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Pictures of the day
Pictures of the day
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1/26 Floats like a butterfly, stings like a bee
'I Am The Greatest: Muhammad Ali' exhibition at the O2, London
Rex
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2/26 Underwater ballet
Professional divers give an underwater ballet performance at an aquarium in the city of Goyang, north of Seoul, South Korea
EPA
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3/26 A shining beacon
A ray of sunlight hits St Paul's Cathedral as seen from The Shard
Mikael Buck/Rex
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4/26 Glowing Venus
A woman gazes at one of the striking pieces at the V&A;'s new exhibition Botticelli Reimagined. The exhibition explores the ways that artists and designers have reinterpreted him
Alex Lentati
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5/26 Spring has not sprung
People make their way through Buxton town centre, Derbyshire, as Storm Jake brought snow and 70mph winds
John Giles/PA
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6/26 I'm back
Expedition 46 Commander Scott Kelly of NASA rests in a chair outside of the Soyuz TMA-18M spacecraft just minutes after he and Russian cosmonauts Mikhail Kornienko and Sergey Volkov of Roscosmos landed in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan
NASA
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7/26 A Queen's hero
Simon Weston, the Falklands veteran who overcame horrific facial injuries to become a charity campaigner, receives his CBE from The Queen at an investiture ceremony at Buckingham Palace
Yui Mok/PA
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8/26 Don't forget to clean behind his ears
Michelangelo's David undergoes cleaning operations and half-yearly maintenance at the Accademia Gallery in Florence, Italy
Maurizio Degl' Innocenti/ANSA via AP Photo
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9/26 Perhaps a little bitte(r)
A combination photo shows German Chancellor Angela Merkel enjoying a beer during the Christain Democratic Union (CDU) politial Ash Wednesday meeting in Volkmarsen, Germany
Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters
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10/26 Fantastic Four
Best Supporting Actor Mark Rylance, Best Actress Brie Larson, Best Actor Leonardo DiCaprio and Best Supporting Actress Alicia Vikander pose with their Oscars backstage at the 88th Academy Awards in Hollywood, California
Mike Blake/Reuters
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11/26 Can I win the swing voter?
Mayor of London Boris Johnson, centre, swings from a bus as Northern Ireland Secretary Theresa Villiers, left, Northern First Minister and DUP leader Arlene Foster and Minister of Enterprise, Trade and Investment Jonathan Bell, third right, look on during a visit to Wrightbus Chassis plant in Antrim
Niall Carson/PA
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12/26 Disaster exercise
Volunteers help out as victims in the largest ever disaster training exercise in the 150 year history of the London Fire Brigade in a four day scenario based around a building collapsing onto a tube station.
Jeremy Selwyn
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13/26 Eruption
The Tungurahua volcano spews fumes and lava in Huambalo, Ecuador, affecting neighboring parishes with ashfall
AFP/Getty Images
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14/26 Flying start
People watch from a railway platform as the Flying Scotsman steam engine prepares to leave Kings Cross station in London. Celebrity locomotive 60103 Flying Scotsman made its official return to steam with a celebratory "Inaugural Run" along the East Coast Mainline after a decade-long £4.2m restoration
Paul Hackett/Reuters
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15/26 Lorde knows!
Lorde performs a David Bowie tribute at the BRIT Awards in the O2 arena in London
Stefan Wermuth/Reuters
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16/26 Stand to attention
Oscar statues stand ready for paint and touch ups during preparations for the 88th annual Academy Awards ceremony at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California
Paul Buck/EPA
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17/26 My majority is this big
Republican U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump gestures to his sons Donald Trump Jr, left, and Eric Trump, right, as he addresses supporters after being declared by the television networks as the winner of the Nevada Republican caucuses at his caucus night rally in Las Vegas, Nevada
Jim Young/Reuters
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18/26 Devastation
An aerial view of Didcot Power Station in Oxfordshire where one person died and a major search operation was under way for three others after a building collapsed
Steve Parsons/PA
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19/26 Playful princess
A composite photo of Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge as she takes part in a song during an assembly during a visit to the Place2Be charity at Catherine's Primary School
Andrew Milligan/Getty Images
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20/26 We applaud new name
Queen Elizabeth at the site of the new Crossrail Bond Street station, which is still under construction, after she formally unveiled a new roundel for the line. It is to be renamed the "Elizabeth line" from December 2018 when it opens to passengers in the capital
Richard Pohle/The Times/PA
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21/26 Full moon in the Big Apple
A full moon rises over the Statue of Liberty, seen from the Port Liberte neighborhood of Jersey City,
Julio Cortez/AP
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22/26 Titanic name change
Builders install a sign at Odeon Leicester Square in London, which has changed its name to LEODEON (gettit?), ahead of this Sunday's Academy Awards to show support for Leonardo DiCaprio who has been nominated for Actor in a Leading Role for The Revenant, it is only the second time in its history that the cinema will change its name since being erected in 1937
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23/26 Big hair, big show
Models on the catwalk during the Ashish Fall Winter 2016 Women's Show at BFC Show Space Show
Daniel Leal-Olivas/PA
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24/26 Boffins want this to be Virtually our Reality
People wear Samsung Gear VR devices as they attend the launching ceremony of the new Samsung S7 and S7 edge smartphones during the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona
Albert Gea/Reuters
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25/26 Boom
Debris fly into the air as foreign fishing boats are blown up by Indonesian Navy off Batam Island, Indonesia
M. Urip/AP
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26/26 In Fashion
Naomi Campbell, Mario Testino and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley wearing Burberry at the Burberry Womenswear February 2016 Show at Kensington Gardens
Dave Benett
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Mother’s funding plea to pay for £30k op on four-year-old daughter
A mother has launched a desperate bid to raise £30,000 for a life-changing operation for her four-year-old daughter.
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Dog dies and five others rescued in fire at flats
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Zac Goldsmith attacks flagship government housing policy
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Huge fall in number of special constables puts ‘immense strain’ on Met
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Mo Farah backs 'legend' Muhammad Ali for knighthood
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Revealed: How much the average Londoner has paid in rent in five years
Market Report: Cobham plunges as defence spending dries up
Investors in Cobham ran for cover as the aerospace and defence firm’s shares nosedived when it predicted growth would stall this year.
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The Bootlegger, Monument, bar review
Speakeasy vibes, plenty of live music and quirky serves keep this prohibition-themed bar fun, says David Ellis
Matthew Perry on Matt LeBlanc’s Top Gear role: ‘He'll be great'
Matthew Perry thinks that former Friends co-star Matt LeBlanc will be ‘great’ in his new role as Top Gear host.
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Jeremy Clarkson had a 'bit of an accident' filming new motoring show
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RTS Awards nominations: Ant and Dec receive nod for 15th time
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Secrets of the Sauna: documentary enters the world of gay saunas
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Raised By Wolves Series 2: Caitlin Moran’s comedy returns to Channel 4
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Grantchester, Series 2: five things you need to know
Alejandro G. Iñárritu insists that he did applaud Jenny Beavan
Alejandro G. Iñárritu has defended himself after being accused of not clapping during Jenny Beavan’s Oscar win.
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Sam Smith admits that he ‘hates’ number one hit Money on My Mind
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Phillip Schofield blasts Jeremy and Stephanie: I couldn't care less
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Sam Elliott: Hollywood overlooks a lot of the important things in life
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Watch: Ghostbusters trailer featuring gender-swapped cast
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Maisie Williams cast alongside ex-EastEnder Ben Hardy in new film
H&M; welcomes diversity with transgender, veteran and plus size models
The Paris Fashion Week production was accompanied by a performance by a live choir
This self-sustaining 3D printed home will let you live off the grid
It’s designed to be green and portable, so you can live anywhere
Nick Clegg: Progress made on mental health but still work to do
It’s time for proper training for GPs and teachers, a new funding model and nationwide awareness of the issue
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Amol Rajan: I now get London’s north-south divide
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Matthew d'Ancona: Boris on roll but don’t write off George as leader
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Evening Standard comment: The Night Tube comes into sight at long last
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Richard Godwin: We don’t need a royal spur to take on the litterbugs
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Emilty Maitlis: Trump’s relentless march a headache for Republicans
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How do TV's powerful political women stand up against Hillary Clinton?
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Denise Gough: 'I thought it was all over, but it isn’t'
At 35 Denise Gough had almost given up on acting – now she’s about to play her dream role in the West End, she tells Fiona Mountford