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News in pictures: Saturday March 30, 2024

Dr Robert Finnigan checks things are ticking along at Nottingham’s Museum of Timekeeping, where he is manager
Dr Robert Finnigan checks things are ticking along at Nottingham’s Museum of Timekeeping, where he is manager
TERRY HARRIS FOR THE TIMES
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An antelope in Botswana’s Savuti marshes has hitchhikers — oxpeckers, which feast on insects in animal fur
An antelope in Botswana’s Savuti marshes has hitchhikers — oxpeckers, which feast on insects in animal fur
THOMAS RETTERATH/SOLENT NEWS
Angela Hargreaves and her dog Tilly take stock at the Lancashire Morris Minor Owners’ Club gathering at Bolton Abbey railway station
Angela Hargreaves and her dog Tilly take stock at the Lancashire Morris Minor Owners’ Club gathering at Bolton Abbey railway station
LORNE CAMPBELL/GUZELIAN
Emma Draper poses in a tunnel in Colchester while Nigel Cox and Kevin Jay create a light painting using LED lights and burning steel wool spun around, sending sparks flying during a 14-second exposure
Emma Draper poses in a tunnel in Colchester while Nigel Cox and Kevin Jay create a light painting using LED lights and burning steel wool spun around, sending sparks flying during a 14-second exposure
KEVIN JAY/PICTUREEXCLUSIVE.COM
Ukrainian army chaplains attend a graduation ceremony in the Saint Sophia Cathedral in Kyiv
Ukrainian army chaplains attend a graduation ceremony in the Saint Sophia Cathedral in Kyiv
THOMAS PETER/REUTERS
Antonina Favorskaya stands in a glass cage in a courtroom in Moscow. The journalist was detained for her links to the Anti-Corruption Foundation the FBK, which was set up by the late opposition leader Alexei Navalny
Antonina Favorskaya stands in a glass cage in a courtroom in Moscow. The journalist was detained for her links to the Anti-Corruption Foundation the FBK, which was set up by the late opposition leader Alexei Navalny
DMITRY SEREBRYAKOV/AP
Pilgrims celebrate Easter by walking over the tidal causeway to Lindisfarne, following a trek of between 70 and 120 miles in the days leading up to Good Friday. Lindisfarne is known as Holy Island because of the part it played in bringing the gospel to England
Pilgrims celebrate Easter by walking over the tidal causeway to Lindisfarne, following a trek of between 70 and 120 miles in the days leading up to Good Friday. Lindisfarne is known as Holy Island because of the part it played in bringing the gospel to England
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The Very Reverend Jo Kelly-Moore, Dean of St Albans, washes Liam’s feet during Journey with Jesus, an immersive experience in which primary schoolchildren learn the story of Christ’s final three days
The Very Reverend Jo Kelly-Moore, Dean of St Albans, washes Liam’s feet during Journey with Jesus, an immersive experience in which primary schoolchildren learn the story of Christ’s final three days
TOBY SHEPHERD/STORY PICTURE AGENCY
Despite two major cliff falls in the past three months, crowds of tourists are still risking their lives for a picture and a view of the beach at Birling Gap in East Sussex
Despite two major cliff falls in the past three months, crowds of tourists are still risking their lives for a picture and a view of the beach at Birling Gap in East Sussex
DAVID MCHUGH/BRIGHTON PICTURES
Barbary macaques look stern on the Rock of Gibraltar. They are the only population of wild monkeys in Europe, and the only monkeys of their kind outside north Africa
Barbary macaques look stern on the Rock of Gibraltar. They are the only population of wild monkeys in Europe, and the only monkeys of their kind outside north Africa
TIMES PHOTOGRAPHER JAMES GLOSSOP
The northern lights dance near a volcano spurting lava towards the town of Grindavik, Iceland
The northern lights dance near a volcano spurting lava towards the town of Grindavik, Iceland
MARCO DI MARCO/AP
Knights on horseback pose during the International Jousting Tournament held at the Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds. The event brings together six jousters from France, Italy and a UK home team for four days of battle
Knights on horseback pose during the International Jousting Tournament held at the Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds. The event brings together six jousters from France, Italy and a UK home team for four days of battle
IAN FORSYTH/GETTY IMAGES
Staffie cross Stella with one of her new owners, Met Police constable Joe Allen, at New Scotland Yard. Allen and his partner, DC Jade Peirce, adopted Stella after she was found abandoned, extremely malnourished and in need of medical attention in Tottenham, north London, in December
Staffie cross Stella with one of her new owners, Met Police constable Joe Allen, at New Scotland Yard. Allen and his partner, DC Jade Peirce, adopted Stella after she was found abandoned, extremely malnourished and in need of medical attention in Tottenham, north London, in December
YUI MOK/PA
Werner Stechbarth poses with his collection of 366 clocks in his living room in Munich. The move to daylight-saving time is a busy period for the pensioner, who adjusts every one of his timepieces
Werner Stechbarth poses with his collection of 366 clocks in his living room in Munich. The move to daylight-saving time is a busy period for the pensioner, who adjusts every one of his timepieces
MICHAELA STACHE/AFP/GETTY IMAGES
Theresa May, the former prime minister, acts as a marshal at the Maidenhead Easter ten-mile fun run
Theresa May, the former prime minister, acts as a marshal at the Maidenhead Easter ten-mile fun run
DAVID HARTLEY
Competitors take part in day four of the World Irish Dance Championships. More than 2,500 dancers compete, travelling from places as far away as Canada, America, Australia, Argentina and Taiwan
Competitors take part in day four of the World Irish Dance Championships. More than 2,500 dancers compete, travelling from places as far away as Canada, America, Australia, Argentina and Taiwan
JEFF J MITCHELL/GETTY IMAGES
People visit the site of the Nova festival where people were killed and kidnapped during the October 7 attack by Hamas gunmen in Re’im, southern Israel
People visit the site of the Nova festival where people were killed and kidnapped during the October 7 attack by Hamas gunmen in Re’im, southern Israel
RONEN ZVULUN/REUTERS
Researcher Marianna Boros puts electrodes on Cuki, a 12-year-old fox terrier, during a test that found that dogs can associate words with objects at the Eotvos Lorand University in Budapest, Hungary
Researcher Marianna Boros puts electrodes on Cuki, a 12-year-old fox terrier, during a test that found that dogs can associate words with objects at the Eotvos Lorand University in Budapest, Hungary
BERNADETT SZABO/REUTERS
A surfer warms up at sunrise before the Rip Curl Pro contest on Bells Beach in Victoria, Australia
A surfer warms up at sunrise before the Rip Curl Pro contest on Bells Beach in Victoria, Australia
MORGAN HANCOCK/GETTY IMAGES
Two goldfinches get into a flap as they fight over sunflower seeds hidden in a log in a back-garden brawl
Two goldfinches get into a flap as they fight over sunflower seeds hidden in a log in a back-garden brawl
ANDREW FUSEK PETERS/SWNS
People hang pictures of lost loved ones at the National Covid Memorial Wall in central London during a Walk of Memories event
People hang pictures of lost loved ones at the National Covid Memorial Wall in central London during a Walk of Memories event
LUCY NORTH/PA

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