Paul Bellsham

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Khan Younis, Gaza Freed Palestinian detainees are greeted after being released from an Israeli prison after the ceasefire agreement Photograph: Abdel Kareem Hana/AP Tel Aviv, Israel A memorial service for Tsachi Idan, one of four slain Israeli hostages whose bodies were handed over by Hamas in exchange for the release of more than 600 Palestinian prisoners and detainees Photograph: Atef Safadi/EPA Kyiv, Ukraine The family, friends and colleagues of US volunteer Ethan Hertweck gather in Maidan...

Jan 17, 2025 | theguardian.com | Paul Bellsham

Denis Law (circled) was born in 1940 in Aberdeen, Scotland. The precocious young Law was often seen selling scratch cards door-to-door to raise funds for his junior team’s kit. Photograph: Mirrorpix/Alamy At the age of 14, Law was spotted by a Huddersfield scout and was invited for a trial, and despite the misgivings of the manager due to his small stature, was offered a contract. After an eye operation, he made his debut in 1956.

Jan 10, 2025 | theguardian.com | Paul Bellsham

Derbyshire, UK Snow lies on the ground on the lower slopes of Kinder Scout, in the Peak District national park, near Hayfield Photograph: Oli Scarff/AFP/Getty Images London, UK People swimming in an outdoor pool before sunrise in Richmond upon Thames Photograph: Toby Melville/Reuters Bath, UK Artist Luke Jerram at the unveiling of his latest astronomical sculpture, Helios, in the Ball Room at Bath Assembly Rooms Photograph: Ben Birchall/PA Prayagraj, India Hindu devotees perform a...

Dec 6, 2024 | theguardian.com | Paul Bellsham

The best of this week’s wildlife photographs from around the world Paul Bellsham Main image: A long-tailed macaque, one of many that live around Phra Prang Sam Yot Temple in Lopburi, Thailand. Photograph: Omer Taha Cetin/Anadolu/Getty Images Fri 6 Dec 2024 15.40 EST Migrating birds at Qiandao Lake in Inner Mongolia, China.

Oct 11, 2024 | theguardian.com | Paul Bellsham

Fife, UK The northern lights, also known as aurora borealis, illuminate the sky over the ‘kissing trees’ near Kinghorn in Scotland Photograph: Jane Barlow/PA Pittsburgh, US Staff for the Harris-Walz campaign steam wrinkles out of the US flag that will be the backdrop for a speech by Barack Obama Photograph: Ryan Collerd/AFP/Getty Images Pittsburgh, US Barack Obama greets the crowd before speaking at a campaign rally to support the Democratic presidential nominee and vice-president Kamala...