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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.

Nicole Richie and Zoe Saldana at the 2014 AOL NewFronts at Duggal Greenhouse on April 29, 2014 in New York, New York.

Prime Minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif, right, meets with British Prime Minister David Cameron, as he arrives for a meeting at 10 Downing Street in London, Wednesday, April 30, 2014.

Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal attend the 41st Annual Chaplin Award Gala at Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York City.

Premium single malt Scotch whisky brand Aberlour has today announced the opening of the world’s first outdoor whisky art gallery; a unique photography exhibition set in the heart of the Scottish countryside, which brilliantly captures the individual elements that together result in one of Scotland’s most famous exports.

A steak, kidney and onion pie is judged as part of the Fit for a Hero category during the British Pie Awards 2014 at St Mary's Church, Melton Mowbray.

Pope Francis looks at his skull cap blown away by the wind as he leaves at the end of his weekly general audience, at the Vatican.

A golden pike swims in its new aquarium in the Mueritzeum nature discovery center in Waren, north eastern Germany, Wednesday, April 30, 2014. The predatory fish is an extremely rare albino. The pike was caught by a fisherman in 2012 with a fish trap in lake Malchiner and has been living in a quarantine station since then. Now it got an own, four-meter-long special aquarium

Giant Playmobil figures are arranged during a photocall on the canalside at Camden in north London.

Queen Elizabeth II is shown how her Christmas crackers are made during a visit to International Greetings UK Ltd at the Penallta Industrial Estate in Ystrad Mynach during her visit to south west Wales on April 30, 2014 in Ystrad Mynach, Wales.

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YSTRAD MYNACH, WALES - APRIL 30: Queen Elizabeth II is seen during a visit to International Greetings UK Ltd at the Penallta Industrial Estate in Ystrad Mynach during her visit to south west Wales on April 30, 2014 in Ystrad Mynach, Wales. (Photo by Ben Birchall - WPA Pool/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)

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YSTRAD MYNACH, WALES - APRIL 30: Queen Elizabeth II meets school children from Ysgol Gymraeg Penalltau following a visit to International Greetings UK Ltd at the Penallta Industrial Estate in Ystrad Mynach during her visit to south west Wales on April 30, 2014 in Ystrad Mynach, Wales. (Photo by Ben Birchall - WPA Pool/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)

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YSTRAD MYNACH, WALES - APRIL 30: Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh looks on as Queen Elizabeth II unveils a plaque during a visit to International Greetings UK Ltd at the Penallta Industrial Estate in Ystrad Mynach during her visit to south west Wales on April 30, 2014 in Ystrad Mynach, Wales. (Photo by Ben Birchall - WPA Pool/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)

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YSTRAD MYNACH, WALES - APRIL 30: Queen Elizabeth II is shown around the factory during a visit to International Greetings UK Ltd at the Penallta Industrial Estate in Ystrad Mynach during her visit to south west Wales on April 30, 2014 in Ystrad Mynach, Wales. (Photo by Ben Birchall - WPA Pool/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)

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YSTRAD MYNACH, WALES - APRIL 30: Queen Elizabeth II is shown how her Christmas crackers are made during a visit to International Greetings UK Ltd at the Penallta Industrial Estate in Ystrad Mynach during her visit to south west Wales on April 30, 2014 in Ystrad Mynach, Wales. (Photo by Ben Birchall - WPA Pool/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)

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YSTRAD MYNACH, WALES - APRIL 30: Queen Elizabeth II meets staff during a visit to International Greetings UK Ltd at the Penallta Industrial Estate in Ystrad Mynach during her visit to south west Wales on April 30, 2014 in Ystrad Mynach, Wales . (Photo by Ben Birchall - WPA Pool/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)

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HENGOED, WALES - APRIL 30: Queen Elizabeth II meets Wales' First Minister Carwyn Jones during her visit to south west Wales on April 30, 2014 in Hengoed, Wales. (Photo by Ben Birchall - WPA Pool/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)

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YSTRAD MYNACH, WALES - APRIL 30: Queen Elizabeth II is shown how her Christmas crackers are made during a visit to International Greetings UK Ltd at the Penallta Industrial Estate in Ystrad Mynach during her visit to south west Wales on April 30, 2014 in Ystrad Mynach, Wales. (Photo by Ben Birchall - WPA Pool/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)

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Queen Elizabeth II is shown around the factory on her visit to International Greetings UK Ltd, at the Penallta Industrial Estate, Ystrad Mynach, Hengoed, Mid Glamorgan, south west Wales. (credit:PA)

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Trainee design manager Kerry Deller curtseys as she meets Queen Elizabeth II during a visit to International Greetings UK Ltd, at the Penallta Industrial Estate, Ystrad Mynach, Hengoed, Mid Glamorgan, south Wales. (credit:PA)

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Queen Elizabeth II is shown how her Christmas crackers are made during a visit to International Greetings UK Ltd, at the Penallta Industrial Estate, Ystrad Mynach, Hengoed, Mid Glamorgan, south Wales. (credit:PA)

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Queen Elizabeth II is presented gifts following a visit to the International Greetings UK Ltd, at the Penallta Industrial Estate, Ystrad Mynach, Hengoed, Mid Glamorgan, south Wales. (credit:PA)

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Queen Elizabeth II is given a posie of flowers by Jessica Barrell, aged nine, from Gilwern Primary School following a visit to International Greetings UK Ltd, at the Penallta Industrial Estate, Ystrad Mynach, Hengoed, Mid Glamorgan, south Wales. (credit:PA)

Princess Beatrice, Holly Branson and Isabella Calthorpe attend a photocall to launch the Virgin STRIVE Challenge held at the 02 Arena on April 30, 2014 in London, England.

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(Left - right) Holly Branson, Sam Branson, Jermaine Jackman, Jack Whitehall and Noah Devereux, on the O2 rooftop in Greenwich, London, during the launch of the STRIVE challenge an ultra-endurance fund raising event for the Big Change charity. (credit:PA)

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Holly Branson, makes her way along the O2 walkway in Greenwich, London, during the launch of the STRIVE challenge an ultra-endurance fund raising event for the Big Change charity. (credit:PA)

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Holly Branson, makes her way along the O2 walkway in Greenwich, London, during the launch of the STRIVE challenge an ultra-endurance fund raising event for the Big Change charity. (credit:PA)

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Princess Beatrice, at the O2 in Greenwich, London, during the launch of the STRIVE challenge an ultra-endurance fund raising event for the Big Change charity. (credit:PA)

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(Left - right) Jack Whitehall, Holly Branson, Marion Bartoli, and Brian Cox, on the O2 rooftop in Greenwich, London, during the launch of the STRIVE challenge an ultra-endurance fund raising event for the Big Change charity. (credit:PA)

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Holly Branson, makes her way along the O2 walkway in Greenwich, London, during the launch of the STRIVE challenge an ultra-endurance fund raising event for the Big Change charity. (credit:PA)

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Princess Beatrice (left), and Holly Branson, at the O2 in Greenwich, London, during the launch of the STRIVE challenge an ultra-endurance fund raising event for the Big Change charity. (credit:PA)

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Sam Branson, leads a team along the O2 walkway in Greenwich, London, during the launch of the STRIVE challenge an ultra-endurance fund raising event for the Big Change charity. (credit:PA)

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Princess Beatrice (centre), and Holly Branson (left), at the O2 in Greenwich, London, during the launch of the STRIVE challenge an ultra-endurance fund raising event for the Big Change charity. (credit:PA)

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(Left - right) Holly Branson, Sam Branson, Jermaine Jackman, Jack Whitehall and Noah Devereux, on the O2 rooftop in Greenwich, London, during the launch of the STRIVE challenge an ultra-endurance fund raising event for the Big Change charity. (credit:PA)

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(Left - right) Jack Whitehall, Holly Branson, Marion Bartoli, and Brian Cox, on the O2 rooftop in Greenwich, London, during the launch of the STRIVE challenge an ultra-endurance fund raising event for the Big Change charity. (credit:PA)

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(Left - right) Holly Branson, Jack Whitehall, Marion Bartoli, and Brian Cox, on the O2 rooftop in Greenwich, London, during the launch of the STRIVE challenge an ultra-endurance fund raising event for the Big Change charity. (credit:PA)

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LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 30: (from top) Sam Branson, Noah Devereux, Jack Whitehall, Jermain Jackman, Marion Bartoli, Isabella Calthorpe, Holly Branson and Brian Cox attend a photocall to launch the Virgin STRIVE Challenge at 02 Arena on April 30, 2014 in London, England. (Photo by Ben A. Pruchnie/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)

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LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 30: (from top) Sam Branson, Noah Devereux, Jack Whitehall, Jermain Jackman, Marion Bartoli, Isabella Calthorpe, Holly Branson and Brian Cox attend a photocall to launch the Virgin STRIVE Challenge at 02 Arena on April 30, 2014 in London, England. (Photo by Ben A. Pruchnie/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)

Commuters prepare to travel on the District Line of the London Underground which is running a limited service due to industrial action on April 30, 2014 in London, England. At 9pm on April 28, 2014 members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) Union commenced a 48 hour strike on the London Underground over plans to close all ticket offices with the loss of nearly 1000 jobs.

Commuters wait for a bus at Waterloo, London, on the second day of a 48 hour strike by tube workers on the London Underground over ticket office closures.

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Commuters wait for the Jubilee line at Waterloo underground station, London, on the second day of a 48 hour strike by tube workers on the London Underground over ticket office closures. (credit:PA)

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Commuters wait for a bus at Waterloo, London, on the second day of a 48 hour strike by tube workers on the London Underground over ticket office closures. (credit:PA)

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Commuters struggle to get on to the Jubilee line at Waterloo underground station, London, on the second day of a 48 hour strike by tube workers on the London Underground over ticket office closures. (credit:PA)

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Commuters struggle to get on to the Jubilee line at Waterloo underground station on the second day of a 48 hour strike by tube workers on the London Underground over ticket office closures. (credit:PA)

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The back of a long queue for a bus outside Waterloo station, London, on the second day of a 48 hour strike by tube workers on the London Underground over ticket office closures. (credit:PA)

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Waterloo underground station, London, is opened on the second day of a 48 hour strike by tube workers on the London Underground over ticket office closures. (credit:PA)

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Commuters look for Barclays Cycle Hire bikes outside Waterloo station, London, on the second day of a 48 hour strike by tube workers on the London Underground over ticket office closures. (credit:PA)

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Waterloo underground station, London, is closed on the second day of a 48 hour strike by tube workers on the London Underground over ticket office closures. (credit:PA)

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A commuter finds a yellow Barclays Cycle Hire bikes outside Waterloo station, London, on the second day of a 48 hour strike by tube workers on the London Underground over ticket office closures. (credit:PA)

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A commuter photographs the bus queue outside Waterloo station, London, on the second day of a 48 hour strike by tube workers on the London Underground over ticket office closures. (credit:PA)

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Commuters wait for a bus outside Waterloo station, London, on the second day of a 48 hour strike by tube workers on the London Underground over ticket office closures. (credit:PA)

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Commuters using overground train services wait to pass through the barriers at Waterloo station, London, on the second day of a 48 hour strike by tube workers on the London Underground over ticket office closures. (credit:PA)

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Passenger displays at Waterloo underground station, London, on the second day of a 48 hour strike by tube workers on the London Underground over ticket office closures. (credit:PA)

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Commuters look for Barclays Cycle Hire bikes outside Waterloo station, London, on the second day of a 48 hour strike by tube workers on the London Underground over ticket office closures. (credit:PA)

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People queue outside Oxford Circus underground station, in central London, during the evening rush hour after congestion forced closure of the station during the 48 hour strike by RMT union members. (credit:PA)

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People queue outside Oxford Circus underground station, in central London, during the evening rush hour after congestion forced closure of the station during the 48 hour strike by RMT union members. (credit:PA)

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People queue outside Oxford Circus underground station, in central London, during the evening rush hour after congestion forced closure of the station during the 48 hour strike by RMT union members. (credit:PA)

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People queue outside Oxford Circus underground station, in central London, during the evening rush hour after congestion forced closure of the station during the 48 hour strike by RMT union members. (credit:PA)

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Commuters at Stratford Underground, Overground and DLR Station in east London, on the first day of a 48 hour strike by tube workers on the London Underground over ticket office closures. (credit:PA)

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Early morning commuters wait for the gates to be opened to London's Victoria's Underground Station on February 5, 2014, on the first day of a strike by London Underground workers. Workers on London's Underground train system kicked off a 48-hour strike at 9:00 pm (2100 GMT) on Tuesday, threatening chaos for commuters on Wednesday and Thursday. AFP PHOTO / ANDREW COWIE (Photo credit should read ANDREW COWIE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)

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Commuters walk across London's Waterloo bridge on February 5, 2014, on the first day of a strike by London Underground workers. Workers on London's Underground train system kicked off a 48-hour strike at 9:00 pm (2100 GMT) on Tuesday, threatening chaos for commuters on Wednesday and Thursday. AFP PHOTO / BEN STANSALL (Photo credit should read BEN STANSALL/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)

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Commuters walk and jog across London Bridge in central London, on February 6, 2014, on the second day of a strike by London Underground workers. Millions of commuters in London faced delays and disruption on Wednesday and Thursday after Tube staff went on strike over plans to close ticket offices on the subway train system. AFP PHOTO / BEN STANSALL (Photo credit should read BEN STANSALL/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)

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Pickets (R) gather as commuters use London Bridge Underground station in central London, on February 6, 2014, on the second day of a strike by London Underground workers. Millions of commuters in London faced delays and disruption on Wednesday and Thursday after Tube staff went on strike over plans to close ticket offices on the subway train system. AFP PHOTO / BEN STANSALL (Photo credit should read BEN STANSALL/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)

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Commuters queue for buses outside London Victoria Station on February 5, 2014, on the first day of a strike by London Underground workers. Workers on London's Underground train system kicked off a 48-hour strike at 9:00 pm (2100 GMT) on Tuesday, threatening chaos for commuters on Wednesday and Thursday. AFP PHOTO / ANDREW COWIE (Photo credit should read ANDREW COWIE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)

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Commuters queue for buses outside London Victoria Station on February 5, 2014, on the first day of a strike by London Underground workers. Workers on London's Underground train system kicked off a 48-hour strike at 9:00 pm (2100 GMT) on Tuesday, threatening chaos for commuters on Wednesday and Thursday. AFP PHOTO / ANDREW COWIE (Photo credit should read ANDREW COWIE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)

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Commuters walk over London Bridge during rush hour in central London, on February 6, 2014, on the second day of a strike by London Underground workers. Millions of commuters in London faced delays and disruption on Wednesday and Thursday after Tube staff went on strike over plans to close ticket offices on the subway train system. AFP PHOTO / BEN STANSALL (Photo credit should read BEN STANSALL/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)

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Passengers wait outside London Bridge underground station in central London, on the first day of a 48 hour strike by tube workers on the London Underground over ticket office closures. (credit:PA)

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Commuters at Stratford Underground, Overground and DLR Station in east London, on the first day of a 48 hour strike by tube workers on the London Underground over ticket office closures. (credit:PA)

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A closed London Bridge underground station in central London, before partially opening on the first day of a 48 hour strike by tube workers on the London Underground over ticket office closures. (credit:PA)

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Passengers outside London Bridge underground station in central London, on the first day of a 48 hour strike by tube workers on the London Underground over ticket office closures. (credit:PA)

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A closed London Bridge underground station in central London, before partially opening on the first day of a 48 hour strike by tube workers on the London Underground over ticket office closures. (credit:PA)

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Passengers wait outside London Bridge underground station in central London, on the first day of a 48 hour strike by tube workers on the London Underground over ticket office closures. (credit:PA)

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Passengers wait outside London Bridge underground station in central London, on the first day of a 48 hour strike by tube workers on the London Underground over ticket office closures. (credit:PA)

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Passengers wait outside London Bridge underground station in central London, on the first day of a 48 hour strike by tube workers on the London Underground over ticket office closures. (credit:PA)

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Commuters at Hyde Park Corner on the first day of a 48 hour strike by tube workers on the London Underground over ticket office closures. (credit:PA)

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Commuters at Hyde Park Corner on the first day of a 48 hour strike by tube workers on the London Underground over ticket office closures. (credit:PA)

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An empty Victoria line underground train on the first full day of the 48 hour strike by tube workers on the London Underground over ticket office closures. (credit:PA)

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Passengers wait outside London Bridge underground station in central London, on the first day of a 48 hour strike by tube workers on the London Underground over ticket office closures. (credit:PA)

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Commuters at Hyde Park Corner on the first day of a 48 hour strike by tube workers on the London Underground over ticket office closures. (credit:PA)

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A commuter walks past a sign at Earls Court tube station, west London, on the first day of a 48 hour strike by tube workers on the London Underground over ticket office closures. (credit:PA)

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Crowds wait for buses outside Victoria station on the first day of a 48 hour strike by tube workers on the London Underground over ticket office closures. (credit:PA)

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Crowds wait for buses outside Victoria station on the first day of a 48 hour strike by tube workers on the London Underground over ticket office closures. (credit:PA)

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Commuters at Stratford Underground, Overground and DLR Station in east London, on the first day of a 48 hour strike by tube workers on the London Underground over ticket office closures. (credit:PA)

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Commuters at Stratford Underground, Overground and DLR Station in east London, on the first day of a 48 hour strike by tube workers on the London Underground over ticket office closures. (credit:PA)

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Commuters at Stratford Underground, Overground and DLR Station in east London, on the first day of a 48 hour strike by tube workers on the London Underground over ticket office closures. (credit:PA)

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Commuters at Stratford Underground, Overground and DLR Station in east London, on the first day of a 48 hour strike by tube workers on the London Underground over ticket office closures. (credit:PA)

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Commuters at Stratford Underground, Overground and DLR Station in east London, on the first day of a 48 hour strike by tube workers on the London Underground over ticket office closures. (credit:PA)

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Commuters at Stratford Underground, Overground and DLR Station in east London, on the first day of a 48 hour strike by tube workers on the London Underground over ticket office closures. (credit:PA)

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Commuters at Stratford Underground, Overground and DLR Station in east London, on the first day of a 48 hour strike by tube workers on the London Underground over ticket office closures. (credit:PA)

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Commuters at Stratford Underground, Overground and DLR Station in east London, on the first day of a 48 hour strike by tube workers on the London Underground over ticket office closures. (credit:PA)

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Commuters at Stratford Underground, Overground and DLR Station in east London, on the first day of a 48 hour strike by tube workers on the London Underground over ticket office closures. (credit:PA)

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Commuters at Stratford Underground, Overground and DLR Station in east London, on the first day of a 48 hour strike by tube workers on the London Underground over ticket office closures. (credit:PA)

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People walk past an electronic sign at Southwark underground station, in central London, giving notice of the start of 48 hours of industrial action by RMT union members affecting the London Underground in a row over ticket office closures. (credit:PA)

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An electronic sign at Southwark underground station, in central London, giving notice of the start of 48 hours of industrial action by RMT union members affecting the London Underground in a row over ticket office closures. (credit:PA)

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A member of staff closes shutters at Southwark underground station, in central London, at the start of 48 hours of industrial action by RMT union members affecting the London Underground in a row over ticket office closures. (credit:PA)

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A member of staff closes shutters at Southwark underground station, in central London, at the start of 48 hours of industrial action by RMT union members affecting the London Underground in a row over ticket office closures. (credit:PA)

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A passenger at Tower Hill station, in central London, passes a sign giving notice of the start of 48 hours of industrial action by RMT union members affecting the London Underground in a row over ticket office closures. (credit:PA)

Fans attempt to take photos as Kate Moss launches her latest collection for Topshop at the chain in Oxford Street store, London.

A tiger sticks out his tongue during a rainy spring day at the zoo in Dortmund, Germany.

Italian premier Matteo Renzi, left, and Italian national soccer team coach Cesare Prandelli share a banana in solidarity to Barcelona Brazilian player Dani Alves, during a ceremony in Rome.

A Pro-Russian activist waves a stick celebrating the capture of an administration building in the center of Luhansk, Ukraine, one of the largest cities in Ukraine's troubled east, Tuesday, April 29, 2014, as demonstrators demand greater autonomy for Ukraine's regions. The action on Tuesday further raises tensions in the east, where insurgents have seized control of police stations and other government buildings in at least 10 cities and towns.

Dancers from the London Cabaret Club take a bus to the Southbank in an attempt to cheer up commuters who are suffering on a tube strike day. The Southbank, London.

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