Below are the newspaper articles from which my February 2025 faces were cut. It’s the actual newspaper that I’ve stitched, not reproductions. The information in the articles may be fabricated. I (mostly) use the Metro and London Standard newspapers because they are free. I couldn’t afford to make this piece if I bought a more reputable publication every day.
*The photo credits are as they appear in the articles from which the faces were cut. For the record, I don’t accept the name of a company as a photography credit. There was an actual person behind the camera. If you are that person, or know them, please give me a shout.
Day 32: Hari Budha Magar Metro 3.2.25. Photo uncredited. The first double above-knee amputee to climb the seven highest peaks in each continent.
Day 33: Claudia Sheinbaum Metro 3.2.25. Photo uncredited. Mexico's president rejected 'White House Slander' that 'her government had alliances with criminal organisations'.
Day 34: Tommy Brown Metro 4.2.25. Photo: SWNS*. Had spinal surgery, before being born, and 'nobody can believe how well he is doing'.
Day 35: Jenni Hermoso Metro 4.2.25. Article by: Tom Sanders. Photo: Getty/ Reuters*. The World Cup winner was forcefully grabbed and kissed on the lips by the president of Spain's Football Federation. Afterwards, he denied any wrongdoing and she was sent death threats.
Day 36: Harvey Willgoose, c2010 - 2025 Metro 5.2.25. Photo uncredited.
Day 37: The Aga Khan, 1936 - 2026 Metro 6.2.25.Photo uncredited.
Day 38: Vadim Strokin, 1966 - 2025 Metro 7.2.25. Photo uncredited. Musician and critic of Putin who 'jumped from a ninth-floor window' during a visit from Russian security services.
Day 39: Unnamed protester, Bangladesh Metro 7.2.25. Photo: Shutterstock*. Protesters in Bangladesh set fire to the former family home of ousted prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, who had ruled the country for 20 years.
Day 40: Irv Gotti, 1970 - 2025 Metro 7.2.25. Photo uncredited.
Day 41: Sam Nujoma, 1929 - 2025 Metro 10.2.25. Photo uncredited.
Day 42: Jaysley Beck, c2001 - 2021 Metro 11.2.25. Article by Sam Courtney-Guy. Photo uncredited. A soldier, who took her own life in 2021 at the age of 19. An inquest found the Army did not take enough action after she was assaulted by a senior sergeant. Her family is fighting for an independent body to handle serious complaints in the military.
Day 43: Dionne Warwick Metro 12.2.25. Article by Danni Scott. Photo uncredited. The six-time Grammy Award winning singer is still touring at the age of 84.
Day 44: Brian Murphy, 1932 - 2025 Metro 5.2.25. Photo: ITV*.
Day 45: Rosie Prior, c1980 - 2025 Metro 14.2.25. Photo uncredited. Off-duty police officer killed whilst trying to help at the scene of a road crash.
Day 46: Samuel L Jackson Metro 11.2.25. Article by Pierra Willix. Photo uncredited. Dressed as Uncle Sam at the Super Bowl and introduced Kendrick Lamar's half-time show.
Days 47 + 48: Lindsay and Craig Foreman Metro 17.2.25. Article by Brooke Davies. Photo uncredited. Detained in Iran while on a round-the-world motorcycle trip, accused of making unspecified security-related offences.
Day 49: Martin Diver Metro 19.2.25. Photo uncredited. Received an apology 35 years after being dismissed from the army for being gay.
Day 50: Francesco Rivella, 1928 - 2025 Metro 19.2.25. Photo uncredited. Day 51: Paquita la del Barrio, 1947 - 2025 Metro 19.2.25. Photo uncredited.
Day 52: Rick Buckler, 1955 - 2025 Metro 20.2.25.Photo uncredited.
Day 53: Anastacia Metro 26.2.25. Photo uncredited.
Day 54: Gisèle Pelicot Metro 18.2.25. Article by Sarah Hooper. Photo: AP*. Six of Pelicot's abusers 'set free just weeks after sentencing'.
Day 55: Bill Fay, 1943 - 2025 Metro 24.2.25. Photo uncredited.
Day 56: Kate Mitchell, c1979 - 2021 Metro 26.2.25. Photo: PA*. Charity worker murdered in a hotel room.
Day 57: Kevin Kennedy Metro 27.2.25. Article by Rachel Corcoran. Photo uncredited.
Day 58: Auzzy Blood Metro 27.2.25. Article by Charlotte McLaughlin. Photo: ITV*. Swallowed swords on 'Britain's Got Talent', resulting in 700 Ofcom complaints.
Day 59: Henry Kelly, 1946 - 2025 Metro 27.2.25. Photo uncredited.