Photos of the Day: Fire Dancers and Giant Tulips

Isle of Mull, Scotland

Volunteer collecting plastic on a beach on the island. Scientists collected a total of 49 samples which were taken from waters around the islands and were then analysed at Greenpeace’s laboratory in the University of Exeter, where it was found 31 samples contained microplastics
Photograph: Will Rose/Greenpeace/PA

Birmingham, UK

A team of Dogue De Bordeaux arrive on the first day of Crufts 2018, at the NEC Birmingham. Crufts is the world’s greatest dog show and this year will see more than 21,000 healthy, happy dogs competing for the coveted ‘Best in Show’ title
Photograph: Flick.digital

Sydney, Australia

Fire dancers perform ahead of the round one NRL match between the St George Illawarra Dragons and the Brisbane Broncos at UOW Jubilee Oval
Photograph: Mark Kolbe/Getty Images