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Stretch, bend, dive
A selection of the best photos from across Africa and beyond this week.
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Stretch, bend, dive
A selection of the best photos from across Africa and beyond this week.
Ice cream and amusements at the seaside
Jon Pountney's photographs of the Welsh seaside resorts on show in Cardiff.
Americans cool down in heatwave
Dangerous and record heat is spreading across a large swathe of the US.
Throwback to life on Indian streets
A selection of street pictures in India by some of the country's most acclaimed photographers.
Photographer snaps space station trip 'across Sun'
Jamie Cooper planned for days to capture the moment, which lasted for less than a second.
'It's the busiest day of the year at the beach'
As temperatures soared, many flocked to an island where the heat was tempered by a reliable breeze.
Pom-poms and paddlers
A selection of the best photos from across Africa and beyond this week.
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Stretch, bend, dive
A selection of the best photos from across Africa and beyond this week.
Ice cream and amusements at the seaside
Jon Pountney's photographs of the Welsh seaside resorts on show in Cardiff.
Americans cool down in heatwave
Dangerous and record heat is spreading across a large swathe of the US.
Throwback to life on Indian streets
A selection of street pictures in India by some of the country's most acclaimed photographers.
Photographer snaps space station trip 'across Sun'
Jamie Cooper planned for days to capture the moment, which lasted for less than a second.
'It's the busiest day of the year at the beach'
As temperatures soared, many flocked to an island where the heat was tempered by a reliable breeze.
Pom-poms and paddlers
A selection of the best photos from across Africa and beyond this week.
Ice cream and amusements at the seaside
Jon Pountney's photographs of the Welsh seaside resorts on show in Cardiff.
Americans cool down in heatwave
Dangerous and record heat is spreading across a large swathe of the US.
Throwback to life on Indian streets
A selection of street pictures in India by some of the country's most acclaimed photographers.
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Video caption: Sunrise captured around Wales for summer solstice The solstice is the longest day of the year as it has the most hours of sunlight.
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Video caption: Space station transit across sun captured by Daventry photographer The moving silhouette of the International Space Station was only visible for about a second.
