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Celerity

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Thu Jan 29, 2026, 03:34 PM 10 hrs ago

The Aurora Borealis forms above an iceberg near Nuuk, the capital of Greenland, plus more pics


BEN BIRCHALL/PA


Torrents of water cascade over the Caban Coch Reservoir in the Elan Valley in Powys. The Elan valley reservoirs supply water as far as Birmingham via a gravity feed GRAHAM M LAWRENCE/LNP


A kingfisher creates a splash in Lincolnshire. John Wells, who captured the image, said: “It took a lot of time and patience to get these shots as being able to see kingfishers hunting is quite rare, given how quick and elusive they are” JOHN WELLS/SOLENT NEWS


The Jarl Squad in Lerwick on the Shetland Isles during the Up Helly Aa festival, which celebrates Norse heritage by lighting more than 1,000 torches as two processions take place JANE BARLOW/PA


A South American horned frog, also known as a Pacman frog, tucks in to a gecko in Bekasi, Indonesia. The species’ characteristic round shape, horned brows and large mouth are said to be reminiscent of the video game character Pac-Man DZULFIKRI/TWOPOINTO MEDIA


A participant dressed up as a “Hartza” parades with bellringers, known as “Joaldunak” in the Basque language, who march with big cowbells during the traditional carnival of Ituren in the northern Spanish province of Navarre ANDER GILLENEA/AFP/GETTY IMAGES


Two golden eagles fight over food in Mandal, southern Norway ELLIOT YOUNG/TWOPOINTO MEDIA


Horticulturists at Wakehurst, West Sussex, tend to the winter garden, which features some 33,000 plants across eight beds DAVID MCHUGH/BRIGHTON PICTURES


Crowds grapple with a zebu bull during Jallikattu, an annual bull-taming festival, near Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India SATISH BABU/AFP/GETTY IMAGES


Luminiscence, an immersive video projection concert, came to Manchester Cathedral and featured the Collectives Gospel Choir singing songs associated with the city, including the Verve’s Bitter Sweet Symphony and Love Will Tear Us Apart by Joy Division WILLIAM LAILEY/SWNS

Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart (1980) (4K 60fps)

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