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  • Shengwu Lou round earth dwelling in the village of Jiaolu, Fujian Province.  View of interior of the home of Li Zheng Ying and children. Visible Kitchen, living room / eating room.                  These are some of the most extraordinary multistory structures in China built exclusively out of earth and timber (they are known as tulou). From the outside they look and protect like fortresses, built principally by the ethnic minority group known as the Hakka. They where built principally in the 17th till the early 20th centuries. In all about 1000 remain standing today mostly centered around the mountainous regions of the provinces of Fujian, Jiangxi and Guandong. They where constructed in various shapes from circular, square, oblong,even rhomboid. Shengwu Lou, was built sometime in the Qing Dynasty ( 1644-1912) and still remains well preserved and lived in by a hand full of residents. The single - story inner ring and three -story outer ring are divided into 15 apartments that surround a courtyard  with a water well. Cokking and eating facilities are at ground level and all bedrooms and storage are spread over the upper floors.             Shengwu Lou round earth dwelling in the village of Jiaolu, Fujian Province.  Interior circular courtyard and living spaces with central water well, shared by residents and chickens and hens alike. These are some of the most extraordinary multistory structures in China built exclusively out of earth and timber (they are known as tulou). From the outside they look and protect like fortresses, built principally by the ethnic minoritiy group known as the Hakka. They where built principally in the 17th till the early 20th centuries. In all about 1000 remain standing today mostly centered around the mountainous regions of the provinces of Fujian, Jiangxi and Guandong. They where constructed in various shapes from circular, square, oblong,even rhomboid. Shengwu Lou, was built sometime in the Qing Dynasty ( 1644-1912) and still remains wel
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  • The Chuxi - Hakka- earth dwellings, Chuxi village, Fujian Province.  Interior circular courtyard and living spaces with central water well, shared by residents and chickens and dogs alike. These are some of the most extraordinary multistory structures in China built exclusively out of earth and timber (they are known as tulou). From the outside they look and protect like fortresses, built principally by the ethnic minority group known as the Hakka. They where built principally in the 17th till the early 20th centuries. In all about 1000 remain standing today mostly centered around the mountainous regions of the provinces of Fujian, Jiangxi and Guandong. They where constructed in various shapes from circular, square, oblong,even rhomboid. The Chuxi earth dwellings where built sometime in the Qing Dynasty ( 1644-1912) and still remains well preserved and lived in by a hand full of residents. The single - story inner ring and three -story outer ring are divided into 15 apartments that surround a courtyard  with a water well. Cooking and eating facilities are at ground level and all bedrooms and storage are spread over the upper floors.
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  • Chengqi  round earth dwelling is considered the "king of Hakka earth buildings", Gaobei village, Fujian province,                  The bulding consists of four storeys plus four  inner circles containing a total of 400 rooms.          These are some of the most extraordinary multistory structures in China built exclusively out of earth and timber (they are known as tulou). From the outside they look and protect like fortresses, built principally by the ethnic minority group known as the Hakka. They where built principally in the 17th till the early 20th centuries. In all about 1000 remain standing today mostly centered around the mountainous regions of the provinces of Fujian, Jiangxi and Guandong. They where constructed in various shapes from circular, square, oblong, even rhomboid. Chengqi  was built sometime in the Qing Dynasty ( 1644-1912)  estimated at about 300 years old and still remains well preserved and lived in by a hand full of residents. Cooking and eating facilities are at ground level and all bedrooms and storage are spread over the upper floors.
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  • A statue on the Statue Walk wrapped up to protect it from the winter weather, Newby Hall estate and gardens, Ripon, North Yorkshire, UK
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  • A statue on the Statue Walk wrapped up to protect it from the winter weather, Newby Hall estate and gardens, Ripon, North Yorkshire, UK
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  • A statue on the Statue Walk wrapped up to protect it from the winter weather, Newby Hall estate and gardens, Ripon, North Yorkshire, UK
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  • A statue on the Statue Walk wrapped up to protect it from the winter weather, Newby Hall estate and gardens, Ripon, North Yorkshire, UK
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  • A statue on the Statue Walk wrapped up to protect it from the winter weather, Newby Hall estate and gardens, Ripon, North Yorkshire, UK
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  • Shengwu Lou round earth dwelling in the village of Jiaolu, Fujian Province.  Interior circular courtyard and living spaces with central water well, shared by residents and chickens and hens alike. These are some of the most extraordinary multistory structures in China built exclusively out of earth and timber (they are known as tulou). From the outside they look and protect like fortresses, built principally by the ethnic minority group known as the Hakka. They where built principally in the 17th till the early 20th centuries. In all about 1000 remain standing today mostly centered around the mountainous regions of the provinces of Fujian, Jiangxi and Guandong. They where constructed in various shapes from circular, square, oblong,even rhomboid. Shengwu Lou, was built sometime in the Qing Dynasty ( 1644-1912) and still remains well preserved and lived in by a hand full of residents. The single - story inner ring and three -story outer ring are divided into 15 apartments that surround a courtyard  with a water well. Cokking and eating facilities are at ground level and all bedrooms and storage are spread over the upper floors.
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  • Shengwu Lou round earth dwelling in the village of Jiaolu, Fujian Province.  Interior circular courtyard and living spaces with central water well, shared by residents and chickens and hens alike. ar These are some of the most extraordinary multistory structures in China built exclusively out of earth and timber (they are known as tulou). From the outside they look and protect like fortresses, built principally by the ethnic minority group known as the Hakka. They where built principally in the 17th till the early 20th centuries. In all about 1000 remain standing today mostly centered around the mountainous regions of the provinces of Fujian, Jiangxi and Guandong. They where constructed in various shapes from circular, square, oblong,even rhomboid. Shengwu Lou, was built sometime in the Qing Dynasty ( 1644-1912) and still remains well preserved and lived in by a hand full of residents. The single - story inner ring and three -story outer ring are divided into 15 apartments that surround a courtyard  with a water well. Cooking and eating facilities are at ground level and all bedrooms and storage are spread over the upper floors.
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  • A statue on the Statue Walk wrapped up to protect it from the winter weather, Newby Hall estate and gardens, Ripon, North Yorkshire, UK
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  • Netting protects statues from birds on the roof of Gibson Hall in the capital's Bishopgate Street in the heart of the capital's financial district. Protecting the artworks from local wildlife high up overlooking the bust streets of the capital's oldest area, the netting has been carefully placed across the bodies of classical figures. Gibson Hall (1864 - 5), by John Gibson is a fine example of Victorian, neo-classical banking architecture designed as the HQ of a bank that replaced an earlier neo-Palladian mansion.
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  • A blue tarpaulin covers and protects a yellow classic Morris Minor car, parked in a south London street at the entrance to Myatts Fields Park in Camberwell on 14th April 2016. On a sunny day in the capital, the owner of this classic vintage car has protected his valuable vehicle by covering it from the UKs weather. .
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  • A Met Police officer wears a pollution mask while in traffic in central London. With elastic ties reaching behind his head, the policeman breathes easier in the presence of microscopic background bacteria particles and NO2 gas levels found in areas of heavy traffic, in large UK cities. His work takes him out into polluted areas and the Police Federation insist on protecting its union members from atmospheric harm.
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  • Cuban family having their hands washed at the entrance to an ice cream parlour, this was protection againist a virus that was spreading around the country at the time.
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  • Metropolitan police officers guard the Stock Exchange premises at Paternoster Square in the City of London during world corporate greed and government austerity measures protests.
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  • Metropolitan police officers guard the Stock Exchange premises at Paternoster Square in the City of London during world corporate greed and government austerity measures protests.
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  • City of London police officers guard the Stock Exchange premises near Paternoster Square n the City of London during world corporate greed and government austerity measures protests.
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  • City of London police officers guard the Stock Exchange premises near Paternoster Square n the City of London during world corporate greed and government austerity measures protests.
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  • Metropolitan police officers guard the Stock Exchange area of Paternoster Square in the City of London during world corporate greed and government austerity measures protests.
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  • Sitting in cool water of a paddling pool, a 7 year-old girl enjoys an ice lolly while her younger brother winces as he has suncream wiped across his face. They're both enjoying a summer heatwave and the family pool has been inflated and filled with cold water, heated up by the south London sunshine. As the big sister looks on holding her ice cream, the boy reacts at having the sunscreen applied to his skin.
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  • In afternoon sunshine, a local mother and her child on scooter pause to talk during a walk in Brockwell Park, Herne Hill, South London. Bending down to the child's face, the mum makes her point known to the youngster who stands astride her toy before continuing their journeys around the upper paths of this Victorian public space. Brockwell Park is a 50.8 hectare (125.53 acres) park located between Brixton, Herne Hill and Tulse Hill. Brockwell Hall house and its grounds were acquired by the London County Council (LCC) in March 1891 and opened to the public the following summer. In 1901 the LCC acquired a further 43 acres (17 ha) of land north of the original park.
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  • A guard stands to attention in front of Prague castle, Prague, Czech Republic. .
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  • Metropolitan police officers stand guarding a closed underground tube entrance at London's Victoria station. There is a tube strike and capacity is vastly reduced so numbers are being strictly restricted while the tube unions ask drivers and staff not to report for duty. Passengers queue patiently behind the barriers, their faces seen with resigned expressions, as Londoners are typically want to do.
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  • A scarecrow guards crops and plants by a Gloucestershire country garden dry stone wall. The human figure has been made of straw and fabric, a cloth hat and the form of a blackbird on its head. It stands against the stone wall at the boundary of land in this Cotswold garden, near Cirencester. A scarecrow or hay-man is a decoy or mannequin in the shape of a human. It is usually dressed in old clothes and placed in open fields to discourage birds such as crows or sparrows from disturbing and feeding on recently cast seed and growing crops. As its name suggests, it scares away crows (and other species) from a field.
    garden_scarecrow02-14-09-2013_1_1.jpg
  • Kent Fire Services tackle a major fire at Morrisons supermarket in Folkestone, Kent. 8th November 2018. The fire started in the cafe chip fryer and spread rapidly through the store. 12 fire engines and two height vehicles attended the fire, it took over 8 hours to bring it under control.
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  • The site and landscape to be mined. Day of protest in Pont Valley against the extraction of coal by the mining company Banks outside Dipton in Pont Valley,  5 May 2018 , County Durham, United Kingdom. Locals have fought the open cast coal mine for thirty years and three times the local council rejected planning permissions but central government has overruled that decision and the company Banks was granted the license and rights to extract coal in early 2018. Locals have teamed up with climate campaigners and together they try to prevent the mining from going ahead. The mining will have huge implications on the local environment and further coal extraction runs agains the Paris climate agreement. A rare species of crested newt is said to live on the land planned for mining and protectors are trying to stop the mine to save the newt.
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  • Day of protest in Pont Valley against the extraction of coal by the mining company Banks outside Dipton in Pont Valley,  5 May 2018 , County Durham, United Kingdom. Locals have fought the open cast coal mine for thirty years and three times the local council rejected planning permissions but central government has overruled that decision and the company Banks was granted the license and rights to extract coal in early 2018. Locals have teamed up with climate campaigners and together they try to prevent the mining from going ahead. The mining will have huge implications on the local environment and further coal extraction runs agains the Paris climate agreement. A rare species of crested newt is said to live on the land planned for mining and protectors are trying to stop the mine to save the newt.
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  • Life  in the protector camp ahead of the the day of protest against the mining company Banks outside Dipton in Pont Valley, 4 May 2018, County Durham,United Kingdom. Locals have fought the open cast coal mine for thirty years and three times the local council rejected planning permissions but central government has overruled that decision and the company Banks was granted the license and rights to extract coal in early 2018. Locals have teamed up with climate campaigners and together they try to prevent the mining from going ahead. The mining will have huge implications on the local environment and further coal extraction runs agains the Paris climate agreement. A rare species of crested newt is said to live on the land planned for mining and protectors are trying to stop the mine to save the newt.
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  • A small camp of two tents occupy the curb by the mining site, 4 May 2018, County Durham, United Kingdom.  Locals have fought the open cast coal mine for thirty years and three times the local council rejected planning permissions but central government has overruled that decision and the company Banks was granted the license and rights to extract coal in early 2018. Locals have teamed up with climate campaigners and together they try to prevent the mining from going ahead. The mining will have huge implications on the local environment and further coal extraction runs agains the Paris climate agreement. A rare species of crested newt is said to live on the land planned for mining and protectors are trying to stop the mine to save the newt.
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  • As the UKs Coronavirus pandemic lockdown continues into its 5th week, and UK deaths from Covid-19 reached 21,678 - a daily rise of 586, swings and climbing frames are deserted during seasonal rain Ruskin Park in Lambeth, where until now, this green space in south London has been busy with those exercising according to social distance requirements, on 28th April 2020, in London, England.
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  • As the UKs Coronavirus pandemic lockdown continues into its 5th week, and UK deaths from Covid-19 reached 21,678 - a daily rise of 586, swings and climbing frames are deserted during seasonal rain Ruskin Park in Lambeth, where until now, this green space in south London has been busy with those exercising according to social distance requirements, on 28th April 2020, in London, England.
    coronavirus_Ruskin-04-28-04-2020.jpg
  • As the UKs Coronavirus pandemic lockdown continues into its 5th week, and UK deaths from Covid-19 reached 21,678 - a daily rise of 586, a gate is taped-off while seasonal rain empties Ruskin Park in Lambeth, where until now, this green space in south London has been busy with those exercising according to social distance requirements, on 28th April 2020, in London, England.
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  • As the UKs Coronavirus pandemic lockdown continues into its 5th week, and UK deaths from Covid-19 reached 21,678 - a daily rise of 586, a gate is taped-off while seasonal rain empties Ruskin Park in Lambeth, where until now, this green space in south London has been busy with those exercising according to social distance requirements, on 28th April 2020, in London, England.
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  • As the UK governments lockdown restrictions during the Coronavirus pandemic continues, and number of UK reported cases rose to 138,078 with a total now of 18,738 deaths, a runner passes a banner by Lambeth Council advising on social distancing restrictions and overall behaviour has been stretched across the gates of Brockwell Park, a public green space in the south London borough of Lambeth, on 23rd April 2020, in London, England.
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  • At the beginning of the fourth week of the UK governments lockdown during the Coronavirus pandemic, and with 120,067 UK reported cases with 16,060 deaths, a man walks his pet dog while carrying essential goods past the Brompton Brasserie which supports Londoners staying at home for the sake of NHS workers National Health Service in Old Brompton Street in Soho, on 20th April 2020, in London, England.
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  • On the first day of the Easter Bank Holiday weekend, and at the end of the second week of lockdown restrictions by the UK government, Lambeth council banners have started appearing outside entrances across the borough, including at Ruskin Park, on 10th April 2020, in London, England.
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  • Kent Fire Services tackle a major fire at Morrisons supermarket in Folkestone, Kent. 8th November 2018. The fire started in the cafe chip fryer and spread rapidly through the store. 12 fire engines and two height vehicles attended the fire, it took over 8 hours to bring it under control.
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  • Kent Fire Services tackle a major fire at Morrisons supermarket in Folkestone, Kent. 8th November 2018. The fire started in the cafe chip fryer and spread rapidly through the store. 12 fire engines and two height vehicles attended the fire, it took over 8 hours to bring it under control.
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  • Kent Fire Services tackle a major fire at Morrisons supermarket in Folkestone, Kent. 8th November 2018. The fire started in the cafe chip fryer and spread rapidly through the store. 12 fire engines and two height vehicles attended the fire, it took over 8 hours to bring it under control.
    UK-Emergency-Fire-Service-3444.jpg
  • Kent Fire Services tackle a major fire at Morrisons supermarket in Folkestone, Kent. 8th November 2018. The fire started in the cafe chip fryer and spread rapidly through the store. 12 fire engines and two height vehicles attended the fire, it took over 8 hours to bring it under control.
    UK-Emergency-Fire-Service-3515.jpg
  • Kent Fire Services tackle a major fire at Morrisons supermarket in Folkestone, Kent. 8th November 2018. The fire started in the cafe chip fryer and spread rapidly through the store. 12 fire engines and two height vehicles attended the fire, it took over 8 hours to bring it under control.
    UK-Emergency-Fire-Service-3361.jpg
  • Kent Fire Services tackle a major fire at Morrisons supermarket in Folkestone, Kent. 8th November 2018. The fire started in the cafe chip fryer and spread rapidly through the store. 12 fire engines and two height vehicles attended the fire, it took over 8 hours to bring it under control.
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  • Kent Fire Services tackle a major fire at Morrisons supermarket in Folkestone, Kent. 8th November 2018. The fire started in the cafe chip fryer and spread rapidly through the store. 12 fire engines and two height vehicles attended the fire, it took over 8 hours to bring it under control.
    UK-Emergency-Fire-Service-3369.jpg
  • Kent Fire Services tackle a major fire at Morrisons supermarket in Folkestone, Kent. 8th November 2018. The fire started in the cafe chip fryer and spread rapidly through the store. 12 fire engines and two height vehicles attended the fire, it took over 8 hours to bring it under control.
    UK-Emergency-Fire-Service-3394.jpg
  • Kent Fire Services tackle a major fire at Morrisons supermarket in Folkestone, Kent. 8th November 2018. The fire started in the cafe chip fryer and spread rapidly through the store. 12 fire engines and two height vehicles attended the fire, it took over 8 hours to bring it under control.
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  • Kent Fire Services tackle a major fire at Morrisons supermarket in Folkestone, Kent. 8th November 2018. The fire started in the cafe chip fryer and spread rapidly through the store. 12 fire engines and two height vehicles attended the fire, it took over 8 hours to bring it under control.
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  • The aftermarth of fire. Kent Fire Services tackled a major fire at Morrisons supermarket in Folkestone, Kent. 8th November 2018. The fire started in the cafe chip fryer and spread rapidly through the store. 12 fire engines and two height vehicles attended the fire, it took over 8 hours to bring it under control.
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  • Kent Fire Services tackle a major fire at Morrisons supermarket in Folkestone, Kent. 8th November 2018. The fire started in the cafe chip fryer and spread rapidly through the store. 12 fire engines and two height vehicles attended the fire, it took over 8 hours to bring it under control.
    UK-Emergency-Fire-Service-3341.jpg
  • Kent Fire Services tackle a major fire at Morrisons supermarket in Folkestone, Kent. 8th November 2018. The fire started in the cafe chip fryer and spread rapidly through the store. 12 fire engines and two height vehicles attended the fire, it took over 8 hours to bring it under control.
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  • Kent Fire Services tackle a major fire at Morrisons supermarket in Folkestone, Kent. 8th November 2018. The fire started in the cafe chip fryer and spread rapidly through the store. 12 fire engines and two height vehicles attended the fire, it took over 8 hours to bring it under control.
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  • Kent Fire Services tackle a major fire at Morrisons supermarket in Folkestone, Kent. 8th November 2018. The fire started in the cafe chip fryer and spread rapidly through the store. 12 fire engines and two height vehicles attended the fire, it took over 8 hours to bring it under control.
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  • Kent Fire Services tackle a major fire at Morrisons supermarket in Folkestone, Kent. 8th November 2018. The fire started in the cafe chip fryer and spread rapidly through the store. 12 fire engines and two height vehicles attended the fire, it took over 8 hours to bring it under control.
    UK-Emergency-Fire-Service-0688.jpg
  • Kent Fire Services tackle a major fire at Morrisons supermarket in Folkestone, Kent. 8th November 2018. The fire started in the cafe chip fryer and spread rapidly through the store. 12 fire engines and two height vehicles attended the fire, it took over 8 hours to bring it under control.
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  • Kent Fire Services tackle a major fire at Morrisons supermarket in Folkestone, Kent. 8th November 2018. The fire started in the cafe chip fryer and spread rapidly through the store. 12 fire engines and two height vehicles attended the fire, it took over 8 hours to bring it under control.
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  • Kent Fire Services tackle a major fire at Morrisons supermarket in Folkestone, Kent. 8th November 2018. The fire started in the cafe chip fryer and spread rapidly through the store. 12 fire engines and two height vehicles attended the fire, it took over 8 hours to bring it under control.
    UK-Emergency-Fire-Service-0675.jpg
  • Kent Fire Services tackle a major fire at Morrisons supermarket in Folkestone, Kent. 8th November 2018. The fire started in the cafe chip fryer and spread rapidly through the store. 12 fire engines and two height vehicles attended the fire, it took over 8 hours to bring it under control.
    UK-Emergency-Fire-Service-0661.jpg
  • Paramedics and Kent Fire Services tackle a major fire at Morrisons supermarket in Folkestone, Kent. 8th November 2018. The fire started in the cafe chip fryer and spread rapidly through the store. 12 fire engines and two height vehicles attended the fire, it took over 8 hours to bring it under control.
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  • Kent Fire Services tackle a major fire at Morrisons supermarket in Folkestone, Kent. 8th November 2018. The fire started in the cafe chip fryer and spread rapidly through the store. 12 fire engines and two height vehicles attended the fire, it took over 8 hours to bring it under control.
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  • Kent Fire Services tackle a major fire at Morrisons supermarket in Folkestone, Kent. 8th November 2018. The fire started in the cafe chip fryer and spread rapidly through the store. 12 fire engines and two height vehicles attended the fire, it took over 8 hours to bring it under control.
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  • Day of protest in Pont Valley against the extraction of coal by the mining company Banks outside Dipton in Pont Valley,  5 May 2018 , County Durham, United Kingdom. Locals have fought the open cast coal mine for thirty years and three times the local council rejected planning permissions but central government has overruled that decision and the company Banks was granted the license and rights to extract coal in early 2018. Locals have teamed up with climate campaigners and together they try to prevent the mining from going ahead. The mining will have huge implications on the local environment and further coal extraction runs agains the Paris climate agreement. A rare species of crested newt is said to live on the land planned for mining and protectors are trying to stop the mine to save the newt.
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  • A game of chess at the day of protest in Pont Valley against the extraction of coal by the mining company Banks outside Dipton in Pont Valley,  5 May 2018 , County Durham, United Kingdom. Locals have fought the open cast coal mine for thirty years and three times the local council rejected planning permissions but central government has overruled that decision and the company Banks was granted the license and rights to extract coal in early 2018. Locals have teamed up with climate campaigners and together they try to prevent the mining from going ahead. The mining will have huge implications on the local environment and further coal extraction runs agains the Paris climate agreement. A rare species of crested newt is said to live on the land planned for mining and protectors are trying to stop the mine to save the newt.
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  • Day of protest in Pont Valley against the extraction of coal by the mining company Banks outside Dipton in Pont Valley,  5 May 2018 , County Durham, United Kingdom. Locals have fought the open cast coal mine for thirty years and three times the local council rejected planning permissions but central government has overruled that decision and the company Banks was granted the license and rights to extract coal in early 2018. Locals have teamed up with climate campaigners and together they try to prevent the mining from going ahead. The mining will have huge implications on the local environment and further coal extraction runs agains the Paris climate agreement. A rare species of crested newt is said to live on the land planned for mining and protectors are trying to stop the mine to save the newt.
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  • Day of protest in Pont Valley against the extraction of coal by the mining company Banks outside Dipton in Pont Valley,  5 May 2018 , County Durham, United Kingdom. Locals have fought the open cast coal mine for thirty years and three times the local council rejected planning permissions but central government has overruled that decision and the company Banks was granted the license and rights to extract coal in early 2018. Locals have teamed up with climate campaigners and together they try to prevent the mining from going ahead. The mining will have huge implications on the local environment and further coal extraction runs agains the Paris climate agreement. A rare species of crested newt is said to live on the land planned for mining and protectors are trying to stop the mine to save the newt.
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  • Day of protest in Pont Valley against the extraction of coal by the mining company Banks outside Dipton in Pont Valley,  5 May 2018 , County Durham, United Kingdom. Locals have fought the open cast coal mine for thirty years and three times the local council rejected planning permissions but central government has overruled that decision and the company Banks was granted the license and rights to extract coal in early 2018. Locals have teamed up with climate campaigners and together they try to prevent the mining from going ahead. The mining will have huge implications on the local environment and further coal extraction runs agains the Paris climate agreement. A rare species of crested newt is said to live on the land planned for mining and protectors are trying to stop the mine to save the newt.
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  • Day of protest in Pont Valley against the extraction of coal by the mining company Banks outside Dipton in Pont Valley,  5 May 2018 , County Durham, United Kingdom. Locals have fought the open cast coal mine for thirty years and three times the local council rejected planning permissions but central government has overruled that decision and the company Banks was granted the license and rights to extract coal in early 2018. Locals have teamed up with climate campaigners and together they try to prevent the mining from going ahead. The mining will have huge implications on the local environment and further coal extraction runs agains the Paris climate agreement. A rare species of crested newt is said to live on the land planned for mining and protectors are trying to stop the mine to save the newt.
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  • Day of protest in Pont Valley against the extraction of coal by the mining company Banks outside Dipton in Pont Valley,  5 May 2018 , County Durham, United Kingdom. Locals have fought the open cast coal mine for thirty years and three times the local council rejected planning permissions but central government has overruled that decision and the company Banks was granted the license and rights to extract coal in early 2018. Locals have teamed up with climate campaigners and together they try to prevent the mining from going ahead. The mining will have huge implications on the local environment and further coal extraction runs agains the Paris climate agreement. A rare species of crested newt is said to live on the land planned for mining and protectors are trying to stop the mine to save the newt.
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  • Day of protest in Pont Valley against the extraction of coal by the mining company Banks outside Dipton in Pont Valley,  5 May 2018 , County Durham, United Kingdom. Locals have fought the open cast coal mine for thirty years and three times the local council rejected planning permissions but central government has overruled that decision and the company Banks was granted the license and rights to extract coal in early 2018. Locals have teamed up with climate campaigners and together they try to prevent the mining from going ahead. The mining will have huge implications on the local environment and further coal extraction runs agains the Paris climate agreement. A rare species of crested newt is said to live on the land planned for mining and protectors are trying to stop the mine to save the newt.
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  • Newt face paint. Day of protest in Pont Valley against the extraction of coal by the mining company Banks outside Dipton in Pont Valley,  5 May 2018 , County Durham, United Kingdom. Locals have fought the open cast coal mine for thirty years and three times the local council rejected planning permissions but central government has overruled that decision and the company Banks was granted the license and rights to extract coal in early 2018. Locals have teamed up with climate campaigners and together they try to prevent the mining from going ahead. The mining will have huge implications on the local environment and further coal extraction runs agains the Paris climate agreement. A rare species of crested newt is said to live on the land planned for mining and protectors are trying to stop the mine to save the newt.
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  • Day of protest in Pont Valley against the extraction of coal by the mining company Banks outside Dipton in Pont Valley,  5 May 2018 , County Durham, United Kingdom. Locals have fought the open cast coal mine for thirty years and three times the local council rejected planning permissions but central government has overruled that decision and the company Banks was granted the license and rights to extract coal in early 2018. Locals have teamed up with climate campaigners and together they try to prevent the mining from going ahead. The mining will have huge implications on the local environment and further coal extraction runs agains the Paris climate agreement. A rare species of crested newt is said to live on the land planned for mining and protectors are trying to stop the mine to save the newt.
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  • Don Kent, local residenty:  We are facing a real emergency on climate change and we have signed up to the Paris agreement and this part of a climate dissaster. This is the last gasp by Banks making some money out of burning dirty coal. Day of protest in Pont Valley against the extraction of coal by the mining company Banks outside Dipton in Pont Valley,  5 May 2018 , County Durham, United Kingdom. Locals have fought the open cast coal mine for thirty years and three times the local council rejected planning permissions but central government has overruled that decision and the company Banks was granted the license and rights to extract coal in early 2018. Locals have teamed up with climate campaigners and together they try to prevent the mining from going ahead. The mining will have huge implications on the local environment and further coal extraction runs agains the Paris climate agreement. A rare species of crested newt is said to live on the land planned for mining and protectors are trying to stop the mine to save the newt.
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  • Day of protest in Pont Valley against the extraction of coal by the mining company Banks outside Dipton in Pont Valley,  5 May 2018 , County Durham, United Kingdom. Locals have fought the open cast coal mine for thirty years and three times the local council rejected planning permissions but central government has overruled that decision and the company Banks was granted the license and rights to extract coal in early 2018. Locals have teamed up with climate campaigners and together they try to prevent the mining from going ahead. The mining will have huge implications on the local environment and further coal extraction runs agains the Paris climate agreement. A rare species of crested newt is said to live on the land planned for mining and protectors are trying to stop the mine to save the newt.
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  • A constant security pressence guard the developing building site, outside Dipton in Pont Valley, 5 May 2018 , County Durham, United Kingdom. Many locals have complained about tactics of intimidation and excessive use of force during the eviction in May. Day of protest in Pont Valley, 5 May 2018 against the extraction of coal by the mining company Banks outside Dipton in Pont Valley, County Durham. Locals have fought the open cast coal mine for thirty years and three times the local council rejected planning permissions but central government has overruled that decision and the company Banks was granted the license and rights to extract coal in early 2018. Locals have teamed up with climate campaigners and together they try to prevent the mining from going ahead. The mining will have huge implications on the local environment and further coal extraction runs agains the Paris climate agreement. A rare species of crested newt is said to live on the land planned for mining and protectors are trying to stop the mine to save the newt.
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  • Day of protest in Pont Valley against the extraction of coal by the mining company Banks outside Dipton in Pont Valley,  5 May 2018 , County Durham, United Kingdom. Locals have fought the open cast coal mine for thirty years and three times the local council rejected planning permissions but central government has overruled that decision and the company Banks was granted the license and rights to extract coal in early 2018. Locals have teamed up with climate campaigners and together they try to prevent the mining from going ahead. The mining will have huge implications on the local environment and further coal extraction runs agains the Paris climate agreement. A rare species of crested newt is said to live on the land planned for mining and protectors are trying to stop the mine to save the newt.
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  • Two newt protectors. Day of protest in Pont Valley against the extraction of coal by the mining company Banks outside Dipton in Pont Valley,  5 May 2018 , County Durham, United Kingdom. Locals have fought the open cast coal mine for thirty years and three times the local council rejected planning permissions but central government has overruled that decision and the company Banks was granted the license and rights to extract coal in early 2018. Locals have teamed up with climate campaigners and together they try to prevent the mining from going ahead. The mining will have huge implications on the local environment and further coal extraction runs agains the Paris climate agreement. A rare species of crested newt is said to live on the land planned for mining and protectors are trying to stop the mine to save the newt.
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  • Day of protest in Pont Valley against the extraction of coal by the mining company Banks outside Dipton in Pont Valley,  5 May 2018 , County Durham, United Kingdom. Locals have fought the open cast coal mine for thirty years and three times the local council rejected planning permissions but central government has overruled that decision and the company Banks was granted the license and rights to extract coal in early 2018. Locals have teamed up with climate campaigners and together they try to prevent the mining from going ahead. The mining will have huge implications on the local environment and further coal extraction runs agains the Paris climate agreement. A rare species of crested newt is said to live on the land planned for mining and protectors are trying to stop the mine to save the newt.
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  • Day of protest in Pont Valley against the extraction of coal by the mining company Banks outside Dipton in Pont Valley,  5 May 2018 , County Durham, United Kingdom. Locals have fought the open cast coal mine for thirty years and three times the local council rejected planning permissions but central government has overruled that decision and the company Banks was granted the license and rights to extract coal in early 2018. Locals have teamed up with climate campaigners and together they try to prevent the mining from going ahead. The mining will have huge implications on the local environment and further coal extraction runs agains the Paris climate agreement. A rare species of crested newt is said to live on the land planned for mining and protectors are trying to stop the mine to save the newt.
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  • Day of protest in Pont Valley against the extraction of coal by the mining company Banks outside Dipton in Pont Valley,  5 May 2018 , County Durham, United Kingdom. Locals have fought the open cast coal mine for thirty years and three times the local council rejected planning permissions but central government has overruled that decision and the company Banks was granted the license and rights to extract coal in early 2018. Locals have teamed up with climate campaigners and together they try to prevent the mining from going ahead. The mining will have huge implications on the local environment and further coal extraction runs agains the Paris climate agreement. A rare species of crested newt is said to live on the land planned for mining and protectors are trying to stop the mine to save the newt.
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  • A constant security pressence guard the developing building site, outside Dipton in Pont Valley, 5 May 2018 , County Durham, United Kingdom. Many locals have complained about tactics of intimidation and excessive use of force during the eviction in May. Day of protest in Pont Valley, 5 May 2018 against the extraction of coal by the mining company Banks outside Dipton in Pont Valley, County Durham. Locals have fought the open cast coal mine for thirty years and three times the local council rejected planning permissions but central government has overruled that decision and the company Banks was granted the license and rights to extract coal in early 2018. Locals have teamed up with climate campaigners and together they try to prevent the mining from going ahead. The mining will have huge implications on the local environment and further coal extraction runs agains the Paris climate agreement. A rare species of crested newt is said to live on the land planned for mining and protectors are trying to stop the mine to save the newt.
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  • A constant security pressence guard the developing building site, outside Dipton in Pont Valley, 5 May 2018 , County Durham, United Kingdom. Many locals have complained about tactics of intimidation and excessive use of force during the eviction in May. Day of protest in Pont Valley, 5 May 2018 against the extraction of coal by the mining company Banks outside Dipton in Pont Valley, County Durham. Locals have fought the open cast coal mine for thirty years and three times the local council rejected planning permissions but central government has overruled that decision and the company Banks was granted the license and rights to extract coal in early 2018. Locals have teamed up with climate campaigners and together they try to prevent the mining from going ahead. The mining will have huge implications on the local environment and further coal extraction runs agains the Paris climate agreement. A rare species of crested newt is said to live on the land planned for mining and protectors are trying to stop the mine to save the newt.
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  • Day of protest in Pont Valley against the extraction of coal by the mining company Banks outside Dipton in Pont Valley,  5 May 2018 , County Durham, United Kingdom. Locals have fought the open cast coal mine for thirty years and three times the local council rejected planning permissions but central government has overruled that decision and the company Banks was granted the license and rights to extract coal in early 2018. Locals have teamed up with climate campaigners and together they try to prevent the mining from going ahead. The mining will have huge implications on the local environment and further coal extraction runs agains the Paris climate agreement. A rare species of crested newt is said to live on the land planned for mining and protectors are trying to stop the mine to save the newt.
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  • Mel Stewart, local resident:  We have been fighting this for thirty years and it isnt over yet. Day of protest in Pont Valley against the extraction of coal by the mining company Banks outside Dipton in Pont Valley,  5 May 2018 , County Durham, United Kingdom. Locals have fought the open cast coal mine for thirty years and three times the local council rejected planning permissions but central government has overruled that decision and the company Banks was granted the license and rights to extract coal in early 2018. Locals have teamed up with climate campaigners and together they try to prevent the mining from going ahead. The mining will have huge implications on the local environment and further coal extraction runs agains the Paris climate agreement. A rare species of crested newt is said to live on the land planned for mining and protectors are trying to stop the mine to save the newt.
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  • A protest poster in a Dipton community, 4 May 2018, Pont Valley, County Durham,United Kingdom.  Protest posters. Locals have fought the open cast coal mine for thirty years and three times the local council rejected planning permissions but central government has overruled that decision and the company Banks was granted the license and rights to extract coal in early 2018. Locals have teamed up with climate campaigners and together they try to prevent the mining from going ahead. The mining will have huge implications on the local environment and further coal extraction runs agains the Paris climate agreement. A rare species of crested newt is said to live on the land planned for mining and protectors are trying to stop the mine to save the newt.
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  • Sun setting in Pont Valley ahead of the the day of protest against the mining company Banks outside Dipton in Pont Valley,  4 May 2018, County Durham,United Kingdom. Locals have fought the open cast coal mine for thirty years and three times the local council rejected planning permissions but central government has overruled that decision and the company Banks was granted the license and rights to extract coal in early 2018. Locals have teamed up with climate campaigners and together they try to prevent the mining from going ahead. The mining will have huge implications on the local environment and further coal extraction runs agains the Paris climate agreement. A rare species of crested newt is said to live on the land planned for mining and protectors are trying to stop the mine to save the newt.
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  • Sunset in Pont Valley ahead of the the day of protest against the mining company Banks outside Dipton in Pont Valley,  4 May 2018, County Durham, United Kingdom. Locals have fought the open cast coal mine for thirty years and three times the local council rejected planning permissions but central government has overruled that decision and the company Banks was granted the license and rights to extract coal in early 2018. Locals have teamed up with climate campaigners and together they try to prevent the mining from going ahead. The mining will have huge implications on the local environment and further coal extraction runs agains the Paris climate agreement. A rare species of crested newt is said to live on the land planned for mining and protectors are trying to stop the mine to save the newt.
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  • Sunset in Dipton, Pont Valley, 4 May 2018, County Durham, United Kingdom. Locals have fought the open cast coal mine for thirty years and three times the local council rejected planning permissions but central government has overruled that decision and the company Banks was granted the license and rights to extract coal in early 2018. Locals have teamed up with climate campaigners and together they try to prevent the mining from going ahead. The mining will have huge implications on the local environment and further coal extraction runs agains the Paris climate agreement. A rare species of crested newt is said to live on the land planned for mining and protectors are trying to stop the mine to save the newt.
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  • Banner and placard making in the protector camp ahead of the the day of protest against the mining company Banks outside Dipton in Pont Valley, 4 May 2018, County Durham, United Kingdom. Sunset in Pont Valley ahead of the the day of protest against the mining company Banks outside Dipton in Pont Valley, County Durham, 4 May 2018. Locals have fought the open cast coal mine for thirty years and three times the local council rejected planning permissions but central government has overruled that decision and the company Banks was granted the license and rights to extract coal in early 2018. Locals have teamed up with climate campaigners and together they try to prevent the mining from going ahead. The mining will have huge implications on the local environment and further coal extraction runs agains the Paris climate agreement. A rare species of crested newt is said to live on the land planned for mining and protectors are trying to stop the mine to save the newt.
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  • Pont Valley Protector camp ahead of the the day of protest against the mining company Banks outside Dipton in Pont Valley,  4 May 2018, County Durham, United Kingdom. Locals have fought the open cast coal mine for thirty years and three times the local council rejected planning permissions but central government has overuled that decission and the company Banks was granted the license and rights to extract coal in early 2018. Locals have teamed up with climate campaigners and together they try to pevent the mining from going ahead. A rare species of crested newt is said to live on the land planned for mining and protectors are trying to stop the mine to save the newt.
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  • Banner and placard making in the protector camp ahead of the the day of protest against the mining company Banks outside Dipton in Pont Valley, 4 May 2018, County Durham, Unietd Kingdom. Sunset in Pont Valley ahead of the the day of protest against the mining company Banks outside Dipton in Pont Valley, County Durham, 4 May 2018. Locals have fought the open cast coal mine for thirty years and three times the local council rejected planning permissions but central government has overruled that decision and the company Banks was granted the license and rights to extract coal in early 2018. Locals have teamed up with climate campaigners and together they try to prevent the mining from going ahead. The mining will have huge implications on the local environment and further coal extraction runs agains the Paris climate agreement. A rare species of crested newt is said to live on the land planned for mining and protectors are trying to stop the mine to save the newt.
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  • Banner and placard making in the protector camp ahead of the the day of protest against the mining company Banks outside Dipton in Pont Valley, 4 May 2018, County Durham, United Kingdom. Sunset in Pont Valley ahead of the the day of protest against the mining company Banks outside Dipton in Pont Valley, County Durham, 4 May 2018. Locals have fought the open cast coal mine for thirty years and three times the local council rejected planning permissions but central government has overruled that decision and the company Banks was granted the license and rights to extract coal in early 2018. Locals have teamed up with climate campaigners and together they try to prevent the mining from going ahead. The mining will have huge implications on the local environment and further coal extraction runs agains the Paris climate agreement. A rare species of crested newt is said to live on the land planned for mining and protectors are trying to stop the mine to save the newt.
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  • Renovating warehouse buildings, Barcelonetta, the port area of, Barcelona, Spain.
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  • Protesters gather for a demonstration called by Syria Solidarity to protest about the situation in Aleppo, Syria on October 1st 2016 in London, United Kingdom.
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  • Tandem surfers Dhelia Birou, 20 and Clement Cetran, take time out at an event in Seignosse, France. Tandem surfing is a hybrid of surfing and acrobatics. It originated in the 1930s in Hawaii when the Waikiki Beach boys would take female tourists for rides on their boards.
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  • A father and son ride a bike, Mazra-i-Sharif, Afghanistan
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  • A father and son ride a bike, Mazra-i-Sharif, Afghanistan
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  • Firefighters from the London Fire Brigade respond to an emergency on Church Street, Stoke Newington, London.  They have been called out due to an explosion in the basement of a shop.  The London Fire Brigade is the 4th largest fire-service in the world.  The firefighter on the left of the image is a woman. As of 2012 there are 257 female firefighters in the London Fire Brigade.  As of March 2007 the proportion of operational firefighters in the UK who were women was 3.1%.
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  • Firefighters from the London Fire Brigade respond to an emergency on Church Street, Stoke Newington, London.  They have been called out due to an explosion in the basement of a shop.  The London Fire Brigade is the 4th largest fire-service in the world.
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  • Firefighters from the London Fire Brigade respond to an emergency on Church Street, Stoke Newington, London.  They have been called out due to an explosion in the basement of a shop.  The London Fire Brigade is the 4th largest fire-service in the world.  The firefighter in the middle of the image is a woman. As of 2012 there are 257 female firefighters in the London Fire Brigade.  As of March 2007 the proportion of operational firefighters in the UK who were women was 3.1%.
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  • A London Fire Brigade fire officer collects an axe from the fire engine while responding to an emergency caused by an explosion in a small shop in North London, United Kingdom.
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  • Firefighters from the London Fire Brigade respond to an emergency on Church Street, Stoke Newington, London.  They have been called out due to an explosion in the basement of a shop.  The London Fire Brigade is the 4th largest fire-service in the world.
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