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  • A middle-aged lady checks her test receipt card from the driver's seat of her car after handing over a self-administered Coronavirus (COVID-19) test in south London. There are four steps to the self-administered Covid-19 test (inserting a swab into the nose and throat) which the public works through in their car, windows up and all communications with army personnel via phone, in a south London leisure centre, on 2nd June 2020, in London, England. The kit provided consists of a booklet, plastic bag, swab, vial, bar codes and a sealable biohazard bag. The swab sample is taken from the back of the throat and nasal passage with the contents sealed and returned to soldiers through a narrow window. The whole process takes between 5-10mins with results available with 48hrs.
    coronavirus_test-27-02-06-2020.jpg
  • As the first part of a Coronavirus test, a middle-aged lady blows her nose from the driver's seat of her car before a self-administered Coronavirus (COVID-19) test in south London. There are four steps (inserting a swab into the nose and throat) to the self-administered Covid-19 test which the public works through in their car, windows up and all communications with army personnel via phone, in a south London leisure centre, on 2nd June 2020, in London, England. The kit provided consists of a booklet, plastic bag, swab, vial, bar codes and a sealable biohazard bag. The swab sample is taken from the back of the throat and nasal passage with the contents sealed and returned to soldiers through a narrow window. The whole process takes between 5-10mins with results available with 48hrs.
    coronavirus_test-01-02-06-2020.jpg
  • The completed test samples and instructions belonging to a middle-aged lady while sitting in the driver's seat of her car after a self-administered Coronavirus (COVID-19) test in south London. There are four steps to the self-administered Covid-19 test (inserting a swab into the nose and throat) which the public works through in their car, windows up and all communications with army personnel via phone, in a south London leisure centre, on 2nd June 2020, in London, England. The kit provided consists of a booklet, plastic bag, swab, vial, bar codes and a sealable biohazard bag. The swab sample is taken from the back of the throat and nasal passage with the contents sealed and returned to soldiers through a narrow window. The whole process takes between 5-10mins with results available with 48hrs.
    coronavirus_test-22-02-06-2020.jpg
  • The completed test samples and instructions belonging to a middle-aged lady while sitting in the driver's seat of her car after a self-administered Coronavirus (COVID-19) test in south London. There are four steps to the self-administered Covid-19 test (inserting a swab into the nose and throat) which the public works through in their car, windows up and all communications with army personnel via phone, in a south London leisure centre, on 2nd June 2020, in London, England. The kit provided consists of a booklet, plastic bag, swab, vial, bar codes and a sealable biohazard bag. The swab sample is taken from the back of the throat and nasal passage with the contents sealed and returned to soldiers through a narrow window. The whole process takes between 5-10mins with results available with 48hrs.
    coronavirus_test-21-02-06-2020.jpg
  • A middle-aged lady holds her completed test while sitting in the driver's seat of her car during a self-administered Coronavirus (COVID-19) test in south London. There are four steps to the self-administered Covid-19 test (inserting a swab into the nose and throat) which the public works through in their car, windows up and all communications with army personnel via phone, in a south London leisure centre, on 2nd June 2020, in London, England. The kit provided consists of a booklet, plastic bag, swab, vial, bar codes and a sealable biohazard bag. The swab sample is taken from the back of the throat and nasal passage with the contents sealed and returned to soldiers through a narrow window. The whole process takes between 5-10mins with results available with 48hrs.
    coronavirus_test-20-02-06-2020.jpg
  • A middle-aged lady holds her completed test while sitting in the driver's seat of her car during a self-administered Coronavirus (COVID-19) test in south London. There are four steps to the self-administered Covid-19 test (inserting a swab into the nose and throat) which the public works through in their car, windows up and all communications with army personnel via phone, in a south London leisure centre, on 2nd June 2020, in London, England. The kit provided consists of a booklet, plastic bag, swab, vial, bar codes and a sealable biohazard bag. The swab sample is taken from the back of the throat and nasal passage with the contents sealed and returned to soldiers through a narrow window. The whole process takes between 5-10mins with results available with 48hrs.
    coronavirus_test-19-02-06-2020.jpg
  • A middle-aged lady attatches her personal barcode to the plastic vial after testing herself while sitting in the driver's seat of her car during a self-administered Coronavirus (COVID-19) test in south London. There are four steps to the self-administered Covid-19 test (inserting a swab into the nose and throat) which the public works through in their car, windows up and all communications with army personnel via phone, in a south London leisure centre, on 2nd June 2020, in London, England. The kit provided consists of a booklet, plastic bag, swab, vial, bar codes and a sealable biohazard bag. The swab sample is taken from the back of the throat and nasal passage with the contents sealed and returned to soldiers through a narrow window. The whole process takes between 5-10mins with results available with 48hrs.
    coronavirus_test-18-02-06-2020.jpg
  • A middle-aged lady attatches her personal barcode to the plastic vial after testing herself while sitting in the driver's seat of her car during a self-administered Coronavirus (COVID-19) test in south London. There are four steps to the self-administered Covid-19 test (inserting a swab into the nose and throat) which the public works through in their car, windows up and all communications with army personnel via phone, in a south London leisure centre, on 2nd June 2020, in London, England. The kit provided consists of a booklet, plastic bag, swab, vial, bar codes and a sealable biohazard bag. The swab sample is taken from the back of the throat and nasal passage with the contents sealed and returned to soldiers through a narrow window. The whole process takes between 5-10mins with results available with 48hrs.
    coronavirus_test-17-02-06-2020.jpg
  • A young man in his twenties pushes a swab up his nose while sitting in the rear seat of a car during a self-administered Coronavirus (COVID-19) test in south London. There are four steps to the self-administered Covid-19 test (inserting a swab into the nose and throat) which the public works through in their car, windows up and all communications with army personnel via phone, in a south London leisure centre, on 2nd June 2020, in London, England. The kit provided consists of a booklet, plastic bag, swab, vial, bar codes and a sealable biohazard bag. The swab sample is taken from the back of the throat and nasal passage with the contents sealed and returned to soldiers through a narrow window. The whole process takes between 5-10mins with results available with 48hrs.
    coronavirus_test-11-02-06-2020.jpg
  • A middle-aged lady inserts a swab into her mouth to reach her tonsils from the driver's seat of her car during a self-administered Coronavirus (COVID-19) test in south London. There are four steps to the self-administered Covid-19 test (inserting a swab into the nose and throat) which the public works through in their car, windows up and all communications with army personnel via phone, in a south London leisure centre, on 2nd June 2020, in London, England. The kit provided consists of a booklet, plastic bag, swab, vial, bar codes and a sealable biohazard bag. The swab sample is taken from the back of the throat and nasal passage with the contents sealed and returned to soldiers through a narrow window. The whole process takes between 5-10mins with results available with 48hrs.
    coronavirus_test-06-02-06-2020.jpg
  • A young 23 year-old woman celebrates the passing of her driving test by holding up her test certificate in front of the family car in south London, on 7th December 2018, in London England.
    ella_test-10-07-12-2018.jpg
  • A young man in his twenties shows his completed sample to army personnel from the rear seat of a car after a self-administered Coronavirus (COVID-19) test (inserting a swab into the nose and throat) in south London. There are four steps to the self-administered Covid-19 test which the public works through in their car, and with communications with army personnel via phone or through closed windows, in a south London leisure centre, on 2nd June 2020, in London, England. The kit provided consists of a booklet, plastic bag, swab, vial, bar codes and a sealable biohazard bag. The swab sample is taken from the back of the throat and nasal passage with the contents sealed and returned to soldiers through a narrow window. The whole process takes between 5-10mins with results available with 48hrs.
    coronavirus_test-25-02-06-2020.jpg
  • A middle-aged lady follows instructions and shows her personal samples to army personnel from the driver's seat of her car after a self-administered Coronavirus (COVID-19) test in south London. There are four steps to the self-administered Covid-19 test (inserting a swab into the nose and throat) which the public works through in their car, windows up and all communications with army personnel via phone, in a south London leisure centre, on 2nd June 2020, in London, England. The kit provided consists of a booklet, plastic bag, swab, vial, bar codes and a sealable biohazard bag. The swab sample is taken from the back of the throat and nasal passage with the contents sealed and returned to soldiers through a narrow window. The whole process takes between 5-10mins with results available with 48hrs.
    coronavirus_test-24-02-06-2020.jpg
  • A middle-aged lady follows instructions from army personnel from the driver's seat of her car after a self-administered Coronavirus (COVID-19) test in south London. There are four steps to the self-administered Covid-19 test (inserting a swab into the nose and throat) which the public works through in their car, windows up and all communications with army personnel via phone, in a south London leisure centre, on 2nd June 2020, in London, England. The kit provided consists of a booklet, plastic bag, swab, vial, bar codes and a sealable biohazard bag. The swab sample is taken from the back of the throat and nasal passage with the contents sealed and returned to soldiers through a narrow window. The whole process takes between 5-10mins with results available with 48hrs.
    coronavirus_test-26-02-06-2020.jpg
  • A young man in his twenties reads printed instructions after inserting a swab into his mouth to reach his tonsils and into his nasal passage from the rear seat of a car for a self-administered Coronavirus (COVID-19) test in south London. There are four steps to the self-administered Covid-19 test (inserting a swab into the nose and throat) which the public works through in their car, windows up and all communications with army personnel via phone, in a south London leisure centre, on 2nd June 2020, in London, England. The kit provided consists of a booklet, plastic bag, swab, vial, bar codes and a sealable biohazard bag. The swab sample is taken from the back of the throat and nasal passage with the contents sealed and returned to soldiers through a narrow window. The whole process takes between 5-10mins with results available with 48hrs.
    coronavirus_test-16-02-06-2020.jpg
  • A young man in his twenties reads printed instructions after inserting a swab into his mouth to reach his tonsils and into his nasal passage from the rear seat of a car for a self-administered Coronavirus (COVID-19) test in south London. There are four steps to the self-administered Covid-19 test (inserting a swab into the nose and throat) which the public works through in their car, windows up and all communications with army personnel via phone, in a south London leisure centre, on 2nd June 2020, in London, England. The kit provided consists of a booklet, plastic bag, swab, vial, bar codes and a sealable biohazard bag. The swab sample is taken from the back of the throat and nasal passage with the contents sealed and returned to soldiers through a narrow window. The whole process takes between 5-10mins with results available with 48hrs.
    coronavirus_test-15-02-06-2020.jpg
  • A young man in his twenties pushes a swab up his nose while sitting in the rear seat of a car during a self-administered Coronavirus (COVID-19) test in south London. There are four steps to the self-administered Covid-19 test (inserting a swab into the nose and throat) which the public works through in their car, windows up and all communications with army personnel via phone, in a south London leisure centre, on 2nd June 2020, in London, England. The kit provided consists of a booklet, plastic bag, swab, vial, bar codes and a sealable biohazard bag. The swab sample is taken from the back of the throat and nasal passage with the contents sealed and returned to soldiers through a narrow window. The whole process takes between 5-10mins with results available with 48hrs.
    coronavirus_test-13-02-06-2020.jpg
  • A young man in his twenties pushes a swab up his nose while sitting in the rear seat of a car during a self-administered Coronavirus (COVID-19) test in south London. There are four steps to the self-administered Covid-19 test (inserting a swab into the nose and throat) which the public works through in their car, windows up and all communications with army personnel via phone, in a south London leisure centre, on 2nd June 2020, in London, England. The kit provided consists of a booklet, plastic bag, swab, vial, bar codes and a sealable biohazard bag. The swab sample is taken from the back of the throat and nasal passage with the contents sealed and returned to soldiers through a narrow window. The whole process takes between 5-10mins with results available with 48hrs.
    coronavirus_test-12-02-06-2020.jpg
  • A young man in his twenties inserts a swab into his mouth to reach his tonsils from the rear seat of a car during a self-administered Coronavirus (COVID-19) test in south London. There are four steps to the self-administered Covid-19 test (inserting a swab into the nose and throat) which the public works through in their car, windows up and all communications with army personnel via phone, in a south London leisure centre, on 2nd June 2020, in London, England. The kit provided consists of a booklet, plastic bag, swab, vial, bar codes and a sealable biohazard bag. The swab sample is taken from the back of the throat and nasal passage with the contents sealed and returned to soldiers through a narrow window. The whole process takes between 5-10mins with results available with 48hrs.
    coronavirus_test-09-02-06-2020.jpg
  • A young man in his twenties inserts a swab into his mouth to reach his tonsils from the rear seat of a car during a self-administered Coronavirus (COVID-19) test in south London. There are four steps to the self-administered Covid-19 test (inserting a swab into the nose and throat) which the public works through in their car, windows up and all communications with army personnel via phone, in a south London leisure centre, on 2nd June 2020, in London, England. The kit provided consists of a booklet, plastic bag, swab, vial, bar codes and a sealable biohazard bag. The swab sample is taken from the back of the throat and nasal passage with the contents sealed and returned to soldiers through a narrow window. The whole process takes between 5-10mins with results available with 48hrs.
    coronavirus_test-08-02-06-2020.jpg
  • A middle-aged lady inserts a swab into her mouth to reach her tonsils from the driver's seat of her car during a self-administered Coronavirus (COVID-19) test in south London. There are four steps to the self-administered Covid-19 test (inserting a swab into the nose and throat) which the public works through in their car, windows up and all communications with army personnel via phone, in a south London leisure centre, on 2nd June 2020, in London, England. The kit provided consists of a booklet, plastic bag, swab, vial, bar codes and a sealable biohazard bag. The swab sample is taken from the back of the throat and nasal passage with the contents sealed and returned to soldiers through a narrow window. The whole process takes between 5-10mins with results available with 48hrs.
    coronavirus_test-05-02-06-2020.jpg
  • A middle-aged lady inserts a swab into her mouth to reach her tonsils from the driver's seat of her car during a self-administered Coronavirus (COVID-19) test in south London. There are four steps to the self-administered Covid-19 test (inserting a swab into the nose and throat) which the public works through in their car, windows up and all communications with army personnel via phone, in a south London leisure centre, on 2nd June 2020, in London, England. The kit provided consists of a booklet, plastic bag, swab, vial, bar codes and a sealable biohazard bag. The swab sample is taken from the back of the throat and nasal passage with the contents sealed and returned to soldiers through a narrow window. The whole process takes between 5-10mins with results available with 48hrs.
    coronavirus_test-04-02-06-2020.jpg
  • A middle-aged lady inserts a swab into her mouth to reach her tonsils from the driver's seat of her car during a self-administered Coronavirus (COVID-19) test in south London. There are four steps to the self-administered Covid-19 test (inserting a swab into the nose and throat) which the public works through in their car, windows up and all communications with army personnel via phone, in a south London leisure centre, on 2nd June 2020, in London, England. The kit provided consists of a booklet, plastic bag, swab, vial, bar codes and a sealable biohazard bag. The swab sample is taken from the back of the throat and nasal passage with the contents sealed and returned to soldiers through a narrow window. The whole process takes between 5-10mins with results available with 48hrs.
    coronavirus_test-03-02-06-2020.jpg
  • A middle-aged lady reads through instructions from the driver's seat of her car during a self-administered Coronavirus (COVID-19) test in south London. There are four steps to the self-administered Covid-19 test (inserting a swab into the nose and throat) which the public works through in their car, windows up and all communications with army personnel via phone, in a south London leisure centre, on 2nd June 2020, in London, England. The kit provided consists of a booklet, plastic bag, swab, vial, bar codes and a sealable biohazard bag. The swab sample is taken from the back of the throat and nasal passage with the contents sealed and returned to soldiers through a narrow window. The whole process takes between 5-10mins with results available with 48hrs.
    coronavirus_test-02-02-06-2020.jpg
  • A young 23 year-old woman celebrates the passing of her driving test by holding up her L Plates in front of the family car in south London, on 7th December 2018, in London England.
    ella_test-05-07-12-2018.jpg
  • A young man in his twenties reads printed instructions after inserting a swab into his mouth to reach his tonsils and into his nasal passage from the rear seat of a car for a self-administered Coronavirus (COVID-19) test in south London. There are four steps to the self-administered Covid-19 test (inserting a swab into the nose and throat) which the public works through in their car, windows up and all communications with army personnel via phone, in a south London leisure centre, on 2nd June 2020, in London, England. The kit provided consists of a booklet, plastic bag, swab, vial, bar codes and a sealable biohazard bag. The swab sample is taken from the back of the throat and nasal passage with the contents sealed and returned to soldiers through a narrow window. The whole process takes between 5-10mins with results available with 48hrs.
    coronavirus_test-14-02-06-2020.jpg
  • A young man in his twenties pushes a swab up his nose while sitting in the rear seat of a car during a self-administered Coronavirus (COVID-19) test in south London. There are four steps to the self-administered Covid-19 test (inserting a swab into the nose and throat) which the public works through in their car, windows up and all communications with army personnel via phone, in a south London leisure centre, on 2nd June 2020, in London, England. The kit provided consists of a booklet, plastic bag, swab, vial, bar codes and a sealable biohazard bag. The swab sample is taken from the back of the throat and nasal passage with the contents sealed and returned to soldiers through a narrow window. The whole process takes between 5-10mins with results available with 48hrs.
    coronavirus_test-10-02-06-2020.jpg
  • A middle-aged lady pushes a swab up her nose from the driver's seat of her car during a self-administered Coronavirus (COVID-19) test in south London. There are four steps to the self-administered Covid-19 test (inserting a swab into the nose and throat) which the public works through in their car, windows up and all communications with army personnel via phone, in a south London leisure centre, on 2nd June 2020, in London, England. The kit provided consists of a booklet, plastic bag, swab, vial, bar codes and a sealable biohazard bag. The swab sample is taken from the back of the throat and nasal passage with the contents sealed and returned to soldiers through a narrow window. The whole process takes between 5-10mins with results available with 48hrs.
    coronavirus_test-07-02-06-2020.jpg
  • A young 23 year-old woman celebrates the passing of her driving test by holding up her L Plates in front of the family car in south London, on 7th December 2018, in London England.
    ella_test-07-07-12-2018.jpg
  • 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.
    milling_paras-23-07-1996.jpg
  • Colour bars on a giant TV screen seen in Parliament Square and outside Westminster Abbey, on 20th February 2017, in London, England. SMPTE color bars is a television test pattern used where the NTSC video standard is utilized, including countries in North America. The Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) refers to this test pattern as Engineering Guideline EG 1-1990.
    trump_protest-02-20-02-2017.jpg
  • Colour bars on a giant TV screen seen in Parliament Square and outside Westminster Abbey, on 20th February 2017, in London, England. SMPTE color bars is a television test pattern used where the NTSC video standard is utilized, including countries in North America. The Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) refers to this test pattern as Engineering Guideline EG 1-1990.
    trump_protest-01-20-02-2017.jpg
  • Three soldier recruits wearing shorts and black army boots, one with blood trickling down from the knees to the shins, stand at ease, lined up for inspection after the rigorous steeple-chase endurance race, an individual test with candidates running against the clock over a 1.8 mile cross country course. The course features a number of 'water obstacles' and having completed the cross country element, candidates must negotiate and 'Assault Course' to complete the test. This forms part of  the 14-week long Pegasus (P) Company selection programme. Recruits wanting to join the British Army's Parachute Regiment held regularly at Catterick army barracks, Yorkshire, need to pass this and other tests before earning the right to wear the esteemed maroon beret. A plastic bottle of water stands between recruit number three (3) and six (6).
    RB-0073.jpg
  • Test wiring onboard the Boeing-manufactured 787 Dreamliner (N787BX) at the Farnborough Airshow.
    farnborough_airshow79-19-07-2010-1.jpg
  • Young Nepali boys do a leadership initiative test in Pokhara  camp, hoping to be recruited for the Gurkha Regiment in the British army. This is part of a tough endurance series to find physically perfect specimens for British army infantry training. For example, they will need 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.
    gurkhas03-16-01-1997.jpg
  • Teenage Nepali boys await the start of 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. They have 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.
    doko_gurkhas-16-01-1997.jpg
  • A British army Parachute Regiment recruit is suffering from exhaustion on a rigorous assault course conducted over rough terrain and into water. He emerges dripping from the water jump and back into the forest accompanied by instructors who shout encouragement and abuse to get the candidate to a successful stage of this test. This forms part of the 14-week long Pegasus (P) Company selection programme that recruits wanting to join the British Army's elite Parachute Regiment, held regularly at Catterick army barracks in Yorkshire, need to pass (with other tests) before earning the right to wear the esteemed maroon beret.
    paras_course-30-07-1996.jpg
  • With a grimace on her pained face, a female Officer Cadet at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst splashes through a water obstacle during  an endurance race. Recruits are running a 5 mile steeplechase around the Academy grounds to assess individual stamina and accumulate team points. Sandhurst is an institution which has bred staff officers since 1800. Today it trains future officers for the demands of leadership and military understanding of military understanding. Students are tested for their command instincts, intellect, strength of character and physical endurance often under great psychological pressure - the demands asked of them in modern warfare. Failure in this test might not necessarily mean dismissal though perseverance or refusal to give up won't harm their prospects.
    sandhurst_cadet04-12-1996.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
  • An Officer Cadet at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst is loaded into the back of a British Army Land Rover ambulance to join the downfacing trainers of a collapsed colleague, after retiring  from an endurance race. Recruits run a 5 mile steeplechase around the Academy grounds to assess individual stamina and accumulate team points. Sandhurst is an institution which has bred staff officers since 1800. Today it trains future officers for the demands of leadership and military understanding of military understanding,. Students are tested for their command instincts, intellect, strength of character and physical endurance often under great psychological pressure - the demands asked of them in modern warfare. Failure in this test might not necessarily mean dismissal though perserverence or refusal to give up won't harm their prospects.
    army02-15-12-2007 .jpg
  • A young Nepali boy is undergoes 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, on 16th January 1997, in Pokhara, Nepal. Carrying 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. (Photo by Richard Baker / In Pictures via Getty Images)
    gurkha_selection01-16-01-1997.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
  • 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
  • British Army Parachute Regiment soldiers prepare for another bout of Milling, a test of aggression for new recruits. In this event, each candidate is paired with another of similar weight and build, and is given 60 seconds to demonstrate 'controlled physical aggression' in a milling contest - similar to boxing, except neither winning, losing, nor skill are pre-requisites of passing. Candidates are instead scored on their determination, while blocking and dodging result in points deducted. Candidates now wear head protection as well as boxing gloves.
    paras_milling01-30-07-1996.jpg
  • A cricket fan enjoys a pint and a day out during the test match between England and New Zealand on 21st August 1999, at the Oval ground, south London, England.
    cricket_people-21-08-1999_4.jpg
  • Gentlemen fans of cricket enjoy drinks and a day out during the test match between England and New Zealand on 21st August 1999, at the Oval ground, south London, England.
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  • Gentlemen fans of cricket enjoy drinks and a day out during e test match at the Oval, on 21st August 1999, at the Oval ground, south London, England.
    cricket_people-21-08-1999_1.jpg
  • Gentlemen fans of cricket enjoy drinks and a day out during e test match at the Oval, on 21st August 1999, at the Oval ground, south London, England.
    cricket_people-21-08-1999_2.jpg
  • Joystick controller at BAE Systems Hawk jet aircraft simulator test a Red Arrows pilot at the fast-jet flying training centre, RAF Valley, Anglesey, Wales. All fast-jet pilots are required to complete an emergency drill every six months. The pilot is seated in his ejector seat as if in a real jet using back-projected computer graphics representing a generic landscape below. Each aviator proves they can cope with a series of failures that operators select: Engine, hydraulic failure or bird strike.  Apart from the aircraft fuselage, the high-tech facility loads malfunctions on a pilot that he could experience in reality. The version of Hawk that the Red Arrows fly is actually a primitive piece of equipment, without computers or fly-by-wire technology.
    Red_Arrows256_RBA.jpg
  • High-wire activity test for young children at YHA Edale.
    high_wire05-02-06-2010.jpg
  • Crate stacking activity test for young boys at YHA Edale.
    crate_stacking02-02-06-2010.jpg
  • Crate stacking activity test for young boys at YHA Edale.
    crate_stacking01-02-06-2010.jpg
  • A black student works diligently alongside a white-skinned man at the communications company Cable & Wireless in London, England. We see in the foreground, the dark-skinned young man with a short beard is writing with a pencil that has a rubber on the top but the man in the background is out of focus. It is an image of ethnic diversity, of a multicultural Britain with students living and working uninterrupted side-by-side. They are both concentrating on their work in  a generic office or classroom, perhaps entering an examination or performing a corporate test.
    misc-london03-30-08-2007.jpg
  • A British Army Parachute Regiment recruit punches an opponent during a bout of Milling, a test of aggression for new recruits. In this event, each candidate is paired with another of similar weight and build, and is given 60 seconds to demonstrate 'controlled physical aggression' in a milling contest - similar to boxing, except neither winning, losing, nor skill are pre-requisites of passing. Candidates are instead scored on their determination, while blocking and dodging result in points deducted. Candidates now wear head protection as well as boxing gloves.
    paras_milling02-30-07-1996.jpg
  • A model waits for more test clothes for the next fashion show at British couturier Margaret Howell's Wigmore Street studio
    margaret howell (shop)54-04-07-2007.jpg
  • Gentlemen fans of cricket enjoy drinks and a day out during e test match at the Oval, on 21st August 1999, at the Oval ground, south London, England.
    cricket_people-21-08-1999.jpg
  • Leap of Faith from high pole activity test for young boys at YHA Edale.
    leap_of_faith06-02-06-2010.jpg
  • A day after London Mayor Sadiq Khan announced the spread of Covid is said to be out of control, an asymptomatic COVID-19 testing centre has been set-up in Brockwell Park in Lambeth and during the third pandemic lockdown, on 9th January 2021, in London, England. The Coronavirus infection rate in London has exceeded 1,000 per 100,000 people, based on the latest figures from Public Health England although the Office for National Statistics recently estimated as many as one in 30 Londoners has coronavirus.
    coronavirus_brockwell28-09-01-2021.jpg
  • A day after London Mayor Sadiq Khan announced the spread of Covid is said to be out of control, an asymptomatic COVID-19 testing centre has been set-up in Brockwell Park in Lambeth and during the third pandemic lockdown, on 9th January 2021, in London, England. The Coronavirus infection rate in London has exceeded 1,000 per 100,000 people, based on the latest figures from Public Health England although the Office for National Statistics recently estimated as many as one in 30 Londoners has coronavirus.
    coronavirus_brockwell25-09-01-2021.jpg
  • A day after London Mayor Sadiq Khan announced the spread of Covid is said to be out of control, an asymptomatic COVID-19 testing centre has been set-up in Brockwell Park in Lambeth and during the third pandemic lockdown, on 9th January 2021, in London, England. The Coronavirus infection rate in London has exceeded 1,000 per 100,000 people, based on the latest figures from Public Health England although the Office for National Statistics recently estimated as many as one in 30 Londoners has coronavirus.
    coronavirus_brockwell24-09-01-2021.jpg
  • Engineering ground staff member of the Red Arrows, Britain's RAF aerobatic team, tests red smoke canister in regular procedure.
    Red_Arrows006_RBA.jpg
  • A day after London Mayor Sadiq Khan announced the spread of Covid is said to be out of control, an asymptomatic COVID-19 testing centre has been set-up in Brockwell Park in Lambeth and during the third pandemic lockdown, on 9th January 2021, in London, England. The Coronavirus infection rate in London has exceeded 1,000 per 100,000 people, based on the latest figures from Public Health England although the Office for National Statistics recently estimated as many as one in 30 Londoners has coronavirus.
    coronavirus_brockwell29-09-01-2021.jpg
  • A day after London Mayor Sadiq Khan announced the spread of Covid is said to be out of control, an asymptomatic COVID-19 testing centre has been set-up in Brockwell Park in Lambeth and during the third pandemic lockdown, on 9th January 2021, in London, England. The Coronavirus infection rate in London has exceeded 1,000 per 100,000 people, based on the latest figures from Public Health England although the Office for National Statistics recently estimated as many as one in 30 Londoners has coronavirus.
    coronavirus_brockwell27-09-01-2021.jpg
  • A day after London Mayor Sadiq Khan announced the spread of Covid is said to be out of control, an asymptomatic COVID-19 testing centre has been set-up in Brockwell Park in Lambeth and during the third pandemic lockdown, on 9th January 2021, in London, England. The Coronavirus infection rate in London has exceeded 1,000 per 100,000 people, based on the latest figures from Public Health England although the Office for National Statistics recently estimated as many as one in 30 Londoners has coronavirus.
    coronavirus_brockwell26-09-01-2021.jpg
  • A day after London Mayor Sadiq Khan announced the spread of Covid is said to be out of control, an asymptomatic COVID-19 testing centre has been set-up in Brockwell Park in Lambeth and during the third pandemic lockdown, on 9th January 2021, in London, England. The Coronavirus infection rate in London has exceeded 1,000 per 100,000 people, based on the latest figures from Public Health England although the Office for National Statistics recently estimated as many as one in 30 Londoners has coronavirus.
    coronavirus_brockwell23-09-01-2021.jpg
  • A day after London Mayor Sadiq Khan announced the spread of Covid is said to be out of control, an asymptomatic COVID-19 testing centre has been set-up in Brockwell Park in Lambeth and during the third pandemic lockdown, on 9th January 2021, in London, England. The Coronavirus infection rate in London has exceeded 1,000 per 100,000 people, based on the latest figures from Public Health England although the Office for National Statistics recently estimated as many as one in 30 Londoners has coronavirus.
    coronavirus_brockwell21-09-01-2021.jpg
  • A day after London Mayor Sadiq Khan announced the spread of Covid is said to be out of control, an asymptomatic COVID-19 testing centre has been set-up in Brockwell Park in Lambeth and during the third pandemic lockdown, on 9th January 2021, in London, England. The Coronavirus infection rate in London has exceeded 1,000 per 100,000 people, based on the latest figures from Public Health England although the Office for National Statistics recently estimated as many as one in 30 Londoners has coronavirus.
    coronavirus_brockwell20-09-01-2021.jpg
  • A day after London Mayor Sadiq Khan announced the spread of Covid is said to be out of control, an asymptomatic COVID-19 testing centre has been set-up in Brockwell Park in Lambeth and during the third pandemic lockdown, on 9th January 2021, in London, England. The Coronavirus infection rate in London has exceeded 1,000 per 100,000 people, based on the latest figures from Public Health England although the Office for National Statistics recently estimated as many as one in 30 Londoners has coronavirus.
    coronavirus_brockwell22-09-01-2021.jpg
  • A Parachute Regiment recruit is in mid-flight and leaps across a wide space between scaffolding and a rope net during the 14-week long Pegasus (P) Company selection programme. Seen in silhouette, the man is in full stretch, half-way between the gantry he leapt from and the rope net that he is about to meet. It is an image that describes a mid-point, a half-way position between safety and uncertainty. Known as the Trainasium, it is an 'Aerial Confidence Course' which is unique to P Company. In order to assess his suitability for military parachuting, the Trainasium tests a candiates ability to overcome fear and carry out simple activities and instructions at a height above ground level. Recruits wanting to join the British Army's Parachute Regiment held regularly at Catterick army barracks, Yorkshire, need to pass this and other tests before earning the right to wear the esteemed maroon beret.
    RB-0075.jpg
  • Young Nepali boys watch how to perform sit-ups in Himalayas, hoping to be recruited for the Gurkha Regiment in the British army. This is part of a tough endurance series to find physically perfect specimens for British army infantry training. They will need 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.
    gurkhas02-16-01-1997.jpg
  • British army Parachute Regiment recruits are suffering from fatigue on a rigorous forced march conducted as a squad, over undulating terrain with each candidate carrying a Bergen (backpack) weighing 35 pounds (plus water) and a weapon. The lads are slowly buckling under the weight of backpack Bergens and weapons carried on a hot day and without drinking enough fluids. The 10-mile march must be completed in 1 hour and 50 minutes and it forms part of the 14-week long Pegasus (P) Company selection programme that recruits wanting to join the British Army's elite Parachute Regiment, held regularly at Catterick army barracks in Yorkshire, need to pass (with other tests) before earning the right to wear the esteemed maroon beret.
    paras_p_company-30-07-1996.jpg
  • In the 24hrs that a further 38 died from Coronavirus, bringing the total to 41,736, a further easing of the UK’s Covid pandemic lockdown restrictions took place with many high street shops today being allowed to re-open after three months of forced closure. Prime Minister Boris Johnson, wanting to stimulate the economy, has urged people to "shop with confidence" and long queues formed outside the main brands. But unlike on public transport, face coverings are not compulsory so shop floors and shopping practices have had to be adapted to ensure customers’ social distances, amid fears of a second infection wave. Shoppers queue in Hannover Street to have their forehead temperatures taken with a Thermo Flash infrared no-contact thermometer before being allowed into the Apple Store around the corner in Regent Street, on 15th June 2020, in London, England.
    coronavirus_shops-80-15-06-2020.jpg
  • In the 24hrs that a further 38 died from Coronavirus, bringing the total to 41,736, a further easing of the UK’s Covid pandemic lockdown restrictions took place with many high street shops today being allowed to re-open after three months of forced closure. Prime Minister Boris Johnson, wanting to stimulate the economy, has urged people to "shop with confidence" and long queues formed outside the main brands. But unlike on public transport, face coverings are not compulsory so shop floors and shopping practices have had to be adapted to ensure customers’ social distances, amid fears of a second infection wave. Shoppers queue in Hannover Street to have their forehead temperatures taken with a Thermo Flash infrared no-contact thermometer before being allowed into the Apple Store around the corner in Regent Street, on 15th June 2020, in London, England.
    coronavirus_shops-78-15-06-2020.jpg
  • Technicians and managers taste new biscuit product in the experimental kitchen of the Delacre production factory in Lambermont
    lambermont-biscuits138.jpg
  • Pouring experimental biscuit chocolate in the United Biscuits-owned Delacre production factory in Lambermont, Belgium.
    lambermont-biscuits107.jpg
  • In the 24hrs that a further 38 died from Coronavirus, bringing the total to 41,736, a further easing of the UK’s Covid pandemic lockdown restrictions took place with many high street shops today being allowed to re-open after three months of forced closure. Prime Minister Boris Johnson, wanting to stimulate the economy, has urged people to "shop with confidence" and long queues formed outside the main brands. But unlike on public transport, face coverings are not compulsory so shop floors and shopping practices have had to be adapted to ensure customers’ social distances, amid fears of a second infection wave. Shoppers queue in Hannover Street to have their forehead temperatures taken with a Thermo Flash infrared no-contact thermometer before being allowed into the Apple Store around the corner in Regent Street, on 15th June 2020, in London, England.
    coronavirus_shops-79-15-06-2020.jpg
  • In the 24hrs that a further 38 died from Coronavirus, bringing the total to 41,736, a further easing of the UK’s Covid pandemic lockdown restrictions took place with many high street shops today being allowed to re-open after three months of forced closure. Prime Minister Boris Johnson, wanting to stimulate the economy, has urged people to "shop with confidence" and long queues formed outside the main brands. But unlike on public transport, face coverings are not compulsory so shop floors and shopping practices have had to be adapted to ensure customers’ social distances, amid fears of a second infection wave. Apple employees wait for shoppers in a queue in Hannover Street to have their forehead temperatures taken with a Thermo Flash infrared no-contact thermometer before being allowed into the Apple Store around the corner in Regent Street, on 15th June 2020, in London, England.
    coronavirus_shops-77-15-06-2020.jpg
  • Checking the consistency of experimental biscuit dough in the kitchens of the Delacre biscuit production factory in Lambermont
    lambermont-biscuits99.jpg
  • As the UK government tells the nation to prepare for the worst two weeks of the Coronavirus pandemic, a warning aimed at the population to stay at home and minimise contact with others, but in the week when new vaccination centres are opening, is a warning at Bank underground station, for the public to stay safe, on 11th January 2021, in the City of London, England.
    coronavirus_city21-11-01-2021.jpg
  • A young girl volunteer is hauled from a mud hole after an activity on a Raleigh International expedition in the rainforests of Brunei, Borneo. Beaming from ear to ear, the lady relishes her time here in one of the remotest and most dangerous habitats on the planet. It will have been a life-changing experience for her and her new-found friends from all over the world who will have had to raise several thousands of sponsored Pounds for the privilege of spending two months away from a dull, comfortable life at home, rather than building community projects like bridges or schools. Raleigh International is a charity that provides adventurous and challenging expeditions for people from all backgrounds, nationalities and ages, especially young people. Over the last 23 years, 30,000 people have been involved in more than 250 expeditions to over 40 countries.
    expedition_woman03-27-01-2011.jpg
  • With face covered and medal around neck, a London Marathon runner collapsed on grass, before being met by family
    london_marathon03-25-04-2010.jpg
  • A young boy leaps to catch a tennis ball on summer grass in setting backlit sun in Germany's Black Forest.
    germany_holiday27-29072008.jpg
  • As the UK government tells the nation to prepare for the worst two weeks of the Coronavirus pandemic, a warning aimed at the population to stay at home and minimise contact with others, but in the week when new vaccination centres are opening, is a warning at Bank underground station, for the public to stay safe, on 11th January 2021, in the City of London, England.
    coronavirus_city27-11-01-2021.jpg
  • As the UK government tells the nation to prepare for the worst two weeks of the Coronavirus pandemic, a warning aimed at the population to stay at home and minimise contact with others, but in the week when new vaccination centres are opening, is a warning for the public to stay safe, on 11th January 2021, in the City of London, England.
    coronavirus_city25-11-01-2021.jpg
  • As the UK government tells the nation to prepare for the worst two weeks of the Coronavirus pandemic, a warning aimed at the population to stay at home and minimise contact with others, but in the week when new vaccination centres are opening, is a warning at Bank underground station, for the public to stay safe, on 11th January 2021, in the City of London, England.
    coronavirus_city22-11-01-2021.jpg
  • As the UK government tells the nation to prepare for the worst two weeks of the Coronavirus pandemic, a warning aimed at the population to stay at home and minimise contact with others, but in the week when new vaccination centres are opening, is a warning at Bank underground station, for the public to stay safe, on 11th January 2021, in the City of London, England.
    coronavirus_city20-11-01-2021.jpg
  • As the UK government tells the nation to prepare for the worst two weeks of the Coronavirus pandemic, a warning aimed at the population to stay at home and minimise contact with others, but in the week when new vaccination centres are opening, is a warning at Bank underground station, for the public to stay safe, on 11th January 2021, in the City of London, England.
    coronavirus_city19-11-01-2021.jpg
  • As the UK government tells the nation to prepare for the worst two weeks of the Coronavirus pandemic, a warning aimed at the population to stay at home and minimise contact with others, but in the week when new vaccination centres are opening, is a warning at Bank underground station, for the public to stay safe, on 11th January 2021, in the City of London, England.
    coronavirus_city18-11-01-2021.jpg
  • As the UK government tells the nation to prepare for the worst two weeks of the Coronavirus pandemic, a warning aimed at the population to stay at home and minimise contact with others, but in the week when new vaccination centres are opening, is a warning at Bank underground station, for the public to stay safe, on 11th January 2021, in the City of London, England.
    coronavirus_city17-11-01-2021.jpg
  • As the UK government tells the nation to prepare for the worst two weeks of the Coronavirus pandemic, a warning aimed at the population to stay at home and minimise contact with others, but in the week when new vaccination centres are opening, is a warning at Bank underground station, for the public to stay safe, on 11th January 2021, in the City of London, England.
    coronavirus_city15-11-01-2021.jpg
  • Lunchtime City workers watch 'the Ashes' cricket match between England and Australia being streamed in the 'Pavillion End' pub on Watling Street (the former Roman thoroughfare) in the City of London, the capital's financial district (aka the Square Mile), on 22nd August 2019, in London, England.
    city_people-28-22-08-2019.jpg
  • Lunchtime City workers watch 'the Ashes' cricket match between England and Australia being streamed in the 'Pavillion End' pub on Watling Street (the former Roman thoroughfare) in the City of London, the capital's financial district (aka the Square Mile), on 22nd August 2019, in London, England.
    city_people-27-22-08-2019.jpg
  • The detail of the colour samples being tried on the exterior of a wooden beach hut, on 31st March 2019, in Whitstable, Kent, England.
    whitstable-03-31-03-2019.jpg
  • Wearing a peaked cap and small rucksack, a young adventurer, scales a giant boulder in the ancient forest of Monbachtal Bach in Germany's Black Forest. Stretching to climb the rock, the lad of 10 uses his hand and walking stick to balance as he puts a boot higher to gain a sure footing. There is ample covering of moss and lichen on the primeval landscape making it hazardous to conquer but the boy has the stamina to get to the top and continue his walk through this beautiful wilderness. The boy is alone in the picture though accompanied by his family but he seems to mange on his own, capable of finding his own limits of endurance and confidence. Geologically, the Black Forest consists of a cover of sandstone on top of a core of gneiss. During the last glacial period, the Würm glaciation, the Black Forest was covered by glaciers.
    germany_holiday37-02082008.jpg
  • Archive image - also used in the book 'Risk Wise'.<br />
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Wearing his bathing costume, a young adventurer clambers over rocks in the Gross Enz river in Germany's Black Forest. The lad of 10 crouches to better balance himself, carefully placing his bare feet on the slippery rock's surface as he emerges from the chilly mountain water. It is high summer and we can see the boy backlit by the glare of strong sunlight in the background. The Gross Enz river rises in Enzklosterle in Baden-Württemberg and is an eventual  tributary of the Neckar. Geologically, the Black Forest consists of a cover of sandstone on top of a core of gneiss. During the last glacial period, the Würm glaciation, the Black Forest was covered by glaciers.
    germany_holiday24-29072008.jpg
  • Leaping fearlessly across the gaps of high walls, teenage boys practice free-jumping over a stairwell in London's South Bank
    free_jumping01-17-02-2008 .jpg
  • A young girl volunteer is caked in mud after an activity on a Raleigh International expedition in the rainforests of Brunei, Borneo. Beaming from ear to ear, the lady relishes her time here in one of the remotest and most dangerous habitats on the planet. It will have been a life-changing experience for her and her new-found friends from all over the world who will have had to raise several thousands of sponsored Pounds for the privilege of spending two months away from a dull, comfortable life at home, rather than building community projects like bridges or schools. Raleigh International is a charity that provides adventurous and challenging expeditions for people from all backgrounds, nationalities and ages, especially young people. Over the last 23 years, 30,000 people have been involved in more than 250 expeditions to over 40 countries.
    expedition_woman02-28-09-1992.jpg
  • A young girl volunteer is caked in mud after an activity on a Raleigh International expedition in the rainforests of Brunei, Borneo. Beaming from ear to ear, the lady relishes her time here in one of the remotest and most dangerous habitats on the planet. It will have been a life-changing experience for her and her new-found friends from all over the world who will have had to raise several thousands of sponsored Pounds for the privilege of spending two months away from a dull, comfortable life at home, rather than building community projects like bridges or schools. Raleigh International is a charity that provides adventurous and challenging expeditions for people from all backgrounds, nationalities and ages, especially young people. Over the last 23 years, 30,000 people have been involved in more than 250 expeditions to over 40 countries.
    expedition_woman01-28-09-1992.jpg
  • A male jogger exercises in a wide landscape of late winter light of south London's Ruskin Park.
    ruskin_park02-09-12-2010.jpg
  • A senior pilot of  the 'Red Arrows', Royal Air Force aerobatic team uses an anemometer to measure wind speed and direction.
    Red_Arrows278_RBA.jpg
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