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, The TimesDan Brown hanging herring on tenterhooks in a traditional smokehouse.

Dan Brown hangs herring inside the traditional smokehouse at Fortune’s Kippers in Whitby, North Yorkshire

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Muslims in Cairo gather for a communal iftar meal during Ramadan.

Egyptians gather for a communal iftar, the evening meal that breaks the fast, on the fifteenth day of Ramadan, in Cairo

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Thousands of devotees performing Friday prayers at Masjid Al Mustafa in Vatara, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Thousands of devotees perform Friday prayers at Masjid Al Mustafa in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Friday

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Production photo of the cast of Mean Girls The Musical: Emily Lane as Cady Heron, Vivian Panka as Regina George, Kiara Dario as Gretchen Wieners, Sophie Pourret as Karen Smith, and Georgie Buckland as Janis Sarkisian.

Mean Girls, the musical, is at Manchester Opera House until Saturday, starring Faye Tozer, second left, as part of its UK and Ireland tour

Gentoo penguins selecting colorful painted pebbles at Edinburgh Zoo.

Gentoo penguins at Edinburgh Zoo eye pebbles painted by children at the Royal Hospital for Children and Young People. The stones are designed for “pebbling” when penguins pick up pebbles in their beaks and take them to their mates

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People dancing in an auditorium illuminated by green lights and triangular fixtures.

People dance to house music during a Group Therapy rave in Lekki, in Lagos, Nigeria

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Roseanna Leney as Mary, Queen of Scots, with a prop dog in the Scottish Ballet production of "Mary, Queen of Scots."

Scottish Ballet’s “Mary, Queen of Scots” has nods to haute couture and punk and runs at Sadler’s Wells, north London, until Sunday

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Aerial view of the Rocinha favela in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with densely packed homes on hillsides and mountains in the background.

Rocinha, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, is widely considered the largest and most developed favela in Brazil, which functions like a vertical “city within a city”

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Stella McCartney, wearing a navy dress with a medal, receives the Légion d’honneur from President Macron.

The designer Stella McCartney is awarded the Légion d’honneur by President Macron for her services to fashion, sustainability, innovation and animal welfare

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Former US president Bill Clinton speaks at a public memorial service for civil rights activist Reverend Jesse Jackson.

The former US president Bill Clinton speaks at a public memorial service for the civil rights activist the Rev Jesse Jackson in Chicago, Illinois. Jackson, a protégé of Martin Luther King, died at the age of 84 last month

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Close-up of a tricolored heron in breeding plumage with a bright blue bill, its mouth open revealing a reddish interior.

A tricolored heron shows off its breeding plumage during the mating and nesting season at Wakodahatchee Wetlands in Delray Beach, Florida

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A bird perched on a branch of an early blooming cherry tree.

A Brown-eared Bulbul among the cherry blossom in a park near Tokyo Tower, in the Japanese capital

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A rainbow arcs over a country barn on a hillside in Douglas County, Oregon.

A rainbow frames a barn in Douglas County, Oregon

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Cara Delevingne poses in a black dress and head covering.

The actress and model Cara Delevingne poses in the IMDb portrait studio at the 2026 GLAAD Media Awards in Beverly Hills. The awards recognise outstanding portrayals of LGBTQ people in the media

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A stag running through a foggy lake at dawn, splashing water.

A red deer charges across a lake covered in early morning mist in Bushy Park, southwest London

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An Indian army cadet performing a stunt with fire and broken bricks.

An Indian army cadet displays his skills before the graduation ceremony at the Officers Training Academy in Chennai

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A black and white collie jumps over an orange and white agility hurdle.

A collie speeds through the agility competition at Crufts Dog Show, which is at the NEC Birmingham until Sunday

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Derek Zaplotinsky of Canada practices para biathlon in a sit-ski during training at the Tesero Cross-Country Skiing Stadium.

Derek Zaplotinsky, of Canada, trains at the Cross-Country Skiing Stadium, in Lago di Teseroi, for the Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympics, which opened on Friday

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Aerial view of Suloszowa, a Polish village where houses line a 9-kilometer road, surrounded by wavy agricultural fields.

Suloszowa, in southern Poland, is thought to be the longest village in the country, where nearly all residents live along a winding road stretching for almost nine kilometres

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A pelican struggles to swallow a large fish held within its gular sac.

A pelican struggles to keep a large trout inside its bill at Sandy Wool Lake, in Northern California

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Kosovo Security Force members in ghillie suits holding rifles.

Members of the Kosovo Security Force take part in a ceremony to mark the 28th anniversary of the killing of Adem Jashari, the “father” of the Kosovo Liberation Army, by Serbian security forces

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Coastal Alaska Brown Bear (Juniper) at Woodland Park Zoo.

Juniper, an Alaskan coastal brown bear takes a stroll at the Woodland Park Zoo, Seattle, mostly exploring with her nose. A brown bear has a sense of smell more acute than that of a bloodhound

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Paul Fitzsimmons with his collection of oak furniture and carved figures.

The Devon-based antiques dealer Paul Fitzsimmons inspects part of his oak collection, which includes carved figures and furniture that are being auctioned by Woolley & Wallis, in Salisbury, alongside tapestries, Old Master paintings and pottery

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The Mother of Ukraine statue, a female figure holding a sword and shield, silhouetted against a cloudy sky with the sun shining brightly behind it.

The statue of Mother Ukraine stands over the city of Kyiv

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Three women lead three pigs on leashes down a muddy path.

Rosie Stubbs, of Bilsthorpe, Nottinghamshire, runs a pig walking experience for adults and children. She takes them on two-mile trots around the woodlands

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Two Valais Blacknose lambs with black faces and shaggy white wool sit in a bed of hay.

Valais Blacknose lambs make their first appearance at their north Devon home. The lambs are extremely valuable and prize-winning lambs can fetch £20,000

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