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Hitchcock, Hepburn and Dirty Harry: vintage movie postersProduced for classic films such as Psycho, Roman Holiday and The Italian Job, these rare original Hollywood posters are now all worth a pretty penny as cultural antiques
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New Year's Day swims around the worldSwimming enthusiasts from across the northern hemisphere braved the cold for the first day of the year. Some swimming traditions began as a cure for hangovers, while others signify endurance -
London's 2018 new year paradeAround 500,000 spectators gathered along the parade route in central London to watch more than 10,000 parade performers on first day of the year -
New Year's Eve 2017: celebrations around the worldAs Sydney, Auckland and Singapore are among the first to see in 2018, we highlight fireworks and celebrations around the world
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Tom Jenkins’s best sports photos of 2017The Guardian and Observer sport photographer Tom Jenkins selects his favourite images from 2017 and recalls how each one was created
highlights of the day
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Marvellous stones and storms in Switzerland: Wednesday's best photosThe Guardian’s picture editors bring you a selection of photo highlights from around the world, including Iranian protesters and a minstrel troupe in South Africa
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Right to dunk: the children of African immigrants who fought the law to play basketballMade up of young teenagers of west African immigrants, the Tam Tam team’s fight to compete has led to a change in the law. However, moves to extend automatic citizenship to all children born in Italy face resistance
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Edinburgh's festive transformation – photo essayFrom the carousel with views over Scotland’s capital to the Christmas market and lights, photographer Murdo MacLeod captures the city’s festive cheer
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Photographer of the year 2017: Zohra BensemraThis year the picture desk has chosen the Reuters photojournalist Zohra Bensemra as agency photographer of the year
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Bear bile and snakeskin boots: illegal goods seized at Heathrow – in picturesThe UK Border Force at Heathrow airport seizes illegal goods including taxidermied endangered species, ivory carvings and herbal medicines. The government agency is a world leader in identifying and preventing the unlawful trade in endangered animals and plant material
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Photographer of the year: we shortlist the best of 2017Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, bombed-out buildings in Syria and an anti-Trump march in New York are among the images captured by the agency photographers shortlisted by the Guardian picture desk this year. The winner will be announced on 21 December
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Belarus villagers prefer hard work to city smoke – in picturesJust a few hours’ drive from the Belarus capital of Minsk, many villagers still live off the land, finding being close to nature can outweigh the hardships of country life
Bamboo worlds: the beauty of Chinese aquaculture