The town crier Tony Appleton stands in front of a digital screen as it displays the new Liberal Democrat election campaign slogan on the back of a van outside the Houses of Parliament Photo Read More » Share Twitter
Tourists climb Uluru, formerly known as Ayers Rock, on the last day before permanent closure of the trail Photo Read More » Share Twitter
The British astronaut Tim Peake has led a groundbreaking project to turn off all of a village’s lights to capture the celestial beauty of the cosmos using just a mobile phone at Star in west Wales. Research from Google Pixel 4 has shown that those living in Wales are the least likely to look up at the night sky compared with other regions in the UK Photo Read More » Share Twitter
A boy removes oil spilled on Itapuama beach, in the city of Cabo de Santo Agostinho. Large patches of oil started appearing in early September in north-eastern Brazil and have now turned up along a 1,100-mile (2,000 km) stretch of the Atlantic coastline. The source remains a mystery, despite President Jair Bolsonaro’s assertions they came from outside the country and were possibly the work of criminals Photo Read More » Share Twitter
A late Archaic period silver coin unearthed from the ancient city of Tenea which, according to myth, was founded by Agamemnon to house the Trojan prisoners following the Trojan war. The first findings came to light in 1984 but excavations officially began in 2013. Photo Read More » Share Twitter
Newspaper front pages replicate a heavily redacted government document, alongside an advertising campaign challenging laws that in effect criminalise journalism and whistleblowing Photo Read More » Share Twitter
Nasa astronauts Jessica Meir, left, and Christina Koch inside the Quest airlock, preparing the spacesuits and tools they will use on their first spacewalk to replace a failed power controller Photo Read More » Share Twitter
A traffic light partially melted by fire displays a red signal after clashes between police and separatist demonstrators after the verdict in the trial of Catalan leaders Photo Read More » Share Twitter