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  • 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
  • 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_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_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_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_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_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_brockwell22-09-01-2021.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
  • South Londoners sit on a park bench overlooking the backdrop of construction at Nine Elms and the temporary facility serving as an asymptomatic COVID-19 testing centre is located in Brockwell Park in Lambeth, during the third pandemic lockdown, on 21st January 2021, in London, England. Government ministers are to discuss proposals to pay anyone in England who tests positive for Covid-19 £500 to self-isolate. Many workers are currently strugling financially because low paid workers cannot afford to self-isolate.
    coronavirus_test_station10-21-01-202...jpg
  • South Londoners sit on a park bench overlooking the backdrop of construction at Nine Elms and the temporary facility serving as an asymptomatic COVID-19 testing centre is located in Brockwell Park in Lambeth, during the third pandemic lockdown, on 21st January 2021, in London, England. Government ministers are to discuss proposals to pay anyone in England who tests positive for Covid-19 £500 to self-isolate. Many workers are currently strugling financially because low paid workers cannot afford to self-isolate.
    coronavirus_test_station11-21-01-202...jpg
  • South Londoners sit on a park bench overlooking the backdrop of construction at Nine Elms and the temporary facility serving as an asymptomatic COVID-19 testing centre is located in Brockwell Park in Lambeth, during the third pandemic lockdown, on 21st January 2021, in London, England. Government ministers are to discuss proposals to pay anyone in England who tests positive for Covid-19 £500 to self-isolate. Many workers are currently strugling financially because low paid workers cannot afford to self-isolate.
    coronavirus_test_station09-21-01-202...jpg
  • With the backdrop of construction at Nine Elms, the temporary facility serving as an asymptomatic COVID-19 testing centre is located in Brockwell Park in Lambeth, during the third pandemic lockdown, on 21st January 2021, in London, England. Government ministers are to discuss proposals to pay anyone in England who tests positive for Covid-19 £500 to self-isolate. Many workers are currently strugling financially because low paid workers cannot afford to self-isolate.
    coronavirus_test_station07-21-01-202...jpg
  • South Londoners pass beneath residential flats and a sign pointing towards 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. Government ministers are to discuss proposals to pay anyone in England who tests positive for Covid-19 £500 to self-isolate. Many workers are currently strugling financially because low paid workers cannot afford to self-isolate.
    coronavirus_test_station04-21-01-202...jpg
  • With the backdrop of construction at Nine Elms, the temporary facility serving as an asymptomatic COVID-19 testing centre is located in Brockwell Park in Lambeth, during the third pandemic lockdown, on 21st January 2021, in London, England. Government ministers are to discuss proposals to pay anyone in England who tests positive for Covid-19 £500 to self-isolate. Many workers are currently strugling financially because low paid workers cannot afford to self-isolate.
    coronavirus_test_station06-21-01-202...jpg
  • With the backdrop of construction at Nine Elms, the temporary facility serving as an asymptomatic COVID-19 testing centre is located in Brockwell Park in Lambeth, during the third pandemic lockdown, on 21st January 2021, in London, England. Government ministers are to discuss proposals to pay anyone in England who tests positive for Covid-19 £500 to self-isolate. Many workers are currently strugling financially because low paid workers cannot afford to self-isolate.
    coronavirus_test_station05-21-01-202...jpg
  • A COVID-19 Response worker walks past the temporary facility serving as an asymptomatic COVID-19 testing centre is located in Brockwell Park in Lambeth, during the third pandemic lockdown, on 21st January 2021, in London, England. Government ministers are to discuss proposals to pay anyone in England who tests positive for Covid-19 £500 to self-isolate. Many workers are currently strugling financially because low paid workers cannot afford to self-isolate.
    coronavirus_test_station03-21-01-202...jpg
  • With the backdrop of construction at Nine Elms, the temporary facility serving as an asymptomatic COVID-19 testing centre is located in Brockwell Park in Lambeth, during the third pandemic lockdown, on 21st January 2021, in London, England. Government ministers are to discuss proposals to pay anyone in England who tests positive for Covid-19 £500 to self-isolate. Many workers are currently strugling financially because low paid workers cannot afford to self-isolate.
    coronavirus_test_station01-21-01-202...jpg
  • With the backdrop of construction at Nine Elms, the temporary facility serving as an asymptomatic COVID-19 testing centre is located in Brockwell Park in Lambeth, during the third pandemic lockdown, on 21st January 2021, in London, England. Government ministers are to discuss proposals to pay anyone in England who tests positive for Covid-19 £500 to self-isolate. Many workers are currently strugling financially because low paid workers cannot afford to self-isolate.
    coronavirus_test_station02-21-01-202...jpg
  • With the backdrop of construction at Nine Elms, the temporary facility serving as an asymptomatic COVID-19 testing centre is located in Brockwell Park in Lambeth, during the third pandemic lockdown, on 21st January 2021, in London, England. Government ministers are to discuss proposals to pay anyone in England who tests positive for Covid-19 £500 to self-isolate. Many workers are currently strugling financially because low paid workers cannot afford to self-isolate.
    coronavirus_test_station08-21-01-202...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 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 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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_city21-11-01-2021.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_city15-11-01-2021.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_city28-11-01-2021.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_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 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_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_city16-11-01-2021.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
  • A young Nepali boy is undergoes a recruitment test of pull-ups for the Gurkha Regiment, part of a tough endurance series to find physically perfect specimens for British army infantry training, on 16th January 1997, in Pokhara, Nepal. 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_selection02-16-01-1997.jpg
  • Young Nepali boys in army red march though a Pokhara street after being recruited for the Gurkha Regiment in the Btitish army. This recruitment test for the Gurkha Regiment 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.
    gurkhas05-16-01-1997.jpg
  • A young Nepali boys look at family photos during a lull in Gurkha recruiting selection in barracks room, Pokhara army camp. This recruitment test for the Gurkha Regiment 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.
    gurkhas04-16-01-1997.jpg
  • A young Nepali boy is measured for lung capacity during a recruitment test for the Gurkha Regiment - part of a tough endurance series to find physically perfect specimens for British army infantry training, on 16th January 1997, in Pokhara, Nepal. 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_selection03-16-01-1997.jpg
  • Young Nepali boys stride past poor elderly man in Kathmandu street after recruitment into the British Gurkhas. The recruitment test for the Gurkha Regiment 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..
    gurkhas09-16-01-1997.jpg
  • Young Nepali boys pose for a group photo beneath Kathmandu's Boudhanath Stupa after recruitment into the British Gurkhas. The recruitment test for the Gurkha Regiment 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...
    gurkhas08-16-01-1997.jpg
  • Young Nepali boys adjust their spacing during a camp parade after recruitment to the British Gurkha Regiment. The recruitment test for the Gurkha Regiment 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.
    gurkhas07-16-01-1997.jpg
  • Young Nepali boys admire a young girl on an army walk along Himalayan path during recruitment to the British Gurkha Regiment. This recruitment test for the Gurkha Regiment 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.
    gurkhas06-16-01-1997.jpg
  • For their daily river washing ritual, young Nepali boys bathe in the river Seti Gandaki in a valley side near the British Gurkha Regiment's army camp at Pokhara during their recruitment selection held ever year, 16th January 1997, in Pokhara, Nepal. <br />
After a gruelling series of physical 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.  (Photo by Richard Baker / In Pictures via Getty Images)
    gurkha_selection04-16-01-1997.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
  • 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
  • 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.
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  • 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
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  • 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.
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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..
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  • 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.
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  • In neat diagonal rows, young Nepali boys are crouching on the ground at the British Army's Gurkha base in Pokhara, Nepal where the Britain's Ministry of Defence recruits the best choices to become fully-trained soldiers in the UK's Gurkha Regiment. 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.
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  • A newly-recruited Nepali boy stares through the window of a Nepal Airlines airliner during his flight from his Himalayan homeland to the UK where his 2-year training for the British Army will begin, on 16th January 1997, in Kathmandu, Nepal. He is leaving behind his family for England where the British army is to make him a fully-trained soldier in the Gurkha Regiment. 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. (Photo by Richard Baker / In Pictures via Getty Images)
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  • Young Nepali boys attend a line-up in Himalayas, hoping to be recruited for the Gurkha Regiment in the Btitish 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.
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  • A Nepali lady sits on corrugated iron alongside a giant satellite dish on the roof of her home' in a suburb of Kathmandu, Nepal. We see the sunny street below in the background and other rooftops of scattered aerials, roughly-made brick walls. She has hung her colourful (colorful) clothes washing out to dry on a line and on the structure's bowl-like shape that points towards space and signals from the outside world. It was designed to receive television signals from Nepal's main TV station is Nepal Television (NTV) whose programmes are mostly serials from Pakistan and Hindi films. Nepalis however, search the wider-world for their news digest and western culture, especially during governmental crackdown and censorship during the democracy protest disturbances of 2006. King Gyanendra imposed severe media restrictions after assuming direct control of the country the previous year. The scene is of new technology in the backdrop of a poor, third world country who freedoms of expression and experience of western democracy has been tested in recent years.
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