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, The TimesYoel Moshe Solomon Street in Jaffa (Yafo) is a popular tourist and art spot known for its vibrant, festive atmosphere and art installations. Mourners were asked to wear pink as that was her ‘tag’ name apparently. Tel Aviv.

Visitors walk along Yoel Moshe Solomon Street, a tourist and art area known for its vibrant installations in Jaffa, Tel Aviv

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Plumpton Races

Shetland ponies race towards the finish during the Shetland pony derby at Plumpton Racecourse in East Sussex

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Visitors explore Daedalite, an inflatable labyrinth by Architects of Air inspired by Greek mythology, in Nottingham

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A cyclist crosses a green footbridge amid autumn colours at the Pass of Killiecrankie in Perthshire

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Raisin Monday 2025

Students take part in the traditional Raisin Monday foam fight on St Salvator’s Lower College Lawn at the University of St Andrews in Fife

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St Andrew Square, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, 20 October 2025. Edinburgh Diwali: a preview on International Diwali Day of its 10th Anniversary event which takse place on Nov 2nd 2025, featuring a parade through the New Town, music, dance and cultural pe

Dancers from Nikkan Dance Academy perform during a preview event for Edinburgh Diwali’s tenth anniversary celebrations in St Andrew Square

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Jess Fulton, 15, from Ayrshire rides her pony Harley through the waves at Irvine Beach

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2068 cakes counted at the Cake Picnic in San Francisco

Hundreds gather on Treasure Island in San Francisco for a giant community cake picnic, where volunteers counted more than 2,000 homemade cakes

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A dog belonging to the Armed Police Force jumps through a ring of fire while performing a trick during Kukur Tihar as part of Tihar, a term used in Nepal for Diwali, in Kathmandu

An police force dog in Nepal jumps through a ring of fire during a display for Kukur Tihar, part of the Tihar festival, in Kathmandu…

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Nepal Dog Festival

… while others displayed their obedience at the same event

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Cranberry harvest season starts at Pine Island Farm in New Jersey

Workers wade through flooded bogs to harvest cranberries at Pine Island Farm during the annual Cranberry harvest festival in Chatsworth, United States

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Autumn in Ankara

A squirrel carries a nut while foraging among fallen leaves during autumn in Segmenler Park in Ankara, Turkey

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Lea Werner rides Viola in celebration after winning the cow race grand prix, a two-round race for female jockeys, in Flumserberg, Switzerland

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*** BESTPIX *** 2025 British Superbike Championship Finale - Brands Hatch

Kyle Ryde celebrates winning the British Superbike Championship after the final race at Brands Hatch in Kent

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Members of the French national police elite unit RAID take part in a training rappel exercise at their headquarters in Bièvres near Paris

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APTOPIX ALCS Mariners Blue Jays Baseball

Toronto Blue Jays outfielder George Springer breaks his bat during game six of the American League Championship Series against the Seattle Mariners in Toronto

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Tompkins Square Halloween Dog Parade in New York

A bulldog in a Dolly Parton costume takes part in the annual Tompkins Square Halloween dog parade in New York City

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Eastern mountain bongo calf

A newborn female eastern mountain bongo calf stays close to her mother Othaya, the first of the critically endangered species born at Woburn Safari Park in more than a decade

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