9 h. ago 11 photos that capture the madness of the World Pie Eating Championships

The contest dates back to 1992

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13 h. ago Photos of Scotland in the 1950s show just how much life has changed

The 1950s was a very different time in Scotland, and these photos capture what life was like across the country throughout the decade

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36 h. ago World Pie Eating Championships to get extra serving of security as concerns raised

The organiser was tipped off about a potential cheat

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36 h. ago Extra security at World Pie Eating Championships as cheat tries to sneak in funnel

Tony Callaghan, owner of Harry’s Bar, in Wigan, Greater Manchester, has ordered the increased surveillance after he was told that a competitor was planning to cheat

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45 h. ago See stunning photos of animals and nature captured by AP photojournalists in 2025

The Associated Press’ most striking images from nature in 2025 show existence as fragile as an albino turtle hatchling among its peers or a cicada’s translucent wings.

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5 d. ago ‘My photos are warm and full of imagination – that’s something AI could never achieve’: Yuan Li’s best phone picture

This spectacular image taken in Sakrisøy, Norway, triggered accusations that it was simply too good to be trueYuan Li splits his time between two careers: in the winter, he works as a ski instructor; in summer, a photographer. When he took this image, Beijing-based Li was visiting Norway and Iceland with friends, on a trip focused on sightseeing and photographing the aurora borealis. He captured this picture while exploring Sakrisøy, a small island in Lofoten, Norway. In the foreground sits this distinctive yellow homestay; in the background, Olstinden mountain.“It had snowed heavily all day,” Li recalls. “As I was setting up to capture this scene, the snow stopped and the sun came out, which made the perfect environment for taking photos.” Continue reading...

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6 d. ago AP photographers capture destruction, heartache and resilience as climate change advanced in 2025

Tropical storms pummeled the land and ravaged ecosystems

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1 week ago The top AP photos from the Middle East in 2025: Conflict, courage, and moments of wonder

The Associated Press’ top photos from the Middle East and the surrounding region in 2025 capture conflict, resilience, and moments of quiet wonder. Taken across Gaza, Israel, Iran, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Egypt, Turkey, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and the United Arab Emirates, the 35 images reveal a turbulent year.

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1 week ago Martin Parr, photographer who chronicled British life, dies aged 73

Photographer captured all aspects of British life, from sunbathing families to village fetes

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1 week ago Martin Parr, photographer acclaimed for observations of British life, dies aged 73

From sunbathers to Conservative clubs, Parr’s images were often in vivid colour with more than a dash of humour‘There’s something very interesting about boring’: Martin Parr on his life in picturesMartin Parr, the British documentary photographer who captured the peculiarities of the nation with clarity and hilarity, has died aged 73. He had been diagnosed with cancer in May 2021.A statement from the Martin Parr Foundation on Sunday said: “It is with great sadness that we announce that Martin Parr died yesterday at home in Bristol. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Pictures of a lost city: Old photographs capture a changing Glasgow in the 1960s and 1970s

The pictures capture a period of significant change and transformation in Glasgow.

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1 week ago ‘I climbed a building to get this shot of Egyptian fishermen with sardines’: Ahmad Mansour’s best phone picture

How the photographer captured this split image of sardine fishermen taken from aboveFreelance photographer Ahmad Mansour was visiting Al Max, a fishing neighbourhood in Alexandria, Egypt, when he took this image on his mobile phone. Mansour was there with friends, documenting the area and the fishermen who resided there.“The sun was bright and it was very loud; the water was running strongly and the men were shouting,” Mansour says. “I climbed a small building to reach this vantage point above the men with the sardines. I love the top view angle; I’d been inspired by another image that was split that way and it suited the colours to balance them like this, too.” Continue reading...

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1 week ago 49 nostalgic photos capture Scotland's love affair with fish & chips, including lost chippies and their owners

Is there any greater pleasure in life than a fish supper done right?

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1 week ago Tara Reid heard slurring in frantic 911 call after American Pie star was ‘spiked’ and left slumped in wheelchair

TARA REID can be heard slurring her words and moaning in a 911 call recording made on November 22. The American Pie star was rushed to hospital after she said her drink had been spiked at the DoubleTree hotel bar in Rosemont, Illinois. Disturbing video showed her completely unable to stand, slumped over in a...

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2 w. ago Photos capture the moment 51 couples tie the knot in Indonesian mass wedding ceremony

There were sighs of relief and expressions of gratitude under the giant dome of a grand mosque in Jakarta on Wednesday as 51 couples exchanged wedding vows in a mass Muslim wedding.

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2 w. ago Unseen pictures that'll change the way you see the past: These rare photos from the Mail's archive show 20th century Britain at it's vibrant, scandalous and joyful best

This is 20th-century Britain as captured in the photographic archives of the Daily Mail. It's a country teeming with zest and vigour, the black and white images belying the joy and colour of so many.

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2 w. ago Magical book that will transform the way you see the 20th century

This is 20th-century Britain as captured in the photographic archives of the Daily Mail. It's a country teeming with zest and vigour, the black and white images belying the joy and colour of so many.

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2 w. ago Photos capture West Bank olive harvest as villagers fear more violence by Israeli settlers

The olive harvest that was marked by violence is complete in the West Bank, but fear still hangs over many Palestinian villages, where residents keep constant watch for armed Israeli settlers.

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2 w. ago ‘It would take 11 seconds to hit the ground’: the roughneck daredevils who built the Empire State Building

They wrestled steel beams, hung off giant hooks and tossed red hot rivets – all while ‘strolling on the thin edge of nothingness’. Now the 3,000 unsung heroes who raised the famous skyscraper are finally being celebratedPoised on a steel cable a quarter of a mile above Manhattan, a weather-beaten man in work dungarees reaches up to tighten a bolt. Below, though you hardly dare to look down, lies the Hudson River, the sprawling cityscape of New York and the US itself, rolling out on to the far horizon. If you fell from this rarefied spot, it would take about 11 seconds to hit the ground.Captured by photographer Lewis Hine, The Sky Boy, as the image became known, encapsulated the daring and vigour of the men who built the Empire State Building, then the world’s tallest structure at 102 storeys and 1,250ft (381m) high. Like astronauts, they were going to places no man had gone before, testing the limits of human endurance, giving physical form to ideals of American puissance, “a land w...

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2 w. ago ‘We had to swim to safety. I didn’t think we would make it out alive’: the people fleeing climate breakdown – in pictures

Photographers Mathias Braschler and Monika Fischer capture the families, farmers and fishers who have been forced to leave their homes by extreme weather – and the landscapes they left behind. Introduction by Dina NayeriIn 2009, Swiss photographers Mathias Braschler and Monika Fischer set out to document the people suffering the first shocks of the climate crisis. They had just returned from China, where rapid, unregulated development has ravaged the natural landscapes. Back home, though, the debate still felt strangely theoretical. “In 2009, you still had people who denied climate change,” Braschler recalls. “People said, ‘This is media hype.’” So the couple, working with the Global Humanitarian Forum in Geneva and supported by Kofi Annan, began The Human Face of Climate Change, a portrait series that showed the people on the frontline of a warming world.Sixteen years later, climate change is no longer up for debate; the urgent discussions now revolve around solutions. Braschler an...

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