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  • A half-eaten bar of chocolate has been left on an armchair supplied by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) is seen in a crew room at RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus. Much of the facilities at RAF and MoD outposts are basic and spartan leaving small luxuries to be imported by visiting air and ground crew. In this case, the 'Red Arrows', Britain's prestigious Royal Air Force aerobatic team, are occupying this building while on their detachment to the British Mediterranean base while putting the finishing touches to their air display routines ready for PDA (or 'Public Display Authority'). After passing this test, they are then allowed by senior RAF officers to perform as a military aerobatic show in front of the public - following a special test flight when their every move and mistake is assessed and graded. Until that day arrives, their training and practicing is done in the privacy of their own airfield at RAF Scampton in Lincolnshire, UK or here in the glare of Akrotiri. The pilots are called Reds and their ground crew, the Blues after their summer air show uniforms. Since 1965 the team has flown over 4,000 air shows in 52 countries.
    Red_Arrows134_RBA.jpg
  • A life belt hangs on a cross-shaped post, all painted a vivid red as the sun sinks down below the horizon and beyond the historic Bamburgh Castle, in Northumberland, northern England. Lit with a strong off-camera flash we see the slightly blurred device, invented for saving lives at sea, with a ghostly corona around its form, against a fading blue sky. The rope dangles near the ground, around which the grasses of the dunes blow in a faint breeze. Only the foreground is lit by the flash and the distant castle building and shoreline. We see such equipment and imagine safety and rescue and also jeopardy and hazards at sea. Supplied for those taking risks and making stupid decisions makes these items essential on coastal areas.
    england_beach05-15-12-2007 .jpg
  • As evening light fades, bright light from the electricity-hungry Canary Wharf docklands development is supplied by the voltage from electricity cables and supporting struts at an east London sub-station, England. A network of 110 miles of cables have stretched across 542 'L6' pylons across England's Kent countryside, from the coal-fired power station at Dungeness to this location, carrying 40,000 Volts along this network of aluminium cables to power some of London's high supply demands. Insatiable appetites for energy means electricity is now an expensive commodity after climbing oil prices doubled electricity utility bills for some domestic users.
    electricity280-22-01-2008 .jpg
  • As the community fill up their water butts and buckets, a young girl drinks fresh water from a cup supplied by a water tanker, provided by Thames Water during the southern England drought of 1989. During the heatwave that saw reservoirs depleted and in the south west, dry up altogether. A hosepipe ban and in some areas, tap water failed too so tankers stationed in affected areas so locals could fill up for essential use. Tourism increased as people visited tourist areas e.g. beaches at the weekends and took holidays in the UK rather than travelling abroad for the sun
    community_drought01-21-07-1989.jpg
  • The Hamburg-registered Mol Caledon ship passes the giant dredging machinery at npower's Tilbury power station on the  River Thames northern shore, Essex England. Having just departed from Tilbury Docks with the evening sun glinting off the stern's reflective surfaces, stacks of tall containers are heaped high but evenly spread for stability along the massive vessel. They head out towards open sea, navigating through deeper water channels that naturally get shallower as silt chokes the waterways. Historically, the Thames has long been a route for shipping that kept the capital supplied and although the docks have seen huge decreases in traffic and volume since the second world war, Tilbury remains a busy hub for containerized vessels arrivng from all over the world.
    thames_ships172-26-06-2007.jpg
  • A  Hapag-Lloyd container cargo ship navigates past two fishermen on the southern shores of the River Thames at Gravesend, Kent England. Pausing from their fishing, the two men lean over the sea defence wall to watch the traffic to-and-fro as one giant vessel after another departs from Tilbury Docks towards open sea. The Thames has historically long been a route for shipping that kept the capital supplied and although the docks have seen huge decreases in traffic and volume since the second world war, Tilbury remains a busy hub for containerized vessels arrivng from all over the world. There are 133 Hapag-Lloyd containerships with a capacity of around 499.000 TEU (Twenty foot containers), Container capacity exceeds 1,1 million (TEU) containers.
    river_business353-11-02-2008 .jpg
  • As evening light fades, bright light from the electricity-hungry Canary Wharf docklands development is supplied by the voltage from electricity cables and supporting struts at an east London sub-station, England. A network of 110 miles of cables have stretched across 542 'L6' pylons across England's Kent countryside, from the coal-fired power station at Dungeness to this location, carrying 40,000 Volts along this network of aluminium cables to power some of London's high supply demands. Insatiable appetites for energy means electricity is now an expensive commodity after climbing oil prices doubled electricity utility bills for some domestic users.
    electricity283-22-01-2008 .jpg
  • The Hamburg-registered Mol Caledon ship passes the giant dredging machinery at npower's Tilbury power station on the  River Thames northern shore, Essex England. Having just departed from Tilbury Docks with the evening sun glinting off the stern's reflective surfaces, stacks of tall containers are heaped high but evenly spread for stability along the massive vessel. They head out towards open sea, navigating through deeper water channels that naturally get shallower as silt chokes the waterways. Historically, the Thames has long been a route for shipping that kept the capital supplied and although the docks have seen huge decreases in traffic and volume since the second world war, Tilbury remains a busy hub for containerized vessels arrivng from all over the world.
    thames_ships172-26-06-2007.jpg
  • As winter fog lifts, the waters of the River Thames clear to reveal an eerie landscape of industrial river life and architecture at Gravesend, Kent England. It is late-morning and in the hazy distance on the northern river bank, steam clouds near the double twin chimneys of npower's 1400MW coal fired Tilbury power station (powering 1.4 million homes using ?biomass? fuels and low-sulphur coal) which rise above the passing ghostly bulk of a cargo freighter on its last miles of its voyage from open sea into the Thames Estuary and on to Tilbury Docks. Historically, the Thames has long been a route for shipping that kept the capital supplied and although the docks have seen huge decreases in traffic and volume since the second world war, Tilbury remains a busy hub for containerized vessels arrivng from all over the world.
    river_business320-11-02-2008 .jpg
  • As evening light fades, bright light from the electricity-hungry Canary Wharf docklands development is supplied by the voltage from electricity cables and supporting struts at an east London sub-station, England. A network of 110 miles of cables have stretched across 542 'L6' pylons across England's Kent countryside, from the coal-fired power station at Dungeness to this location, carrying 40,000 Volts along this network of aluminium cables to power some of London's high supply demands. Insatiable appetites for energy means electricity is now an expensive commodity after climbing oil prices doubled electricity utility bills for some domestic users.
    electricity278-22-01-2008 .jpg
  • A local man carries electric cabling uphill on the Annapurna Sanctuary trekking route in central Nepal. With few roads that can transport supplies and raw materials up to remote foothill communities, the only way is often to carry what one needs on the back or by yak. The paths are even but often very steep in places so stamina and endurance are needed to get even modest weights uphill. Nepalis up here often want newer technology and basic electricity to power lights and showers although solar power is another answer.
    himalayas_porter02-12-12-1997.jpg
  • Frame tents in emergency supplies warehouse, Deutsches Rotes Kreuz (DRK - German Red Cross) at their logistics centre at Berlin-Schönefeld airport.
    christian_schuh199-04-06-2014.jpg
  • Power cables plug into the place of a petrol cap while recharging G-Wiz cars in central London. A power cable plugs into the place of a petrol cap while recharging a G-Wiz AEV (Automatic Electric Vehicle) car. The car is parked at the kerbside in Dover Street and is hooked up to a recharging point. The AEV has a range of up to 48 miles per charge with a certified top speed of 50 mph. A charging station, also called an electric recharging point and EVSE (Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment) supplies electricity for the recharging of electric vehicles (including plug-in hybrids). Although most electric cars can be recharged from a domestic wall socket, many support faster charging at higher voltages and currents that require dedicated equipment with a specialized connector..
    electric_car13-20-10-2011.jpg
  • Assorted shipping on the River Thames: Container vessel in the background, two tugs, a floating grey pier and supply boat
    river_business220-10-09-2007.jpg
  • Construction equipment andf supplies are hoisted up from a low-loader into a building in London's St James's.
    crane_lift02-16-12-2014.jpg
  • Mannequins displaying casual stylish menswear in window of City of London branch of Suit Supply.
    male_mannequins02-27-04-2012.jpg
  • Construction equipment andf supplies are hoisted up from a low-loader into a building in London's St James's.
    crane_lift03-16-12-2014.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
  • A power cable plugs into the place of a petrol cap while recharging G-Wiz car in central London. A power cable plugs into the place of a petrol cap while recharging a G-Wiz AEV (Automatic Electric Vehicle) car. The car is parked at the kerbside in Dover Street and is hooked up to a recharging point. The AEV has a range of up to 48 miles per charge with a certified top speed of 50 mph. A charging station, also called an electric recharging point and EVSE (Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment) supplies electricity for the recharging of electric vehicles (including plug-in hybrids). Although most electric cars can be recharged from a domestic wall socket, many support faster charging at higher voltages and currents that require dedicated equipment with a specialized connector..
    electric_car8-20-10-2011.jpg
  • A trolley of toilet rolls are pushed by a sanitation supplies delivery man in the City of London, the capital's Financial district, on 4th June 2018, in London, England.
    city_people-20-04-06-2018.jpg
  • 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
  • A young Nepali boy is undergoing a recruitment test for the Gurkha Regiment called the Doko race, part of a tough endurance series to find physically perfect specimens for British army infantry training. He has to carry 30kg of river stones in a traditional Himalayan doko (basket) for 3km up foothills within 37 minutes to pass.  60,000 boys aged between 17-22 (or 25 for those educated enough to become clerks or communications specialists) report to designated recruiting stations in the hills each November, most living from altitudes ranging from 4,000-12,000 feet. After initial selection, 7,000 are accepted for further tests from which 700 are sent down here to Pokhara in the shadow of the Himalayas. Only 160 of the best boys succeed in the journey to the UK. Nepal has been supplying youths for the British army since the Indian Mutiny of 1857.
    gurkha_recruitment08-16-01-1997.jpg
  • Girl working in the stationery supplies office of an auditing company at their London headquarters
    ernst+young080-09-08-2007.jpg
  • Detail of a pit excavated for the upgrading of gas supplies works by contractors JDT on behalf of SGN, on 13th February 2019, in London, England.
    gas_hole-01-13-02-2019.jpg
  • With face obscured, a workman carries wooden board supplies past concrete anti-terrorism security blocks off Leicester Square in the West End, on 29th April 2019, in London, England.
    workman-02-29-04-2019.jpg
  • Sacks of supplies ready for unloading from a boat on the Grand Canal, Venice.
    venice_11-21-07-2015.jpg
  • A signpost for European Union funding of a sewage and water supply project in a rural Slovenian village, on 18th June 2018, in Bohinjska Bela, Bled, Slovenia.
    slovenia-81-18-06-2018.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
  • Delivery man reverses back from jetty, back on to Grand Canal after dropping off supplies in Venice, Italy.
    venice_08-21-07-2015.jpg
  • British and Nepali-born army officers assess recruits during an army exercise trial known as the British Fitness Test (BFT) at the British Gurkha Regiment's camp at Pokhara, Nepal. The boys are among those trying for a highly-valued place in the regiment after a gruelling series of tests to eliminate the weaker and less able candidates. 60,000 boys aged between 17-22 (or 25 for those educated enough to become clerks or communications specialists) report to designated recruiting stations in the hills each November, most living from altitudes ranging from 4,000-12,000 feet. After initial selection, 7,000 are accepted for further tests from which 700 are sent down here to Pokhara in the shadow of the Himalayas. Only 160 of the best boys succeed in the journey to the UK. Nepal has been supplying youth for the British army since the Indian Mutiny of 1857.
    gurkha_recruitment07-16-01-1997.jpg
  • Sacks of supplies ready for unloading from a boat on the Grand Canal, Venice.
    venice_13-21-07-2015.jpg
  • 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
  • New recruits of the British Royal Gurkha Regiment parade before taking official oaths on the Union Jack flag at their army camp in Pokhara, Nepal after recently being recruited into the regiment after a gruelling series of tests to eliminate the weaker and less able candidates, before the 160 lucky candidates travel to the UK for basic training. 60,000 boys aged between 17-22 (or 25 for those educated enough to become clerks or communications specialists) report to designated recruiting stations in the hills each November, most living from altitudes ranging from 4,000-12,000 feet. After initial selection, 7,000 are accepted for further tests from which 700 are sent down here to Pokhara in the shadow of the Himalayas. Nepal has been supplying youth for the British army since the Indian Mutiny of 1857.
    gurkha_inspection-16-01-1997.jpg
  • A young Nepali boy is straining in his last sit-ups during a recruitment test for the Gurkha Regiment, part of a tough endurance series to find physically perfect specimens for British army infantry training. He has to perform 25 straight-kneed sit-ups at a 45° slant both within 60 seconds to pass. 60,000 boys aged between 17-22 (or 25 for those educated enough to become clerks or communications specialists) report to designated recruiting stations in the hills each November, most living from altitudes ranging from 4,000-12,000 feet. After initial selection, 7,000 are accepted for further tests from which 700 are sent down here to Pokhara in the shadow of the Himalayas. Only 160 of the best boys succeed in the journey to the UK. The Gurkhas have been supplying youth for the British army since the Indian Mutiny of 1857.
    gurkha_training0416-01_1997.jpg
  • Mosquito nets in emergency supplies warehouse, Deutsches Rotes Kreuz (DRK - German Red Cross) at their logistics centre at Berlin-Schönefeld airport.
    christian_schuh244-04-06-2014.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
  • Latrines in emergency supplies warehouse, Deutsches Rotes Kreuz (DRK - German Red Cross) at their logistics centre at Berlin-Schönefeld airport.
    christian_schuh207-04-06-2014.jpg
  • Mannequins displaying casual stylish menswear in window of City of London branch of Suit Supply.
    male_mannequins03-27-04-2012.jpg
  • A power cable plugs into the place of a petrol cap while recharging G-Wiz car in central London. A power cable plugs into the place of a petrol cap while recharging a G-Wiz AEV (Automatic Electric Vehicle) car. The car is parked at the kerbside in Dover Street and is hooked up to a recharging point. The AEV has a range of up to 48 miles per charge with a certified top speed of 50 mph. A charging station, also called an electric recharging point and EVSE (Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment) supplies electricity for the recharging of electric vehicles (including plug-in hybrids). Although most electric cars can be recharged from a domestic wall socket, many support faster charging at higher voltages and currents that require dedicated equipment with a specialized connector..
    electric_car7-20-10-2011.jpg
  • Emergency supplies warehouse, Deutsches Rotes Kreuz (DRK - German Red Cross) at their logistics centre at Berlin-Schönefeld airport.
    christian_schuh235-04-06-2014.jpg
  • 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).
    christian_schuh237-04-06-2014.jpg
  • A power cable plugs into the place of a petrol cap while recharging G-Wiz car in central London. A power cable plugs into the place of a petrol cap while recharging a G-Wiz AEV (Automatic Electric Vehicle) car. The car is parked at the kerbside in Dover Street and is hooked up to a recharging point. The AEV has a range of up to 48 miles per charge with a certified top speed of 50 mph. A charging station, also called an electric recharging point and EVSE (Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment) supplies electricity for the recharging of electric vehicles (including plug-in hybrids). Although most electric cars can be recharged from a domestic wall socket, many support faster charging at higher voltages and currents that require dedicated equipment with a specialized connector..
    electric_car3-20-10-2011.jpg
  • A power cable plugs into the place of a petrol cap while recharging G-Wiz car in central London. A power cable plugs into the place of a petrol cap while recharging a G-Wiz AEV (Automatic Electric Vehicle) car. The car is parked at the kerbside in Dover Street and is hooked up to a recharging point. The AEV has a range of up to 48 miles per charge with a certified top speed of 50 mph. A charging station, also called an electric recharging point and EVSE (Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment) supplies electricity for the recharging of electric vehicles (including plug-in hybrids). Although most electric cars can be recharged from a domestic wall socket, many support faster charging at higher voltages and currents that require dedicated equipment with a specialized connector..
    electric_car10-20-10-2011.jpg
  • Electricity supply in the Dolomites, South Tyrol, northern Italy.
    appiano_italy02-11-07-2015.jpg
  • First Aid kits in amergency supplies warehouse, Deutsches Rotes Kreuz (DRK - German Red Cross) at their logistics centre at Berlin-Schönefeld airport.
    christian_schuh242-04-06-2014.jpg
  • Building supplies offloaded on to pier on Ulva, Isle of Mull, Scotland. Ulva is a privately owned island with a thriving population of approximately 16 people who are involved variously in traditional sheep and cattle farming, fish farming, oyster farming and tourism. There are no tarmac roads on Ulva, so the main form of transport is quad bikes used by all inhabitants, young and old.
    isle_of_mull247-20-11-2011.jpg
  • A power cable plugs into the place of a petrol cap while recharging G-Wiz car in central London. A power cable plugs into the place of a petrol cap while recharging a G-Wiz AEV (Automatic Electric Vehicle) car. The car is parked at the kerbside in Dover Street and is hooked up to a recharging point. The AEV has a range of up to 48 miles per charge with a certified top speed of 50 mph. A charging station, also called an electric recharging point and EVSE (Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment) supplies electricity for the recharging of electric vehicles (including plug-in hybrids). Although most electric cars can be recharged from a domestic wall socket, many support faster charging at higher voltages and currents that require dedicated equipment with a specialized connector..
    electric_car9-20-10-2011.jpg
  • A power cable plugs into the place of a petrol cap while recharging G-Wiz car in central London. A power cable plugs into the place of a petrol cap while recharging a G-Wiz AEV (Automatic Electric Vehicle) car. The car is parked at the kerbside in Dover Street and is hooked up to a recharging point. The AEV has a range of up to 48 miles per charge with a certified top speed of 50 mph. A charging station, also called an electric recharging point and EVSE (Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment) supplies electricity for the recharging of electric vehicles (including plug-in hybrids). Although most electric cars can be recharged from a domestic wall socket, many support faster charging at higher voltages and currents that require dedicated equipment with a specialized connector..
    electric_car4-20-10-2011.jpg
  • Power cables plug into the place of a petrol cap while recharging G-Wiz cars in central London. A power cable plugs into the place of a petrol cap while recharging a G-Wiz AEV (Automatic Electric Vehicle) car. The car is parked at the kerbside in Dover Street and is hooked up to a recharging point. The AEV has a range of up to 48 miles per charge with a certified top speed of 50 mph. A charging station, also called an electric recharging point and EVSE (Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment) supplies electricity for the recharging of electric vehicles (including plug-in hybrids). Although most electric cars can be recharged from a domestic wall socket, many support faster charging at higher voltages and currents that require dedicated equipment with a specialized connector..
    electric_car14-20-10-2011.jpg
  • Mannequins displaying casual stylish menswear in window of City of London branch of Suit Supply.
    male_mannequins01-27-04-2012.jpg
  • A power cable plugs into the place of a petrol cap while recharging G-Wiz car in central London. A power cable plugs into the place of a petrol cap while recharging a G-Wiz AEV (Automatic Electric Vehicle) car. The car is parked at the kerbside in Dover Street and is hooked up to a recharging point. The AEV has a range of up to 48 miles per charge with a certified top speed of 50 mph. A charging station, also called an electric recharging point and EVSE (Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment) supplies electricity for the recharging of electric vehicles (including plug-in hybrids). Although most electric cars can be recharged from a domestic wall socket, many support faster charging at higher voltages and currents that require dedicated equipment with a specialized connector..
    electric_car6-20-10-2011.jpg
  • Mems power generator on site to supply electricity to Somerset House in the Strand during the Kingsway fire, April 2015.
    strand_generator01-02-04-2015.jpg
  • Maternity tent mock-up in emergency supplies warehouse, Deutsches Rotes Kreuz (DRK - German Red Cross) at their logistics centre at Berlin-Schönefeld airport.
    christian_schuh176-04-06-2014.jpg
  • Maternity tent mock-up in emergency supplies warehouse, Deutsches Rotes Kreuz (DRK - German Red Cross) at their logistics centre at Berlin-Schönefeld airport.
    christian_schuh165-04-06-2014.jpg
  • A newly-recruited Nepali boy is about to leave his homeland for the UK, where the British army is to make him a fully-trained soldier in the Gurkha Regiment. Daubed with saffron and paint, the sign of good luck on a journey to come, he stands with absolute pride with garlands of fresh flowers draped around his neck by well-wishing relatives before they wave good bye to their son or brother for his two years absence away from home. Some 60,000 young Nepalese boys aged between 17 - 22 (or 25 for those educated enough to become clerks or communications specialists) report to designated recruiting stations in the hills each November, most living from altitudes ranging from 4,000 - 12,000 feet. After initial selection, 7,000 are accepted for further tests from which 700 are sent down here to Pokhara in the shadow of the Himalayas. Only 160 of the best boys succeed in the flight to the UK. The Gurkhas training wing in Nepal has been supplying youth for the British army since the Indian Mutiny of 1857.
    RB-0079.jpg
  • For their regular river washing ritual, the red identical t-shirts of young Nepali boys walk in single-file down a valley side near the British Gurkha Regiment's army camp at Pokhara after recently being recruited into the regiment after a gruelling series of tests to eliminate the weaker and less able candidates. 60,000 boys aged between 17-22 (or 25 for those educated enough to become clerks or communications specialists) report to designated recruiting stations in the hills each November, most living from altitudes ranging from 4,000-12,000 feet. After initial selection, 7,000 are accepted for further tests from which 700 are sent down here to Pokhara in the shadow of the Himalayas. Only 160 of the best boys succeed in the journey to the UK. The Gurkhas have been supplying youth for the British army since the Indian Mutiny of 1857.
    gurkha_training0316-01_1997.jpg
  • New recruits of the British Royal Gurkha Regiment learn to parade for their official photograph at their army camp in Pokhara, Nepal after recently being recruited into the regiment after a gruelling series of tests to eliminate the weaker and less able candidates, before the 160 lucky candidates travel to the UK for basic training. 60,000 boys aged between 17-22 (or 25 for those educated enough to become clerks or communications specialists) report to designated recruiting stations in the hills each November, most living from altitudes ranging from 4,000-12,000 feet. After initial selection, 7,000 are accepted for further tests from which 700 are sent down here to Pokhara in the shadow of the Himalayas. Only 160 of the best boys succeed in the journey to the UK. Nepal has been supplying youth for the British army since the Indian Mutiny of 1857.
    gurkha_recruitment04-16-01-1997.jpg
  • A chamber maid's trolley with cleaning supplies and equipment stands idle in the corridor of a Paris hotel.
    lambermont-biscuits01.jpg
  • With face obscured, a workman carries wooden board supplies past concrete anti-terrorism security blocks off Leicester Square in the West End, on 29th April 2019, in London, England.
    workman-01-29-04-2019.jpg
  • Sacks of supplies being unloaded from a boat on the Grand Canal, Venice.
    venice_14-21-07-2015.jpg
  • Wearing yellow winter clothing, a tourist couple look in the window of London West End branch of Suit Supply.
    clothing_window02-02-02-2012.jpg
  • A young Nepali boy is undergoing a recruitment test for the Gurkha Regiment called the Doko race, part of a tough endurance series to find physically perfect specimens for British army infantry training. He has to carry 30kg of river stones in a traditional Himalayan doko (basket) for 3km up foothills within 37 minutes to pass.  60,000 boys aged between 17-22 (or 25 for those educated enough to become clerks or communications specialists) report to designated recruiting stations in the hills each November, most living from altitudes ranging from 4,000-12,000 feet. After initial selection, 7,000 are accepted for further tests from which 700 are sent down here to Pokhara in the shadow of the Himalayas. Only 160 of the best boys succeed in the journey to the UK. The Gurkhas have been supplying youth for the British army since the Indian Mutiny of 1857.
    gurkha_training0116-01_1997.jpg
  • New recruits of the Royal Gurkha Regiment swear allegiance to Her Majesty the Queen's portrait during their passing-out parade at their camp at Pokhara, Nepal. After being recruited into the regiment after a gruelling series of tests to eliminate the weaker and less able candidates, the lucky 160 fly to the UK for basic training. 60,000 boys aged between 17-22 (or 25 for those more educated to become clerks or communications specialists) report to designated recruiting stations in the hills each November, most living from altitudes ranging from 4,000-12,000 feet. After initial selection, 7,000 are accepted for further tests from which 700 are sent down here to Pokhara in the shadow of the Himalayas. Only 160 of the best boys succeed in the journey to the UK. Nepal has been supplying youth for the British army since the Indian Mutiny of 1857
    gurkha_recruitment05-16-01-1997.jpg
  • London's famous Tower Bridge with a secure jetty razor-wire and stacked boxes of new catering supplies on the River Thames.
    london_time06-03-09-2008.jpg
  • Campaigners protesting the closure by Lambeth council of Carnegie Library pass food supplies through the front gates in Herne Hill, south London on 2nd April 2016. The angry local community in the south London borough have occupied their important resource for learning and social hub for the weekend. After a long campaign by locals, Lambeth have gone ahead and closed the library's doors for the last time because they say, cuts to their budget mean millions must be saved. A gym will replace the working library and while some of the 20,000 books on shelves will remain, no librarians will be present to administer it. London borough’s budget cuts mean four of its 10 libraries will either close, move or be run by volunteers. (Photo by Richard Baker / In Pictures via Getty Images).
    carnegie_library24-02-04-2016.jpg
  • Mems power generator on site to supply electricity to Somerset House in the Strand during the Kingsway fire, April 2015.
    strand_generator03-02-04-2015.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
  • Tents in emergency supplies warehouse, Deutsches Rotes Kreuz (DRK - German Red Cross) at their logistics centre at Berlin-Schönefeld airport.
    christian_schuh190-04-06-2014.jpg
  • Wearing yellow winter clothing, a tourist couple look in the window of London West End branch of Suit Supply.
    clothing_window01-02-02-2012.jpg
  • Red identical t-shirts of young Nepali boys walk in single-file through a dry valley near the British Gurkha Regiment's army camp at Pokhara after recently being recruited into the regiment after a gruelling series of tests to eliminate the weaker and less able candidates. 60,000 boys aged between 17-22 (or 25 for those educated enough to become clerks or communications specialists) report to designated recruiting stations in the hills each November, most living from altitudes ranging from 4,000-12,000 feet. After initial selection, 7,000 are accepted for further tests from which 700 are sent down here to Pokhara in the shadow of the Himalayas. Only 160 of the best boys succeed in the journey to the UK. The Gurkhas have been supplying youth for the British army since the Indian Mutiny of 1857.
    gurkha_training0216-01_1997.jpg
  • Wearing numbered bibs, four Nepali boys warm-up before an army exercise trial known as the British Fitness Test (BFT) at the British Gurkha Regiment's army camp at Pokhara, Nepal. These boys are among those trying for a highly-valued place in the regiment after a gruelling series of tests to eliminate the weaker and less able candidates. 60,000 boys aged between 17-22 (or 25 for those educated enough to become clerks or communications specialists) report to designated recruiting stations in the hills each November, most living from altitudes ranging from 4,000-12,000 feet. After initial selection, 7,000 are accepted for further tests from which 700 are sent down here to Pokhara in the shadow of the Himalayas. Only 160 of the best boys succeed in the journey to the UK. Nepal has been supplying youth for the British army since the Indian Mutiny of 1857.
    gurkha_recruitment01-16-01-1997.jpg
  • Campaigners protesting the closure by Lambeth council of Carnegie Library pass food supplies through the front gates in Herne Hill, south London on 2nd April 2016. The angry local community in the south London borough have occupied their important resource for learning and social hub for the weekend. After a long campaign by locals, Lambeth have gone ahead and closed the library's doors for the last time because they say, cuts to their budget mean millions must be saved. A gym will replace the working library and while some of the 20,000 books on shelves will remain, no librarians will be present to administer it. London borough’s budget cuts mean four of its 10 libraries will either close, move or be run by volunteers. (Photo by Richard Baker / In Pictures via Getty Images).
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  • Officers and new recruits of the British Royal Gurkha Regiment pose for their official photograph at their army camp at Pokhara, Nepal after recently being recruited into the regiment after a gruelling series of tests to eliminate the weaker and less able candidates, before the 160 lucky candidates travel to the UK for basic training. 60,000 boys aged between 17-22 (or 25 for those educated enough to become clerks or communications specialists) report to designated recruiting stations in the hills each November, most living from altitudes ranging from 4,000-12,000 feet. After initial selection, 7,000 are accepted for further tests from which 700 are sent down here to Pokhara in the shadow of the Himalayas. Only 160 of the best boys succeed in the journey to the UK. Nepal has been supplying youth for the British army since the Indian Mutiny of 1857..
    gurkha_recruitment02-16-01-1997.jpg
  • Destination trolleys inside the Royal Mail's DIRFT logistics park in Daventry, Northamptonshire England.
    DIRFT117-20-02-2007 .jpg
  • Young lady sits at the desk of aerospace alloys manufacturer Kumz during the Paris Air Show exhibition at Le Bourget
    paris_air_show24-20-06-2007.jpg
  • As the Coronovirus pandemic takes hold across the UK, with 53 cases now reported by health authorities, the window of a medical equipment business in south London, displays a face masks sign and a surgical masks worn by a nurse's mannequin, on 4th March 2020, in London, England.
    cornovirus_shop-01-04-03-2020.jpg
  • Emerging from his van, a dry cleaning contractor gathers many items of freshly-cleaned business clothing and delivers to a nearby address in the City of London - the capital's financial district, on 10th October 2018, in London, England.
    dry_cleaning-05-10-10-2018.jpg
  • Foodstuffs progress through real-time ordering and delivery technology at Sainsbury's 700,000 sq ft distribution depot
    sainsburys_depot067-09-05-2007.jpg
  • Contractors deliver corporate potted plants by trolley in Lombard Street, on 16th February 2017, in the City of London, England.
    plants_delivery-04-16-02-2017.jpg
  • As the Coronovirus pandemic takes hold across the UK, with 53 cases now reported by health authorities, the window of a medical equipment business in south London, a surgical mask is worn by a nurse's mannequin, on 4th March 2020, in London, England.
    cornovirus_shop-16-04-03-2020.jpg
  • As the Coronovirus pandemic takes hold across the UK, with 53 cases now reported by health authorities, the window of a medical equipment business in south London, displays a face masks sign and surgical masks on a skeleton mannequin, on 4th March 2020, in London, England.
    cornovirus_shop-02-04-03-2020.jpg
  • Emerging from his van, a dry cleaning contractor gathers many items of freshly-cleaned business clothing and delivers to a nearby address in the City of London - the capital's financial district, on 10th October 2018, in London, England.
    dry_cleaning-04-10-10-2018.jpg
  • Foodstuffs progress through real-time ordering and delivery technology at Sainsbury's 700,000 sq ft distribution depot
    sainsburys_depot107-09-05-2007.jpg
  • As the Coronovirus pandemic takes hold across the UK, with 53 cases now reported by health authorities, a mother and child walks past the window of a medical equipment business in south London, displays a face masks sign and surgical masks on a skeleton mannequin, on 4th March 2020, in London, England.
    cornovirus_shop-10-04-03-2020.jpg
  • As the Coronovirus pandemic takes hold across the UK, with 53 cases now reported by health authorities, an Muslim lady walks past the window of a medical equipment business in south London, displays a face masks sign and surgical masks on a skeleton mannequin, on 4th March 2020, in London, England.
    cornovirus_shop-07-04-03-2020.jpg
  • As the Coronovirus pandemic takes hold across the UK, with 53 cases now reported by health authorities, the window of a medical equipment business in south London, a surgical mask is worn by a nurse's mannequin, on 4th March 2020, in London, England.
    cornovirus_shop-17-04-03-2020.jpg
  • As the Coronovirus pandemic takes hold across the UK, with 53 cases now reported by health authorities, a mother and child walks past the window of a medical equipment business in south London, displays a face masks sign and surgical masks on a skeleton mannequin, on 4th March 2020, in London, England.
    cornovirus_shop-04-04-03-2020.jpg
  • Foodstuffs progress through real-time ordering and delivery technology at Sainsbury's 700,000 sq ft distribution depot
    sainsburys_depot100-09-05-2007.jpg
  • As the Coronovirus pandemic takes hold across the UK, with 53 cases now reported by health authorities, an Muslim lady walks past the window of a medical equipment business in south London, displays a face masks sign and surgical masks on a skeleton mannequin, on 4th March 2020, in London, England.
    cornovirus_shop-08-04-03-2020.jpg
  • Tesco supermarket facilities at the DIRFT warehouse logistics park in Daventry, Northamptonshire
    DIRFT029-20-02-2007 .jpg
  • As the Coronovirus pandemic takes hold across the UK, with 53 cases now reported by health authorities, a mother and child walks past the window of a medical equipment business in south London, displays a face masks sign and surgical masks on a skeleton mannequin, on 4th March 2020, in London, England.
    cornovirus_shop-12-04-03-2020.jpg
  • As the Coronovirus pandemic takes hold across the UK, with 53 cases now reported by health authorities, a mother and child walks past the window of a medical equipment business in south London, displays a face masks sign and surgical masks on a skeleton mannequin, on 4th March 2020, in London, England.
    cornovirus_shop-09-04-03-2020.jpg
  • As the Coronovirus pandemic takes hold across the UK, with 53 cases now reported by health authorities, the window of a medical equipment business in south London, displays a face masks sign and surgical masks on a skeleton mannequin, on 4th March 2020, in London, England.
    cornovirus_shop-03-04-03-2020.jpg
  • Emerging from his van, a dry cleaning contractor gathers many items of freshly-cleaned business clothing and delivers to a nearby address in the City of London - the capital's financial district, on 10th October 2018, in London, England.
    dry_cleaning-02-10-10-2018.jpg
  • The form of a giant generic warehouse glows from ambient light at the DIRFT warehouse logistics park in Daventry, Northamptonshire England. Bare trees without foliage are seen in the foreground on this cold winter night. We see the building low in the picture and the sky graduates from light into near darkness. This 365 acre site off Junction 18 of the M1 motorway is a hub for road, rail and service infrastructure, some 2.3m sq.ft. of distribution and manufacturing floorspace had been constructed by 2004 and occupiers including Tesco?s, Tibbett & Britten plc, Ingram Micro, Royal Mail, the W.H. Malcolm Group, Eddie Stobart Ltd, Wincanton and Exel, have been attracted to this unique logistics location.
    DIRFT057-20-02-2007 .jpg
  • An HGV driver awaits his lorry to be loaded at Sainsbury's 700,000 sq ft (57,500sq m) supermarket distribution depot
    sainsburys_depot129-09-05-2007.jpg
  • A town fountain and local children in a rural central Slovenian town, on 25th June 2018, in Skofja Loka, Slovenia.
    slovenia-339-25-06-2018.jpg
  • A short-skirted Russian lady perches on a stool during the Paris Air Show exhibition at Le Bourget airfield
    paris_air_show045-20-06-2007.jpg
  • In front of empty parking bay markings, a stencilled arrow points from right to left in the foreground at the DIRFT warehouse logistics park in Daventry, Northamptonshire England. A bright light glows from the warehouse wall, shining  on to the car park creating an almost daylight landscape. This 365 acre site off Junction 18 of the M1 motorway is a hub for road, rail and service infrastructure, some 2.3m sq.ft. of distribution and manufacturing floorspace had been constructed by 2004 and occupiers including Tesco?s, Tibbett & Britten plc, Ingram Micro, Royal Mail, the W.H. Malcolm Group, Eddie Stobart Ltd, Wincanton and Exel, have been attracted to this logistics location.
    DIRFT_084.jpg
  • Seen from a high viewpoint, we overlook loading of roll cages at the Sainsbury's 700,000 sq ft (57,500sq m) supermarket warehouse and distribution depot at Waltham Point London England. This is the largest of 10 distribution centres using an automated ordering system for receiving food direct from suppliers by truck through 170 dock doors. Long-distance vehicles depart every two minutes, 24 hours a day, 364 days a year to 80 UK stores and handling 2.5m supermarket cases a week. The temperature is just above freezing point in a series of chill, ambient and frozen chambers. Real-time ordering means that stores can obtain requested stock within hours. Food orders are conveyed (at 2 meters a second) with sorter systems that group products together, ordering them to favour the layout of specific stores, optimising how the shelves are stacked....
    sainsburys_depot054-09-05-2007.jpg
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