Guardian's Photos of the Day: Autumn Rutting, Student Protests, and a Ship Replica's New Home
In Richmond Park, London, a stag is seen amidst the mist during the rutting season, where more than 630 red and fallow deer reside. Meanwhile, in Llanrwst, UK, the Virginia creeper displays vibrant autumn hues at Tu Hwnt l'r Bont tea rooms. In Lyon, France, nearly 3,000 students have been detained during protests against budget cuts. Strasbourg witnesses students blocking the university as disruptions occur in over 560 schools. Hurricane Rachel intensifies to category 3 in San Blas, Mexico. In Santiago, Chile, a water cannon is deployed against students opposing budget cuts from President José Antonio Kast. Lastly, in Madrid, demonstrators call for housing reform following the eviction of Maricarmen Abascal, while police in New Delhi detain a woman protesting against chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
Key facts
- A stag is photographed in mist during the annual rutting season at Richmond Park, London, a national nature reserve with over 630 red and fallow deer.
- Students in Lyon protest nationwide over long hours, teacher shortages and decaying facilities; dozens of schools damaged and nearly 3,000 teenagers detained.
- In Strasbourg, students blockade the university and kick back teargas; French media report over 560 schools and educational establishments disrupted.
- A giant 'Help' is written on the dried bed of Lac des Brenets in Switzerland, part of the Doubs River, which dried up in July due to geological fissures, low rainfall and heatwaves.
- Hurricane Rachel strengthens to category 3 off Mexico's Pacific coast near San Blas, as northern Mexico recovers from Hurricane Polo amid an El Niño-linked active season.
- A replica of the 17th-century Dutch ship Batavia is moved to Museum Batavialand in Lelystad; the original wrecked off Western Australia in 1629.
- Germany plans €100bn through 2030 to modernise Deutsche Bahn's infrastructure, illustrated by a commuter train in morning mist near Wehrheim.
- In New Delhi, police detain a woman at a protest demanding the resignation of chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, organised by the gen Z-led Cockroach movement.
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- José Antonio Kast
- Maricarmen Abascal
- Arvid Lindblad
- Donald Trump
- Mike Mazzei
- Gyanesh Kumar
- Dharmendra Pradhan
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- Tu Hwnt l'r Bont
- Museum Batavialand
- Deutsche Bahn
- Racing Bulls
- Formula One
- Republican Party
- National Guard
- Cockroach movement
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- Mexico
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- Guizhou
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- Chile
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- Mexico City
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