Young passer-by Darcie O'Rourke, 4, is greeted by student santas and an elf waiting at a bus stop as the annual Santa school returns for in person training at the Ministry of Fun's Santa School in London.
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Supporters of Insulate Britain stage a 24 hour fast outside Downing Street, London, in a call for action on fuel poverty. James Manning/PA Wire
A migrant sits at Karatepe refugee camp, on the northeastern Aegean island of Lesbos, Greece, Pope Francis is heading back to the Greek island of Lesbos to meet migrants and asylum seekers for the second time in five years. AP Photo/Panagiotis Balaskas
Oscar-winning film director Sir Sam Mendes after being knighted by the Princess Royal during an investiture ceremony at Windsor Castle. Andrew Matthews/PA Wire
Former UK ambassador to Uzbekistan Craig Murray with his wife Nadira, son Cameron and daughter Emily after he is released from HMP Edinburgh. Jane Barlow/PA Wire
Smoke from the Pilot Mountain State Park wildfire is reflected in a private pond east of the park at sunset in North Carolina. Walt Unks/The Winston-Salem Journal via AP
Young passer-by Darcie O’Rourke, 4, is greeted by student santas and an elf waiting at a bus stop as the annual Santa school returns for in person training at the Ministry of Fun’s Santa School in London. Yui Mok/PA Wire
Temporary junior teachers are seen on the road on their mass protest and the blocked just before the state assembly house to fulfill their demands in the eastern Indian state Odisha’s Bhubaneswar. STR/NurPhoto/Shutterstock
A Palestinian woman rides her donkey-drawn cart on the coastal road ?in Gaza city. APAImages/Shutterstock
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