In Pictures

APDame Maggie Smith, star of the Harry Potter films and Downton Abbey, has died at the age of 89.She...

A selection of striking news photographs taken around the world this week.Phil Noble/REUTERS Pat McFadden, Labour MP for Wolverhampton...

Emma Lynch / BBCPriscilla Wong and Bradley Standfield celebrate with friends and family on the steps of Old Marylebone...

Jennifer CharltonJennifer Charlton took up photography seriously after friends liked her posts on FacebookAn award-winning photographer from the Borders...

Jon PountneySome steelworkers at the site in Port Talbot are on their final shifts as the blast furnaces switch...

Thousands of Elvis fans are ready to Rock Around The Clock at Europe's biggest celebration of the star.Marking its...

Hurricane Helene is one of the most powerful storms to hit the United States with wind gust speeds of...

Katie EdwardsTravelling nearly 10,000 miles by train, British photographer Katie Edwards crossed the United States capturing the landscape through...

A selection of striking news photographs taken around the world this week.Saurabh Sirohiya/NurPhoto via Getty ImagesDevotees throw flowers, while...

The Bird Photographer of the Year award has been announced, with Canadian photographer Patricia Homonylo scooping the top prize...