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Stunning picture of giant jellyfish twice the size of a diver among the best photos of the year

A STUNNING picture of a giant jellyfish - twice the size of a diver - is among the best photos of the year.

Picture editors from Britain's biggest independent news agency, SWNS, have selected 100 eye-catching photos from stories it covered in 2019 for the annual award.

 A diver swims with a huge barrel jellyfish that was 'as big as a human' off the British coast
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A diver swims with a huge barrel jellyfish that was 'as big as a human' off the British coastCredit: SWNS:South West News Service

They include incredible images of people, animals and places shot from every angle - including above with drones.

One of the images is a photograph of commuters dashing to avoid a rainstorm - which looks like a scene straight from a Lowry painting.

Another shows plane spotters in awe of the world's most expensive and secretive plane - while it soars just 60ft over their heads.

A third that made a splash around the world, shows  a diver off the British coast swimming with a huge jellyfish.

 A poppy field which has sprung into life for the first time in years - but will only remain for a few weeks. Bewdley, Worcestershire
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A poppy field which has sprung into life for the first time in years - but will only remain for a few weeks. Bewdley, WorcestershireCredit: SWNS:South West News Service
 Cars throw up gallons of water as they drive through an obstacle on the Wales Rally GB course
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Cars throw up gallons of water as they drive through an obstacle on the Wales Rally GB courseCredit: SWNS:South West News Service
 A National Geographic Explorer says this iceberg is the size of Bristol floating in waters off the Antarctic coast
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A National Geographic Explorer says this iceberg is the size of Bristol floating in waters off the Antarctic coastCredit: SWNS:South West News Service
 This puppy is really getting into the Christmas spirit as he seems to disappear in the winter snow
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This puppy is really getting into the Christmas spirit as he seems to disappear in the winter snowCredit: SWNS:South West News Service
 A beautiful morning reflection of red sky in the amazing patterns of the terraced rice fields in Kemumu, Indonesia
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A beautiful morning reflection of red sky in the amazing patterns of the terraced rice fields in Kemumu, IndonesiaCredit: SWNS:South West News Service
 Tony and Marie Newton from Walsall, West Midlands are putting the final touches to their four Seasons Garden
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Tony and Marie Newton from Walsall, West Midlands are putting the final touches to their four Seasons GardenCredit: SWNS:South West News Service
 Prime Minister Theresa May cries outside 10 Downing Street as she announces her resignation
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Prime Minister Theresa May cries outside 10 Downing Street as she announces her resignationCredit: SWNS:South West News Service
 The milky way sparkles above the Dolomites in this misty panoramic picture. The Tre Cime di Lavaredo can be seen on the right
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The milky way sparkles above the Dolomites in this misty panoramic picture. The Tre Cime di Lavaredo can be seen on the rightCredit: SWNS:South West News Service
 A cargo ship setting sail and the containers on board forming a shadow resembling a city skyline have been photographed in the Scheldt tidal estuary, The Netherlands
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A cargo ship setting sail and the containers on board forming a shadow resembling a city skyline have been photographed in the Scheldt tidal estuary, The NetherlandsCredit: SWNS:South West News Service
 Alex and June Carr in their garden which backs on to Southend Airport in Essex
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Alex and June Carr in their garden which backs on to Southend Airport in EssexCredit: SWNS:South West News Service
 A Northrop Grumman B-2 Stealth Bomber comes in to land at RAF Fairford, Gloucestershire
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A Northrop Grumman B-2 Stealth Bomber comes in to land at RAF Fairford, GloucestershireCredit: SWNS:South West News Service
 Grant Parker was driving his Volvo C30 in Granvill Terrace off Hull Road, York when part of the road surface collapsed opening up a hole in the road, big enough for him to climb into
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Grant Parker was driving his Volvo C30 in Granvill Terrace off Hull Road, York when part of the road surface collapsed opening up a hole in the road, big enough for him to climb intoCredit: SWNS:South West News Service
 A rainy scene in Deansgate, Manchester that looks like a LS Lowry painting
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A rainy scene in Deansgate, Manchester that looks like a LS Lowry paintingCredit: SWNS:South West News Service
 Mary Cole meets Buttercup the pony from Furry Friends as she is taken around Magdalen Park care home to meet the residents
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Mary Cole meets Buttercup the pony from Furry Friends as she is taken around Magdalen Park care home to meet the residentsCredit: SWNS:South West News Service
 Rosabella Harrison who has Congenital Melanocytic Naevus is seen in an exhibition featuring people with the rare skin condition
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Rosabella Harrison who has Congenital Melanocytic Naevus is seen in an exhibition featuring people with the rare skin conditionCredit: SWNS:South West News Service
 This is the adorable moment a pair of orphaned baby elephants were snapped hugging each other's trunks
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This is the adorable moment a pair of orphaned baby elephants were snapped hugging each other's trunksCredit: SWNS:South West News Service
 A former power station's cooling towers have been demolished in a series of controlled explosions
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A former power station's cooling towers have been demolished in a series of controlled explosionsCredit: SWNS:South West News Service
 This moving image shows an adorable little girl with cerebral palsy beating all the odds
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This moving image shows an adorable little girl with cerebral palsy beating all the oddsCredit: SWNS:South West News Service
 Callan Price with dad Matt just after his father had given him a life saving liver transplant
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Callan Price with dad Matt just after his father had given him a life saving liver transplantCredit: SWNS:South West News Service
 A farm near Bardney, Lincolnshire is surrounded by over 10 feet of flood water.
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A farm near Bardney, Lincolnshire is surrounded by over 10 feet of flood water.Credit: SWNS:South West News Service
 Swimmers at Gourock Pool, enjoy an open air swim on a hot sunny summers day on the banks of the River Clyde
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Swimmers at Gourock Pool, enjoy an open air swim on a hot sunny summers day on the banks of the River ClydeCredit: SWNS:South West News Service
 Laura Evans swims in a man made pool blasted by minters in Cornwall some 50 years ago
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Laura Evans swims in a man made pool blasted by minters in Cornwall some 50 years agoCredit: SWNS:South West News Service


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