Pictures Of The Day: Live Photos From Monday 5th May 2014

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Pictures of the day from The Huffington Post brings you the very best news and sports images, from around the world chosen and created by our own photo editors, Elliot Wagland, Tahira Mirza and Michael Cripps.

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Uploaded onto Imgur this could be the creepiest ultrasound we have seen yet..

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Leicester City players ride in an open top bus through the city centre during a victory parade in honour of the football club winning the SkyBet Championship League trophy on May 5, 2014 in Leicester, England

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Steve Beart, from Knights of Royal England, prepares his horse before taking part in a jousting re-enactment on the south lawn at Blenheim Palace in Woodstock, Oxfordshire.

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A man points a big crack on a damaged road following a strong earthquake in Phan district of Chiang Rai province, northern Thailand, Monday, May 5, 2014. A strong earthquake shook northern Thailand and Myanmar Monday evening, and some light damage was reported

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Members of Myanmar Fire Brigade rescue mock passengers from a burning airplane during their demonstration to mark the Myanmar Fire Brigade Day in Yangon, Myanmar, Monday, May 5, 2014. Firefighters demonstrated their skills and operations to the public at the annual event.

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Oscar Pistorius right, is comforted by his brother, Carl Pistorius, inside court in Pretoria, South Africa, Monday May 5, 2014 at the resumption of his murder trial, following a two week break

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Oscar Pistorius, center top, receives a hug from his fan Kayla Nolan as he arrives at the high court in Pretoria, South Africa, Monday, May 5, 2014. Pistorius' murder trial enters a critical phase Monday as his defense team attempts to recover from a faltering start and reinforce the disabled athlete's claim that he fatally shot girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp by mistake because he was overwhelmed by a long-held fear of violent crime.

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Emotional Kayla Nolan, left, is comforted by her mother Lynette Nolan after meeting Oscar Pistorius upon his arrival at the high court in Pretoria, South Africa, Monday, May 5, 2014. Pistorius' murder trial enters a critical phase Monday as his defense team attempts to recover from a faltering start and reinforce the disabled athlete's claim that he fatally shot girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp by mistake because he was overwhelmed by a long-held fear of violent crime.

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In this photo provided by Rose Viveiros, first responders work at the center ring after a platform collapsed during an aerial hair-hanging stunt at the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus, Sunday, May 4, 2014, in Providence, R.I. At least nine performers were seriously injured in the fall, including a dancer below, while an unknown number of others suffered minor injuries

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In this photo provided by Frank Caprio, performers hang during an aerial hair-hanging stunt at the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus, Friday, May 2, 2104, in Providence, R.I. A platform collapsed during an aerial hair-hanging stunt at the 11 a.m. performance Sunday, May 4, sending eight acrobats plummeting to the ground. At least nine performers were seriously injured in the fall, including a dancer below, while an unknown number of others suffered minor injuries.

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Ukip leader Nigel Farage smiles after unveiling a new billboard poster in the run-up to the elections at Lambeth in south London

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Lady Gaga performs onstage during 'The ARTPOP Ball' tour opener at BB&T Center on May 4, 2014 in Sunrise, Florida

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Molly (C) representing United Kingdom at the official opening ceremony for the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 is held at Copenhagen's City Hall with all the representatives from the participating 37 countries in attendance.

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Indian Holi Festival
Indian Holi Festival Celebrated In Brooklyn(01 of14)
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NEW YORK, NY - MAY 3: People celebrate the Indian Holi Festival May 3, 2014 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. The Hindu festival of Holi, also known as the Festival of Colors, marks the arrival of spring where participants throw colored powder and water on one another. (Photo by Eric Thayer/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Indian Holi Festival Celebrated In Brooklyn(02 of14)
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NEW YORK, NY - MAY 3: People celebrate the Indian Holi Festival May 3, 2014 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. The Hindu festival of Holi, also known as the Festival of Colors, marks the arrival of spring where participants throw colored powder and water on one another. (Photo by Eric Thayer/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Indian Holi Festival Celebrated In Brooklyn(03 of14)
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NEW YORK, NY - MAY 3: People celebrate the Indian Holi Festival May 3, 2014 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. The Hindu festival of Holi, also known as the Festival of Colors, marks the arrival of spring where participants throw colored powder and water on one another. (Photo by Eric Thayer/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Indian Holi Festival Celebrated In Brooklyn(04 of14)
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NEW YORK, NY - MAY 3: People celebrate the Indian Holi Festival May 3, 2014 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. The Hindu festival of Holi, also known as the Festival of Colors, marks the arrival of spring where participants throw colored powder and water on one another. (Photo by Eric Thayer/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Indian Holi Festival Celebrated In Brooklyn(05 of14)
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NEW YORK, NY - MAY 3: People celebrate the Indian Holi Festival May 3, 2014 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. The Hindu festival of Holi, also known as the Festival of Colors, marks the arrival of spring where participants throw colored powder and water on one another. (Photo by Eric Thayer/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Indian Holi Festival Celebrated In Brooklyn(06 of14)
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NEW YORK, NY - MAY 3: People celebrate the Indian Holi Festival May 3, 2014 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. The Hindu festival of Holi, also known as the Festival of Colors, marks the arrival of spring where participants throw colored powder and water on one another. (Photo by Eric Thayer/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Indian Holi Festival Celebrated In Brooklyn(07 of14)
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NEW YORK, NY - MAY 3: People celebrate the Indian Holi Festival May 3, 2014 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. The Hindu festival of Holi, also known as the Festival of Colors, marks the arrival of spring where participants throw colored powder and water on one another. (Photo by Eric Thayer/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Indian revellers take part in the game of 'Huranga' at The Dauji Temple in Mathura, some 100kms south of New Delhi on March 18, 2014. 'Huranga' is a game played between men and women a day after Holi, the festival of colours, during which men drench women with liquid colours and women tear off the clothes of the men. AFP PHOTO/ Chandan KHANNA (Photo credit should read Chandan Khanna/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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A foreign tourist looks on with coloured powder smeared on his face during a Holi Festival in Colombo on March 23, 2014. Holi, also called the Festival of Colours, is a popular Hindu spring festival observed in India and other South Asian countries at the end of the winter season on the last full moon day of the lunar month. AFP PHOTO/ LAKRUWAN WANNIARACHCHI (Photo credit should read LAKRUWAN WANNIARACHCHI/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Indian Holi Festival Celebrated In Brooklyn(10 of14)
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NEW YORK, NY - MAY 3: People celebrate the Indian Holi Festival May 3, 2014 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. The Hindu festival of Holi, also known as the Festival of Colors, marks the arrival of spring where participants throw colored powder and water on one another. (Photo by Eric Thayer/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Indian Holi Festival Celebrated In Brooklyn(11 of14)
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NEW YORK, NY - MAY 3: People celebrate the Indian Holi Festival May 3, 2014 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. The Hindu festival of Holi, also known as the Festival of Colors, marks the arrival of spring where participants throw colored powder and water on one another. (Photo by Eric Thayer/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Indian Holi Festival Celebrated In Brooklyn(12 of14)
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NEW YORK, NY - MAY 3: People celebrate the Indian Holi Festival May 3, 2014 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. The Hindu festival of Holi, also known as the Festival of Colors, marks the arrival of spring where participants throw colored powder and water on one another. (Photo by Eric Thayer/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Indian Holi Festival Celebrated In Brooklyn(13 of14)
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NEW YORK, NY - MAY 3: People celebrate the Indian Holi Festival May 3, 2014 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. The Hindu festival of Holi, also known as the Festival of Colors, marks the arrival of spring where participants throw colored powder and water on one another. (Photo by Eric Thayer/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Indian Holi Festival Celebrated In Brooklyn(14 of14)
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NEW YORK, NY - MAY 3: People celebrate the Indian Holi Festival May 3, 2014 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. The Hindu festival of Holi, also known as the Festival of Colors, marks the arrival of spring where participants throw colored powder and water on one another. (Photo by Eric Thayer/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)

Revelers celebrate the Indian Holi Festival on May 3, 2014 in the Brooklyn, New York City. Holi, spring festival also known as the festival of colors, is an ancient Hindu religious festival that has become popular with non-Hindus as well where participants painted with colored powder

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Pixie Lott performs at the Rays of Sunshine charity concert at Royal Albert Hall on May 4, 2014 in London, England