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Trish Morrissey’s best photograph: infiltrating a family on a Kent beach
‘I ask strangers if I can become a member of their family. The person I replace takes the picture’
‘I ask strangers if I can become a member of their family. The person I replace takes the picture’
Harry Jackson, 13, the head chorister at St Paul’s Cathedral School, sings carols during a photo call. The choir will sing to more than 20,000 people during the Christmas period
Funny lines: Billy Connolly’s debut drawing collection – in pictures
The actor and comedian spent two years creating the drawings for his first public collection after discovering his love of art in drizzly Montreal.
Tahrir Square on Sunday night as riot police and troops failed to disperse crowds demanding Egypt’s ruling generals hand over power. Photograph: Mohamed El-Ghany/Reuters

It’s important to have your pumpkin carving pattern ready before you start - you might find some inspiration here and there are plenty more ideas online. To produce something attractive safely you need a little saw, a “pointer” so you can trace a pattern across your pumpkin and quite possibly a “drill” so you can bore holes in areas too small to twist a knife.
Oliver Tring on how to carve a pumpkin for Halloween. Click here for the full set of photos