A dress rehearsal for the world premiere of Birmingham Royal Ballet’s Luna at the Hippodrome in Birmingham, UK on October 2, 2024. (Photo by Elliott Franks/The Times)

An aerial photo shows a general view of the Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, in Shanghai on October 9, 2024. (Photo by Jade Gao/AFP Photo)

A dog waits as his companion fills out their ballot at Eastern Market in Washington, DC, on November 5, 2024. (Photo by Allison Robbert for The Washington Post)

Women welcome the people coming back to Tyre, after a ceasefire between Israel and Iran-backed group Hezbollah took effect, in Lebanon on November 27, 2024. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)

Dozens of hot air balloons fill the sky on the second day of the 2024 International Balloon Festival (FIG) in Leon, Mexico, 16 November 2024. (Photo by Luis Ramirez/EPA)

Hira Punjabi, from Maharashtra, India, took this stunning photo of a parakeet attacking a tree-climbing lizard, which has won the SINWP Bird Photographer of the Year 2024, in aid of RSPB. She had to wait by the same tree for four days to get the perfect action shot. (Photo by Hira Punjabi/SINWP via SWNS)

A curious grey seal investigates photographer Brian Matthews at Lundy Island off the north Devon coast, July 2024. *Photo by Brian Matthews/Solent News)

Leeds revellers didn't let the storms put a dampener on festivities on December 31, 2023. (Photo by Nb press ltd)