Images Dated 21st January 2012

A Red-bellied Woodpecker perches on a suet feeder during a winter storm in the village

A Red-bellied Woodpecker perches on a suet feeder during a winter storm in the village of Nyack, New York, January 21, 2012. The first major winter storm of 2012 to hit the northeast U.S. was expected to drop up to eight inches of snow on the region. REUTERS/Mike Segar (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT ANIMALS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) - GM1E81M05SH01

Fleet Street with Temple Bar (Crystal Palace in distance) 1871

Fleet Street in the City of London, from Mitre Court to Temple Bar, with The Temple and River Thames. The narrow and traffic-limiting Temple Bar (one of the historic entrances to the City of London) was removed from this position in 1878 and re-erected at Theobalds Park in Hertfordshire where it remained until 2003: it is now sited at the entrance to Paternoster Square. Engraving from "Collins Illustrated Guide to London and Neighbourhood", price one shilling; published by William Collins, Sons & Company, London, in 1871. In the far distance, the Crystal Palace can be seen on Sydenham Hill whence it was removed from Hyde Park following the Great Exhibition of 1851

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RAF Chinook Helicopters Leave a Landing in Zone in Afghanistan

Two Royal Air Force Chinook helicopters take off after deploying soldiers from the QRH (The Queen's Royal Hussars) Battle Group on Operation Zmaray Ibda (Lions Discovery).
British soldiers from the QRH Battle Group, consisting of troops from Support Company(Coy) 1 Yorks alongside C Coy QRH took part in Operation Zmaray Ibda (Lions discovery).
Having deployed by Chinook helicopter into a rural outreach of Lashkar Gah, the mission was to apprehend an insurgent commander. The Operation was partnered with the ANP (Afghan National Police) throughout

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