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109-year-old tortoise gets a CT scan \u2014 and other news in pictures <\/p>\n

, The Times\"Dan<\/p>\n

Dan Brown hangs herring inside the traditional smokehouse at Fortune\u2019s Kippers in Whitby, North Yorkshire<\/p>\n

TIMES PHOTOGRAPHER JAMES GLOSSOP<\/p>\n

\"Muslims<\/p>\n

Egyptians gather for a communal iftar, the evening meal that breaks the fast, on the fifteenth day of Ramadan, in Cairo<\/p>\n

ISMAEL MOHAMAD\/UPI\/SHUTTERSTOCK<\/p>\n

\"Thousands<\/p>\n

Thousands of devotees perform Friday prayers at Masjid Al Mustafa in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Friday<\/p>\n

ABDULLAH AL MAHFUZ\/SOLENT<\/p>\n

\"Production<\/p>\n

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

\"Gentoo<\/p>\n

Gentoo penguins at Edinburgh Zoo eye pebbles painted by children at the Royal Hospital for Children and Young People. The stones are designed for \u201cpebbling\u201d when penguins pick up pebbles in their beaks and take them to their mates<\/p>\n

SWNS<\/p>\n

\"People<\/p>\n

People dance to house music during a Group Therapy rave in Lekki, in Lagos, Nigeria<\/p>\n

SUNDAY ALAMBA\/AP<\/p>\n

\"Roseanna<\/p>\n

Scottish Ballet\u2019s \u201cMary, Queen of Scots\u201d has nods to haute couture and punk and runs at Sadler\u2019s Wells, north London, until Sunday<\/p>\n

JANE HOBSON\/SHUTTERSTOCK<\/p>\n

\"Aerial<\/p>\n

Rocinha, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, is widely considered the largest and most developed favela in Brazil, which functions like a vertical \u201ccity within a city\u201d<\/p>\n

PABLO PORCIUNCULA\/AFP\/GETTY IMAGES<\/p>\n

\"Stella<\/p>\n

The designer Stella McCartney is awarded the L\u00e9gion d\u2019honneur by President Macron for her services to fashion, sustainability, innovation and animal welfare<\/p>\n

BFA<\/p>\n

\"Former<\/p>\n

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 prot\u00e9g\u00e9 of Martin Luther King, died at the age of 84 last month<\/p>\n

KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI\/AFP\/GETTY IMAGES<\/p>\n

\"Close-up<\/p>\n

A tricolored heron shows off its breeding plumage during the mating and nesting season at Wakodahatchee Wetlands in Delray Beach, Florida<\/p>\n

RONEN TIVONY\/NURPHOTO\/SHUTTERSTOCK<\/p>\n

\"A<\/p>\n

A Brown-eared Bulbul among the cherry blossom in a park near Tokyo Tower, in the Japanese capital<\/p>\n

ALAMY<\/p>\n

\"A<\/p>\n

A rainbow frames a barn in Douglas County, Oregon<\/p>\n

ROBIN LOZNAK\/ZUMA PRESS WIRE\/SHUTTERSTOCK<\/p>\n

\"Cara<\/p>\n

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<\/p>\n

VIVIEN KILLILEA\/GETTY IMAGES<\/p>\n

\"A<\/p>\n

A red deer charges across a lake covered in early morning mist in Bushy Park, southwest London<\/p>\n

MAX ELLIS\/TWOPOINTO MEDIA<\/p>\n

\"An<\/p>\n

An Indian army cadet displays his skills before the graduation ceremony at the Officers Training Academy in Chennai<\/p>\n

R SATISH BABU\/AFP\/GETTY IMAGES<\/p>\n

\"A<\/p>\n

A collie speeds through the agility competition at Crufts Dog Show, which is at the NEC Birmingham until Sunday<\/p>\n

MARCIN NOWAK\/LNP<\/p>\n

\"Derek<\/p>\n

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<\/p>\n

SARAH MEYSSONNIER\/REUTERS<\/p>\n

\"Aerial<\/p>\n

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<\/p>\n

SERGEI GAPON\/AFP\/GETTY IMAGES<\/p>\n

\"A<\/p>\n

A pelican struggles to keep a large trout inside its bill at Sandy Wool Lake, in Northern California<\/p>\n

JIAHONG ZENG\/SOLENT<\/p>\n

\"Kosovo<\/p>\n

Members of the Kosovo Security Force take part in a ceremony to mark the 28th anniversary of the killing of Adem Jashari, the \u201cfather\u201d of the Kosovo Liberation Army, by Serbian security forces<\/p>\n

ARMEND NIMANI\/AFP\/GETTY IMAGES<\/p>\n

\"Coastal<\/p>\n

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<\/p>\n

SHANE SROGI\/ZUMA PRESS WIRE\/SHUTTERSTOCK<\/p>\n

\"Paul<\/p>\n

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<\/p>\n

ZACHARYCULPIN\/BNPS<\/p>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

The statue of Mother Ukraine stands over the city of Kyiv<\/p>\n

MATTEO PLACUCCI\/ZUMA PRESS WIRE\/SHUTTERSTOCK<\/p>\n

\"Three<\/p>\n

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

TOM MADDICK\/SWNS<\/p>\n

\"Two<\/p>\n

Valais Blacknose lambs make their first appearance at their north Devon home. The lambs are extremely valuable and prize-winning lambs can fetch \u00a320,000<\/p>\n

MARK PASSMORE PHOTOGRAPHY<\/p>\n

For more pictures from The Times, follow us on Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n