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Live News Pictures Of The Day: Photos From Friday 20th June 2014
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Maria Sharapova and Mark Webber Porsche Brand Ambassador Maria Sharapova and Porsche Works Driver Mark Webber arrive with a Porsche 918 Spyder super sportscar for the WTA Pre-Wimbledon Party at Kensington Roof Gardens on June 19, 2014 in London, England. (credit:Getty Images)
(02 of18)
Queen Elizabeth II with her racing advisor John Warren (left) during Day Four of the 2014 Royal Ascot Meeting at Ascot Racecourse, Berkshire. (credit:PA)
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Prime Minister David Cameron with pothole campaigner Roy Plumb (centre) and Anna Soubry MP during a visit to Victoria Street, Nottingham as more than three million potholes will be filled in by March next year as part of the biggest investment in roads since the 1970s. (credit:PA)
(04 of18)
Cheryl Cole arriving at the X Factor Live Auditions in London, Emirates Stadium. (credit:PA)
(05 of18)
Birthdays don’t get much better than this! To celebrate turning the big 3-0 this month, Virgin Atlantic has brought a fleet of iconic New York cabs to London today with a very special purpose - whisking lucky jetsetters off for the ultimate American adventure: a weekend in New York City that starts there and then. The fleet of authentic New York cabs hit the streets of London today and made their way to a selection of iconic London landmarks, offering Londoners the chance to drop everything, jump in a taxi and jet off to NYC there and then.
(06 of18)
Policemen carry away a protesting man during a demonstration of artists and entertainment workers, known as 'intermittents du spectacle', near the Regional Directorate of Cultural Affairs (DRAC) on June 20, 2014 in Lille, northern France, to protest against the government's plans to reform their status. (credit:Getty Images)
(07 of18)
Carriages arrive along Ascot High Street for Day Four of the 2014 Royal Ascot Meeting at Ascot Racecourse, Berkshire. (credit:PA)
(08 of18)
Kashmiri Muslim villagers carry the body of suspected rebel Adil Ahmed Shah during his funeral procession in Rathsuna, some 45 Kilometers (28 miles) south of Srinagar, India. Thousands attended the funeral of three suspected rebels in Indian Kashmir Friday, a day after they were killed in a gun battle with government forces in the disputed region, police said. (credit:AP Photo/Dar Yasin)
Tulisa Contostavlos In Court For Drug Charges(09 of18)
LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 20: Tulisa Contostavlos and her PA Gareth Varey arrives at Southwark Crown Court on June 20, 2014 in London, England. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
(10 of18)
Laura Robson attending the WTA Pre-Wimbledon Party at The Roof Gardens, Kensington, London. (credit:PA)
(11 of18)
A man walks past piled up cars and debris caused by severe flooding in the town of Varna, Bulgaria, Friday, June 20, 2014. Bulgarian authorities say ten people have died and several others are missing after heavy rain and flooding hit the Black Sea port city of Varna. Large parts of the Balkan country have been hit by heavy rain and hailstorms, and hundreds of people have been left without electricity and food supplies. (credit:AP)
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Ana Ivanovic attending the WTA Pre-Wimbledon Party at The Roof Gardens, Kensington, London. (credit:PA)
(13 of18)
HONG KONG - JUNE 20: Stanley Tucci, Li Bingbing, Kelsey Grammer, Mark Wahlberg, Director Michael Bay, Nicola Peltz, Lorenzo di Bonaventura and Jack Reynor pose at the photo call for the worldwide premiere screening of 'Transformers: Age of Extinction' on June 20, 2014 in Hong Kong, Hong Kong. (Photo by Callaghan Walsh/Getty Images for Paramount) (credit:Getty Images)
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A bus stop made entirely of Lego bricks is constructed on Regent's Street, London. (credit:PA)
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Office workers evacuate Seoul City Hall during a nationwide fire drill on June 20, 2014. Workers, shoppers and hotel guests evacuated buildings across South Korea in an unprecedented nationwide fire drill to beef up public safety following the ferry disaster that claimed around 300 lives in April. Public buildings throughout the country, including government offices, department stores, shopping malls, bus terminals and schools emptied simultaneously as the 20-minute exercise began at 2:00 pm (0500 GMT). AFP PHOTO / Ed Jones (Photo credit should read ED JONES/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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A demonstrator holds a flare during a demontration march of French national railway SNCF in Paris, Thursday, June 19, 2014. They are striking over plans to streamline and open the state-run network, considered among the world's best, to private competition. A week into a nationwide train strike that has tangled traffic and stranded tourists and has caused some of the worst disruption to the country's rail network in years (credit:AP)
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Stockman Harry Evan with Ruaridh of Ubhaidh, the Highland bull owned by the Balmoral Estate, after it won male and overall Highland Cattle champion at the Royal Highland Show in Edinburgh (credit:PA)
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Princess Eugenie (left) and Princess Beatrice watch the Gold Cup from the royal box during Day Three of the 2014 Royal Ascot Meeting at Ascot Racecourse, Berkshire. (credit:PA)