{"id":248818,"date":"2025-11-07T06:35:43","date_gmt":"2025-11-07T06:35:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/248818\/"},"modified":"2025-11-07T06:35:43","modified_gmt":"2025-11-07T06:35:43","slug":"young-pygmy-hippo-takes-a-first-dive-and-other-news-in-pictures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/248818\/","title":{"rendered":"Young pygmy hippo takes a first dive \u2014 and other news in pictures"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Young pygmy hippo takes a first dive \u2014 and other news in pictures    <\/p>\n<p>, The Times<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The Queen talks to veterans\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/\/c41d3563-1e06-4e94-8b26-8ebe9eb5cebe.jpg\" class=\"responsive-sc-1nnon4d-0 bAbKns\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The Queen talks to veterans at the opening of the 97th Field of Remembrance at Westminster Abbey, London<\/p>\n<p>TIMES PHOTOGRAPHER RICHARD POHLE<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A man in a striped shirt runs with a tar-soaked burning barrel on his back during the Ottery St Mary Tar Barrel Festival.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/\/83272911-74cc-42a0-8351-4adfead76fcd.jpg\" class=\"responsive-sc-1nnon4d-0 bAbKns\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The Ottery St Mary tar barrels carnival in Devon. In a tradition that goes back at least 400 years, people run with barrels of burning tar until the heat becomes unbearable or the barrel breaks<\/p>\n<p>GUY CORBISHLEY\/ALAMY<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Santa and an elf board a TfL bus\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/\/25212990-1d8c-44ae-930e-332a7839d61d.jpg\" class=\"responsive-sc-1nnon4d-0 bAbKns\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Santa and his elf abandon the sleigh for a bus as they prepare for Winter Funland London, an indoor funfair at The Grand Hall, Olympia, from December 12 to January 4<\/p>\n<p>JEFF MOORE<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Red squirrel in a tree\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/\/6b251623-eb35-46d4-a1ba-2433deb8e587.jpg\" class=\"responsive-sc-1nnon4d-0 bAbKns\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Red squirrels gnaw on pine cones and collect pine seeds as they prepare for hibernation in the Sarikamis district of Kars, Turkey<\/p>\n<p>HUSEYIN DEMIRCI\/ANADOLU\/GETTY IMAGES<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"upside-down stunt bike with rider beneath holding on to the bike\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/\/360ae8dc-449c-404e-b1ce-06605df8df20.jpg\" class=\"responsive-sc-1nnon4d-0 bAbKns\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The freestyle show at the Milan Motorcycle Show, Italy<\/p>\n<p>PIERO CRUCIATTI\/ANADOLU\/GETTY IMAGES<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"older man and woman holding round artwork in magnificent setting\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/\/40bd1d44-ff33-4b9a-9f22-3820664694e2.jpg\" class=\"responsive-sc-1nnon4d-0 bAbKns\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Barbara Hume helps Andrew Heard, the visitor programmes manager at Ushaw House near Durham, move Pohutukawa, a 2018 work by her late husband, Tom Hume, before a retrospective of the artist\u2019s work from Saturday<\/p>\n<p>TIMES PHOTOGRAPHER JAMES GLOSSOP<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Thousands of Fish Swirl Around a diver\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/\/cfb7aed8-302e-4893-8a30-9b708ab0a8b6.jpg\" class=\"responsive-sc-1nnon4d-0 bAbKns\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A diver is suspended under a shimmering cloud of sardines off Panglao Island in the Philippines<\/p>\n<p>BEN YAVAR\/TWO POINT O MEDIA<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"NINTCHDBPICT001036536350\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/\/4841c6a7-a47c-4f22-9131-2b1a61c9f29c.jpg\" class=\"responsive-sc-1nnon4d-0 bAbKns\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Mo, a seven-day-old female white rhino, was born to Ruby at the Cotswold Wildlife Park near Burford, Oxfordshire. She is the 13th calf to be born at the park in 12 years<\/p>\n<p>PAUL NICHOLLS<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Greenpeace ship arrives at COP30 in Belem\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/\/2a4f446a-742b-484a-a2f0-5d4772a2fd7a.jpg\" class=\"responsive-sc-1nnon4d-0 bAbKns\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The leader of the Tuxa people, Dinam Tuxa, at a press conference aboard the Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior in Par\u00e1, Brazil. Indigenous communities in Brazil, speaking for the world\u2019s native peoples, demanded respect, territorial recognition and genuine participation in decisions at the Cop30 climate conference<\/p>\n<p>ANTONIO LACERDA\/EPA<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Autumn weather Nov 6th 2025\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/\/6a7e97fb-d39a-4fe1-9977-8180ec52818a.jpg\" class=\"responsive-sc-1nnon4d-0 bAbKns\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Autumnal colours at Jesmond Dene in Newcastle<\/p>\n<p>OWEN HUMPHREYS\/PA<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Fashions On The Field At 2025 Oaks Day\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/\/834f0afb-3e9c-4f16-b084-be897fb0d6ef.jpg\" class=\"responsive-sc-1nnon4d-0 bAbKns\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Sammy Cormie-Smith and Hamish Smith attend Fashions on the Field during the 2025 Oaks Day at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne, Australia<\/p>\n<p>WENDELL TEODORO\/GETTY IMAGES<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"FRANCE-HEALTH-VIRUS-ANIMAL\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/\/35e5ee35-81e3-4d75-bc77-d26097b54d14.jpg\" class=\"responsive-sc-1nnon4d-0 bAbKns\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Keepers hold a pelican during the annual avian influenza vaccination campaign at the Parc Zoologique et Botanique de Mulhouse, eastern France<\/p>\n<p>SEBASTIEN BOZON\/AFP\/GETTY IMAGES<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"NINTCHDBPICT001036534583\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/\/1a460350-86be-49f4-b567-a63eb3c68743.jpg\" class=\"responsive-sc-1nnon4d-0 bAbKns\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Donald Trump at the Miami Business Forum at the White House, Washington DC<\/p>\n<p>WHITEHOUSE\/X<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"'The Running Man' film premiere, London, UK - 05 Nov 2025\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/\/d020dbdf-ff31-4838-bf34-1dadcbde5067.jpg\" class=\"responsive-sc-1nnon4d-0 bAbKns\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Terry Gilliam, left, with John Cleese, centre, and Michael Palin at the film premiere of The Running Man in London<\/p>\n<p>ALAN WEST\/HOGAN MEDIA\/SHUTTERSTOCK<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Paul Taylor Dance Company Dress Rehearsal of &quot;Diggity&quot; at Lincoln Center, NYC\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/\/76d7666b-d742-42a1-a68c-1df69618f69d.jpg\" class=\"responsive-sc-1nnon4d-0 bAbKns\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Paul Taylor Dance Company\u2019s dress rehearsal of Diggity, at the Lincoln Center in New York City until November 23<\/p>\n<p>JENNIFER MITCHELL\/SPLASH NEWS<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"INDIA-POLITICS-VOTE\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/\/50d9533f-0a15-4ca0-8c0e-9feba235bc3a.jpg\" class=\"responsive-sc-1nnon4d-0 bAbKns\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Voters queue to cast their ballots during the first phase of voting for assembly elections at the Raghopur constituency in the Vaishali district of the Indian state of Bihar<\/p>\n<p>SACHIN KUMAR\/AFP\/GETTY IMAGES<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"PHILIPPINES-TYPHOON-WEATHER\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/\/466524e3-e07c-48ec-85f7-7ed228848076.jpg\" class=\"responsive-sc-1nnon4d-0 bAbKns\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The debris after a flash flood at the height of Typhoon Kalmaegi in La Carlota city, Negros Oriental province, central Philippines. The typhoon has killed at least 140 people and left another 127 missing<\/p>\n<p>HANDOUT\/BRICK GEORGE ANASTA\/AFP\/GETTY IMAGES<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Sunset Behind the Manhattan Skyline in New York, United States - 05 Nov 2025\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/\/32bbc46d-e25e-4a00-9843-786c1c27feb0.jpg\" class=\"responsive-sc-1nnon4d-0 bAbKns\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Clouds turn shades of red and orange as the sun sets behind One World Trade Center and the Manhattan skyline<\/p>\n<p>JOHN ANGELILLO\/UPI\/SHUTTERSTOCK<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"KARATE-IRN-WOMEN\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/\/f7db0179-7cda-406a-8330-7510b45cf0b0.jpg\" class=\"responsive-sc-1nnon4d-0 bAbKns\"\/><\/p>\n<p>An Iranian athlete warms up before the start of the women\u2019s karate competition in Tehran, made up of clubs and teams from around Tehran province. About 230 participants, including five-year-old girls, took part<\/p>\n<p>ATTA KENARE\/AFP\/GETTY IMAGES<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Clandestine art by French artist James Colomina is on display in Amsterdam canals to criticize climate policy\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/\/2c3e80e9-b82e-440d-93cd-07c0eb120038.jpg\" class=\"responsive-sc-1nnon4d-0 bAbKns\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Clandestine art criticising climate policy by the French artist James Colomina on display in Amsterdam canals in the Netherlands<\/p>\n<p>HILDE VERWEIJ\/REUTERS<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"CHINA-ECONOMY-IMPORT-EXPO\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/\/48790132-356c-4522-a5b7-930b813ea77b.jpg\" class=\"responsive-sc-1nnon4d-0 bAbKns\"\/><\/p>\n<p>An actress performs in a Chinese opera during the eighth International Import Expo in Shanghai<\/p>\n<p>HECTOR RETAMAL\/AFP\/GETTY IMAGES<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A Lego MRI model\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/\/faf11e03-a9e9-4b34-95ec-172a71f26d3e.jpg\" class=\"responsive-sc-1nnon4d-0 bAbKns\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Jannie Boge Steinmeier Larsen, a project radiographer, with a miniature model MRI Lego set that is used to reduce children\u2019s anxiety before scans at the university hospital in Aarhus, Denmark<\/p>\n<p>TOM LITTLE\/REUTERS<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Young pygmy hippo takes a first dive \u2014 and other news in pictures , The Times The Queen&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":248819,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[90,56,54,55,4407],"class_list":{"0":"post-248818","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-wildlife","8":"tag-science","9":"tag-uk","10":"tag-united-kingdom","11":"tag-unitedkingdom","12":"tag-wildlife"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/248818","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=248818"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/248818\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/248819"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=248818"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=248818"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=248818"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}