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Nik Haywood, the general manager of the Aysgarth Falls Hotel in the Yorkshire Dales, inspecting the Virginia creepers that cover the building before the wind and rain hit England on Monday
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Artworks by Picasso are going on show at the Tate Modern in London on Wednesday. The exhibition, Theatre Picasso, which runs until April, explores his fascination with dancers, entertainers and bullfighters
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The Dumfries Museum in Dumfries and Galloway houses the world’s oldest working camera obscura. It was installed in 1836 and enables visitors to enjoy a panoramic view of the town on a darkened table
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The Foresters Arms in the village of Frogham, Hampshire, has been named the best dog-friendly pub in Britain after reviewers visited 110 bars. The pub, in the New Forest, was praised for its “dedicated doggy menu, fresh water bowls and tasty treats, plus poo bags, a secure garden and cosy beds and blankets” in the survey for the pet care website Rover.com
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Traditional smacks, barges and open boats took part in the Colne Match in at Brightlingsea in Essex on Saturday
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Six-year-old Kuzma Lavrenchuk wearing his cadet uniform at his school, where he is in the first grade of the Kyiv Cadet Corps
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A crow at Sukhna Lake, in the city of Chandigarh, northwestern India, thought it had picked up a twig, when in fact it had got hold of a beedi, a cheap hand-rolled cigarette. “I loved the idea of a crow relaxing and having a smoke, but it’s a sad sign of littering affecting wildlife,” Anuj Jain, who took the picture, said
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A delivery truck fell into a sinkhole in Iztapalapa, a borough in Mexico City. Local media reported that there were no injuries and the hole was caused by a drainage system collapsing
IZTAPALAPA MAYOR’S OFFICE/REUTERS
The aurora borealis made a rare appearance in the midwestern US state of Wisconsin on Sunday
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The actress Naomi Watts was among the guests at the Jason Wu show at New York Fashion Week
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Some 1,250 birds took part in a birdsong competition in Narathiwat, southern Thailand, on Monday
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A man and children surveying the wreckage after a building was heavily damaged in Israeli bombardment in Gaza City on Monday. The building, in the Rimal neighbourhood, is close to the Unknown Soldier Tower, which was destroyed in the attack
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This grey seal pup was born during the stormy conditions at Maidencombe, south Devon, on Sunday
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The Finnish drivers Sami Pajari and Marko Salminen cross the finish line in their Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 during the WRC Rally Chile Bio Bio in Concepcion, Chile
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This honey bear at Bandung Zoo in Indonesia is facing an uncertain future. The zoo has been closed since August 6 due to a management dispute, leaving about 700 animals vulnerable and at risk of starvation
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Stephen Graham, right, his wife, Hannah Walters, and his children, Grace and Alfie, celebrating the success of his drama Adolescence at the Emmys. The series won six awards
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The pannage season has begun in the New Forest. Farmers are now allowed to let their pigs roam free to eat acorns and beech mast, preventing ponies and cattle from eating them and falling ill. The stormy weather means pannage has begun earlier than usual — it will last until November 28
RUSSELL SACH
Folk dancers in Ahmedabad, western India, rehearsing for the Hindu festival of Navaratri, which begins next week
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The Utah Royals defender Kaleigh Riehl was crowned player of the game by the forward Paige Monaghan after their 2-0 win over Houston Dash in the US National Women’s Soccer League
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Performers celebrating Mexican Independence Day in the Little Village neighbourhood of Chicago on Sunday
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A crested macaque shows off for the camera in the jungle in the North Sulawesi province of Indonesia
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