A colourful procession in Mumbai, India, celebrates Gudi Padwa, the Maharashtrian New YearDIVYAKANT SOLANKI/EPA
A misty dawn breaks over Harnham Water Meadows, Salisbury, as England enjoys warmer weatherMartin Cook/SWNS
Britons eager to enjoy the spring sunshine set up camp on the beach in Bournemouth, DorsetAndrew Matthews/PA
The King, with members of the community, charity groups and partners who have helped create the Seven Sisters national nature reserve, on the day that his English coast path was inauguratedChris Jackson/Getty Images
Pint-sized pigs (Lightpig McQueen, Albus Dumbleboar and Amy Swinehouse) race through a miniature course at the Pennywell Bacon Stakes Steeplechase, at Pennywell Farm in DevonMark Passmore photography
Chelsea Town Hall is hosting the Cotswold Art and Antiques Dealers’ Association annual fair for four days Paul Quezada-Neiman/Alamy
Two infant baboons join an adult for a drink at a dusty waterhole in southern KenyaMark Fernley/TwoPointO Media
Travellers pack themselves into — and on to — busy trains in Mymensingh, BangladeshAbdullah Al Mahfuz/Solent News
Rob Sherwood, the station manager of the Space Geodesy Facility in Herstmonceux, East Sussex, prepares to study the night skyjon santa cruz
A passenger who was repatriated from Abu Dhabi with her dog speaks to the press at Athens airportMilos Bicanski/Getty Images
Jazy Roberts had an unexpected visitor during her round in the 2026 Australian WPGA Championship at Sanctuary Cove Golf and Country Club on the Gold CoastJason O’Brien/EPA
A wrestling match staged by the chocolate manufacturer Tony’s Chocolonely at King’s Cross station brought some action to London’s commutersMichael Leckie/PA
An Australian brushtail possum attempts to avoid detection by sitting in the display shelf with some stuffed animals at a shop at Hobart airportMelissa Oddie/AP
Swimmers make the most of the spring sunshine by taking a dip at Hathersage Lido in the Peak DistrictTom Maddick/SWNS
Playful red squirrels in Bispgarden, Sweden, chase drifting bubbles in the sunGeert Weggen/TwoPointO Media
Visitors to the Leipzig Book Fair in Germany on its opening day. This year’s fair explores the literary and historical landscape of the Danube, tracing the river’s path through ten countriesFILIP SINGER/EPA
The British-Argentine actress Anya Taylor-Joy in New York, where she has been promoting her new film, The Super Mario Galaxy MovieXNY/Star Max/GC Images
Queen Mary and King Frederik of Denmark studied marine wildlife at close quarters in Hobart, Tasmania, on a five-day state visit to AustraliaROB BLAKERS/EPA
Stanley the labrador may have solved a notorious 160-year-old murder after digging up a bottle of poison buried in the garden of a house in Clyst Honiton, DevonPaul Phillips/SWNS
Members of the Newar community, the original inhabitants of Kathmandu valley in Nepal, celebrate a chariot festival known as Daya Lyagu, marking the victory of the goddess Durga over a child-eating demonNARENDRA SHRESTHA/EPA
A tiny bank vole munches on a dandelion in Powys, WalesPaul Williams/Solent News
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