• Revellers dressed in mock military garb take part in the 'Els Enfarinats' food battle in the south-eastern Spanish town of Ibi. AFP
    Revellers dressed in mock military garb take part in the 'Els Enfarinats' food battle in the south-eastern Spanish town of Ibi. AFP
  • Riot police confront supporters of Luis Fernando Camacho, a key opposition figure, following his arrest in Santa Cruz, Bolivia. AFP
    Riot police confront supporters of Luis Fernando Camacho, a key opposition figure, following his arrest in Santa Cruz, Bolivia. AFP
  • People play on the frozen Reflecting Pool on the National Mall near the Washington Monument, in Washington, DC. AFP
    People play on the frozen Reflecting Pool on the National Mall near the Washington Monument, in Washington, DC. AFP
  • Soldiers of the South Sudan People's Defence Forces prepare to be deployed to the Democratic Republic of Congo after their departure ceremony in Juba. AFP
    Soldiers of the South Sudan People's Defence Forces prepare to be deployed to the Democratic Republic of Congo after their departure ceremony in Juba. AFP
  • Israeli Air Force pilots celebrate at their graduation ceremony at the Hatzerim base in the Negev desert. AFP
    Israeli Air Force pilots celebrate at their graduation ceremony at the Hatzerim base in the Negev desert. AFP
  • A kayaker and sharks swimming below him in shallow water near the hot water stream of the Orot Rabin power plant in the Mediterranean Sea, by the city of Hadera, Israel. EPA
    A kayaker and sharks swimming below him in shallow water near the hot water stream of the Orot Rabin power plant in the Mediterranean Sea, by the city of Hadera, Israel. EPA
  • An excavator works at the entrance to a desert cliff excavation in Muraba'at Cave near the Dead Sea, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Reuters
    An excavator works at the entrance to a desert cliff excavation in Muraba'at Cave near the Dead Sea, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Reuters
  • Turkey's Fatih Arda Ipcioglu in action during the men's ski training jump for the Four Hills Tournament in Oberstdorf, Germany. Reuters
    Turkey's Fatih Arda Ipcioglu in action during the men's ski training jump for the Four Hills Tournament in Oberstdorf, Germany. Reuters
  • Saint Peter's Dome can be seen in the background in Rome as people gather at the Pincio Terrace a day after the worsening health of former Pope Benedict was announced. Reuters
    Saint Peter's Dome can be seen in the background in Rome as people gather at the Pincio Terrace a day after the worsening health of former Pope Benedict was announced. Reuters
  • A destroyed part of the Grand Diamond City hotel-casino after a fire in Poipet, Cambodia on December 29. AFP
    A destroyed part of the Grand Diamond City hotel-casino after a fire in Poipet, Cambodia on December 29. AFP
  • A young Sikh devotee takes a bath in the holy Sarovar (pool) to mark the birth anniversary of the 10th Guru of the Sikhs Guru Gobind Singh at the Golden Temple in Amritsar. AFP
    A young Sikh devotee takes a bath in the holy Sarovar (pool) to mark the birth anniversary of the 10th Guru of the Sikhs Guru Gobind Singh at the Golden Temple in Amritsar. AFP
  • A woman wearing a vintage police uniform poses for a picture during the celebration of Holy Innocents Day in Caucagua, Venezuela. AFP
    A woman wearing a vintage police uniform poses for a picture during the celebration of Holy Innocents Day in Caucagua, Venezuela. AFP
  • A fisherman cracks a whip as horses wheel a device linked to a fishing net during the annual Chagan Lake Winter Fishing Festival in Songyuan, China. AFP
    A fisherman cracks a whip as horses wheel a device linked to a fishing net during the annual Chagan Lake Winter Fishing Festival in Songyuan, China. AFP
  • A resident embraces a friend next to her mother's house which was damaged during a Russian missile strike in Kyiv, Ukraine. Reuters
    A resident embraces a friend next to her mother's house which was damaged during a Russian missile strike in Kyiv, Ukraine. Reuters
  • Panda keepers pose for photos with cubs ahead of the new year at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in China. AFP
    Panda keepers pose for photos with cubs ahead of the new year at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in China. AFP

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December 29, 2022

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Rohit Sharma (captain), Shikhar Dhawan (vice-captain), KL Rahul, Suresh Raina, Manish Pandey, Dinesh Karthik (wicketkeeper), Deepak Hooda, Washington Sundar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Vijay Shankar, Shardul Thakur, Jaydev Unadkat, Mohammad Siraj and Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper)

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Starring: Anthony Mackie, Aiysha Hart, Ben Kingsley

Director: Rupert Wyatt

Rating: 3/5

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List of alleged parties
  • May 15 2020: Boris Johnson is said to have attended a Downing Street pizza party
  • 27 Nov 2020: PM gives speech at leaving do for his staff
  • Dec 10 2020: Staff party held by then-education secretary Gavin Williamson 
  • Dec 13 2020: Mr Johnson and his then-fiancee Carrie Symonds throw a flat party
  • Dec 14 2020: Shaun Bailey holds staff party at Conservative Party headquarters 
  • Dec 15 2020: PM takes part in a staff quiz
  • Dec 18 2020: Downing Street Christmas party 
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