News In Photos: Sophie Lindop’s NHS, Ratting Gaddafi, The Bordeaux Letter And Kenya’s Ezekiel Kemboi’s Body Fat
THE News in Photos: what the mainstream media might have missed:
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Camp resident Patrick Sheridan, 7, wearing a superhero costume, poses for the photographers at the entrance of their community of Dale Farm, England, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2011. Britain's High Court court rejected a last-ditch attempt to prevent 86 families from being evicted from the illegal travelers camp east of the capital. Residents of Dale Farm where Flynn lives are Irish travelers, ethnically distinct from Gypsies, also known as Roma. Some of the travelers have lived legally at the site for decades, but local authorities won an eviction order against those who came in 2001 without proper permits. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)
4-year-old Zak is held by his mother Sophie Lindop outside Birmingham High Court, Birmingham. The family, from Blurton, Stoke on Trent, were awarded a six figure sum after Sophie’s fiancé and Zak’s father Malcolm Drake was misdiagnosed with a groin strain when he actually suffered from Crohn’s disease. Mr Drake died from blood poisoning on Christmas day 2007 after his bowel perforated.
American actress Sarah Jessica Parker poses for photographers at a photocall for her new film ‘I Don’t Know How She Does It’ in London, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2011. Sarah plays the part of Kate Reddy in a film based on the best selling novel by Allison Pearson.
British actress Andrea Riseborough, US singer and director Madonna and Australian actress Abbie Cornish pose at the photo call for the film W.E. during the 68th edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2011
Painting representing Moammar Gaddafi with the nick name “The Rat of Rats from Africa” refering to the fact he used to call himself ” The King of Kings” written ontop, is seen on a wall of Jamal Goubtan district inTripoli, Libya, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2011. A TV station is quoting Moammar Gadhafi as warning that tribes loyal to him in key strongholds are armed and won’t surrender to Libyan rebels. Thursday’s report on Syrian-based Al-Rai TV comes as the rebels who have seized control of most of the country extended by a week a deadline for the surrender of Gadhafi’s hometown of Sirte – originally set for Saturday.(AP Photo/Francois Mori)
The unique “Bordeaux Letter”, the only letter with a red and blue Post Office Mauritius stamps is pictured in Berlin, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2011. The letter is one of the most expensive philatelist letter in the world valued around 4 million euros ( about 5.7 million US dollar) and is shown at an exhibition about the Red and Blue Mauritius stamps. The exhibition at Berlin’s Communication Museum presents the largest number of these stamps ever shown together. 18 of the 27 Mauritius Post Office stamps which still existence are shown at the exhibition until Sept. 25, 2011. (Photo/Markus Schreiber)
The ‘Pope Benedict XVI Teddy bear’ stands in a show room of the Hermann-Spielwaren GmbH, a manufacturer of fine German Teddy bears, in Coburg, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2011. The Special Edition on the occasion of the second visit of Pope Benedict XVI in Gemany comes with growler and is limited to only 111 pieces worldwide. The Teddy made out of blond mohair, filled with excelsior and fully dressed and is available at a price of 229 euros (US dlrs 327). Pope Benedict XVI will visit the archdioceses of Berlin and Freiburg as well as the diocese of Erfurt from Sept. 22 until Sept. 25, 2011.
Camp resident Patrick Sheridan, 7, wearing a superhero costume, poses for the photographers at the entrance of their community of Dale Farm, England, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2011. Britain’s High Court court rejected a last-ditch attempt to prevent 86 families from being evicted from the illegal travelers camp east of the capital. Residents of Dale Farm where Flynn lives are Irish travelers, ethnically distinct from Gypsies, also known as Roma. Some of the travelers have lived legally at the site for decades, but local authorities won an eviction order against those who came in 2001 without proper permits. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)
Kenya’s Ezekiel Kemboi celebrates winning gold in the Men’s 3000m Steeplechase final at the World Athletics Championships in Daegu, South Korea, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2011. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)
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