Nicole Dodd-Moore’s five-year-old son JJ, who has cerebral palsy and impaired hearing, has been given Buddy by the charity Guide Dogs. He is not used for assistance but to build self-confidence, friendship and trust
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The Leicester and Newcastle packs generated plenty of heat at Welford Road on Sunday but it was the Tigers who took the points
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Jodie Comer, aka Villanelle, at the 26th British Independent Film Awards in London
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Skaters brave the cold to put on a colourful display at an outdoor ice rink in Peterborough
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The moon, as seen from Kuwait Cit on a very clear night
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Taylor Swift, left, with Brittany Mahomes watch the Kansas City Chiefs play the Green Bay Packers
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The Winterlights illuminated train on the West Somerset Railway in Somerset makes its return trip between Bishops Lydeard and Crowcombe Heathfield. It runs every Friday and Saturday night until the new year
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George and Amal Clooney attend “The Boys In the Boat” special screening in London. The film, which he directs, charts the rise of a rowing team in the Depression that overcame all the odds to (spoiler alert) win Olympic gold
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Sledging in Knaresborough, North Yorkshire
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Mark Schneider, an American actor, takes on the role of Napoleon during a re-enactment of the battle of Austerlitz in the Czech Republic
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Donald Trump tosses hats to supporters at a campaign event in Cedar Rapids, Iowa
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The Whitby Krampus Run in Yorkshire celebrates the Krampus, a horned creature that is said to scare misbehaving children during Advent
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Runners were in the Christmas spirit at the Liverpool Santa Dash, raising money for Alder Hey Children’s Hospital
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A performer from the Salgueiro samba school participates in a parade in Rio de Janeiro to mark Brazil’s National Samba Day
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Dan Prior and his son Hunter face off at Australia’s Mulletfest 2023, an annual contest celebrating the distinctive hairstyle
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