London, England A £5 banknote that was originally presented to the then prime minister Harold Macmillan in 1957. The note has the serial number A01 000003 and is expected to sell for an estimated £18,000 to £22,000 when it goes up for sale at Dix Noonan Webb’s auction of British, Irish and world banknotes Photo Read More » Share Twitter
Washington, DC, US An eastern grey squirrel prepares to eat a newly-emerged Brood X periodical cicada. Photo Read More » Share Twitter
Paris, France A make-up artist applies the finishing touches to the wax statue of President Biden as it is unveiled at the Musée Grévin Photo Read More » Share Twitter
Washington, DC, US An American Robin consumes a newly-emerged Brood X periodical cicada. After moulting, the cicada’s body dries and darkens then the 17-year-old insect looks for a mate. Millions of Brood X cicadas are emerging in the Mid-Atlantic region of the US. Photo Read More » Share Twitter
Santiago, Chile A man waits outside a polling station during elections to choose mayors, councillors and a commission to rewrite the constitution Photo Read More » Share Twitter
Portland, United Kingdom A male Linnet tackles what it thinks is a rival bird in a car mirror in Portland. Photo Read More » Share Twitter
Sydney, Australia A mural depicting the prime minister, Scott Morrison, is displayed near Central Statio Photo Read More » Share Twitter
London, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson elbow bumps actress Helena Bonham Carter, at Westminster Abbey’s annual service for the Florence Nightingale Foundation, to mark nurses’ contribution to the communit Photo Read More » Share Twitter
Damascus, Syria Three-year-old Sufi dervish dancer Anas al-Kharrat dances with his family members at a restaurant in the Shahgur district of the old city of Damascus. The Kharrat family are one of several trying to preserve the Sufi whirling ritual Photo Read More » Share Twitter
Dublin, Ireland: sales assistant Jodie Kennelly holds a dress at a fitting room in Arnotts department store, as a phased reopening of shops begins Windsor, UK Queen Elizabeth II takes part in a video call in which she shared memories of achieving her own qualification as a young girl with the Royal Life Saving Society, which works across 30 Commonwealth nations with the aim of eliminating preventable death by drowning, promoting water safety, and delivering lifesaving and lifeguarding education Photo Read More » Share Twitter