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  • Security employed by contractor OCS monitors an X-ray machine at Heathrow Airport's Terminal 5. Teams of 5-8 perform a rotational order of tasks, changing every 20 minutes: A loader (asking travellers to take off clothing, shoes etc); archway detectors; X-ray operator; liquid tester and bag searcher. The X-ray operator can earn a £50 bonus for a suspect item randomly inserted by undercover officials and known as an Airlock Find. Also, a Tip is a random image flashed on the screen that shows a suspect item they have to spot. A typical day of searched passengers is 25,000 passengers in T5. From writer Alain de Botton's book project "A Week at the Airport: A Heathrow Diary" (2009). .
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  • BAA staff watching security awareness film while awaiting issue of security passes at Heathrow airport.
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  • BAA staff watching security awareness film while awaiting issue of security passes at Heathrow airport.
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  • Two female BAA security instructors stand in front of a Powerpoint image showing the Glasgow airport terrorist attack.
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  • Katherine, Duchess of Cambridge shares the front page of the Evening Standard newspaper with the latest headline about the UK Coronavirus pandemic, the news that the UK government has lowered the national Covid-19 alert level from 4 to 3, meaning the virus is considered to be "in general circulation .. with "a gradual reduction in restrictions". The number of deaths from Coronavirus in the last 24hrs however, has increased by 287 to 37,979,  on 19th June 2020, in the City of London, England. All passengers on the public transport system are still being asked to wear face covering.
    coronavirus_city-09-19-06-2020.jpg
  • Katherine, Duchess of Cambridge shares the front page of the Evening Standard newspaper with the latest headline about the UK Coronavirus pandemic, the news that the UK government has lowered the national Covid-19 alert level from 4 to 3, meaning the virus is considered to be "in general circulation .. with "a gradual reduction in restrictions". The number of deaths from Coronavirus in the last 24hrs however, has increased by 287 to 37,979,  on 19th June 2020, in the City of London, England. All passengers on the public transport system are still being asked to wear face covering.
    coronavirus_city-06-19-06-2020.jpg
  • With empty tables outside an Aldwych bar, a government ad advises Londoners about the high alert level during the capital's Tier 2 restrictions, during the second wave of the Coronavirus pandemic, on 26th October 2020, in London, England.
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  • Katherine, Duchess of Cambridge shares the front page of the Evening Standard newspaper with the latest headline about the UK Coronavirus pandemic, the news that the UK government has lowered the national Covid-19 alert level from 4 to 3, meaning the virus is considered to be "in general circulation .. with "a gradual reduction in restrictions". The number of deaths from Coronavirus in the last 24hrs however, has increased by 287 to 37,979,  on 19th June 2020, in the City of London, England. All passengers on the public transport system are still being asked to wear face covering.
    coronavirus_city-11-19-06-2020.jpg
  • Katherine, Duchess of Cambridge shares the front page of the Evening Standard newspaper with the latest headline about the UK Coronavirus pandemic, the news that the UK government has lowered the national Covid-19 alert level from 4 to 3, meaning the virus is considered to be "in general circulation .. with "a gradual reduction in restrictions". The number of deaths from Coronavirus in the last 24hrs however, has increased by 287 to 37,979,  on 19th June 2020, in the City of London, England. All passengers on the public transport system are still being asked to wear face covering.
    coronavirus_city-12-19-06-2020.jpg
  • Katherine, Duchess of Cambridge shares the front page of the Evening Standard newspaper with the latest headline about the UK Coronavirus pandemic, the news that the UK government has lowered the national Covid-19 alert level from 4 to 3, meaning the virus is considered to be "in general circulation .. with "a gradual reduction in restrictions". The number of deaths from Coronavirus in the last 24hrs however, has increased by 287 to 37,979,  on 19th June 2020, in the City of London, England. All passengers on the public transport system are still being asked to wear face covering.
    coronavirus_city-10-19-06-2020.jpg
  • Katherine, Duchess of Cambridge shares the front page of the Evening Standard newspaper with the latest headline about the UK Coronavirus pandemic, the news that the UK government has lowered the national Covid-19 alert level from 4 to 3, meaning the virus is considered to be "in general circulation .. with "a gradual reduction in restrictions". The number of deaths from Coronavirus in the last 24hrs however, has increased by 287 to 37,979,  on 19th June 2020, in the City of London, England. All passengers on the public transport system are still being asked to wear face covering.
    coronavirus_city-08-19-06-2020.jpg
  • Katherine, Duchess of Cambridge shares the front page of the Evening Standard newspaper with the latest headline about the UK Coronavirus pandemic, the news that the UK government has lowered the national Covid-19 alert level from 4 to 3, meaning the virus is considered to be "in general circulation .. with "a gradual reduction in restrictions". The number of deaths from Coronavirus in the last 24hrs however, has increased by 287 to 37,979,  on 19th June 2020, in the City of London, England. All passengers on the public transport system are still being asked to wear face covering.
    coronavirus_city-07-19-06-2020.jpg
  • Employees of Network Rail direct commuting passengers from this now exit-only entrance to Liverpool Street Station in the City of London, to an alternative around the corner during the UK Coronavirus pandemic. The UK government has today lowered the national Covid-19 alert level from 4 to 3, meaning the virus is considered to be "in general circulation .. with "a gradual reduction in restrictions". The number of deaths from Coronavirus in the last 24hrs however, has increased by 287 to 37,979,  on 19th June 2020, in the City of London, England. All passengers on the public transport system are still being asked to wear face covering.
    coronavirus_city-18-19-06-2020.jpg
  • Social distance markers are on the ground at the entrance to the Roof Garden for when this popular rooftop viewpoint across the capital re-opens again when restrictions of the UK Coronavirus pandemic lockdown rules are realxed further. The number of deaths from Coronavirus in the last 24hrs has increased by 287 to 37,979 while the UK government lowered the national Covid-19 alert level from 4 to 3, meaning the virus is considered to be "in general circulation .. with "a gradual reduction in restrictions", on 19th June 2020, in the City of London, England.
    coronavirus_city-14-19-06-2020.jpg
  • Social distance markers are on the ground at the entrance to the Roof Garden for when this popular rooftop viewpoint across the capital re-opens again when restrictions of the UK Coronavirus pandemic lockdown rules are realxed further. The number of deaths from Coronavirus in the last 24hrs has increased by 287 to 37,979 while the UK government lowered the national Covid-19 alert level from 4 to 3, meaning the virus is considered to be "in general circulation .. with "a gradual reduction in restrictions", on 19th June 2020, in the City of London, England.
    coronavirus_city-13-19-06-2020.jpg
  • Employees of Network Rail direct commuting passengers from this now exit-only entrance to Liverpool Street Station in the City of London, to an alternative around the corner during the UK Coronavirus pandemic. The UK government has today lowered the national Covid-19 alert level from 4 to 3, meaning the virus is considered to be "in general circulation .. with "a gradual reduction in restrictions". The number of deaths from Coronavirus in the last 24hrs however, has increased by 287 to 37,979,  on 19th June 2020, in the City of London, England. All passengers on the public transport system are still being asked to wear face covering.
    coronavirus_city-16-19-06-2020.jpg
  • Employees of Network Rail direct commuting passengers from this now exit-only entrance to Liverpool Street Station in the City of London, to an alternative around the corner during the UK Coronavirus pandemic. The UK government has today lowered the national Covid-19 alert level from 4 to 3, meaning the virus is considered to be "in general circulation .. with "a gradual reduction in restrictions". The number of deaths from Coronavirus in the last 24hrs however, has increased by 287 to 37,979,  on 19th June 2020, in the City of London, England. All passengers on the public transport system are still being asked to wear face covering.
    coronavirus_city-17-19-06-2020.jpg
  • After months of a menswear retailer's forced closure during the UK Coronavirus pandemc lockdown, one of its mannequins has fallen over on to the shop floor, its head lying by the door. The number of deaths from Coronavirus in the last 24hrs has increased by 287 to 37,979 while the government lowered the national Covid-19 alert level from 4 to 3, meaning the virus is considered to be "in general circulation .. with "a gradual reduction in restrictions", on 19th June 2020, in the City of London, England.
    coronavirus_city-03-19-06-2020.jpg
  • After months of a menswear retailer's forced closure during the UK Coronavirus pandemc lockdown, one of its mannequins has fallen over on to the shop floor, its head lying by the door. The number of deaths from Coronavirus in the last 24hrs has increased by 287 to 37,979 while the government lowered the national Covid-19 alert level from 4 to 3, meaning the virus is considered to be "in general circulation .. with "a gradual reduction in restrictions", on 19th June 2020, in the City of London, England.
    coronavirus_city-01-19-06-2020.jpg
  • Social distance markers are on the ground at the entrance to the Roof Garden for when this popular rooftop viewpoint across the capital re-opens again when restrictions of the UK Coronavirus pandemic lockdown rules are realxed further. The number of deaths from Coronavirus in the last 24hrs has increased by 287 to 37,979 while the UK government lowered the national Covid-19 alert level from 4 to 3, meaning the virus is considered to be "in general circulation .. with "a gradual reduction in restrictions", on 19th June 2020, in the City of London, England.
    coronavirus_city-15-19-06-2020.jpg
  • After months of a menswear retailer's forced closure during the UK Coronavirus pandemc lockdown, one of its mannequins has fallen over on to the shop floor, its head lying by the door. The number of deaths from Coronavirus in the last 24hrs has increased by 287 to 37,979 while the government lowered the national Covid-19 alert level from 4 to 3, meaning the virus is considered to be "in general circulation .. with "a gradual reduction in restrictions", on 19th June 2020, in the City of London, England.
    coronavirus_city-05-19-06-2020.jpg
  • After months of a menswear retailer's forced closure during the UK Coronavirus pandemc lockdown, one of its mannequins has fallen over on to the shop floor, its head lying by the door. The number of deaths from Coronavirus in the last 24hrs has increased by 287 to 37,979 while the government lowered the national Covid-19 alert level from 4 to 3, meaning the virus is considered to be "in general circulation .. with "a gradual reduction in restrictions", on 19th June 2020, in the City of London, England.
    coronavirus_city-04-19-06-2020.jpg
  • After months of a menswear retailer's forced closure during the UK Coronavirus pandemc lockdown, one of its mannequins has fallen over on to the shop floor, its head lying by the door. The number of deaths from Coronavirus in the last 24hrs has increased by 287 to 37,979 while the government lowered the national Covid-19 alert level from 4 to 3, meaning the virus is considered to be "in general circulation .. with "a gradual reduction in restrictions", on 19th June 2020, in the City of London, England.
    coronavirus_city-02-19-06-2020.jpg
  • Detail of a faded sign alerting those who have landed in a North Sea town harbour, of the laws for bringing in animals from abroad, on 26th September 2017, in Craster, Northumberland, England.
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  • An physical education instructor tests an army recruit for concussion after a bout of Milling, a test of aggression that  recruits must pass before qualifying as a paratrooper in the Para Regiment of the British Army, on 23rd July 1996, at Aldershot, England. The controversial Milling tradition unique to the Paras is a test for young men to prove they have a killer spirit by a timed gloved one-to-one boxing fight. Within that time, they have to punch as fiercely as possible, often resulting in blooded noses and temporary concussion.
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  • German Red Cross (Deutches Rotes Kreuz - DRK) vehicle logos at their logistics centre at Berlin-Schönefeld airport.
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  • Deutsches Rotes Kreuz - DRK (German Red Cross) vehicle logos at their logistics centre at Berlin-Schönefeld airport.
    christian_schuh259-04-06-2014.jpg
  • Deutsches Rotes Kreuz - DRK (German Red Cross) vehicle logos at their logistics centre at Berlin-Schönefeld airport.
    christian_schuh248-04-06-2014.jpg
  • Mosquito nets in emergency supplies warehouse, Deutsches Rotes Kreuz (DRK - German Red Cross) at their logistics centre at Berlin-Schönefeld airport.
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  • Emergency supplies warehouse, Deutsches Rotes Kreuz (DRK - German Red Cross) at their logistics centre at Berlin-Schönefeld airport.
    christian_schuh235-04-06-2014.jpg
  • Blankets in emergency supplies warehouse, Deutsches Rotes Kreuz (DRK - German Red Cross) at their logistics centre at Berlin-Schönefeld airport.
    christian_schuh217-04-06-2014.jpg
  • Sanitation wash sinks in emergency supplies warehouse, Deutsches Rotes Kreuz (DRK - German Red Cross) at their logistics centre at Berlin-Schönefeld airport.
    christian_schuh223-04-06-2014.jpg
  • Latrines in emergency supplies warehouse, Deutsches Rotes Kreuz (DRK - German Red Cross) at their logistics centre at Berlin-Schönefeld airport.
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  • Frame tents in emergency supplies warehouse, Deutsches Rotes Kreuz (DRK - German Red Cross) at their logistics centre at Berlin-Schönefeld airport.
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  • Tents in emergency supplies warehouse, Deutsches Rotes Kreuz (DRK - German Red Cross) at their logistics centre at Berlin-Schönefeld airport.
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  • Tents in emergency supplies warehouse, Deutsches Rotes Kreuz (DRK - German Red Cross) at their logistics centre at Berlin-Schönefeld airport.
    christian_schuh189-04-06-2014.jpg
  • Maternity tent mock-up in emergency supplies warehouse, Deutsches Rotes Kreuz (DRK - German Red Cross) at their logistics centre at Berlin-Schönefeld airport.
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  • Maternity tent mock-up in emergency supplies warehouse, Deutsches Rotes Kreuz (DRK - German Red Cross) at their logistics centre at Berlin-Schönefeld airport.
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  • Emergency supplies warehouse, Deutsches Rotes Kreuz (DRK - German Red Cross) at their logistics centre at Berlin-Schönefeld airport.  <br />
<br />
From the chapter entitled 'A life to save' and from the book 'Risk Wise: Nine Everyday Adventures' by Polly Morland (Allianz, The School of Life, Profile Books, 2015).
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  • Pilots of the Red Arrows, Britain's RAF aerobatic team ready themselves before another training sortie.
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  • Rapier surface-to-air missiles stationed on Blackheath, a security measure in readiness for the London 2012 Olympic games.
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  • Rapier surface-to-air missiles stationed on Blackheath, a security measure in readiness for the London 2012 Olympic games.
    greenwich_missiles02-04-05-2012.jpg
  • Disposable BBQ and bags of kindkling wood in bags on sale in small north Devon village corner shop.
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  • Surgeons performs open heart surgery during a procedure at the private Health Care International hospital.
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  • Suspect packages found outside premises in Central London force the closure of Holborn streets and evacuation of commuters.
    bomb_scare05-14-10-2010.jpg
  • Suspect packages found outside premises in Central London force the closure of Holborn streets and evacuation of commuters.
    bomb_scare04-14-10-2010.jpg
  • Engineering struts await use on a City of London construction site.
    city_poles02-20-10-2002.jpg
  • Loadmaster and raised ramp on a Lockheed Martin-built C-130J Hercules airlifter. Externally similar to the classic Hercules in general appearance, the J model sports considerably updated technology. These differences include new Rolls-Royce AE 2100 D3 turboprops with Dowty R391 composite scimitar propellers, digital avionics (including Head-Up Displays (HUDs) for each pilot). During more than 50 years of service the Hercules family has the longest continuous production run of any military aircraft in history. Strategic, automated low-level airdrops keep 60 road transport vehicles and up to 120 supple troops off hostile roads using only three flight crew.
    farnborough_airshow31-21-07-2010.jpg
  • A pilot of the elite 'Red Arrows', Britain's prestigious Royal Air Force aerobatic team, is about to plunge into the blue  Mediterranean waters for his annual Wet Drill exercise during Spring training in Cyprus. There are lines attaching him to a boat ensuring his safety. The rehearsal is to practise a helicopter recovery after a fast-jet ejection over the sea. His RAF-issue life vest (containing a vital life-raft) has inflated when in  contact with the salt water and helps him stay afloat in the cold water. This yearly event is required of all flying personnel to ensure that any accident over water can reach a positive outcome - by the rescuing of an expensively-trained pilot or navigator.
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  • A pilot of the elite 'Red Arrows', Britain's prestigious Royal Air Force aerobatic team, is about to plunge into the blue  Mediterranean waters for his annual Wet Drill exercise during Spring training in Cyprus. There are lines attaching him to a boat ensuring his safety. The rehearsal is to practise a helicopter recovery after a fast-jet ejection over the sea. His RAF-issue life vest (containing a vital life-raft) has inflated when in  contact with the salt water and helps him stay afloat in the cold water. This yearly event is required of all flying personnel to ensure that any accident over water can reach a positive outcome - by the rescuing of an expensively-trained pilot or navigator.
    Red_Arrows037_RBA.jpg
  • Standing against strong Autumnal afternoon light, two police officers from an unknown constabulary, guard one entrance to the venue where the Conservative (Tory) Party Conference is being held, at the Bournemouth International Centre that overlooks the sea in Dorset, England. In 1990, the terrorist threat came from Irish Republicans (IRA) rather than Islamist extemists and credible threats proved to be correct, that these idealists wanted to assassinate Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. Police cordons were therefore an efficient method of controlling and restricting access to those without the proper delegates' or media accreditation. The most striking figure is the male officer in the foreground whose profile is prominent because of his traditional police helmet.
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  • The captain of a Sri Lankan Airlines A340-300 series Airbus prepares his aircraft for departure to Colombo.
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  • Paediatric nurse and aid worker Christian Schuh, of the Deutsches Rotes Kreuz (DRK - German Red Cross), Berlin, Germany.
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  • Deutsches Rotes Kreuz - DRK (German Red Cross) vehicle logos at their logistics centre at Berlin-Schönefeld airport.
    christian_schuh266-04-06-2014.jpg
  • Deutsches Rotes Kreuz - DRK (German Red Cross) vehicle logos at their logistics centre at Berlin-Schönefeld airport.
    christian_schuh261-04-06-2014.jpg
  • First Aid kits in amergency supplies warehouse, Deutsches Rotes Kreuz (DRK - German Red Cross) at their logistics centre at Berlin-Schönefeld airport.
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  • Sanitation wash sinks in emergency supplies warehouse, Deutsches Rotes Kreuz (DRK - German Red Cross) at their logistics centre at Berlin-Schönefeld airport.
    christian_schuh229-04-06-2014.jpg
  • Sanitation wash sinks in emergency supplies warehouse, Deutsches Rotes Kreuz (DRK - German Red Cross) at their logistics centre at Berlin-Schönefeld airport.
    christian_schuh227-04-06-2014.jpg
  • Blankets in emergency supplies warehouse, Deutsches Rotes Kreuz (DRK - German Red Cross) at their logistics centre at Berlin-Schönefeld airport.
    christian_schuh213-04-06-2014.jpg
  • A detail of the arms of a Royal Marines Commando guarding the top deck of HMS Illustrious during a tour by the general public on-board the Royal Navy's aircraft carrier in Greenwich. The weapon is an SA80 (Small Arms for the 1980s) a British family of 5.56mm small arms. It is a selective fire, gas-operated assault rifle. The Royal Marine Corps (RM) is the marine corps and amphibious infantry of the United Kingdom and forms part of the Naval Service (along with the Royal Navy, Royal Fleet Auxiliary and associated organisations). The Royal Marines were formed in 1755 as marine infantry for the Royal Navy. However, it can trace its origins back to the formation of "the Duke of York and Albanys maritime regiment of foot" at the grounds of the Honourable Artillery Company on 28 October 1664
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  • A soldier sits with his weapon on a truck on a float passing  the newly-elected Lord Mayor of London during the Lord Mayor's Show. The new Mayor's procession consists of a 3-mile, 150-float parade of commercial and military organisations going back to medieval times. This is the oldest and longest civic procession in the world that has survived the Plague and the Blitz, today one of the best-loved pageants. Henry Fitz-Ailwyn was the first Lord Mayor (1189-1212) and ever since, eminent city fathers (and one woman) have taken the role of the sovereign's representative in the City - London's ancient, self-governing financial district. The role ensured the King had an ally within the prosperous enclave.
    lord_mayors_show19-10-11-2012.jpg
  • Surgeons performs open heart surgery during a procedure at the private Health Care International hospital in 1994, Glasgow, Scotland. Forceps and scissors and other various implements necessary for efficient medical practice as the masked and gowned doctors, consultants and assisting nurses concentrate on the work in hand, the saving of a human life.
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  • Squadron Leader Spike Jepson, leader of the Red Arrows, Britain's RAF aerobatic team walks out for another training flight.
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  • Rapier surface-to-air missiles stationed on Blackheath, a security measure in readiness for the London 2012 Olympic games.
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  • Secured flammable liquids in jerrycans relating to Rapier surface-to-air missiles stationed on Blackheath, a security measure in readiness for the London 2012 Olympic games.
    greenwich_missiles06-04-05-2012.jpg
  • Cases of Rapier surface-to-air missiles stationed on Blackheath, a security measure in readiness for the London 2012 Olympic games.
    greenwich_missiles04-04-05-2012.jpg
  • Cases of Rapier surface-to-air missiles stationed on Blackheath, a security measure in readiness for the London 2012 Olympic games.
    greenwich_missiles03-04-05-2012.jpg
  • Engineering struts await use on a the back of a truck in a City of London construction site.
    city_scaffold1-15-07-2003.jpg
  • A handful of perfect strawberries with a Morrisons supermarket slogan next to a covered floor polisher.
    strawberry_poster2-20-July-2011.jpg
  • An NHS surgeon performs an operation in a London hospital using endoscopy. Endoscopy (pronounced means looking inside and typically refers to looking inside the body for medical reasons using an endoscope, an instrument used to examine the interior of a hollow organ or cavity of the body. Unlike most other medical imaging devices, endoscopes are inserted directly into the organ. Endoscopy can also refer to using a borescope in technical situations where direct line-of-sight observation is not feasible.
    hospital_surgery03-20-05-1994.jpg
  • Suspect packages found outside premises in Central London force the closure of Holborn streets and evacuation of commuters.
    bomb_scare06-14-10-2010.jpg
  • Suspect packages found outside premises in Central London force the closure of Holborn streets and evacuation of commuters.
    bomb_scare03-14-10-2010.jpg
  • Engineering struts await use near scaffolding on a City of London construction site.
    city_poles01-20-10-2002.jpg
  • Piles of sawn logs, ready for a winter home fire, stays dry under cover on a small holding.
    piled_wood01-28-08-2010.jpg
  • Loadmaster and raised ramp on a Lockheed Martin-built C-130J Hercules airlifter. Externally similar to the classic Hercules in general appearance, the J model sports considerably updated technology. These differences include new Rolls-Royce AE 2100 D3 turboprops with Dowty R391 composite scimitar propellers, digital avionics (including Head-Up Displays (HUDs) for each pilot). During more than 50 years of service the Hercules family has the longest continuous production run of any military aircraft in history. Strategic, automated low-level airdrops keep 60 road transport vehicles and up to 120 supple troops off hostile roads using only three flight crew.
    farnborough_airshow30-21-07-2010.jpg
  • We are looking upwards into the faces of two surgeons wearing medical masks and surgical gowns as they carry out a wisdom tooth extraction procedure at the famous St. Bartholomews (Barts) Hospital in London, England. With eyes focussed on their work, the two health professionals are intently looking into the mouth of their patient who is covered in clean green sheets but remains unseen to the viewer. Strong operating theatre lights shine down on to the patient and we see the men's gloved hands reaching carefully, avoiding infection or bacterial problems like MRSA. Barts is Britain's oldest hospital - founded in 1123 - and boasts a progressive policy of encouraging day-surgery for out-patients allowing patients to return home soon after their minor operations.
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  • The flight-deck crew of a Sri Lankan Airlines A340-300 series Airbus - registration number 4R-ADE - perform a series of pre-flight checks before a scheduled departure, while on the apron at Malé international airport in the Republic of the Maldives. Featuring electronic instruments it is known as a 'glass cockpit' and using a printed checklist manual, they methodically work through dozens of complex systems that require accurate input before the aircraft is ready for take off. Flight navigation computers, fuel and engine settings and radio frequencies all need programming by the two pilots, the captain on the left and the First Officer on the right. These modern airliners have only two pilots in a modern flight-deck as technology superceeded the need for a third member, the flight-engineers of a previous era of aviation.
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  • During the UK's Coronavirus pandemic lockdown and on the day when a further 255 deaths occurred, bringing the official covid deaths to 37,048, <br />
a man walks past a stencilled message outside the Old Compton Street Brasserie which carries the government's message about 'Stay Alert, Control Covid-19, Save Lives' plus a message from retail business owners and workers, to Save Livelihoods, on 26th May 2020, in London, England.
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  • On a foggy Spring morning at RAF Scampton, in Lincolnshire, a yellow MoD airfield telephone stands alone in the mist. Scampton is the headquarters of the elite 'Red Arrows', Britain's prestigious Royal Air Force aerobatic team who largely have the sole use of its air space. The ageing equipment is a push-button type and its colour matches the painted stripes on the damp, concreted ground. The gloomy mist is obscuring buildings and hangars in the background and flying has been cancelled so an eerie stillness has settled on the normally busy facility that would normally host up to six red Arrows sorties (flight) a winter's day. Communications with remote areas of the aerodrome is often necessary to alert the air traffic control tower. Only qualified personnel are to use this system, just as drivers must have undertaken an MoD vehicle course.  .
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  • As the Met Office issued alerts for very strong winds across southern England and Wales, a weather system named Storm Francis, a middle-aged man's white hair blows forward to partially obscure his eyesight while walking along Fenchurch Street in the City of London, the capital's financial district, on 25th August 2020, in London, England.
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  • As the Met Office issued alerts for very strong winds across southern England and Wales, a weather system named Storm Francis, a middle-aged man's white hair blows forward to partially obscure his eyesight while walking along Fenchurch Street in the City of London, the capital's financial district, on 25th August 2020, in London, England.
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  • As the Met Office issued alerts for very strong winds across southern England and Wales, a weather system named Storm Francis, a middle-aged man's white hair blows forward to partially obscure his eyesight while walking along Fenchurch Street in the City of London, the capital's financial district, on 25th August 2020, in London, England.
    storm_francis04-25-08-2020.jpg
  • One of the warning signs alerting motorists of tidal dangers on the causeway between the tidal Lindisfarne island and the Northumbrian mainland, on 27th September 2017, on Lindisfarne Island, Northumberland, England. Despite tide timetables posted all over the area, drivers often mis-time their crossings, their vehicles ending up submerged in salt water. The small Lindisfarne population of just over 160 is swelled by the influx of over 650,000 visitors from all over the world every year. A tidal Island: Lindisfarne is a tidal island in that access is by a paved causeway which is covered by the North Sea twice in every 24 hour period. The Holy Island of Lindisfarne, also known simply as Holy Island, is an island off the northeast coast of England. Holy Island has a recorded history from the 6th century AD; it was an important centre of Celtic and Anglo-saxon Christianity. After the Viking invasions and the Norman conquest of England, a priory was reestablished.
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  • A father supports his son on his shoulders as a giant four-engined airliner passes directly overhead, about to land at London's Heathrow airport, England. Seen from a low angle, we see the graphic cruciform shape of the aircraft as it screams past two powerful airfield landing lights that help guide arriving aircraft to the runway. The backlit scene is largely monochrome apart from the boys red t-shirt and yellow-faced watch which are lit by flash, underexposing the overcast sky. Prior to 9/11, British airport authorities and police tolerated plane spotters near runway fences but with heightened terrorist alerts, these enthusiasts are told to move on or face arrest. Picture from the 'Plane Pictures' project, a celebration of aviation aesthetics and flying culture, 100 years after the Wright brothers first 12 seconds/120 feet powered flight at Kitty Hawk,1903. .
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  • An airport worker employed by SABTCO guides an arriving Airbus onto its stand at Bahrain International Airport. The man carefully encourages the slow-moving flying machine using his illuminated sticks alerting the pilot in control of this commercial airliner to an exact stopping place after its taxiing from the runway. It is another hot day in this Gulf State, a key hub airport in the region, providing a gateway to the Northern Gulf. The airport is the major hub for Gulf Air which provides 52% of overall movements. It is also the half-way point between Western Europe and Asian destinations such as Hong Kong and Beijing. Picture from the 'Plane Pictures' project, a celebration of aviation aesthetics and flying culture, 100 years after the Wright brothers first 12 seconds/120 feet powered flight at Kitty Hawk,1903. .
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  • As the Met Office issued alerts for very strong winds across southern England and Wales, a weather system named Storm Francis, a middle-aged man's white hair blows forward to partially obscure his eyesight while walking along Fenchurch Street in the City of London, the capital's financial district, on 25th August 2020, in London, England.
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  • As the UK government announces further Coronavirus-related restrictions to its citizens, with the immediate closure of pubs, cafes, gyms and cinemas, and the worldwide number of deaths reaching 10,000 with 240,000 cases, 953 of those in London alone, a notice alerts visitors of the London Eye closure, on 20th March 2020, in London, England.
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