A visitor admires a suspended orb installation of dried deschampsia grasses in a castle hall.The Castle in Bloom exhibition at Raby Castle, near Darlington, features floral displays including this suspended orb of deschampsia grasses, cut from the estate’s walled gardens, by the florist Anna Potter of Swallows and Damsonstimes photographer James Glossop

Two children, a girl and a boy, pose in front of a traditional gypsy wagon and a horse.Children of Travellers and Gypsies pose with their horses and wagons on the village green at Piercebridge, Darlington, on their way to next month’s Appleby Horse FairTIMES PHOTOGRAPHER James Glossop

A black MH-60 Blackhawk helicopter with military personnel inside, one firing a weapon with flames and smoke, flies in front of a building where spectators watch from balconies.Members of the US Special Operations Command, with soldiers from ten other countries, staged a mock hostage rescue in Tampa Bay, Florida, demonstrating the capabilities of an MH-60 Blackhawk helicopter Luke Sharrett/Getty Images

Aerial view of the Golden Gate Bridge partially obscured by thick fog, with the distant San Francisco Bay visible.The Golden Gate bridge rises above the famous San Francisco fogTayfun Coskun/Anadolu/Getty Images

Drone view of a livestock market in Bogor, Indonesia, with people among many cows and goats, and a truck in the upper left.A traditional livestock market held before the Muslim festival of sacrifice, Eid al-Adha, in Bogor, on the outskirts of Jakarta, IndonesiaAjeng Dinar Ulfiana/Reuters

Aerial view of the collapsed Karacay Bridge with five damaged cars.Heavy rainfall in Hatay, Turkey, led to the collapse of a section of the Karacay bridge on the Antakya-Samandag highwayMehmet Bayrak/Anadolu /Getty Images

A peregrine falcon lands on the head of a pelican in mid-flight, appearing to hitch a ride.A peregrine falcon appears to be hitching a ride on a pelican over Torrey Pines beach in San Diego — but was in fact attacking the larger bird, which had flown too close to the peregrine’s nest and chicks Ling Zhang/TwoPointO Media

Birmingham Royal Ballet dancer Lucy Waine in a dark green leotard and white tutu, posing en pointe in the middle of a street between brick buildings.Lucy Waine of the Birmingham Royal Ballet poses in a new set of images titled Our City, Your Ballet featuring members of the company on location around the city Clive Booth

Two people in white coats judging sheep at the Devon County Show.Sheep are judged during the Devon County Show at Exeter’s Westpoint arena, a three-day celebration of agriculture, food and country life Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images

Silhouettes of beachgoers walking along a beach near a fishing pier at sunrise.The Isle of Palms fishing pier in South Carolina provides a dramatic backdrop to beach walkers as the sun rises Richard Ellis/Alamy

King Charles III plays a ukulele.The King showed off his ukelele skills during a visit to Ards Allotments in Co Down, Northern Ireland Toby Melville /getty images

Maureen Lipman as Allegra holds an umbrella in a floral dress on stage.Dame Maureen Lipman as Allegra in the eponymous new musical comedy by Peter Quilter, which is transferring to the West End with a limited run at the Pinter Theatre from July 8 Marc Brenner/PA

A kingfisher with a fish in its beak emerges from the water, creating a splash.A kingfisher breaks the water’s surface at a river in the Brecon Beacons after a successful hunt. Kingfishers catch bullheads and stone loach, small fish native to the areaThomas Winstone/Solent

Sam Tull running a "Crocs for Crocs" challenge in leopard print Crocs to raise funds for a new crocodile house.Snappy footwear: Sam Tull, who works at Tropiquaria Zoo at Washford Cross in Somerset, will run just over 50 miles — from Seaton on the south coast of Devon, to Watchet on Somerset’s north coast — in the Crocs for Crocs challenge to raise funds for a new crocodile house at the zoo Mark Passmore Photography

Five students in formal attire pose in front of a Colosseum backdrop at a prom.Senior-year students at St Julian High School in Gayaza, Uganda, arrive at their high school prom with the theme A Night in Italy. Proms in the country, influenced by global youth and celebrity culture, have become lavish celebrations Badru Katumba / AFP /Getty Images

Sailboats moored in Wells-next-the-Sea harbour at dawn, with a vibrant orange and purple sky reflecting on the water.A colourful start to the day in the harbour at Wells-next-the-Sea in Norfolk as the UK prepares for an expected heatwave Andrew McCaren/LNP

Two seagulls fight over a pearl mullet in a stream.Food fight: seagulls squabble over a pearl mullet at Lake Van, Turkey, after heavy rain raised water levels and increased the numbers of fish migrating to freshwater sourcesMuhammed Onur Yavruturk/Getty

Curator Nathalie Levi holds a framed print of "The Rumblings" surrounded by other framed etchings by Norman Ackroyd, depicting British Isles' cliffs, shorelines and remote coasts.Works created over five decades by the master printmaker Norman Ackroyd, including “The Rumblings”, held by the curator Nathalie Levi, have gone on display in an exhibition entitled The Transience of Light at Bath’s Victoria Art GalleryZacharyCulpin/BNPS

Two riders, one seated at a picnic table and one standing, share coffee with their horses in Richmond Park.You can lead a horse to coffee … Benson and Happy Chappy try to get their share from their riders Nicky and Nina during a break at Richmond Park in southwest London Alex Lentati/LNP

Firefighters survey the charred remains of a building destroyed by a Russian drone attack in Odesa, Ukraine.Firefighters inspect the damage after a massive overnight attack by Russian drones on residential districts in Kyiv Avalon.:Nina Liashonok / Ukrinform / Avalon

A stray dog among garbage at a landfill near Podujevo, Kosovo.A team led by the Austrian organisation Four Paws and veterinarians is carrying out a campaign to sterilise and vaccinate stray dogs like this one on a landfill in the town of Podujevo, Kosovo. There are estimated to be more than 50,000 stray dogs in the country Armend NIMANI / AFP/getty images

Lightning strikes a building in the Manhattan skyline under dark storm clouds.The bright lights of New York included this lightning strike over Manhattan as heavy thunderstorms hit the area John Angelillo/UPI/Shutterstock Editorial

A scarecrow dressed in a white tunic with a red cross, blue pants, and a black hat with a painted face, holding a colorful flag, stands next to a wooden fence overlooking a valley.The residents of Castellar, near Cuneo in northern Italy, make their own scarecrows to display during the annual Scarecrows Fair, decorating gardens, courtyards, fields and streets MARCO BERTORELLO /AFP/getty images

Multiple exposure image of a badminton player in a red shirt, shown as multiple transparent instances of himself, hitting a shuttlecock with a badminton racket.Hu Zhe An of China caught in action against Alex Lanier of France in badminton’s Malaysia Masters event near Kuala Lumpur FAZRY ISMAIL/EPA

Two four-week-old mottled owl chicks on a purple blanket.Two mottled owl chicks have become the first to be hatched at a Scottish wildlife centre. The Scottish Owl Centre in West Lothian welcomed the pair four weeks ago and they are being hand-reared Katielee Arrowsmith / SWNS

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