London, UK

A stag on a cold morning in Richmond Park
Photograph: Neil Hall/EPA

Tynemouth, UK

Rough seas with the lighthouse of the town’s north pier in the background
Photograph: Owen Humphreys/PA

London, UK

People in fancy dress arrive for the World Darts Championship at Alexandra Palace
Photograph: Steven Paston/PA

Boryspil, Ukraine

Ukrainian prisoners of war heading home after a prisoner swap with pro-Russia separatists in the eastern Donetsk region
Photograph: Reuters

Srinagar, India

Kashmiri fishermen using harpoons on Anchar Lake. They cover their heads and part of their boats with blankets and straw to surprise the fish
Photograph: Tauseef Mustafa/AFP/Getty Images

Bangkok, Thailand

Newborn babies wearing dog costumes to celebrate the New Year of the Dog
Photograph: Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters

Kabul, Afghanistan

At least 41 people were killed and more than 30 injured in a suicide attack on an office of the Afghan Voice news agency and a neighbouring cultural centre
Photograph: Hedayatullah Amid/EPA

Birao, Central African Republic

Children clean the entrance of their school before entering their classrooms. In the forgotten region of Vakaga there are fewer than five teachers for 52 schools. The French NGO Triangle is leading a push for parent-teachers in the region
Photograph: Alexis Huguet/AFP/Getty Images

New Delhi, India

Schoolgirls take part in a self-defence camp organised by the special police unit for women and children
Photograph: Money Sharma/AFP/Getty Images

Ibi, Spain

Revellers dressed in military gear take part in the Els Enfarinats battle, a mock coup d’état using flour, eggs and firecrackers, to celebrate Day of the Innocents
Photograph: Jaime Reina/AFP/Getty Images

California, USA

A homeless woman, Jacqueline Anderson, in an encampment on the Santa Ana river trail in Anaheim
Photograph: Jae C. Hong/AP

Jinan, China

The world’s first photovoltaic road. At 2km long with transparent concrete that will hold the weight of small traffic, it will generate electricity to be channelled to local sub-stations
Photograph: VCG/VCG via Getty Images

Blackpool, UK

A dog walker at low tide
Photograph: Christopher Thomond for the Guardian