56 h. ago Labour cracks down on toddlers eating birthday cake and advises schools and nurseries to consider fruit platters instead to 'promote healthy eating habits'

Guidance from the Department for Education (DfE) recommends parents are discouraged from bringing in sweet treats to mark their child's big day. Pictured: File photo

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68 h. ago Flying rifles, marble magic and ramp runners: photos of the day

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3 d. ago Hampden Park Anniversary: Here are 31 incredible photos of the famous stadium from the 1920s to modern day

Hampden Park will celebrate its 122nd birthday later this month.

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3 d. ago The longest breath holder and a Virginia creeper: photos of the day – Thursday

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5 d. ago Subway style, protests and mountain mists: photos of the day – Tuesday

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7 d. ago Prince Andrew told Jeffrey Epstein ‘we are in this together’ day after Virginia Giuffre photo emerged

Duke of York also reportedly told paedophile friend ‘we'll play some more soon’ in email sent three months after date he insisted he had severed contact with disgraced financier

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7 d. ago Prince Andrew told Jeffrey Epstein ‘we are in this together’ day after Virginia Guiffre photo emerged

Duke of York also reportedly told paedophile friend ‘we'll play some more soon’ in email sent three months after date he insisted he had severed contact with disgraced financier

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9 d. ago Gaza refugees return and a giant idol: photos of the day – Friday

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9 d. ago Enslavement, immolation and a HIV diagnosis: the artists expressing harsh truths with collage

From queer relationships and migration to AI and colonial histories, a huge range of artists have spliced together photography and archive material to create images that challenge history as we know itWhen the artist Sunil Gupta found out he was HIV positive in July 1995, making a collage helped him to process how he felt. He used an image of himself taken on the day of his diagnosis clutching his knees and looking defiantly into the camera, then placed it, using Photoshop, between the bars of the M25 bridge crossing, which look as though they’re imprisoning him. “It was the day my life changed,” he says.“Photography was a great tool for therapy,” Gupta says, and collaging “was very freeing, to get rid of those boundaries and put elements together.” On his new Apple computer, he merged low-resolution photographs he’d taken of posters and graffiti in Berlin; a zoomed-in picture of a 1930s gay bar the Nazis closed down; self-portraits and scans from books. He explored queer relationsh...

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1 week ago Traffic chaos, shark fishing and Typhoon Matmo: photos of the day – Wednesday

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1 week ago Israeli memorials and a harvest moon: photos of the day – Tuesday

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1 week ago Gilbert & George, water lilies and a Ferrari circuit: photos of the day – Monday

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2 w. ago 15 photographs from the last day of Welsh town's famous amusement park

Coney Beach amusement park closed for the final time on Sunday, but not without a bang

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2 w. ago Naval cadets on parade and a table tennis match: photos of the day – Friday

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2 w. ago Pictures of the Day: The London Standard best photos from around the world

See the best images of the day from around the world

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2 w. ago A market ablaze, a Philippine earthquake and a dairy show: photos of the day – Wednesday

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2 w. ago George Clooney, Typhoon Bualoi and a Channel crossing: photos of the day – Tuesday

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2 w. ago Federal show of force and going to school by boat: photos of the day – Monday

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2 w. ago Selena Gomez shares look at stunning wedding dress as she marries Benny Blanco

Selena Gomez has married music producer Benny Blanco in a stunning California ceremony, with the singer and actress sharing photos of their special day on social media

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3 w. ago Eyes on a shuttlecock and a traditional boat race: photos of the day – Friday

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