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Monday, October 21, 2019

Boris Johnson's hopes dashed




People react on hearing the result of a Brexit vote in the House of Commons during the Together for the Final Say march organised by the People’s Vote campaign on 20 October 2019.

Prince Jean-Christophe Napoleon gets married





Prince Jean-Christophe Napoleon and his wife Olympia Von Arco-Zinneberg come out of the cathedral under the gaze of the statue of Napoleon at the end of their wedding at Les Invalides on 20 October 2019

Jean-Christophe is the great-great-great-great-nephew of Emperor Napoleon I (who has no legitimate direct descendants) through the emperor's youngest brother, Jérôme, King of Westphalia.

Saturday, October 19, 2019

Flying Fox





An emaciated baby black flying fox receives medical treatment. Flying foxes, including threatened species, have been dying or taken into care in large numbers due to a food shortage in their habitat in eastern Australia. Experts believe the cause is the prolonged dry conditions, which have reduced the availability of food such as tree blossom.

Photograph: Mandi Griffith

Scottish Highlands





Alex Grant from Edinburgh took Casper "the wee white dug" to admire the view at Loch Tarff in the Highlands of Scotland

Tuesday, October 15, 2019

State Opening of British Parliament




Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Charles, Prince of Wales leave after the Queen’s speech during the State Opening of Parliament, 14 October 2019.

Photograph: Leon Neal/Getty Images

Monday, October 14, 2019

Question time today



The opposition hold up the governments talking points during Question Time today

Hunter Biden steps down





Hunter Biden has announced he would step down from the board of directors of a Chinese-backed private equity firm at the end of the month as part of a pledge not to work on behalf of any foreign-owned companies should his father win the presidency.