In Pictures

Algerians protest against president

National demonstrations sparked as President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, 81, looks to extend his rule.

  • 22 February 2019
  • From the section Africa

'Changing face of UK' in aerial photos

A collection of images spanning 64 years has been described as the "historical Google Earth".

Why 56 black men are posing in hoodies

Cephas Williams created a campaign to try and change the negative stereotypes black men face.

  • 20 February 2019
  • From the section UK

The bakeries of Bamako

Photographer Annie Risemberg documents the French bread bakeries that are ubiquitous in Bamako. Mali.

The blind climbers of Kilimanjaro

The day seven blind trekkers reached the top of Mount Kilimanjaro.

Karl Lagerfeld: The life of a design icon in pictures

German fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld has died at the age of 85.

Features

The healing power of a lump of wood

  • 8 February 2019

The strange charm of the UK's isolated petrol stations

  • 12 December 2018

The secret behind this BMX club's success

  • 22 November 2018

Life under the arches

  • 11 October 2018

Why we're proud of our fat bodies

  • 21 September 2018

The women unsafe in their own homes

  • 7 September 2018

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The great, all-female MP portrait takeover

Women MPs are photographed by female photographers to mark 100 since women won the right to vote.

16 December 2018
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