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Musicians switch to outdoor rehearsal spaces
Image copyright Jon Enoch A London photographer has been taking portraits of musicians rehearsing outdoors this summer, as rent for creative spaces...
Sea views: Capturing British maritime life
The Shipwrecked Mariners’ Society charity has announced the winners of its seventh annual photography competition. The competition encourages amateur and professional photographers to...
Digging for Victory: Stories from wartime gardens
It is 80 years since the Dig for Victory campaign, a war-time Ministry of Agriculture initiative to help to keep the population healthy...
Robert Frank: Influential Swiss-American photographer dies at 94
Image copyright Getty Images Robert Frank, one of the most influential photographers of the 20th Century has died at the age of 94....
Images from the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition
Image copyright Frank Deschandol/WPY2019 It’s just bizarre… and utterly beautiful at the same time. Those aren’t some strange arrangement of antennae on a...
The Tokyo rugby club keeping elderly players healthy
In Japan, which is hosting the Rugby World Cup this month, 150 clubs stage competitive matches for players above the age of 40...
Top models: Images by fashion photographer Peter Lindbergh
German fashion photographer Peter Lindbergh, whose trademark was the simple and dramatic black and white portrait, has died at 74. Image copyright Alamy...
The ancient game making a comeback
Image copyright AFP A group of young Mexicans is reviving an ancient ballgame once played by the Aztecs, Maya and Incas. Ulama was...
Peter Lindbergh: Fashion photographer dies at 74
Image copyright EPA Image caption Peter Lindbergh at an exhibition of his work in Berlin in 2010 Fashion photographer Peter Lindbergh, whose trademark...
The new mobile phone scam delivering a problem
Image copyright Getty Images A brand new top-of-the-range phone is delivered to your door. The package has your name on it but...
British Airways strike causes five days of flight cancellations
Image copyright PA Media The British Airways strike next month is to cause at least five consecutive days of flight cancellations. BA...
Boris Johnson: UK will not retreat from global community
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Mr Johnson will meet Mr Trump for one-on-one talks on Sunday The UK will not “retreat” from...
Pictures: Ed Sheeran plays first Ipswich homecoming gig
Image copyright Zakary Walters Image caption Up to 160,000 people are expected to watch the singer-songwriter over four nights in Ipswich Ed...
Firefighters tackle blaze at Perth Pets at Home
Image copyright Stuart Cowper More than 50 firefighters are tackling a blaze at a pet store in a retail park near a...
GCSE results: Pass rates and top grades edge upwards
There has been a slight increase in the GCSE pass rate and the percentage of top grades this year, despite concerns about the...
