Keep building that ark: floodwaters are rising
around Mill Street, Tewkesbury, as heavy rain continues to wreak havoc
across England and Wales
The Labour candidate for London mayor, Ken
Livingstone, and the actor Richard Wilson enjoy a cheeky dig at the
Tories in south London. A campaign poster depicts David Cameron, Boris
Johnson and George Osborne as aliens
Ed Miliband looks a little unsure of something during a visit to Kennington business park in south London with Ken Livingstone
Colourful scenes of celebration greet Queen
Beatrix in Veenendaal, central Netherlands, on Queen's Day. The Dutch
national holiday marks the birthday of the queen's mother
Looking like a bunch of golden daffodils, children
recite the analects of Confucius during a spring ceremony in Tianjin,
north China
This photograph leaves you longing for a
soundtrack. Roger Lewis, with the Treme Brass Band, performs at a
sunrise concert in New Orleans marking International Jazz Day
Jeremy Hunt may be feeling the squeeze today as
he's pursued into a cab by the press. The culture secretary is under
scrutiny over his contacts with News Corporation when it was bidding to
buy BSkyB
Fashion week is under way in Australia, bringing
us this amazingly vivid collaboration between the design duo Romance was
Born and Marvel comics. The annual event will showcase more than 75
collections by Australian and Asian designers
Koalas are making the headlines today as Australia has listed them as a threatened species in some areas
The spectacular Supertree aerial walkway opens for
a press preview at Gardens Bay in Singapore. The vertical gardens are
the latest addition to the skyline and will open to the public at the
end of June ... only for the very brave
A scene of passionate protest by members of the
Bangladesh Nationalist party outside parliament in Dhaka during a
nationwide strike
Aung San Suu Kyi will shortly be taking her seat
in Burma's parliament after backing down in a dispute over the wording
of an oath for new MPs
An Angry Bird takes part in the second annual demonstration held by animal rights groups in Guatemala City