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News in pictures: Friday, October 27, 2023

These harvest mice had fun sitting in a plant pot, to the delight of the photographer, David Bennion, from Preston. “Harvest mice have a lot of character and I think this shows in their facial expressions,” he said
These harvest mice had fun sitting in a plant pot, to the delight of the photographer, David Bennion, from Preston. “Harvest mice have a lot of character and I think this shows in their facial expressions,” he said
DAVID BENNION/SOLENT NEWS
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Volunteers at the Museum of Timekeeping in Upton, Nottinghamshire, are getting ready for the clocks going back one hour this weekend. Alan Holding is preparing to adjust a set of clocks from the Bank of England dating back to 1955
Volunteers at the Museum of Timekeeping in Upton, Nottinghamshire, are getting ready for the clocks going back one hour this weekend. Alan Holding is preparing to adjust a set of clocks from the Bank of England dating back to 1955
FABIO DE PAOLA FOR THE TIMES
An empty Shabbat table has been laid out at JW3, a community centre in north London, to raise awareness of more than 200 hostages being held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip. Shabbat is the Jewish day of rest, lasting from sunset on Friday to sunset on Saturday
An empty Shabbat table has been laid out at JW3, a community centre in north London, to raise awareness of more than 200 hostages being held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip. Shabbat is the Jewish day of rest, lasting from sunset on Friday to sunset on Saturday
LUCY NORTH/PA
A member of staff at Remember When, a restoration company in King’s Lynn, Norfolk, applies the finishing touches to a traditional red telephone box
A member of staff at Remember When, a restoration company in King’s Lynn, Norfolk, applies the finishing touches to a traditional red telephone box
DANIEL LEAL/AFP/GETTY IMAGES
Andrea Rubio, Miss Venezuela, cannot contain her delight as she wins the Miss International competition in Tokyo
Andrea Rubio, Miss Venezuela, cannot contain her delight as she wins the Miss International competition in Tokyo
YOSHIO TSUNODA/AFLO/SHUTTERSTOCK
The Forever Is Now 03 exhibition has brought contemporary art to the Great Pyramids of Giza in Egypt. As Above, So Below (Dome of Starry Sky) by Mohamed Banawy is one of the works placed in front of the spectacular backdrop
The Forever Is Now 03 exhibition has brought contemporary art to the Great Pyramids of Giza in Egypt. As Above, So Below (Dome of Starry Sky) by Mohamed Banawy is one of the works placed in front of the spectacular backdrop
MOHAMED ABD EL GHANY/REUTERS
The Mexican track cyclist Yareli Acevedo took the gold medal in the omnium event at the Pan American Games in Santiago
The Mexican track cyclist Yareli Acevedo took the gold medal in the omnium event at the Pan American Games in Santiago
MAURO PIMENTAL/AFP
Rush hour on Friday was a crush for commuters in Borivali, a suburb of Mumbai. About 250 trains a day have been cancelled for construction of a new line
Rush hour on Friday was a crush for commuters in Borivali, a suburb of Mumbai. About 250 trains a day have been cancelled for construction of a new line
DIVYAKANT SOLANKI/EPA
Halloween has come to Madrid Zoo, with Bing Xing the giant panda enjoying a pumpkin feast with honey and apples
Halloween has come to Madrid Zoo, with Bing Xing the giant panda enjoying a pumpkin feast with honey and apples
DAVID CANALES/SOPA/SHUTTERSTOCK
La Catrina costumes and cempazuchitl flowers — a variety of marigold — in the city of Tlajomulco de Zúñiga mark Mexican preparations for the Day of the Dead on Thursday, November 2. The day is increasingly observed across the world but academics are divided over whether it has genuine pre-Hispanic roots or is a modern adaptation of other traditions
La Catrina costumes and cempazuchitl flowers — a variety of marigold — in the city of Tlajomulco de Zúñiga mark Mexican preparations for the Day of the Dead on Thursday, November 2. The day is increasingly observed across the world but academics are divided over whether it has genuine pre-Hispanic roots or is a modern adaptation of other traditions
ULISES RUIZ/AFP/GETTY
An Emperor penguin chick has hatched at SeaWorld, San Diego, for the first time since 2010. The penguins are listed as a threatened species due to the loss of Antarctic ice and rising sea levels, with the Californian attraction one of very few places in the world to attempt to breed them in captivity
An Emperor penguin chick has hatched at SeaWorld, San Diego, for the first time since 2010. The penguins are listed as a threatened species due to the loss of Antarctic ice and rising sea levels, with the Californian attraction one of very few places in the world to attempt to breed them in captivity
SEAWORLD SAN DIEGO/MEGA
Anticipation is full to bursting as a new art exhibition opens at Pier 36 in New York City. The Balloon Museum Let’s Fly show promises a “journey through over the top, oversized and emotive immersive installations with unexpected shapes”
Anticipation is full to bursting as a new art exhibition opens at Pier 36 in New York City. The Balloon Museum Let’s Fly show promises a “journey through over the top, oversized and emotive immersive installations with unexpected shapes”
JOHN ANGELILLO/UPI/SHUTTERSTOCK/REX FEATURES
The Paisley Halloween Festival, which runs in the Renfrewshire town until Saturday, October 28, features dazzling illuminated musical fun ... and a show called the Circus of Nightmares
The Paisley Halloween Festival, which runs in the Renfrewshire town until Saturday, October 28, features dazzling illuminated musical fun ... and a show called the Circus of Nightmares
SKULLY/ALAMY
The BBC Earth Experience at Earl's Court, London, will be giving visitors an insight into the natural world for longer now that its run has been extended until August next year
The BBC Earth Experience at Earl's Court, London, will be giving visitors an insight into the natural world for longer now that its run has been extended until August next year
DOUG PETERS/PA
Clacton-on-the-Sea in Essex is given a touch of Halloween sparkle in this image of burning steel wool being spun around, created using a 52-second exposure. The pumpkin is lit with an LED light
Clacton-on-the-Sea in Essex is given a touch of Halloween sparkle in this image of burning steel wool being spun around, created using a 52-second exposure. The pumpkin is lit with an LED light
KEVIN JAY/PICTUREEXCLUSIVE.COM
The dam at Wet Sleddale reservoir in Cumbria is 21m tall and 600m long ... and holds back up to 2,300 million litres of water
The dam at Wet Sleddale reservoir in Cumbria is 21m tall and 600m long ... and holds back up to 2,300 million litres of water
ANDREW MCCAREN/LNP
Pete Gribbon, one the Britain’s last traditional blade grinders, makes swords in his workshop at Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet, Sheffield. The museum, which is also home to a number of working tenants, has just received funding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund to support improvements over the next two years
Pete Gribbon, one the Britain’s last traditional blade grinders, makes swords in his workshop at Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet, Sheffield. The museum, which is also home to a number of working tenants, has just received funding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund to support improvements over the next two years
TIMES PHOTOGRAPHER JAMES GLOSSOP
St Louis Blues goaltender Joel Hofer makes a save against the Calgary Flames at Scotiabank Saddledome. The St Louis team won 3-0
St Louis Blues goaltender Joel Hofer makes a save against the Calgary Flames at Scotiabank Saddledome. The St Louis team won 3-0
SERGEI BELSKI-USA TODAY SPORTS/REUTERS
Banquets and parades are held as villagers of the Dong ethnic group celebrate the Anwa festival in Pingqiu township in southwest China’s Guizhou Province
Banquets and parades are held as villagers of the Dong ethnic group celebrate the Anwa festival in Pingqiu township in southwest China’s Guizhou Province
YANG XIAOHAI/VCG/GETTY
In the salt fields of Nha Trang, Vietnam, workers begin their day at 3am when the temperatures are bearable. Water flows through a network of canals to reach the fields, where it evaporates and the salt can be harvested
In the salt fields of Nha Trang, Vietnam, workers begin their day at 3am when the temperatures are bearable. Water flows through a network of canals to reach the fields, where it evaporates and the salt can be harvested
NGUYEN MINH TUAN/SOLENT NEWS
The 4m tall puppet “Little Amal” depicts a ten-year-old Syrian refugee. The puppet was created by the South African Handspring Puppet Company — which created the models for the play War Horse — as a symbol of human rights. Until November 26 it is on a 9,000-mile journey across the US and Mexico, with its latest stop at Plaza de la Mexicanidad in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico
The 4m tall puppet “Little Amal” depicts a ten-year-old Syrian refugee. The puppet was created by the South African Handspring Puppet Company — which created the models for the play War Horse — as a symbol of human rights. Until November 26 it is on a 9,000-mile journey across the US and Mexico, with its latest stop at Plaza de la Mexicanidad in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico
JOSE LUIS GONZALEZ/REUTERS

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