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News in pictures: Tuesday August 3, 2021

At the end of its second year of flowering, the wildflower meadow at King’s College, Cambridge, which is being returned to a traditional East Anglian hay meadow, is cut by a traditional harvester pulled by shire horses
At the end of its second year of flowering, the wildflower meadow at King’s College, Cambridge, which is being returned to a traditional East Anglian hay meadow, is cut by a traditional harvester pulled by shire horses
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Olly Harrison, a farmer in Tarbock, Merseyside, and his workers donated more than £40,000 to the NHS in 2020 from admissions to a sunflower maze created in his fields. They have built a new one for this summer, featuring the initials in the middle
Olly Harrison, a farmer in Tarbock, Merseyside, and his workers donated more than £40,000 to the NHS in 2020 from admissions to a sunflower maze created in his fields. They have built a new one for this summer, featuring the initials in the middle
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Imelda Staunton, as the Queen, filming The Crown in Macduff, Aberdeenshire. The boat is thought to be standing in for the Royal Barge, tender to the Royal Yacht Britannia
Imelda Staunton, as the Queen, filming The Crown in Macduff, Aberdeenshire. The boat is thought to be standing in for the Royal Barge, tender to the Royal Yacht Britannia
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A water spout links a bank of threatening clouds to the sea off the Isle of Wight, which yesterday had a month’s worth of rain in two hours. Storm Evert’s strong winds and rain have caused disruption across the UK
A water spout links a bank of threatening clouds to the sea off the Isle of Wight, which yesterday had a month’s worth of rain in two hours. Storm Evert’s strong winds and rain have caused disruption across the UK
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Wolds Way lavender and nature farm at Wintringham, near Malton in North Yorkshire, was started in 2001 to produce high quality lavender oil and other products — as well as providing a visitor attraction, as enjoyed by Edith Edwards, 5, of Grimsby
Wolds Way lavender and nature farm at Wintringham, near Malton in North Yorkshire, was started in 2001 to produce high quality lavender oil and other products — as well as providing a visitor attraction, as enjoyed by Edith Edwards, 5, of Grimsby
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Bonham’s in London is hosting an exhibition to mark the 300th anniversary of the death of Grinling Gibbons, the influential artist and sculptor from Rotterdam who became King’s Carver for King William and Queen Mary. The font cover from All Hallows, the oldest church in the City of London, will form the centrepiece of the exhibition
Bonham’s in London is hosting an exhibition to mark the 300th anniversary of the death of Grinling Gibbons, the influential artist and sculptor from Rotterdam who became King’s Carver for King William and Queen Mary. The font cover from All Hallows, the oldest church in the City of London, will form the centrepiece of the exhibition
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The work of pushing rice into mounds at a rice mill in the Munshiganj district of Bangladesh creates random patterns. The workers — 80 per cent of whom are women — earn £3.50 for a 12-hour shift
The work of pushing rice into mounds at a rice mill in the Munshiganj district of Bangladesh creates random patterns. The workers — 80 per cent of whom are women — earn £3.50 for a 12-hour shift
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Sir Paul McCartney joined celebrities promoting coronavirus vaccination by posting an undated picture on Instagram yesterday with the caption: “BE COOL. GET VAX’D - Paul”.­
Sir Paul McCartney joined celebrities promoting coronavirus vaccination by posting an undated picture on Instagram yesterday with the caption: “BE COOL. GET VAX’D - Paul”.­
The world’s first underwater sculpture park, 200m off Pernera beach at Ayia Napa, Cyprus, has been created by the British artist Jason deCaires Taylor at depths of up to 10 metres. The works are designed to attract marine life, which has been depleted in the Mediterranean over the past 20 years
The world’s first underwater sculpture park, 200m off Pernera beach at Ayia Napa, Cyprus, has been created by the British artist Jason deCaires Taylor at depths of up to 10 metres. The works are designed to attract marine life, which has been depleted in the Mediterranean over the past 20 years
JASON DECAIRES TAYLOR
Lordi, that stings . . . Tomi Petteri Putaansuu, otherwise know as Mr Lordi of the Finnish heavy metal band Lordi — who won Eurovision in 2006 with Hard Rock Hallelujah — is given his second Covid-19 jab by Paula Ylital at a pop-up centre in Rovaniemi. Just over 35 per cent of people in Finland have had both jabs and the government is trying to improve awareness of the vaccines
Lordi, that stings . . . Tomi Petteri Putaansuu, otherwise know as Mr Lordi of the Finnish heavy metal band Lordi — who won Eurovision in 2006 with Hard Rock Hallelujah — is given his second Covid-19 jab by Paula Ylital at a pop-up centre in Rovaniemi. Just over 35 per cent of people in Finland have had both jabs and the government is trying to improve awareness of the vaccines
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After qualifying as a City of London special constable in April, Penny Lancaster, Rod Stewart’s wife, was out on a 4am shift at the weekend
After qualifying as a City of London special constable in April, Penny Lancaster, Rod Stewart’s wife, was out on a 4am shift at the weekend
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The 17th century sundial harnesses the morning rays at the centre of a stylised St Andrew’s cross in the formal terraced gardens of Drummond castle, near Crieff, which date back to 1630
The 17th century sundial harnesses the morning rays at the centre of a stylised St Andrew’s cross in the formal terraced gardens of Drummond castle, near Crieff, which date back to 1630
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Fishermen and their families sort their catch on the shore at Lhokseumawe, in the Aceh special district in the north of Sumatra in Indonesia
Fishermen and their families sort their catch on the shore at Lhokseumawe, in the Aceh special district in the north of Sumatra in Indonesia
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