News in Pictures
Beautiful and exciting photojournalism selected by the editors at The Day.
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Into the wild
“An animal’s eyes have the power to speak a great language,” wrote the philosopher Martin Buber. So what are these animals trying to tell us? The shortlist for the Sony World Photography Awards...
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World War One — in colour
The First World War. The Great War. The war to end all wars. No matter what you call it, when many of us imagine the global war that took millions of lives between 1914 and 1918, we picture it...
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Comic critters
“Every animal has his or her story, his or her thoughts, daydreams and interests,” writes animal rights activist Ingrid Newkirk, “all feel joy and love, pain and fear”. Her poetic tribute is...
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Guinness World Records
A rescue dog that can jump almost two metres. An octogenarian restaurant owner, who moonlights as a rockstar DJ. A giant robot inspired by childhood toys. “Everybody has potential if you just...
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Portrait of Britain
What does it mean to be British? This question has never been asked so earnestly as it is today — with Brexit casting uncertainty over Britain’s future place in the world. While a definitive...
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It’s a small world
A common painkiller. The eyes of a spider. A plastic credit card. Look close enough, and the most ordinary objects become extraordinary. Every year, Nikon’s Small...
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The greatest World Cup moments
The buzz of a World Cup remains football’s purest stomach-fluttering thrill. This year’s tournament has been packed full of surprises. As it draws to a close, many are calling it the best ever....
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‘To infinity, and beyond’
“Space: the final frontier.” For thousands of years, the cosmos, mysterious and beguiling, has captivated humans. There is much that we still have to learn about it. But photography brings us...
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Keeping Britain healthy
“The National Health Service is the closest thing the English have to a religion,” wrote the politician Nigel Lawson in 1992. The NHS has now been looking after the physical health of the UK (if...
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‘Safer than the land’
“You have to understand/ no one puts their children in a boat/ unless the water is safer than the land.” So goes the poem “Home” by Warsan Shire, which has become a rallying cry for refugees...
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Portrait of a dictator
He’s “a tough guy”. A “very smart guy”. A “great negotiator”. This week, US President Donald Trump met and praised North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un. And yet Kim is a man who leads a brutal...
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Windrush: 70 years on
It is almost 70 years since the Empire Windrush landed on British shores carrying the hopes of a generation of Caribbean immigrants. A landmark moment in the evolution of multiculturalism, the...
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Royal brides
From the design of their dresses to the minute details of the day they met their future husbands, royal brides are scrutinised like nobody else. The transition from a long line of aristocrats to...
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Food, glorious food
Let’s face it — everyone just wants to stare at food. From elaborate ice creams to a perfectly cooked steak, photographs of food arouse the senses like nothing else. The Pink Lady Food...
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Riots and rebellion
“1968” refers to more than just a period of 366 days. The year marked the high point of the cultural revolution that seized the West in the 1960s. Its epicentre was Paris, where violent student...