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Despite torrential rain in Bangkok, crowds of mourners have begun camping on the streets around the royal palace ahead of the funeral of Thailand's late King Bhumibol Adulyadej.

From misty lochs and chalk cliffs to snow-covered mountains and autumnal woods, Landscape Photographer of the Year book captures the splendour of Britain's rural and urban landscapes, from the Outer Hebrides to the white cliffs of Dover.

Photos of the shattered Syrian city of Raqqa after a fierce four-month battle to expel Islamic State (Isis/Daesh).

More than 2,500 Hungarians and 700 Soviet troops were killed and 200,000 Hungarian refugees fled the country. Though the uprising was crushed, its impact was lasting.

Raisin Monday is the culmination of Raisin Weekend – an alcohol-fuelled rite of passage for new students at St Andrew's University in Scotland.

Photos of the eight prototypes built for US President Donald Trump's proposed US-Mexico border wall, including one with sharp metal spikes on top.

In pictures: The siege of Marawi has finally come to an end after one final fierce gunfight with a group of militants holed up in the shattered city.

The week's best photojournalism, from the battles for Raqqa and Kirkuk, to forest fires in Portugal and Spain and Storm Ophelia's yellow skies over Britain.

One in five Rohingya children in Bangladesh's refugee camps are "acutely malnourished" and require medical attention, says Unicef report, Outcast and Desperate.

More photos from 2017 Wildlife Photographer of the Year Brent Stirton's hard-hitting investigation into the crisis caused by a thriving market for rhino horn.

Chilling photos of bunkers, bombs and bodies inside Raqqa after Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) fighters liberated the city from Islamic State (Isis/Daesh) militants.

One person died in the fire which ripped through the traditional Burmese-style teak Kandawgyi Palace Hotel in Yangon before dawn.

Hindus around the world are celebrating Diwali, the festival of lights, also known as Deepavali and Tihar.

Brian Griffin (not the dog from Family Guy) was a major British music industry photographer in the 1980s, shooting album covers by Depeche Mode, The Clash, Iggy Pop, The Specials, Elvis Costello and many more.

Photos show fighting is still going on in Marawi long after Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte declared it had been liberated from Islamist militants.

Photojournalist Brent Stirton has been named Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2017 for his shocking image of a black rhino killed by poachers for its horns.

The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) announced they have defeated Islamic State (Isis, Daesh) in its former capital after a four-month battle.

Iraq's dramatic move against the Kurds came soon after they had fought side by side to rid the country of Islamic State (Isis/Daesh).

Ferocious wildfires have killed at least 36 people in Portugal, including a one-month-old baby, and at least three in Spain.

This year's most powerful Atlantic hurricanes – Harvey, Irma and Maria – caused so much damage that 2017 will almost certainly prove to be the costliest hurricane season on record.

Hurricane Ophelia's winds fanned more than 140 wildfires across northern Spain and Portugal, killing three in Galicia and six in Portugal.

Award-winning photojournalist Kevin Frayer spent two weeks in Bangladesh documenting the lives of some of the more than half a million Rohingya Muslims who have fled Myanmar since late August.

The week's best news and sport photos, from California wildfires and Vietnam floods, to the battle for Raqqa, Kenya election protests and Rohingya Muslim refugee crisis.

Thailand is preparing to bid a grand final farewell for the late king with an elaborate five-day funeral ceremony that will begin on 25 October.

Thailand marks one year since the death of King Bhumibol Adulyadej. IBTimes UK looks back at the life of the "people's king", who helped shape the Southeast Asian nation.

The storm that hit Vietnam caused its worst flooding in years, submerging more than 30,000 houses and damaging infrastructure, crops and livestock.

Aerial photos show enormous scale of devastation, with block after block obliterated, leaving smouldering piles of ash dotted by brick chimneys and the skeletons of burnt-out cars.

The demonstrations came after opposition leader Raila Odinga shocked the country by withdrawing his candidacy for a re-run of August's disputed presidential election.

At least four wineries suffered "total or very significant losses," and at least nine reported damage to their winery, outbuildings or surrounding vineyards.