronto, Ontario. On Wednesday, the remains of 182 people in unmarked Indigenous graves were found near the grounds of a former residential school in British Columbia. Indigenous leaders have said they expect more graves will be found as investigations continue.
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image captionA member of staff stands beneath artist Luke Jerram's installation Gaia, a replica of planet Earth, suspended in the nave of Ely Cathedral in Cambridgeshire. The globe measures seven metres in diameter and features detailed Nasa imagery of the Earth's surface.
A selection of powerful news photographs taken around the world this week.
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image captionPeople take photographs of fireworks during the opening ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. The international competition was delayed by a year due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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image captionCars sit in floodwater in Zhengzhou in China's central Henan province. The region has seen massive floods due to record rainfall, leaving dozens dead and nearly 400,000 people evacuated from their homes.
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image captionDirector Julia Ducournau poses after her film Titane won the top award at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival. Ducournau is only the second woman to receive the Palme d'Or and the first female to win it solo.
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image captionPeople sell fresh produce at a market in Cap-Haitien, Haiti.
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image captionIn Delhi, members of India's Congress Party workers' wing are detained by security personnel during a demonstration against the government over alleged spyware surveillance. According to media reports, activists, journalists and lawyers around the world have been targeted with phone malware sold to authoritarian governments by an Israeli surveillance firm.
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image captionSenegalese Muslims from the Layene community perform a prayer during Tabaski, in Dakar. Celebrated around the world as Eid al-Adha, the annual event is Senegal's biggest festival of the year.
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image captionBillionaire Jeff Bezos and three other passengers blast into space aboard Blue Origin's New Shepard, near Van Horn, Texas. The capsule reached a maximum altitude of around 107km (351,210ft) before starting its descent, parachuting down to a soft landing in the west Texas desert.
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image captionCameron Smith explores Stalactite Cave, which forms part of a network of caves under the Arbroath cliffs on the Angus coast of Scotland.
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image captionMigrants rest after climbing over the border fence to Melilla, a Spanish enclave adjacent to Morocco.
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image captionThe Changing of the Guard ceremony is performed at Windsor Castle, for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic began.
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image captionChildren hold leaves to protect themselves during a rain shower on Sunday in Guinea.
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image captionIn neighbouring Ivory Coast a child sells pineapples on Wednesday in the main city of Abidjan.
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image captionA mural of Khaby Lame is seen in the Gaza Strip on Monday. The 21-year-old, who was born in Senegal and lives in Italy, is famous for his funny videos and has become the second most-followed person on TikTok.
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image captionWith the start of the Olympics, African athletes have been in focus, including Senegalese table tennis player Ibrahima Diaw on Saturday...
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image captionThe day before during the opening ceremony, Colombia's flag bearer takes a selfie near members of Kenya's delegation...
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image captionThe Kenyans have been donning some of the most arresting outfits - here their rugby sevens team takes to the field on Monday...
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image captionOn the same day, Moroccan triathlete Mehdi Essadiq is pictured in action...
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image captionMoroccan boxer Abdelhaq Nadir - seen here on Sunday - had an impressive Olympic ring tattoo...
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image captionSouth African swimmer Kaylene Corbett is seen on Thursday with the rings painted on one of her nails...
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image captionZambian footballer Racheal Kundananji looks balletic at play against China on Saturday...
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image captionAnd Nigerian basketballer Josh Okogie takes a shot against Australia on Sunday.
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image captionOn the same day, people celebrate in the streets of Tunisia's capital after the president suspended parliament and sacked his PM following protests.
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image captionFor Ivorians, the sight of their leader Alassane Ouattara (R) and his predecessor Laurent Gbagbo (L) holding hands and laughing must be the photo of the week. The former rivals are trying to heal divisions following a brutal civil war a decade ago.
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image captionThe next day in Abidjan, a young man entertains onlookers on his motorbike...
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image captionWhile horse riders are pictured on the city's beach - also on Wednesday.
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image captionA woman looks on during a protest in Ethiopia's capital, Addis Ababa, against the rebels fighting in Tigray on Tuesday...
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image captionAs young men celebrate in the city after enlisting to fight in the war that erupted in the north of Ethiopia in November.
A selection of powerful news photographs taken around the world this week.
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image captionHundreds of Afghans cram on board a US military cargo plane as they flee Kabul following the takeover of the country by the Taliban. US defence analysis website Defense One reported that a US official had said the crew had decided it was better to take off than force people off the plane.
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image captionA 7.2 magnitude earthquake that struck Haiti, near Les Cayes, on 14 August - combined with severe weather from tropical storm Grace - left almost 2,000 people dead, thousands more injured and tens of thousands homeless.
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image captionA fire-fighting plane drops flame retardant over a wildfire - one of the largest in Israel's history - at Givat Yearim, near Jerusalem. Around 2,000 hectares (5,000 acres) of forest, have been burned and some 2,000 residents evacuated from nearby towns and villages.
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image captionWally the walrus, who has travelled about 2,500 miles (4,000km) along the coast of western Europe since March and has sunk several vessels after climbing aboard to rest, lounges in a speedboat off the Irish coast. Wildlife experts, who have been trying to persuade him to climb aboard a raft instead, hope he is heading back to the Arctic.
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image captionA doll being repaired at the UK's National Trust Textile Conservation Studio in Norwich will be returned to one of the two most important 18th-Century dolls' houses in the UK - at Uppark House in West Sussex - later this year.
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image captionParticipants at a training day held by the Washington State Department of Agriculture pest program at Birch Bay State Park, learn how to deal with invasive Asian giant hornets - also known as "murder hornets" - which threaten native bee and wasp populations in the US.
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image captionDhan Gurung was among a number of protesters who took part in a hunger strike aimed at securing for Gurkha veterans pension parity with other British ex-soldiers. Mr Gurung was taken to hospital on Wednesday but later discharged. The protesters ended their hunger strike on Thursday, after 13 days, when the government agreed to further talks.
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image captionGiant panda Su Shan gave birth to cubs at Wolong National Nature Reserve in Sichuan Province, China.
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image captionThe sun rises behind lower Manhattan and One World Trade Center in New York City on 20 August.
One of the two that died was a young Soccer player named Zaki Anwari
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Asked a persistent question by a reporter, the leader of the free world curled up into his clam-shell.
A selection of powerful news photographs taken around the world this week.
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image captionA man walks past a burning barricade blocking access to Cetinje, Montenegro, during a protest against the inauguration of the new head of the Serbian Orthodox Church.
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image captionA model prepares backstage at Harlem Fashion Week in Manhattan, New York City.
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image captionA man receives a coronavirus vaccine at the Baiturrahman Grand Mosque in Banda Aceh, Indonesia.
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image captionLisa Huggins and Chris Jackson marry under water at an activity centre in Birmingham, England. The diving fans were due to marry abroad but had their plans scuppered by the pandemic, so found a unique alternative.
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image captionUrban climber Alain Robert (second from right) scales the 190-metre Tour Total building in La Defense, near Paris, with three supporters, to protest against France's Covid health pass scheme.
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image captionIn Sao Paulo, people take part in a demonstration in support of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro. The far-right leader convened rallies for Brazil's independence day, amid calls for his impeachment.
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image captionThe statue of former Confederate General Robert E Lee is removed from Monument Avenue in Richmond, Virginia. Governor Ralph Northam announced its removal last year, amid national protests after the death of George Floyd.
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image captionA clock face on the Elizabeth Tower - more commonly known as Big Ben - is restored to its original Prussian blue colouring, as renovation works continue at the Houses of Parliament, in London.
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image captionStudents wearing face masks walk home after class, as schools reopen on a trial basis in Ciamis, West Java, Indonesia.
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image captionA colourfully dressed guest on the red carpet at the 78th Venice Film Festival.
A selection of powerful news photographs taken around the world this week.
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Image caption,Fire fighters had to battle to protect ancient trees after wildfires burned through the Trail of 100 Giants in the Sequoia National Forest, California.
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Image caption,German Chancellor Angela Merkel reacts as she feeds Australian Lorikeets at Marlow Bird Park.
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Image caption,A model wears a creation from Roberto Cavalli's women's spring-summer 2022 collection during Milan Fashion Week.
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Image caption,Seized rhino horns are burned in an anti-poaching drive to mark World Rhino Day, near the Kaziranga National Park in Bokakhat, India.
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Image caption,Three women walk through a sandstorm during the Cure Salee festival in Ingall, northern Niger. Thousands of people from nomadic herding communities attend the three-day festival which takes place at the end of the rainy season in September.
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Image caption,A US Border Patrol agent on horseback tries to stop a Haitian migrant from entering an encampment on the banks of the Rio Grande in Del Rio, Texas. Images like this have sparked an investigation in the US.
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Image caption,French tightrope walker Nathan Paulin performs on a 70m (229ft)-high slackline, spanning 670m between the Eiffel Tower and the Theatre National de Chaillot. The stunt was part of the 38th European Heritage Days event and the launch of the Cultural Olympiad in Paris.
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Image caption,Schoolgirls arrive at a gender-segregated school in Kabul, Afghanistan.
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Image caption,Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during an election campaign stop in Aurora, Ontario. Trudeau's Liberal Party narrowly won Canada's election, but it failed to secure a majority of seats.
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Image caption,A woman wearing clothing made from dried flowers attends the RHS Chelsea Flower Show in London. The event was delayed from its usual spring dates because of lockdown restrictions.
A selection of powerful news photographs taken around the world this week.
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Image caption,Police officers guard the scene at Belfairs Methodist Church in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, where UK Conservative MP Sir David Amess was stabbed to death. A man was arrested shortly after, on suspicion of murder.
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Image caption,Two astronauts in spacesuits take part in a mission at the Ramon Crater in Israel's Negev desert, designed to help prepare for a future landing on Mars. The Austrian Space Forum and Israel Space Agency are collaborating on the three-week mission.
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Image caption,Star Trek actor William Shatner, 90, became the oldest person in space during a 10-minute flight with three other passengers on the Blue Origin rocket, developed by Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos. The sub-orbital capsule reached an altitude of just over 100km (60 miles) before returning to the desert near Van Horn, Texas.
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Image caption,Queen Elizabeth II, walking with the aid of a stick, smiles as she arrives at Westminster Abbey, in London, to attend a service to mark the centenary of the Royal British Legion, of which she is patron.
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Image caption,Street artists paint a mural on a wall opposite the COP26 climate summit venue in Glasgow. Global leaders are meeting between 31 October and 12 November to negotiate a new deal to stem rising global temperatures.
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Image caption,Hindu devotees dressed as deity Lord Hanuman take part in a procession to mark the Navratri festival in Amritsar, India, ahead of the Dussehra festival.
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Image caption,Firefighters protect a painting with a blanket during a fire drill aimed at preserving artworks displayed in the Saint-Andre cathedral in Bordeaux, France.
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Image caption,Tourists move along a colourful winding road in the city of Zaozhuang, in China's Shandong province.
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Image caption,A worker cleans the Druzhba Narodov (Friendship of Nations) fountain at the All-Russia Exhibition Centre (VDNKh) in Moscow. The VDNKh contains a series of pavilions and outdoor sculptures commemorating the 15 constituent republics of the USSR.
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Image caption,Little Amal, a giant puppet depicting a Syrian refugee girl, walks in the Place de la Republique in Paris. The puppet, created by The Handspring Puppet Company, is making an 8,000km (4,970-mile) journey across Europe to the UK to raise awareness of the challenges faced by refugee children.
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A selection of powerful news photographs taken around the world this week.
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Image caption,Activists in Glasgow symbolically set George Square on fire with an art installation of faux flames and smoke ahead of the crucial UN climate conference (COP26), featuring almost 200 countries, which is due to begin on 31 October.
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Image caption,Pop culture exhibition MCM Comic Con took centre stage at London's ExCel centre from 22-24 October.
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Image caption,Around 450,000 pumpkins are available at the annual pick-your-own event, which takes place on more than 60 acres of land at Tulleys Farm, near Crawley, in southern England, throughout October.
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Image caption,Red Square provides a spectacular autumn backdrop for people in central Moscow.
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Image caption,A selfie taken, fittingly, in front of the newly unveiled logo for Meta, the new name for Facebook's parent company, in Menlo Park, California. The company said the new name would better encompass what it does, as it looks to move beyond social media into areas such as virtual reality and a planned "metaverse".
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Image caption,Golden and rust-coloured leaves adorn the vineyards of Verzenay, in the Champagne region of north-east France.
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Image caption,An installation entitled Together, by Lorenzo Quinn, is displayed close to the Great Pyramid of Giza in Cairo. The exhibition, Forever Is Now, features sculptures around the Giza plateau, with works by Egyptian and foreign contemporary artists.
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Image caption,Little Amal, a giant puppet depicting a Syrian refugee girl, is addressed by the Archbishop of Westminster, Cardinal Vincent Nichols, in Westminster Cathedral, near the end of an 8,000km (4,970-mile) journey across Europe to the UK to raise awareness of the challenges faced by refugee children.
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Image caption,Sudanese protesters roll barricades into place as they demonstrate against a military coup that thwarted the transition to civilian rule in the Al-Shajara district of southern Khartoum. Coup leader Gen Abdel Fattah Burhan dissolved civilian rule on Monday, arresting political leaders, and called a state of emergency. Soldiers opened fire on crowds and reportedly killed 10 people.
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Image caption,A butterfly perches on a cempasuchil marigold in Xochimilco on the outskirts of Mexico City. The flower is used during Mexico's Day of the Dead celebrations.
A selection of powerful news photographs taken around the world this week.
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Image caption,Rocio Melchor sets up an altar in memory of victims of femicide ahead of the annual Day of the Dead festival in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico.
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Image caption,Amid a dispute over post-Brexit fishing rights, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson greets French President Emmanuel Macron as they arrive for day two of the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference - COP26 - in Glasgow.
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Image caption,Celebrations at Shivaji Park, in Mumbai, mark Diwali. A time for feasts, prayers and fireworks, Diwali is one of the most important festivals in the Hindu calendar.
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Image caption,Jockeys Declan McDonogh, Mark Enright and Dylan Browne McMonagle compete on the beach during the annual one-day Laytown races in the Republic of Ireland.
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Image caption,A family flee their flooded home following heavy rain in Bandung, Indonesia.
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Image caption,Labour MP Toby Perkins brandishes banknotes in the House of Commons during a row over the conduct of Conservative MP Owen Paterson. Mr Paterson, who has since resigned, was due to be suspended for breaking lobbying rules, until the government backed a shake-up of the standards watchdog instead - a decision that was reversed the following day.
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Image caption,An angler walks on concrete tetrapod wave breakers, whose shape helps dissipate the force of the water while remaining relatively stable, in Gangneung, South Korea.
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Image caption,A competitor is helped up by a member of Kenya's National Youth Service during the Nairobi Marathon.
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Image caption,A giant inflatable rubber duck, designed by Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman, sits in a lake in Santiago, Chile, as part of an open-air art festival.
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Image caption,People sit at a cafe in a flooded St Mark's Square during seasonal high tides in Venice.
Not so much a picture but one of natures wonders
Land Crabs migration to the sea on Christmas Is.
A selection of powerful news photographs taken around the world this week.
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Image caption,A man walks through heavy snow in Gunnerside, North Yorkshire. Three people died and thousands were left without power, as Storm Arwen lashed parts of the UK with high winds, rain and snow.
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Image caption,A man casts his vote during local elections in Algiers, Algeria. The governing National Liberation Front party went on to dominate the vote, which took place amid widespread concern over rising prices for goods, housing and healthcare.
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Image caption,Macaque monkeys climb on to a news photographer at the Phra Prang Sam Yod temple in Thailand's Lopburi province, during the annual Monkey Buffet Festival.
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Image caption,A police officer tries to restrain supporters of the women's wing of India's main opposition Congress Party, during a protest in Delhi.
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Image caption,Police officers take part in a memorial service for Sgt Matt Ratana in Westminster, London. Sgt Ratana was fatally shot by a handcuffed suspect at the Croydon custody centre in September 2020.
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Image caption,A woman observes a video installation at a pavilion at Expo 2020, in Dubai. The international showcase event was delayed by a year because of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Image caption,Dancers from the Berlin State Ballet - Staatsballett Berlin - wear face masks as they perform during the dress rehearsal of Don Quixote at the Deutsche Oper opera house in Berlin.
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Image caption,A man is surrounded by a flock of birds on a smoggy day in Lahore, Pakistan.
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Image caption,In Seoul, people prepare kimchi during a festival at the Jogyesa Buddhist temple. The traditional Korean dish of spicy fermented cabbage and radish was made to be distributed among the less privileged in the local neighbourhood.
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Image caption,Two people kiss moments after the Rockefeller Christmas Tree was lit up at the annual ceremony in New York City.
A selection of powerful news photographs taken around the world this week.
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Image caption,American flags are seen near a damaged home in Mayfield, Kentucky. More than 30 tornados hit the state, and one tore a straight path for 227 miles (365km), in what is thought to be the longest path a tornado has taken in US history.
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Image caption,Workers cut down a 90-year old fir tree in the woods of the Shchyolkovsky district of Moscow. It will be installed in the Kremlin's Sobornaya (Cathedral) Square for Christmas.
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Image caption,Indian farmers cheer as they leave their protest site at the Delhi-Haryana state border in Singhu, after formally ending year-long mass protests. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has abandoned his push for agricultural reforms.
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Image caption,The waxing Moon sets behind the dome of the Old College at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland.
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Image caption,A surfer dressed as Santa Claus rides an artificial wave in cold water in the Alaia Bay surf wavepool in Sion, Switzerland.
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Image caption,People of the Panamanian Embera community compete in a tug-of-war during the third ancestral indigenous games in Pueblo Nuevo Buri, in the province of Bocas del Toro, Panama.
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Image caption,A house buried in ash from the Cumbre Vieja volcano n Las Manchas on the Canary Island of La Palma, Spain. The volcano erupted on Monday, the first time since late September - when eruptions forced thousands of people to leave their homes.
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Image caption,Members of the RNLI (Royal National Lifeboat Institution) help migrants ashore at Dungeness on the south-east coast of England. The Home Office said recent drownings were "a devastating reminder" of the dangers of Channel crossings.
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Image caption,Helen Morgan and Tim Farron of the Liberal Democrats symbolically burst the 'Boris Bubble' following Morgan's surprise victory in the North Shropshire By-Election. UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he was "very disappointed" by the result.
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Image caption,Seven-time Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton receives his knighthood for services to motorsport from Prince Charles at Windsor Castle, just days after Hamilton finished second to Max Verstappen in the drivers' world championship.
Where the tornados in Kentucky (and other states) only this week? Somehow it feels like longer…
Photographers have been flocking to see "plug holes" dramatically overflowing at a reservoir in the Derbyshire Peak District.
The two holes - technically known as shaft spillways - are designed to regulate water levels when Ladybower Reservoir becomes full.
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Image caption,The plug holes only overflow like this when the reservoir is at high capacity
The excess water flows away into the River Derwent downstream.
The high water levels are most likely down to the recent wet and snowy weather in the surrounding hills.
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Image caption,Severn Trent said the best place to view the plug holes was from the trail that runs across the Ladybower Dam
One of the many photographers to capture the spectacle was Peaklass - an avid Instagrammer based in the Peak District.
She said: "They're running over at the moment because of the high levels in the reservoir, possibly because of the snowmelt and also the wet weather we've been having. They don't do it very often."
IMAGE SOURCE,PAULOFTHEPEAK
Image caption,Water that goes down the plug holes is carried to the River Derwent
Photographer Lee Gibson, from Lincolnshire said: "Howden and Derwent dams are overflowing at the moment.
"I think they've had a lot of snowfall over the last couple of weeks which has slowly filled it up. Perfectly normal for this time of year."
IMAGE SOURCE,PHOEBE CAJOTE WOOD
Image caption,At times of high capacity, water can be seen flowing over the Derwent Reservoir dam wall
The most recent data available from Severn Trent shows water storage levels at Ladybower Reservoir are at about 27,500 mega litres, which is 98.8% of its maximum capacity.
A spokesman for Severn Trent has said many visitors come to see the plug holes overflowing each year but warned that they should be viewed safely.
"We'd like to remind our visitors that the Ladybower plug holes are part of the working reservoir system, so the best place view them is from the trail which runs across the Ladybower Dam," he said.
A selection of some of the most striking photographs taken by news agency photographers around the UK this year.
IMAGE SOURCE,ANDREW MILLIGAN / PA MEDIA
Image caption,A nurse communicates with colleagues via a walkie-talkie, while working in a Covid section of Forth Valley Royal Hospital in Larbert, near Falkirk.
IMAGE SOURCE,VICTORIA JONES / PA MEDIA
Image caption,A commuter travels on the London Underground during the morning rush hour, after England's third nationwide lockdown began in January.
IMAGE SOURCE,JOE GIDDENS / PA MEDIA
Image caption,January also saw Storm Christoph bring heavy rain and snow to parts of the country. Many homes were flooded, such as this residence on the outskirts of Lymm in Cheshire.
IMAGE SOURCE,AARON CHOWN / PA MEDIA
Image caption,A tribute to Captain Sir Tom Moore lights up Piccadilly Circus, London. The 100-year-old, who raised almost £33m for NHS charities by walking laps of his garden, died with coronavirus in February.
IMAGE SOURCE,PAKO MERA / SHUTTERSTOCK
Image caption,In Edinburgh, people attempt to free a car trapped in snow, as Storm Darcy caused widespread travel disruption.
IMAGE SOURCE,HANNAH MCKAY / REUTERS
Image caption,Police detain a woman as crowds gather at a memorial site on Clapham Common, following the kidnap and murder of Sarah Everard. Met Police officer Wayne Couzens was sentenced to a whole-life term for the murder of 33-year-old Ms Everard, whose abduction prompted a public debate over women's safety.
IMAGE SOURCE,POLLY THOMAS / GETTY IMAGES
Image caption,Hospice staff in Penarth, south Wales, are overcome with emotion during a national minute's silence to remember those who have died with coronavirus. The event, on 23 March, formed part of a day of reflection to mark the anniversary of the start of the UK's first lockdown.
IMAGE SOURCE,LEON NEAL / GETTY IMAGES
Image caption,Swimmers enjoy the open-air pool at Hillingdon Lido in London, as outdoor sport facilities reopened following the easing of stay-at-home restrictions.
IMAGE SOURCE,HUGH HASTINGS / GETTY IMAGES
Image caption,A woman enjoys a drink at a pub in Falmouth, Cornwall, after England's lockdown restrictions were eased in April. Pub gardens, shops, gyms and hairdressers reopened for the first time in months, while some rules were also eased in the rest of the UK.
IMAGE SOURCE,CHARLES MCQUILLAN / GETTY IMAGES
Image caption,The gates of one of Belfast's peace walls are prised open and set alight during rioting in the city on a scale which police said had not been seen for years.
IMAGE SOURCE,IAN WEST / POOL VIA REUTERS
Image caption,On 9 April, Buckingham Palace announced the death of Prince Philip, Queen Elizabeth II's husband, at the age of 99. The Duke of Edinburgh, the longest-serving royal consort in British history, had been at the Queen's side throughout her long reign.
IMAGE SOURCE,JONATHAN BRADY / POOL / GETTY IMAGES
Image caption,The Queen sits alone during the funeral of Prince Philip in St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle. Coronavirus rules meant that only 30 mourners - socially distanced and wearing face masks - could attend the service.
IMAGE SOURCE,ANDREW MATTHEWS / PA MEDIA
Image caption,People queue as they make their way down steps to Durdle Door beach in Dorset, as summer temperatures soared across parts of the country.
IMAGE SOURCE,BEN BIRCHALL / PA MEDIA
Image caption,Artists Alex Wreckage and Joe Rush admire their sculpture of world leaders on the beach near Gwithian, ahead of June's G7 summit in Cornwall.
IMAGE SOURCE,JANE BARLOW / PA MEDIA
Image caption,A lavender farmer inspects the crop ahead of this year's harvest at a farm in Kinross.
IMAGE SOURCE,CHLOE KNOTT / GETTY IMAGES
Image caption,An England fan reacts after July's delayed Uefa Euro 2020 Championship final between Italy and England at Wembley Stadium. High hopes and nerves gave way to fear and sorrow as England lost on penalties during their first major international final in 55 years.
IMAGE SOURCE,ANDREW MATTHEWS / PA MEDIA
Image caption,A conservator abseils down the east face of Salisbury Cathedral's tower to carry out vital repairs during the annual survey.
IMAGE SOURCE,JACOB KING / PA MEDIA
Image caption,A student from Core's City Academy in Birmingham celebrates his GCSE results in August, as disruption to exams continued for a second year because of the pandemic.
IMAGE SOURCE,TOBY MELVILLE / REUTERS
Image caption,A woman wearing clothing made from dried flowers attends the RHS Chelsea Flower Show in London. The event was delayed until September from its usual spring dates because of lockdown restrictions.
IMAGE SOURCE,CHRISTOPHER FURLONG / GETTY IMAGES
Image caption,Cars queue at a petrol station in Northwich, Cheshire, amid an HGV driver shortage that disrupted fuel deliveries to many forecourts across the UK.
IMAGE SOURCE,HOLLIE ADAMS / GETTY IMAGES
Image caption,People light candles in memory of Sir David Amess at Belfairs Sports Ground in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex. A 25-year-old man was charged with murder and the preparation of terrorist acts, after the Conservative MP was stabbed to death in October during a constituency surgery.
IMAGE SOURCE,CHRISTOPHER FURLONG / GETTY IMAGES
Image caption,A member of the Minga Indigena indigenous delegation attends the COP26 UN Climate Summit in Glasgow. The two-week conference saw world leaders meet to discuss the global response to climate change.
IMAGE SOURCE,BEN STANSALL / AFP
Image caption,A migrant carries her children after being helped ashore from a Royal National Lifeboat Institution lifeboat at a beach in Dungeness, on England's south-east in November. On the same day, at least 27 people died making the same crossing between France and England, the biggest loss of life by drowning in the Channel in many years.
IMAGE SOURCE,MATTHEW HORWOOD / GETTY IMAGES
Image caption,A health worker carries a tray of vaccines at a vaccination centre in Cardiff, amid a national booster programme to help tackle the new Omicron variant of coronavirus.
IMAGE SOURCE,LEE SMITH / REUTERS
Image caption,Circus performers put on make-up ahead of a photocall for the Winter Wonderland event in Newcastle.
A selection of powerful news photographs taken around the world this week.
IMAGE SOURCE,GARETH FULLER / PA MEDIA
Image caption,A view of St Thomas Becket church during a morning frost in Fairfield, Kent, following freezing overnight temperatures.
IMAGE SOURCE,DAVID GRAY / AFP
Image caption,Fireworks light up the sky over Sydney's Harbour Bridge and Opera House in Australia to mark the start of the new year.
IMAGE SOURCE,JASON CAIRNDUFF / REUTERS
Image caption,In the UK, swimmers wearing fancy dress costumes take to the water at a New Year's Day event in Manchester.
IMAGE SOURCE,JIM WATSON / AFP
Image caption,In a televised speech, US President Joe Biden criticised former President Donald Trump on the first anniversary of the attack on the US Capitol. Trump supporters stormed the Capitol building on 6 January 2021 as Congress gathered to certify Mr Biden's presidential election victory.
IMAGE SOURCE,DAVID ODISHO / GETTY IMAGES
Image caption,Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes was found guilty of conspiracy to commit fraud against investors and three charges of wire fraud. Prosecutors said Holmes knowingly lied about technology she said could detect diseases with a few drops of blood.
IMAGE SOURCE,QIAO JIAN / GETTY IMAGES
Image caption,People take pictures at a sunflower installation at the Van Gogh Alive digital art experience exhibition in Beijing, China.
IMAGE SOURCE,UESLEI MARCELINO / REUTERS
Image caption,A mother and daughter embrace in a flooded street following heavy rain in Imperatriz, Maranhao state, Brazil.
IMAGE SOURCE,HAMAD I MOHAMMED / REUTERS
Image caption,GCK Motorsport's Guerlain Chicherit and co-driver Alex Winocq crash during stage four of the Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia.
IMAGE SOURCE,FRANCK ROBICHON / EPA
Image caption,More than 1,200 people of all ages from across Japan participated in the annual event to display their Japanese calligraphic skills in Tokyo.
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