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  • An 8 year-old boy plays catch in the back garden of a rural property, on 5th May 2018, in Wrington, North Somerset, England.
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  • An eight year-old boy plays rough and tumble with his dad in an English Summer garden, on 5th May 2018, in Wrington, North Somerset, England.
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  • An eight year-old boy plays rough and tumble with his dad in an English Summer garden, on 5th May 2018, in Wrington, North Somerset, England.
    wrington_family-47-05-05-2018.jpg
  • An eight year-old boy plays rough and tumble with his dad in an English Summer garden, on 5th May 2018, in Wrington, North Somerset, England.
    wrington_family-43-05-05-2018.jpg
  • An eight year-old boy plays rough and tumble with his dad in an English Summer garden, on 5th May 2018, in Wrington, North Somerset, England.
    wrington_family-46-05-05-2018.jpg
  • A teenage boy tries the sights of a WW2 sten gun during 1995 VE Day 50th anniversary celebrations in London. Picking up the replica weapon, the boy takes aim along the barrel of the gun, pretending to shoot an unseen enemy. Wearing military clothing and a hat with union jack colours plus flag in a back pocket, he plays the soldier at a time of remembrance of those killed during wartime. In the week near the anniversary date of May 8, 1945, when the World War II Allies formally accepted the unconditional surrender of the armed forces of Germany and peace was announced to tumultuous crowds across European cities, the British still go out of their way to honour those sacrificed and the realisation that peace was once again achieved. Street parties now – as they did in 1945 – played a large part in the country’s patriotic well-being.
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  • Crowds wave Union Jack flags below the lions of Buckingham Palace's Victoria Memorial during 50th anniversary celebrations of wartime VE day. With medals glinting in the sunshine, the married man and woman stand together representing the generations of survivors of those who lived during the terrible years of warfare. Here they celebrate the 50th anniversary of VE (Victory in Europe) Day on 6th May 1995. In the week near the anniversary date of May 8, 1945, when the World War II Allies formally accepted the unconditional surrender of the armed forces of Germany and peace was announced to tumultuous crowds across European cities, the British still go out of their way to honour those sacrificed and the realisation that peace was once again achieved. Street parties now – as they did in 1945 – played a large part in the country’s patriotic well-being.
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  • Hoarding in front of the construction site in King's Cross, London, UK where an old re-erected Victorian Gasholder No 8 stands. The Grade II-listed structure, built in the 1850s, has been restored over the last two years.
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  • Hoarding in front of the construction site in King's Cross, London, UK where an old re-erected Victorian Gasholder No 8 stands. The Grade II-listed structure, built in the 1850s, has been restored over the last two years.
    20140220_hoarding gas tower_A.jpg
  • A young boy holds up a sign of his favourite number 8 during a class at  Miles2Smiles Welfare Centre in Kalerwe market, Kampala, Uganda. The centre is a day care and welfare service for market vendors with babies and infants aged 6 months to 5 years old.
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  • A portrait of a young man with a face painted with the English flag and the letters THFC Tottenham Hotspur Football Club, a north London club, a effort he has made during an outdoor party celebrating the 50th anniversary of VE Victory in Europe Day on 6th May 1995, in London, England. In the week near the anniversary date of May 8, 1945, when the World War II Allies formally accepted the unconditional surrender of the armed forces of Germany and peace was announced to tumultuous crowds across European cities, the British still go out of their way to honour those sacrificed and the realisation that peace was once again achieved. Street parties now – as they did in 1945 – played a large part in the country’s patriotic well-being.
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  • Trekkers sit in morning sunshine on the terrace of their guesthouse as gathering dark clouds approach the Himalayan village of Ghandrung, on 12th December 1997, In Ghandrung, Nepal. Also called Ghandruk or Gandruk, this settlement is situated in what is known as the Annapurna Sanctuary conservation region, a 55-km-long massif whose highest point, Annapurna I, stands at 8,091 m 26,538 ft, making it the 10th-highest summit in the world. The village is also a stopping-off point for trekkers and backpackers who pass-by on their way to the walk in high peaks. The Mountain Region is situated at 4,000 meters or more above sea level. Houses and dwellings are substantial structures with properties well-swept and well-maintained.
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  • Elderly Londoners sing wartime songs during 1995 VE Day 50th anniversary street party in London's East End. The women open their mouths and belt out the tunes that they learned during wartime, helping them keep up morale during dark times during WW2. In the week near the anniversary date of May 8, 1945, when the World War II Allies formally accepted the unconditional surrender of the armed forces of Germany and peace was announced to tumultuous crowds across European cities, the British still go out of their way to honour those sacrificed and the realisation that peace was once again achieved. Street parties now – as they did in 1945 – played a large part in the country’s patriotic well-being.
    street_party01-06-05-1995_1.jpg
  • A dawn landscape of a mountain hostel at Ghorepani in the Annapurna Sanctuary, a preservation area of Nepal, high in the Himalayan foothills, on 16th January 1997, in Ghorepani, Nepal. Villages like this partly-depend on the agriculture of rice-growing and also on the passing tourist trade. Western trekkers walk through these tiny communities on their way up the series of climbing trails of the Annapurna Conservation Sanctuary circuit, a sometimes rigorous walk from the low hills of Pokhara to the higher altitudes of Annapurna, the 26,000 feet 8,000 metre peak.
    himalayas_hostel-16-01-1997.jpg
  • 1990s children play near a display of wartime Brits during 1995 VE Day 50th anniversary celebrations in London. Two girls wearing identical pink costumes with hearts stand near the poster of the happy wartime couple. In the week near the anniversary date of May 8, 1945, when the World War II Allies formally accepted the unconditional surrender of the armed forces of Germany and peace was announced to tumultuous crowds across European cities, the British still go out of their way to honour those sacrificed and the realisation that peace was once again achieved. Street parties now – as they did in 1945 – played a large part in the country’s patriotic well-being.
    Uk_generations-06-05-1995_1.jpg
  • Patriotic Londoners sing wartime songs during 1995 VE Day 50th anniversary celebrations in London. Looking up at the Britons who are singing the words of the national anthem, they wave their small union jack flags in the summer air. In the week near the anniversary date of May 8, 1945, when the World War II Allies formally accepted the unconditional surrender of the armed forces of Germany and peace was announced to tumultuous crowds across European cities, the British still go out of their way to honour those sacrificed and the realisation that peace was once again achieved. Street parties now – as they did in 1945 – played a large part in the country’s patriotic well-being.
    flags_women-06-05-1995_1.jpg
  • Engineer airframe specialist Junior Technician Barry Pritchard of the elite 'Red Arrows', Britain's prestigious Royal Air Force aerobatic team, forms part of the team's highly-skilled group of support ground crew who outnumber the pilots 8:1. Here J/Tech Pritchard straddles the fuselage of  the Hawk jet aircraft performing a Ram Air Turbine (RAT) jack change in the squadron hangar. Eleven trades are imported from some sixty that the RAF employs and teaches. The team's aircraft are in some cases 25 years old and their airframes require constant attention, with frequent overhauls needed. In these shelters were housed the Lancaster bombers 617 Dambusters squadron who attacked the damns of the German Ruhr valley on 16th May 1943 using the Bouncing Bomb. The Red Arrows nearby offices as their administrative nerve-centre for the 90-plus displays they perform a year.
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  • Officer pilots of the elite 'Red Arrows', Britain's prestigious Royal Air Force aerobatic team, lean against a wing of their Hawk jet in a pre-flight briefing while a member of their ground crew positions some wheel chocks. The highly-skilled engineer is known as a 'Blue' but the 'Reds' discuss  flight plans. Eleven trades skills are imported from some sixty that the RAF employs and teaches. It is mid-day and only their flying boots and red legs are seen with the RAF roundel emblem is on the underside of the wing. The better-educated officers in the armed forces enjoy a more privileged lifestyle than their support staff. In the aerobatic squadron, the Blues outnumber the pilots 8:1. Without them, the Red Arrows couldn't fly. Some of the team's Hawks are 25 years old and their air frames require constant attention, with increasingly frequent major overhauls due.
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  • In the mid-day heat, Squadron Leader Spike Jepson, leader of the elite 'Red Arrows', Britain's prestigious Royal Air Force aerobatic team, informally addresses the team's highly-skilled ground crew at RAF Akrotiri, Cyprus after the whole team's success of passing PDA (or 'Public Display Authority'). The Red Arrows are then allowed by senior RAF officers to perform as a military aerobatic show in front of the general public - following a special test flight when their every move and mistake is assessed and graded. Until that day arrives, their training and practicing is done in the privacy of their own airfield at RAF Scampton in Lincolnshire, UK. Squadron Leader Jepson has gathered his engineers and support crew known as the Blues to congratulate and encourage them. Specialists like these outnumber the pilots 8:1 and without them, the Red Arrows couldn't fly.
    Red_Arrows162_RBA_1.jpg
  • Darren Budziszewski is a Junior Technician engineer in the elite 'Red Arrows', Britain's prestigious Royal Air Force aerobatic team. He is seen carefully standing in the cockpit of a Hawk jet closely inspecting the Plexiglass canopy for smears and scratches. Stooping at the open surface while keeping back flat and his knees bent, its posture that the RAF teaches its employees. Darren polishes the aircraft before its pilot emerges from the building at RAF Akrotiri, Cyprus. The Red Arrows ground crew take enormous pride in their role as supporting the team whose air displays are known around the world, cleaning the red airplanes on their day off, so particular are they. The image is backlit and both canopy and man are bottom-weighted to allow us to see space and sky. Specialists like Darren outnumber the pilots 8:1 and without them, the Red Arrows couldn't fly.
    Red_Arrows099_RBA_1.jpg
  • Junior Technician Brian Robb, an engineer with the elite 'Red Arrows', Britain's prestigious Royal Air Force aerobatic team, shines his torch inside the flaps of a Hawk jet aircraft checking for obstructions, RAF Scampton, Lincolnshire. Wearing ear defenders clasped to his head, J/Tech Robb peers into the wing assembly during a pre-flight inspection before the pilot emerges from for another winter training flight. Robb is a member of the team's support ground crew who outnumber the pilots 8:1 and without them, the Red Arrows couldn't fly.  Eleven trades are imported from some sixty that the RAF employs and teaches. Crouching by an RAF roundel emblem, he wears an army style green camouflage coat as protection over the biting Lincolnshire wind, and a fluorescent tabard required for any personnel working on the 'line', where the aircraft taxi to and park.
    Red_Arrows028_RBA_1.jpg
  • Corporal Karen McNally is a flight planning administrator in the 'Red Arrows', Britain's Royal Air Force aerobatic team. Reaching up across the information board, this RAF lady is responsible for maintaining this vital part of the team's logistical plans that are outlined on this busy calendar of their movements and appearances at a seasonal series of air shows and fly-pasts across the UK and a few European venues. Since 1965 the squadron have flown over 4,000 shows in 52 countries and are an important part of Britain's summer events where aerobatics aircraft perform their manoeuvres in front of massed crowds. Corporal McNally is a part of the team called the Blues, the team's ground support personnel that outnumber the pilots (the Reds) by 8 to 1.
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  • Specialist Corporal Mal Faulder is an armourer engineer (qualified to handle ejection seats and weaponry on military jets) but here in the elite 'Red Arrows', Britain's prestigious Royal Air Force aerobatic team he is seen polishing the aircraft's flying surfaces using wool and cleaning fluid on the morning of the team's PDA Day. PDA (or 'Public Display Authority'), is a special test flight when their every move and mistake is assessed and graded. Corporal Faulder is to buff up the airplane for an extra special shine on such an important day and we see the UK's Union Jack flag on the side of the diagonal stripes of the tail fin. The Red Arrows ground crew take enormous pride in their role as supporting the aviators whose air displays are known around the world. Blues like Mal outnumber the pilots 8:1. Without them, the Red Arrows couldn't fly.
    Red_Arrows129_RBA_1.jpg
  • A year after the fall of the Berlin Wall and the end of the Communist Eastern Bloc, a wooden crate of cauliflowers are displayed underneath the prices of other vegetables at a street market in Leipzig in eastern Germany, on 4th November 1990, in Leipzig, Germany.
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  • Young people enjoy a drive in an open-top car along Ocean Drive, on 15th May 1996, in Miami Beach, Florida, USA.
    miami_beach-15-05-1996_8.jpg
  • A 1997 cap is worn on the night of the Handover of sovereignty from Britain to China, on 30th June 1997, in Hong Kong, China. Midnight signified the end of British rule, and the transfer of legal and financial authority back to China. Hong Kong was once known as fragrant harbour or Heung Keung because of the smell of transported sandal wood.
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  • The altar with 8 Buddha’s during the Haka Festival. The festival, which is called in Chinese "Miao Hui" takes place only once every 8 years for the Que Ken Ba Village. Villagers go to Chao Tian Yan temple to carry the Guan Yin Buddha (God of Mercy) back to their village's temple. (Sept.19-22 is the festival time, chinese calender) keep for a year, to protect the villagers, bring them good luck, happiness and fortune. At the end of the year, Sept.19 following year, the village send back the Buddha to Chao Tian Yan temple, and another village will carry it to their village's temple. there are 8 villages in this festival, so by turn, every village get a chance every 8 years. Chao Tian Yan temple dates back 700 years ago. The special festival has started since then, was only stopped for around 20 years because of Culture revolution. It<br />
began again during late 1980s.
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  • Wu Jian Xin heads the closing procession of the Haka festival when villagers carry a Buddha down to the river bed and place food offerings and light candles. <br />
The festival, which is called in Chinese "Miao Hui" takes place only once every 8 years for the Que Ken Ba Village. Villagers go to Chao Tian Yan temple to carry the Guan Yin Buddha (God of Mercy) back to their village's temple. (Sept.19-22 is the festival time, chinese calender) keep for a year, to protect the villagers, bring them good luck, happiness and fortune. At the end of the year, Sept.19 following year, the village send back the Buddha to Chao Tian Yan temple, and another village will carry it to their village's temple. there are 8 villages in this festival, so by turn, every village get a chance every 8 years. Chao Tian Yan temple dates back 700 years ago. The special festival has started since then, was only stopped for around 20 years because of Culture revolution. It<br />
began again during late 1980s.
    chihaka_027_1.jpg
  • During the closing procession of the Haka festival when villagers carry a Buddha down to the river bed and place food offerings and light candles. <br />
The festival, which is called in Chinese "Miao Hui" takes place only once every 8 years for the Que Ken Ba Village. Villagers go to Chao Tian Yan temple to carry the Guan Yin Buddha (God of Mercy) back to their village's temple. (Sept.19-22 is the festival time, chinese calender) keep for a year, to protect the villagers, bring them good luck, happiness and fortune. At the end of the year, Sept.19 following year, the village send back the Buddha to Chao Tian Yan temple, and another village will carry it to their village's temple. there are 8 villages in this festival, so by turn, every village get a chance every 8 years. Chao Tian Yan temple dates back 700 years ago. The special festival has started since then, was only stopped for around 20 years because of Culture revolution. It<br />
began again during late 1980s.
    chihaka_025_1.jpg
  • Wu Jian Xin, 37 prays at the Buddhist alter erected for the Haka Festival.<br />
The festival, which is called in Chinese "Miao Hui" takes place only once every 8 years for the Que Ken Ba Village. Villagers go to Chao Tian Yan temple to carry the Guan Yin Buddha (God of Mercy) back to their village's temple. (Sept.19-22 is the festival time, chinese calender) keep for a year, to protect the villagers, bring them good luck, happiness and fortune. At the end of the year, Sept.19 following year, the village send back the Buddha to Chao Tian Yan temple, and another village will carry it to their village's temple. there are 8 villages in this festival, so by turn, every village get a chance every 8 years. Chao Tian Yan temple dates back 700 years ago. The special festival has started since then, was only stopped for around 20 years because of Culture revolution. It<br />
began again during late 1980s.
    chihaka_012_1.jpg
  • Haka festival procession with Buddha weaving its way through village in a thunderous blaze of fireworks. <br />
<br />
The festival, which is called in Chinese "Miao Hui" takes place only once every 8 years for the Que Ken Ba Village. Villagers go to Chao Tian Yan temple to carry the Guan Yin Buddha (God of Mercy) back to their village's temple. (Sept.19-22 is the festival time, chinese calender) keep for a year, to protect the villagers, bring them good luck, happiness and fortune. At the end of the year, Sept.19 following year, the village send back the Buddha to Chao Tian Yan temple, and another village will carry it to their village's temple. there are 8 villages in this festival, so by turn, every village get a chance every 8 years. Chao Tian Yan temple dates back 700 years ago. The special festival has started since then, was only stopped for around 20 years because of Culture revolution. It<br />
began again during late 1980s.
    chihaka_010_1.jpg
  • Haka festival procession with Buddha weaving its way through village in a thunderous blaze of fireworks. <br />
<br />
The festival, which is called in Chinese "Miao Hui" takes place only once every 8 years for the Que Ken Ba Village. Villagers go to Chao Tian Yan temple to carry the Guan Yin Buddha (God of Mercy) back to their village's temple. (Sept.19-22 is the festival time, chinese calender) keep for a year, to protect the villagers, bring them good luck, happiness and fortune. At the end of the year, Sept.19 following year, the village send back the Buddha to Chao Tian Yan temple, and another village will carry it to their village's temple. there are 8 villages in this festival, so by turn, every village get a chance every 8 years. Chao Tian Yan temple dates back 700 years ago. The special festival has started since then, was only stopped for around 20 years because of Culture revolution. It<br />
began again during late 1980s.
    chihaka_009_1.jpg
  • Haka festival procession with Buddha weaving its way through village in a thunderous blaze of fireworks. <br />
The festival, which is called in Chinese "Miao Hui" takes place only once every 8 years for the Que Ken Ba Village. Villagers go to Chao Tian Yan temple to carry the Guan Yin Buddha (God of Mercy) back to their village's temple. (Sept.19-22 is the festival time, chinese calender) keep for a year, to protect the villagers, bring them good luck, happiness and fortune. At the end of the year, Sept.19 following year, the village send back the Buddha to Chao Tian Yan temple, and another village will carry it to their village's temple. there are 8 villages in this festival, so by turn, every village get a chance every 8 years. Chao Tian Yan temple dates back 700 years ago. The special festival has started since then, was only stopped for around 20 years because of Culture revolution. It<br />
began again during late 1980s.
    chihaka_008_1.jpg
  • Letting off thunderous fireworks during the Buddha procession of the Haka Festival.<br />
The festival, which is called in Chinese "Miao Hui" takes place only once every 8 years for the Que Ken Ba Village. Villagers go to Chao Tian Yan temple to carry the Guan Yin Buddha (God of Mercy) back to their village's temple. (Sept.19-22 is the festival time, chinese calender) keep for a year, to protect the villagers, bring them good luck, happiness and fortune. At the end of the year, Sept.19 following year, the village send back the Buddha to Chao Tian Yan temple, and another village will carry it to their village's temple. there are 8 villages in this festival, so by turn, every village get a chance every 8 years. Chao Tian Yan temple dates back 700 years ago. The special festival has started since then, was only stopped for around 20 years because of Culture revolution. It<br />
began again during late 1980s.
    chihaka_030_1.jpg
  • Portrait of Chen Xiao Sa,  8 years old with parents and grandparents, Dong Da Jian village, Shaanxi Province.<br />
Chen's grandparents are farmers and own a minute plot of land from which they derive a subsistence income. As a consequence of this        Chen's parents are migrant workers whom live and have worked for years in the factories of Guangzhou city . They send back the income from which the grandparents and child live off. Since her birth they have seen Chen four short times, being therefore largely brought up by the grandparents a phenomenon that affects millions of working families across China's rapid industrial expansion.
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  • A single person crosses a pedestrian crossing that otherwise leads nowhere in Stratford during the second wave of the Coronavirus pandemic, on 26th November 2020, in London, England. Stratford was the home iof the London 2012 Olympics where industrial estates centred around Carpenters Road were demolished to make way for sports venues  and now, after 8 years, for extensive housing.
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  • Beneath a high-rise of residential apartments, pink spherical lanterns hang from cables above the A11 in Stratford during the second wave of the Coronavirus pandemic, on 26th November 2020, in London, England. Stratford was the home iof the London 2012 Olympics where industrial estates centred around Carpenters Road were demolished to make way for sports venues  and now, after 8 years, for extensive housing.
    coronavirus_stratford08-26-11-2020.jpg
  • Hazard tape stretches across an outdoor table of a cafe business, now only open for takeaways, in Stratford during the second wave of the Coronavirus pandemic, on 26th November 2020, in London, England. Stratford was the home iof the London 2012 Olympics where industrial estates centred around Carpenters Road were demolished to make way for sports venues  and now, after 8 years, for extensive housing.
    coronavirus_stratford06-26-11-2020.jpg
  • An empty urban landscape of a pedestrian crossing that leads nowhere in Stratford during the second wave of the Coronavirus pandemic, on 26th November 2020, in London, England. Stratford was the home iof the London 2012 Olympics where industrial estates centred around Carpenters Road were demolished to make way for sports venues  and now, after 8 years, for extensive housing.
    coronavirus_stratford02-26-11-2020.jpg
  • Chen Xiao Sa, 8 years old does her home work with a friend outside her home whilst good daylight allows, Dong Da Jian village, Shaanxi Province.
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  • Beatrice Sidi arrived at Wema from the streets when she was 8 years old. After gaining an education she now teaches class K2 (age 4 yrs). She is married and has a 9-month old baby. Wema is a NGO organisation in Kenya that provides rehabilitation programs for street children; poor, disadvantaged youth; and, orphaned and vulnerable children affected by poverty. Emotional support and education enables the children reintegration back into society.
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  • Mr Sri Kumar, a waiter in the Indian Coffee House. Originally from Kerala, Mr Kumar has worked at the Coffee House for 8 years. Jaipur, India
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  • A young national Health general practitioner doctor (GP) uses an otoscope to inspect an even young little girl - a Tamil refugee from Sri Lanka whose father has brought his family to Britain in 1986 to escape racial and political persecution during his country's war between the Sinhalese majority and this ethnic minority group. The surgery is in the north London borough of Camden and the child of approximately 8 years of age is held by her father's firm hand that grips her chin to avoid movement. The health professional peers into the instrument to check for infections so the little girl can carry on dealing with this unfamiliar adopted country and strange ways of life in the UK.
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  • Serb politician Radovan Karadzic at the Yugoslav Peace Conference on 8th August 1992 in London UK. Peace peace-makers attempted to diffuse the Bosnian European conflict. As one of the worlds most wanted men, Karadzic was eventually arrested after 12 years on the run to face charges of genocide and crimes against humanity inflicted on Bosnian Muslim, Bosnian Croat and other non-Serb civilians in Bosnia and Herzegovina during the 1992-95 war, when he was president of the breakaway Republika Srpska. Implicated in the murder of nearly 8,000 Bosnian Muslim men and boys in Srebrenica, after the supposedly UN-protected enclave fell to Bosnian Serb forces. The former psychiatrist and aspiring poet was also charged with running death camps for non-Serbs, and the shelling and sniping on civilians in the Bosnian capital, Sarajevo, in a siege that lasted more than three years. UPDATE MARCH 2016 Karadzic was convicted of genocide and war crimes over the 1992-95 war, and sentenced to 40 years in jail. UN judges in The Hague found him guilty of 10 of 11 charges, including genocide over the 1995 Srebrenica massacre.
    radovan_karadzic02-08-08-1992.jpg
  • Seen in a local shop window, is a newspaper cutting, yellow ribbon and Union Jack flags mark the release of Beirut hostage, the TV journalist John McCarthy. The headline says ‘McCarthy Free’ in a simple, long-awaited announcement. John Patrick McCarthy CBE (born 27 November 1956) is a British journalist, writer and broadcaster, and one of the hostages in the Lebanon hostage crisis. He was kidnapped by Islamic Jihad terrorists in Lebanon in April 1986, and held hostage for more than five years. He was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1992. McCarthy was Britain's longest-held hostage in Lebanon, having spent over five years in captivity until his release on August 8, 1991. He shared a cell with the Irish hostage Brian Keenan, for several years.
    john_mccarthy01-11-08-1991_1.jpg
  • Serb politician Radovan Karadzic at the Yugoslav Peace Conference on 8th August 1992 in London UK. Peace peace-makers attempted to diffuse the Bosnian European conflict. As one of the worlds most wanted men, Karadzic was eventually arrested after 12 years on the run to face charges of genocide and crimes against humanity inflicted on Bosnian Muslim, Bosnian Croat and other non-Serb civilians in Bosnia and Herzegovina during the 1992-95 war, when he was president of the breakaway Republika Srpska. Implicated in the murder of nearly 8,000 Bosnian Muslim men and boys in Srebrenica, after the supposedly UN-protected enclave fell to Bosnian Serb forces. The former psychiatrist and aspiring poet was also charged with running death camps for non-Serbs, and the shelling and sniping on civilians in the Bosnian capital, Sarajevo, in a siege that lasted more than three years. UPDATE MARCH 2016 Karadzic was convicted of genocide and war crimes over the 1992-95 war, and sentenced to 40 years in jail. UN judges in The Hague found him guilty of 10 of 11 charges, including genocide over the 1995 Srebrenica massacre.
    radovan_karadzic01-08-08-1992.jpg
  • Yellow taxis on the streets of Monastiraki. Regardless the brand and type of the car, taxis in Athens are all bright yellow. There are about 14.000 taxis in total Average every taxi is operational 19 hours per day driving 350 km. Every day taxis in Athens drive about 500.000 kilometers totaling up to 1.8 million kilometers a year. Taxis in Athens are cheap which accounts for the high number of kilometers yearly. One could say the Athens taxis have their own set of rules which aren’t always legal. If you want to catch a taxi in the street, you often will have to shout your destination to the driver as he drives by. If he is not going your direction, he may not stop to pick you up. This is standard practice in Athens and not regarded upon as rude. Just flag the next taxi you see. Athens is the capital and largest city of Greece. It dominates the Attica periphery and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state. A centre for the arts, learning and philosophy.
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  • Yellow taxis on the streets of Monastiraki. Regardless the brand and type of the car, taxis in Athens are all bright yellow. There are about 14.000 taxis in total Average every taxi is operational 19 hours per day driving 350 km. Every day taxis in Athens drive about 500.000 kilometers totaling up to 1.8 million kilometers a year. Taxis in Athens are cheap which accounts for the high number of kilometers yearly. One could say the Athens taxis have their own set of rules which aren’t always legal. If you want to catch a taxi in the street, you often will have to shout your destination to the driver as he drives by. If he is not going your direction, he may not stop to pick you up. This is standard practice in Athens and not regarded upon as rude. Just flag the next taxi you see. Athens is the capital and largest city of Greece. It dominates the Attica periphery and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state. A centre for the arts, learning and philosophy.
    20110919yellow taxis athensB.jpg
  • Yellow taxis on the streets of Monastiraki. Regardless the brand and type of the car, taxis in Athens are all bright yellow. There are about 14.000 taxis in total Average every taxi is operational 19 hours per day driving 350 km. Every day taxis in Athens drive about 500.000 kilometers totaling up to 1.8 million kilometers a year. Taxis in Athens are cheap which accounts for the high number of kilometers yearly. One could say the Athens taxis have their own set of rules which aren’t always legal. If you want to catch a taxi in the street, you often will have to shout your destination to the driver as he drives by. If he is not going your direction, he may not stop to pick you up. This is standard practice in Athens and not regarded upon as rude. Just flag the next taxi you see. Athens is the capital and largest city of Greece. It dominates the Attica periphery and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state. A centre for the arts, learning and philosophy.
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  • Yellow taxis on the streets of Monastiraki. Regardless the brand and type of the car, taxis in Athens are all bright yellow. There are about 14.000 taxis in total Average every taxi is operational 19 hours per day driving 350 km. Every day taxis in Athens drive about 500.000 kilometers totaling up to 1.8 million kilometers a year. Taxis in Athens are cheap which accounts for the high number of kilometers yearly. One could say the Athens taxis have their own set of rules which aren’t always legal. If you want to catch a taxi in the street, you often will have to shout your destination to the driver as he drives by. If he is not going your direction, he may not stop to pick you up. This is standard practice in Athens and not regarded upon as rude. Just flag the next taxi you see. Athens is the capital and largest city of Greece. It dominates the Attica periphery and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state. A centre for the arts, learning and philosophy.
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  • Serb politician Radovan Karadzic is seen leaning over to address the London Conference in 1992 when peace-makers attempted to diffuse the Bosnian European conflict. As one of the world's most wanted men, Karadzic was eventually arrested after 12 years on the run to face charges of genocide and crimes against humanity inflicted on Bosnian Muslim, Bosnian Croat and other non-Serb civilians in Bosnia and Herzegovina during the 1992-95 war, when he was president of the breakaway Republika Srpska. Implicated in the murder of nearly 8,000 Bosnian Muslim men and boys in Srebrenica, after a UN-protected enclave fell to Bosnian Serb forces. The former psychiatrist and aspiring poet is also charged with running death camps for non-Serbs, and the shelling and sniping on civilians in the Bosnian capital, Sarajevo, in a siege that lasted more than three years.
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  • Serb politician Radovan Karadzic is seen leaning over to address the London Conference in 1992 when peace-makers attempted to diffuse the Bosnian European conflict. As one of the world's most wanted men, Karadzic was eventually arrested after 12 years on the run to face charges of genocide and crimes against humanity inflicted on Bosnian Muslim, Bosnian Croat and other non-Serb civilians in Bosnia and Herzegovina during the 1992-95 war, when he was president of the breakaway Republika Srpska. Implicated in the murder of nearly 8,000 Bosnian Muslim men and boys in Srebrenica, after the supposedly UN-protected enclave fell to Bosnian Serb forces. The former psychiatrist and aspiring poet is also charged with running death camps for non-Serbs, and the shelling and sniping on civilians in the Bosnian capital, Sarajevo, in a siege that lasted more than three years.
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  • An advert for the 50 % campaign in Moshi bus station. Tanzania's national population statistics reveal a startling truth - more than half of the country is comprised of children and youth. In 2002, it was reported that 55% of the population is 19 years of age or younger. In 2005, it was revealed that a full 45.8% of Tanzania's population is actually under the tender age of 15. In direct response to the urgency of the situation for Tanzania's children and its national future, the Caucus for Children's Rights has launched a campaign to spark national awareness that Tanzania's future depends on the treatment of Tanzania's children today.  2008 STARS Impact Award winner for Protection: Moshi-based Mkombozi, selected for its holistic approach to stemming the tide of Tanzania's street children by providing housing, education, research, advocacy, and outreach for vulnerable children and youth, aimed at ending their abuse and neglect and ensuring their dignity and rights.
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  • An advert for the 50 % campaign in Moshi bus station. Tanzania’s national population statistics reveal a startling truth – more than half of the country is comprised of children and youth. In 2002, it was reported that 55% of the population is 19 years of age or younger. In 2005, it was revealed that a full 45.8% of Tanzania’s population is actually under the tender age of 15. In direct response to the urgency of the situation for Tanzania’s children and its national future, the Caucus for Children’s Rights has launched a campaign to spark national awareness that Tanzania’s future depends on the treatment of Tanzania’s children today.  2008 STARS Impact Award winner for Protection: Moshi-based Mkombozi, selected for its holistic approach to stemming the tide of Tanzania’s street children by providing housing, education, research, advocacy, and outreach for vulnerable children and youth, aimed at ending their abuse and neglect and ensuring their dignity and rights.
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  • London, UK. Monday 8th April 2013. London residence on Chester Square of Baroness Margaret Thatcher following the announcement of her death. Maggie Thatcher (87), aka the "Iron Lady" dominated British politics for 20 years, died peacefully on 8/4/13 following a stroke.
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  • London, UK. Monday 8th April 2013. Flowers and messages gather at the London residence on Chester Square of Baroness Margaret Thatcher following the announcement of her death. Maggie Thatcher (87), aka the "Iron Lady" dominated British politics for 20 years, died peacefully on 8/4/13 following a stroke.
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  • London, UK. Monday 8th April 2013. Flowers and messages gather at the London residence on Chester Square of Baroness Margaret Thatcher following the announcement of her death. Maggie Thatcher (87), aka the "Iron Lady" dominated British politics for 20 years, died peacefully on 8/4/13 following a stroke.
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  • Mother Louise Irwin-Ryan with her daughter Georgia (11, wearing a pink Lolita dress) and son Kiefer (8, wearing a red Liverpool Football Club kit) spending a day out together in Camden Town, North London. Georgia is feeling unwell and gets a cuddle from her mother. They can afford to have a simple lunch in the food market. Louise is on various benefits to help support her family income, and housing, although recent government changes to benefits may affect her family drastically, possibly meaning they may have to move out of London. Louise Ryan was born on the Wirral peninsula in 1970.  She moved to London with her family in 1980.  Having lived in both Manchester and Ireland, she now lives permanently in North London with her husband and two children. Through the years Louise has battled to recover from a serious motorcycle accident in 1992 and has recently been diagnosed with Bipolar Affective Disorder. (Photo by Mike Kemp/For The Washington Post)
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  • LONDON, ENGLAND, UK, JUNE 9TH 2011. Mother Louise Irwin-Ryan with her daughter Georgia (11) and son Kiefer (8). Hanging around in the Harvist Estate, Arsenal, North London. Louise is on various benefits to help support her family income, and housing, although recent government changed to benefits may affect her family drastically, possibly meaning they may have to move out of London. Louise Ryan was born on the Wirral peninsula in 1970.  She moved to London with her family in 1980.  Having lived in both Manchester and Ireland, she now lives permanently in North London with her husband and two children. Through the years Louise has battled to recover from a serious motorcycle accident in 1992 and has recently been diagnosed with Bipolar Affective Disorder. (Photo by Mike Kemp/For The Washington Post)
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  • Mother Louise Irwin-Ryan with her son Kiefer (8). Hanging around in the Harvist Estate, Arsenal, North London. Louise is on various benefits to help support her family income, and housing, although recent government changes to benefits may affect her family drastically, possibly meaning they may have to move out of London. Louise Ryan was born on the Wirral peninsula in 1970.  She moved to London with her family in 1980.  Having lived in both Manchester and Ireland, she now lives permanently in North London with her husband and two children. Through the years Louise has battled to recover from a serious motorcycle accident in 1992 and has recently been diagnosed with Bipolar Affective Disorder. (Photo by Mike Kemp/For The Washington Post)
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  • London, UK. Monday 8th April 2013. Union flag at half mast above the Houses of Parliament. In honour of Baroness Margaret Thatcher following the announcement of her death. Maggie Thatcher (87), aka the "Iron Lady" dominated British politics for 20 years, died peacefully on 8/4/13 following a stroke.
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  • London, UK. Monday 8th April 2013. Union flag at half mast above the Houses of Parliament. In honour of Baroness Margaret Thatcher following the announcement of her death. Maggie Thatcher (87), aka the "Iron Lady" dominated British politics for 20 years, died peacefully on 8/4/13 following a stroke.
    20130408thatcher deathV.jpg
  • London, UK. Monday 8th April 2013. London residence on Chester Square of Baroness Margaret Thatcher following the announcement of her death. Maggie Thatcher (87), aka the "Iron Lady" dominated British politics for 20 years, died peacefully on 8/4/13 following a stroke.
    20130408thatcher deathU.jpg
  • London, UK. Monday 8th April 2013. London residence on Chester Square of Baroness Margaret Thatcher following the announcement of her death. Maggie Thatcher (87), aka the "Iron Lady" dominated British politics for 20 years, died peacefully on 8/4/13 following a stroke.
    20130408thatcher deathS.jpg
  • London, UK. Monday 8th April 2013. Bottle of milk satirically left next to messages of condolence the London residence on Chester Square of Baroness Margaret Thatcher following the announcement of her death. In 1971 Thatcher announced the end of free milk to the over-sevens  which earned her the name 'Thatcher milk snatcher'. Maggie Thatcher (87), aka the "Iron Lady" dominated British politics for 20 years, died peacefully on 8/4/13 following a stroke.
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  • London, UK. Monday 8th April 2013. Bottle of milk satirically left next to messages of condolence the London residence on Chester Square of Baroness Margaret Thatcher following the announcement of her death. In 1971 Thatcher announced the end of free milk to the over-sevens  which earned her the name 'Thatcher milk snatcher'. Maggie Thatcher (87), aka the "Iron Lady" dominated British politics for 20 years, died peacefully on 8/4/13 following a stroke.
    20130408thatcher deathQ.jpg
  • London, UK. Monday 8th April 2013. Bottle of milk satirically left next to messages of condolence the London residence on Chester Square of Baroness Margaret Thatcher following the announcement of her death. In 1971 Thatcher announced the end of free milk to the over-sevens  which earned her the name 'Thatcher milk snatcher'. Maggie Thatcher (87), aka the "Iron Lady" dominated British politics for 20 years, died peacefully on 8/4/13 following a stroke.
    20130408thatcher deathP.jpg
  • London, UK. Monday 8th April 2013. A member of the public brings flowers to the London residence on Chester Square of Baroness Margaret Thatcher following the announcement of her death. Maggie Thatcher (87), aka the "Iron Lady" dominated British politics for 20 years, died peacefully on 8/4/13 following a stroke.
    20130408thatcher deathO.jpg
  • London, UK. Monday 8th April 2013. Flowers and messages gather at the London residence on Chester Square of Baroness Margaret Thatcher following the announcement of her death. Maggie Thatcher (87), aka the "Iron Lady" dominated British politics for 20 years, died peacefully on 8/4/13 following a stroke.
    20130408thatcher deathN.jpg
  • London, UK. Monday 8th April 2013. Flowers and messages gather at the London residence on Chester Square of Baroness Margaret Thatcher following the announcement of her death. Maggie Thatcher (87), aka the "Iron Lady" dominated British politics for 20 years, died peacefully on 8/4/13 following a stroke.
    20130408thatcher deathM.jpg
  • London, UK. Monday 8th April 2013. Flowers and messages gather at the London residence on Chester Square of Baroness Margaret Thatcher following the announcement of her death. Maggie Thatcher (87), aka the "Iron Lady" dominated British politics for 20 years, died peacefully on 8/4/13 following a stroke.
    20130408thatcher deathL.jpg
  • London, UK. Monday 8th April 2013. Flowers and messages gather at the London residence on Chester Square of Baroness Margaret Thatcher following the announcement of her death. Maggie Thatcher (87), aka the "Iron Lady" dominated British politics for 20 years, died peacefully on 8/4/13 following a stroke.
    20130408thatcher deathK.jpg
  • London, UK. Monday 8th April 2013. Media gather at the London residence on Chester Square of Baroness Margaret Thatcher following the announcement of her death. Maggie Thatcher (87), aka the "Iron Lady" dominated British politics for 20 years, died peacefully on 8/4/13 following a stroke.
    20130408thatcher deathF.jpg
  • London, UK. Monday 8th April 2013. Media gather at the London residence on Chester Square of Baroness Margaret Thatcher following the announcement of her death. Maggie Thatcher (87), aka the "Iron Lady" dominated British politics for 20 years, died peacefully on 8/4/13 following a stroke.
    20130408thatcher deathE.jpg
  • London, UK. Monday 8th April 2013. Flowers and messages gather at the London residence on Chester Square of Baroness Margaret Thatcher following the announcement of her death. Maggie Thatcher (87), aka the "Iron Lady" dominated British politics for 20 years, died peacefully on 8/4/13 following a stroke.
    20130408thatcher deathD.jpg
  • London, UK. Monday 8th April 2013. Flowers and messages gather at the London residence on Chester Square of Baroness Margaret Thatcher following the announcement of her death. Maggie Thatcher (87), aka the "Iron Lady" dominated British politics for 20 years, died peacefully on 8/4/13 following a stroke.
    20130408thatcher deathA.jpg
  • Mother Louise Irwin-Ryan with her daughter Georgia (11, wearing a pink Lolita dress) and son Kiefer (8, wearing a red Liverpool Football Club kit) spending a day out together in Camden Town, North London. Here they are walking near to the famous sign for Camden Lock on the railway bridge. Louise is on various benefits to help support her family income, and housing, although recent government changes to benefits may affect her family drastically, possibly meaning they may have to move out of London. Louise Ryan was born on the Wirral peninsula in 1970.  She moved to London with her family in 1980.  Having lived in both Manchester and Ireland, she now lives permanently in North London with her husband and two children. Through the years Louise has battled to recover from a serious motorcycle accident in 1992 and has recently been diagnosed with Bipolar Affective Disorder. (Photo by Mike Kemp/For The Washington Post)
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  • Mother Louise Irwin-Ryan with her daughter Georgia (11, wearing a pink Lolita dress) and son Kiefer (8, wearing a red Liverpool Football Club kit) spending a day out together in Camden Town, North London. The kids here both decide to play on the side of the road trying to burst giant bubbles. Louise is on various benefits to help support her family income, and housing, although recent government changes to benefits may affect her family drastically, possibly meaning they may have to move out of London. Louise Ryan was born on the Wirral peninsula in 1970.  She moved to London with her family in 1980.  Having lived in both Manchester and Ireland, she now lives permanently in North London with her husband and two children. Through the years Louise has battled to recover from a serious motorcycle accident in 1992 and has recently been diagnosed with Bipolar Affective Disorder. (Photo by Mike Kemp/For The Washington Post)
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  • Mother Louise Irwin-Ryan with her daughter Georgia (11, wearing a pink Lolita dress) and son Kiefer (8, wearing a red Liverpool Football Club kit) spending a day out together in Camden Town, North London. The kids here both decide to play on the side of the road trying to burst giant bubbles. Louise is on various benefits to help support her family income, and housing, although recent government changes to benefits may affect her family drastically, possibly meaning they may have to move out of London. Louise Ryan was born on the Wirral peninsula in 1970.  She moved to London with her family in 1980.  Having lived in both Manchester and Ireland, she now lives permanently in North London with her husband and two children. Through the years Louise has battled to recover from a serious motorcycle accident in 1992 and has recently been diagnosed with Bipolar Affective Disorder. (Photo by Mike Kemp/For The Washington Post)
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  • Mother Louise Irwin-Ryan with her daughter Georgia (11, wearing a pink Lolita dress) and son Kiefer (8, wearing a red Liverpool Football Club kit) spending a day out together in Camden Town, North London. Louise is on various benefits to help support her family income, and housing, although recent government changes to benefits may affect her family drastically, possibly meaning they may have to move out of London. Louise Ryan was born on the Wirral peninsula in 1970.  She moved to London with her family in 1980.  Having lived in both Manchester and Ireland, she now lives permanently in North London with her husband and two children. Through the years Louise has battled to recover from a serious motorcycle accident in 1992 and has recently been diagnosed with Bipolar Affective Disorder. (Photo by Mike Kemp/For The Washington Post)
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  • Mother Louise Irwin-Ryan with her daughter Georgia (11, wearing a pink Lolita dress) and son Kiefer (8, wearing a red Liverpool Football Club kit) spending a day out together in Camden Town, North London. Louise is on various benefits to help support her family income, and housing, although recent government changes to benefits may affect her family drastically, possibly meaning they may have to move out of London. Louise Ryan was born on the Wirral peninsula in 1970.  She moved to London with her family in 1980.  Having lived in both Manchester and Ireland, she now lives permanently in North London with her husband and two children. Through the years Louise has battled to recover from a serious motorcycle accident in 1992 and has recently been diagnosed with Bipolar Affective Disorder. (Photo by Mike Kemp/For The Washington Post)
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  • Mother Louise Irwin-Ryan with her daughter Georgia (11, wearing a pink Lolita dress) and son Kiefer (8, wearing a red Liverpool Football Club kit) spending a day out together in Camden Town, North London. Having bought an inexpensive item each from their favourite shop 'Cyber Dog' the family walk back through the market to catch the bus home. Louise is on various benefits to help support her family income, and housing, although recent government changes to benefits may affect her family drastically, possibly meaning they may have to move out of London. Louise Ryan was born on the Wirral peninsula in 1970.  She moved to London with her family in 1980.  Having lived in both Manchester and Ireland, she now lives permanently in North London with her husband and two children. Through the years Louise has battled to recover from a serious motorcycle accident in 1992 and has recently been diagnosed with Bipolar Affective Disorder. (Photo by Mike Kemp/For The Washington Post)
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  • Mother Louise Irwin-Ryan with her daughter Georgia (11, wearing a pink Lolita dress) and son Kiefer (8, wearing a red Liverpool Football Club kit) spending a day out together in Camden Town, North London. At the end of their day they walk across the famous bridge at Camden Lock in the summer sunshine. Louise is on various benefits to help support her family income, and housing, although recent government changes to benefits may affect her family drastically, possibly meaning they may have to move out of London. Louise Ryan was born on the Wirral peninsula in 1970.  She moved to London with her family in 1980.  Having lived in both Manchester and Ireland, she now lives permanently in North London with her husband and two children. Through the years Louise has battled to recover from a serious motorcycle accident in 1992 and has recently been diagnosed with Bipolar Affective Disorder. (Photo by Mike Kemp/For The Washington Post)
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  • Georgia (11, wearing a pink Lolita dress) and brother Kiefer (8, wearing a red Liverpool Football Club kit) spending a day out together in Camden Town, North London. Playing after lunch. Louise is on various benefits to help support her family income, and housing, although recent government changes to benefits may affect her family drastically, possibly meaning they may have to move out of London. Louise Ryan was born on the Wirral peninsula in 1970.  She moved to London with her family in 1980.  Having lived in both Manchester and Ireland, she now lives permanently in North London with her husband and two children. Through the years Louise has battled to recover from a serious motorcycle accident in 1992 and has recently been diagnosed with Bipolar Affective Disorder. (Photo by Mike Kemp/For The Washington Post)
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  • Kiefer (8, wearing a red Liverpool Football Club kit) spending a day out together in Camden Town, North London. His family can afford to have a simple lunch of pizza in the food market. Louise (his mother) is on various benefits to help support her family income, and housing, although recent government changes to benefits may affect her family drastically, possibly meaning they may have to move out of London. Louise Ryan was born on the Wirral peninsula in 1970.  She moved to London with her family in 1980.  Having lived in both Manchester and Ireland, she now lives permanently in North London with her husband and two children. Through the years Louise has battled to recover from a serious motorcycle accident in 1992 and has recently been diagnosed with Bipolar Affective Disorder. (Photo by Mike Kemp/For The Washington Post)
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  • Mother Louise Irwin-Ryan with her daughter Georgia (11, wearing a pink Lolita dress) and son Kiefer (8, wearing a red Liverpool Football Club kit) spending a day out together in Camden Town, North London. They can afford to have a simple lunch of pizza in the food market. Louise is on various benefits to help support her family income, and housing, although recent government changes to benefits may affect her family drastically, possibly meaning they may have to move out of London. Louise Ryan was born on the Wirral peninsula in 1970.  She moved to London with her family in 1980.  Having lived in both Manchester and Ireland, she now lives permanently in North London with her husband and two children. Through the years Louise has battled to recover from a serious motorcycle accident in 1992 and has recently been diagnosed with Bipolar Affective Disorder. (Photo by Mike Kemp/For The Washington Post)
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  • LONDON, ENGLAND, UK, JUNE 9TH 2011. Mother Louise Irwin-Ryan with her daughter Georgia (11) and son Kiefer (8). Hanging around in the Harvist Estate, Arsenal, North London. Louise is on various benefits to help support her family income, and housing, although recent government changed to benefits may affect her family drastically, possibly meaning they may have to move out of London. Louise Ryan was born on the Wirral peninsula in 1970.  She moved to London with her family in 1980.  Having lived in both Manchester and Ireland, she now lives permanently in North London with her husband and two children. Through the years Louise has battled to recover from a serious motorcycle accident in 1992 and has recently been diagnosed with Bipolar Affective Disorder. (Photo by Mike Kemp/For The Washington Post)
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  • LONDON, ENGLAND, UK, JUNE 9TH 2011. Mother Louise Irwin-Ryan with her daughter Georgia (11) and son Kiefer (8). Hanging around in the Harvist Estate, Arsenal, North London. Louise is on various benefits to help support her family income, and housing, although recent government changed to benefits may affect her family drastically, possibly meaning they may have to move out of London. Louise Ryan was born on the Wirral peninsula in 1970.  She moved to London with her family in 1980.  Having lived in both Manchester and Ireland, she now lives permanently in North London with her husband and two children. Through the years Louise has battled to recover from a serious motorcycle accident in 1992 and has recently been diagnosed with Bipolar Affective Disorder. (Photo by Mike Kemp/For The Washington Post)
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  • LONDON, ENGLAND, UK, JUNE 9TH 2011. Mother Louise Irwin-Ryan with her daughter Georgia (11) and son Kiefer (8). Hanging around in the Harvist Estate, Arsenal, North London. Louise is on various benefits to help support her family income, and housing, although recent government changed to benefits may affect her family drastically, possibly meaning they may have to move out of London. Louise Ryan was born on the Wirral peninsula in 1970.  She moved to London with her family in 1980.  Having lived in both Manchester and Ireland, she now lives permanently in North London with her husband and two children. Through the years Louise has battled to recover from a serious motorcycle accident in 1992 and has recently been diagnosed with Bipolar Affective Disorder. (Photo by Mike Kemp/For The Washington Post)
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  • LONDON, ENGLAND, UK, JUNE 9TH 2011. Mother Louise Irwin-Ryan with her daughter Georgia (11) and son Kiefer (8). Hanging around in the Harvist Estate, Arsenal, North London. Louise is on various benefits to help support her family income, and housing, although recent government changed to benefits may affect her family drastically, possibly meaning they may have to move out of London. Louise Ryan was born on the Wirral peninsula in 1970.  She moved to London with her family in 1980.  Having lived in both Manchester and Ireland, she now lives permanently in North London with her husband and two children. Through the years Louise has battled to recover from a serious motorcycle accident in 1992 and has recently been diagnosed with Bipolar Affective Disorder. (Photo by Mike Kemp/For The Washington Post)
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  • The recently-completed 17m South Portal headwall for the 10-mile Chiltern Tunnel section of the HS2 high-speed rail link is pictured on 8 September 2020 in West Hyde, United Kingdom. Construction of the headwall and ground reinforcement using more than 636 soil nails were the final stages requiring completion prior to three years of drilling through the Chilterns using two German-made 2,000 tonne tunnel boring machines / TBMs.
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  • Members of Falun Gong or Falun Dafa meditating on Gerrard Street in central London, UK. Falun gong claim the following: On July 20, 1999, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) launched the persecution against Falun Gong. Over the last nine years, 3,168 Falun Gong practitioners have lost their lives, many tortured to death; 75 of them were people in their eighties, and the youngest was only 8 months old. Thousands of practitioners are currently jailed and being tortured in forced labour camps, detention centres and prisons. The CCP even harvests organs from living Falun Gong practitioners for profit.
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  • Members of Falun Gong or Falun Dafa meditating on Gerrard Street in central London, UK. Falun gong claim the following: On July 20, 1999, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) launched the persecution against Falun Gong. Over the last nine years, 3,168 Falun Gong practitioners have lost their lives, many tortured to death; 75 of them were people in their eighties, and the youngest was only 8 months old. Thousands of practitioners are currently jailed and being tortured in forced labour camps, detention centres and prisons. The CCP even harvests organs from living Falun Gong practitioners for profit.
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  • The familly of Murat Balia who was killed ina blood feud with the familly of Amathj Mehmed. His nephew, Myftar Balia, is lying in the bed with the wounds from 8 bullets. He is surrounded by his familly and his son Edward (holding the lamp) aged 17 is bound by the Kanune (code of behavior going back hundreds of years) to defend his family's honour.<br />
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The Kanun included an elaborate legal code trying to regulate blood feud (gjakmarrya) – a system of reciprocal ”honour killings”. According to the Code, if a man is deeply affronted, his family has the right to kill the person who has insulted him. However, by doing this, the family will become a target for revenge on the part of the victim’s family. The victim’s closest male relative is obliged to kill the murderer of his family member. The pattern of reprisal killings thus formed has been passed on for generations of families and has been manifested up to the present day in Albania “Blood is never lost”, states the Kanun.
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  • While crowds wave Union Jack flags, with medals glinting in the sunshine, the married man and woman represent the generations of survivors of those who lived during the terrible years of warfare. Here they remember the 50th anniversary of VE (Victory in Europe) Day on 6th May 1995. In the week near the anniversary date of May 8, 1945, when the World War II Allies formally accepted the unconditional surrender of the armed forces of Germany and peace was announced to tumultuous crowds across European cities, the British still go out of their way to honour those sacrificed and the realisation that peace was once again achieved. Street parties now – as they did in 1945 – played a large part in the country’s patriotic well-being.
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  • Scheduled maintenance on a Hawk Mk 1 jet in the hangar of the Red Arrows, Britain's RAF aerobatic team. Engineering specialists called the Blues perform routine maintenance in the Red Arrows team hangar. They are ground-based back-up crew (so-called after their distinctive blue overalls worn only during the summer) and perform routine engineering tasks in the hangar at RAF Scampton, then while on tour, keeping the jets serviceable and ready to display. The Blues outnumber the pilots 8:1. Without them, the Red Arrows couldn't fly. Some of the team's Hawks are 25 years old and their air frames require constant attention, with increasingly frequent major overhauls due.
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  • Scheduled maintenance on a Hawk Mk 1 jet in the hangar of the Red Arrows, Britain's RAF aerobatic team. Engineering specialists called the Blues perform routine maintenance in the Red Arrows team hangar. They are ground-based back-up crew (so-called after their distinctive blue overalls worn only during the summer) and perform routine engineering tasks in the hangar at RAF Scampton, then while on tour, keeping the jets serviceable and ready to display. The Blues outnumber the pilots 8:1. Without them, the Red Arrows couldn't fly. Some of the team's Hawks are 25 years old and their air frames require constant attention, with increasingly frequent major overhauls due.
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  • Towing bars on the ground in the hangar of the Red Arrows, Britain's RAF aerobatic team. Seen from above in the hangar at RAF Scampton the team's base (but once the hangars of the famous Dambusters 617 Squadron), the engineering specialists called the Blues perform routine maintenance in the Red Arrows team hangar. They are ground-based back-up crew (so-called after their distinctive blue overalls worn only during the summer) and perform routine engineering tasks in the hangar at RAF Scampton, then while on tour, keeping the jets serviceable and ready to display. The Blues outnumber the pilots 8:1. Without them, the Red Arrows couldn't fly. Some of the team's Hawks are 25 years old and their air frames require constant attention, with increasingly frequent major overhauls due.
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  • Officer pilots of the elite 'Red Arrows', Britain's prestigious Royal Air Force aerobatic team, lean against a wing of their Hawk jet in a pre-flight briefing while a member of their ground crew positions some wheel chocks. It is mid-day and the officers are deep in conversation with the RAF roundel emblem is on the jet aircraft. The better-educated officers in the armed forces enjoy a more privileged lifestyle than their support staff. In the aerobatic squadron, the Blues outnumber the pilots 8:1. Without them, the Red Arrows couldn't fly. Some of the team's Hawks are 25 years old and their air frames require constant attention, with increasingly frequent major overhauls due.
    Red_Arrows177_RBA.jpg
  • London, UK. Monday 8th April 2013. Media gather at the London residence on Chester Square of Baroness Margaret Thatcher following the announcement of her death. Maggie Thatcher (87), aka the "Iron Lady" dominated British politics for 20 years, died peacefully on 8/4/13 following a stroke.
    20130408thatcher deathI.jpg
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