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Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Antwerp, Belgium.
Look Mum, no hands. Daniel Purvis of Britain perform on the Rings during the men's all around final at the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Antwerp, Belgium. Photograph: Julien Warnand/EPA

Presidents Cup golf tournament at the Muirfield Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio.
And the band goes marching on. The Ohio State University Marching Band comes up the first fairway before the start of Four-Ball competition in the Presidents Cup golf tournament at the Muirfield Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio. Photograph: Tannen Maury/EPA

US budget crisis
As the budget debacle continues House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi gestures with a somewhat expressive finger to make her point during a news conference. The government limped into a third day of partial shutdown Thursday with no sign of a way out after a White House conversation between President Barack Obama and top congressional leaders seemed only to harden the stances of Democrats and Republicans. Photograph: Evan Vucci/AP

Judah Schiller rides his pontoon water bicycle, a bicycle fixed to pontoons and geared to convert pedaling into power, across the Hudson river from New Jersey to New York City in what Schiller claims to be the first bike ride across the Hudson River.
Judah Schiller rides his pontoon water bicycle, a bicycle fixed to pontoons and geared to convert pedaling into power, across the Hudson river from New Jersey to New York City in what Schiller claims to be the first bike ride across the Hudson River. Photograph: Mike Segar/Reuters

Quicksilver Pro surfing competition
Round 4 of the Quicksilver Pro surfing competition is underway in Hossegar, France and Kelly Slater of the United States demonstrates his balancing prowess. Photograph: Kelly Cestari/Getty Images

Americana by Moonlight: Photographer Noel Kearns uses a technique called light painting to create distinctive landscapes of a bygone era. See his images in our gallery

Diner movie set in Lake Los Angeles, California.
Diner movie set in Lake Los Angeles, California. Photograph: Noel Kerns

Claire Balding receives an OBE for services to Broadcasting and Journalism at Windsor Castle.
Clare Balding receives an OBE for services to Broadcasting and Journalism at Windsor Castle. Photograph: Steve Parsons/PA

Tibetan monks from the Tashi Lhunpo monastery complete a Chenrezig sand mandala in Salisbury Cathedral's Chapter House.
Tibetan monks from the Tashi Lhunpo monastery complete a Chenrezig sand mandala in Salisbury Cathedral's Chapter House. Photograph: Matt Cardy/Getty Images

Residents wait for officials who were meeting those who lost their homes during recent violence in Thabyu Chai village in Burma
A woman who lost her home in recent violence waits to meet officials in a village in Burma's western Rakhine state. Photograph: Soe Than Win/AFP/Getty Images

Rescue workers inspect the wreckage of a charter passenger jet which crashed soon after take off from Lagos airport, Nigeria.
Rescue workers inspect the wreckage of a charter passenger jet which crashed soon after take off from Lagos airport, Nigeria. Photograph: Sunday Alamba/AP

An activist raises his fist as he is detained by police on a roof after Spanish riot police evicted several families
An activist raises his fist as he is detained by police on a roof after Spanish riot police evicted several families from an unoccupied building of flats in Malaga, southern Spain. 13 families had occupied the building since February. Photograph: Jon Nazca/Reuters

GuardianWitness is asking to see your bicycle. More bikes were sold in Spain than cars last year and many are passionate about what they pedal. So join in on the assignment and show us your bicycle.

The perfect speed for travelling!

Today's picture from the past takes us back to the late 1930s with Woody Guthrie and Lead Belly performing folk ballads. See more in Pictures from the Past

Musicians Woody Guthrie and Lead Belly perform in photographer Stephen Deutch's in Chicago, Illinois.
Musicians Woody Guthrie and Lead Belly perform in photographer Stephen Deutch's in Chicago, Illinois. Photograph: Chicago History Museum/Getty Images

Have they just spotted Richard Madeley? Philip Schofield, Holly Willoughby, Ruth Langsford and Eamonn Holmes pose at a photocall as This Morning celebrates 25 years on air at Albert Dock in Liverpool, UK.
Have they just spotted Richard Madeley? Philip Schofield, Holly Willoughby, Ruth Langsford and Eamonn Holmes pose at a photocall as This Morning celebrates 25 years on air at Albert Dock in Liverpool, UK. Photograph: Richard Martin-Roberts/Getty Images

Syrian children have begun returning to school against the backdrop of the ongoing civil war. Children in government-controlled areas have returned to school despite the fact the conflict has left 4,000 Syrian schools, or one in five, damaged or destroyed. See the images in our gallery

Children pose for a portrait in their classroom in the public school in Madaya village as classes begin in the Idlib province countryside of Syria.
Children pose for a portrait in their classroom in the public school in Madaya village as classes begin in the Idlib province countryside of Syria. Photograph: AP

A protester holds her baby as members of India's landless, poor farmers and the tribal community protest in New Delhi, India. The farmers were protesting against the government procuring land for setting up industries and not providing enough subsidy to farmers among several other grievances.
A protester holds her baby as members of India's landless, poor farmers and the tribal community protest in New Delhi, India. The farmers were protesting against the government procuring land for setting up industries and not providing enough subsidy to farmers among several other grievances. Photograph: Altaf Qadri/AP

A child runs with its kite during bright sunshine near Chemnitz, eastern Germany.
A child runs with its kite during bright sunshine near Chemnitz, eastern Germany. Photograph: Jens Meyer/AP

Does the tiger wants in on the slightly alarming photocall? Zoo owner Manny Tiangco, with two pythons and an orangutan, poses outside the tiger enclosure during World Animal Day preparations at Malabon Zoo, Philippines.
Does the tiger wants in on the slightly alarming photocall? Zoo owner Manny Tiangco, with two pythons and an orangutan, poses outside the tiger enclosure during World Animal Day preparations at Malabon Zoo, Philippines. Photograph: Rex/Rouelle Umali

Abu Ali, an 84-year-old whom activists say is the oldest Free Syrian Army fighter in Deir al-Zor, sits as he smokes in a room. Abu Ali is a member of the Al-Ikhlas brigade operating under the Free Syrian Army and he leads one of the brigade's group.
Abu Ali, an 84-year-old whom activists say is the oldest Free Syrian Army fighter in Deir al-Zor, sits as he smokes in a room. Abu Ali is a member of the Al-Ikhlas brigade operating under the Free Syrian Army and he leads one of the brigade's group. Photograph: Reuters

Sixty new species have been found in Suriname including 11 new fish, one new snake, six new frogs and a host of new insects. Here's our gallery of new and rare species that Conservation International found on their expedition.

Coprophanaeus lancifer is the largest of all South American dung beetles. Despite its name, this species feeds more frequently on carrion (dead animals) than on dung.
Coprophanaeus lancifer is the largest of all South American dung beetles. Despite its name, this species feeds more frequently on carrion (dead animals) than on dung. Photograph: Trond Larsen/Conservation International

Afghan asylum seekers hold a demonstration after being evicted by police from a house in Brussels, Belgium. Refugees protested against the Belgian government's decision to reject their requests for asylum.
Afghan asylum seekers hold a demonstration after being evicted by police from a house in Brussels, Belgium. Refugees protested against the Belgian government's decision to reject their requests for asylum. Photograph: Yves Herman/Reuters

Indian paramilitary soldiers sit inside an armored vehicle near the site where a gun-battle between the Indian security forces and suspected Pakistan-backed militants took place at the Ahmednagar area in the outskirts of Srinagar, Kashmir, India.
Indian paramilitary soldiers sit inside an armored vehicle near the site where a gun-battle between the Indian security forces and suspected Pakistan-backed militants took place at the Ahmednagar area in the outskirts of Srinagar, Kashmir, India. Photograph: Farooq Khan/EPA

A three-week-old giant anteater baby rests on the back of its mother Ursula in the Szeged Game Park in Szeged, Hungary.
A three-week-old giant anteater baby rests on the back of its mother Ursula in the Szeged Game Park in Szeged, Hungary. Photograph: Zoltan Gergely Kelemen/AP

Young Chinese tourists eat lollipops during their visit to Tiananmen Square in Beijing.
Young Chinese tourists eat lollipops during their visit to Tiananmen Square in Beijing. Photograph: Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images

Our photographer Sarah Lee has been down in Crystal Palace this morning with Mayor of London, Boris Johnson as he announced plan to redevelop the area: the new Crystal Palace will be used for cultural events such as concerts, exhibitions and screenings .

Boris Johnson at Crystal Palace
Boris Johnson at Crystal Palace Sarah Lee for the Guardian

Paul Cyr and a young Amish boy on his way to work at 4:30am looking at the northern lights on Fuller Road in Easton, Maine, US.
Paul Cyr and a young Amish boy on his way to work at 4:30am looking at the northern lights on Fuller Road in Easton, Maine, US. Photograph: Paul Cyr/Barcroft USA

A Guineafowl also know as Pintade walks between flowers in the Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden, Cape Town, South Africa.
A Guineafowl also know as Pintade walks between flowers in the Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden, Cape Town, South Africa. Photograph: Nic Bothma/EPA

Kodak celebrates its 125th anniversary by releasing some early images that have been collated by the National Media Museum in Bradford. The early Kodak cameras came with the famous slogan: You Press the Button, We Do the Rest - though they weren't as simple as that. Users had to wind a key, pull a string and then press the button. The camera was then returned to Kodak for processing. We feature some of the those early images in our gallery

Two young girls, about 1890
Two young girls, about 1890 Collection of National Media Museum/Kodak Museum

Israeli Soldiers from the Karakal Battalion hold a stretcher with a simulated injured soldier and shout slogans during a graduation march near the southern Israeli town of Yeruham, Israel. The Karakal Battalion is a combat unit that combines men and women soldiers, the unit is currently based at the Israeli borders with Egypt and Jordan.
Israeli Soldiers from the Karakal Battalion hold a stretcher with a simulated injured soldier and shout slogans during a graduation march near the southern Israeli town of Yeruham, Israel. The Karakal Battalion is a combat unit that combines men and women soldiers, the unit is currently based at the Israeli borders with Egypt and Jordan. Photograph: Abir Sultan/EPA

British radio and television presenter Dave Lee Travis arrives at the City of Westminster magistrates court in London, UK. Travis is accused of committing 12 counts of sexual offences between 1977 and 2007 against alleged victims aged between 15 and 29.
British radio and television presenter Dave Lee Travis arrives at the City of Westminster magistrates court in London, UK. Travis is accused of committing 12 counts of sexual offences between 1977 and 2007 against alleged victims aged between 15 and 29. Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

West Bank garden of teargas canisters: residents of Bilin have begun using leftover teargas canisters in a novel way in their gardens. See more images in our gallery

A Palestinian woman arranges flowers planted in tear gas canisters which were used by Israeli forces during clashes with Palestinians in 2009.
A Palestinian woman arranges flowers planted in tear gas canisters. Photograph: Fadi Arouri/Xinhua Press/Corbis

Catering students from the City of Bath College serve more than a hundred diners sat between the choir stalls, a three-course meal inside the Bath Abbeyin Bath, UK.
Catering students from the City of Bath College serve more than a hundred diners sat between the choir stalls, a three-course meal inside the Bath Abbeyin Bath, UK. Photograph: Matt Cardy/Getty Images

A baby Bornean Orangutan is nestled next to its mother at a Zoo in Singapore. To date, there have been 41 Orangutan births in the last 40 years at the zoo.
A baby Bornean Orangutan is nestled next to its mother at a Zoo in Singapore. To date, there have been 41 Orangutan births in the last 40 years at the zoo. Photograph: Wong Maye-E/AP

Street lamps light the street in the evacuated town of Namie in Fukushima prefecture. Namie's 20,000 former residents can visit their homes once a month with special permissions but are not allowed to stay overnight inside the exclusion zone.
Street lamps light the street in the evacuated town of Namie in Fukushima prefecture. Namie's 20,000 former residents can visit their homes once a month with special permissions but are not allowed to stay overnight inside the exclusion zone. See more images in our gallery
A doctor conducts a thyroid examination on four-year-old Maria Sakamoto in Iwaki town, south of the tsunami-crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. The World Health Organisation says children in Fukushima may have a higher risk of developing thyroid cancer.
A doctor conducts a thyroid examination on four-year-old Maria Sakamoto in Iwaki town, south of the tsunami-crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. The World Health Organisation says children in Fukushima may have a higher risk of developing thyroid cancer. Photographs: Damir Sagolj/reuters

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Visitors waiting for the arrival of tall ships into Sydney harbour run for a cover during a rain storm. Warships from 19 countries will steam into Sydney Harbour for a nautical extravaganza to commemorate the centenary of the first entry of the Royal Australian Navy's fleet into Sydney Harbour.
Visitors waiting for the arrival of tall ships into Sydney harbour run for a cover during a rain storm. Warships from 19 countries will steam into Sydney Harbour for a nautical extravaganza to commemorate the centenary of the first entry of the Royal Australian Navy's fleet into Sydney Harbour. Photograph: Saeed Khan/AFP/Getty Images

Cate Blanchett speaks onstage at the Gala Tribute to Cate Blanchett during the 51st New York Film Festival
Cate Blanchett speaks onstage at the Gala Tribute to Cate Blanchett during the 51st New York Film Festival Photograph: Michael Loccisano/Getty Images

Flames from a molotov cocktail burn in front of policemen as clashes take place during a march in Mexico City marking the 45th anniversary of a student massacre in 1968. At least 20 policemen were left injured during the clashes.
Flames from a molotov cocktail burn in front of policemen as clashes take place during a march in Mexico City marking the 45th anniversary of a student massacre in 1968. At least 20 policemen were left injured during the clashes. Photograph: Alex Curz/EPA
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