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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Britain's Got Talent Edinburgh Auditions held at Edinburgh Festival Theatre - ArrivalsFeaturing: Alesha DixonWhere: Edinburgh, United Kingdom (credit:WENN.com)
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Britain's Got Talent Edinburgh Auditions held at Edinburgh Festival Theatre (credit:WENN.com)
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Simon Cowell And David Walliams arrives at the 'Britain's Got Talent' auditions in Edinburgh. (credit:Seb / FameFlynet.uk.com)
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A model showcases designs by student of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University on the runway during the PolyU Intimate Fashion Show on day 1 of Hong Kong Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2015 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre on January 19, 2015 in Hong Kong. (Photo by Anthony Kwan/Getty Images) (credit:Anthony Kwan via Getty Images)
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File photo dated 22/12/14 of Dumbledore, the seal who was being treated for pneumonia after being found in a farmer's field before Christmas and has now died, the RSPCA said. (credit:Peter Byrne/PA Wire)
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A snow covered house and hillside are reflected in Castleshaw Upper Reservoir near the village of Delph, in northern England, on January 19, 2015. Weather forecasters warned the cold temperatures, below the seasonal average, could continue until later in the week. (credit:OLI SCARFF via Getty Images)
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Tiger Woods walks in the finish area of an alpine ski, women's World Cup super-G, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Monday, Jan. 19, 2015. Lindsey Vonn won a super-G Monday for her record 63rd World Cup victory and celebrated with an embrace from a surprise visitor ó boyfriend Tiger Woods. The American broke Annemarie Moser-Proell's 35-year-old record of 62 World Cup wins with a flawless run down the Olympia delle Tofane course, finishing 0.85 ahead of Anna Fenninger of Austria. (AP Photo/Armando Trovati) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Nadja Swarovski, member of the Swarovski executive board (L), poses with photographer Mario Testino inside the 'Mario Testino: In Your Face Private View' exhibition at the Kunstbibliothek on January 19, 2015 in Berlin, Germany. The exhibition runs from January 20 to July 26. (Photo by Adam Berry/Getty Images For Mario Testino: In Your Face) (credit:Adam Berry via Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 19: Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge meets 2-year-old Ryan and his mother Tracy Dixon who presented her with flowers as she attends a coffee morning at Family Friends in Kensington on January 19, 2015 in London, England. Family Friends is a voluntary organisation to help families in deprived areas of the borough of Kensington. (Photo by Geoff Pugh - WPA Pool/Getty Images) (credit:WPA Pool via Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 19: Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge attends a coffee morning at Family Friends in Kensington on January 19, 2015 in London, England. Family Friends is a voluntary organisation to help families in deprived areas of the borough of Kensington. (Photo by Geoff Pugh - WPA Pool/Getty Images) (credit:WPA Pool via Getty Images)
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Chechens protest against Charlie Hebdo in GronzyGROZNY - JANUARY 19 : Chechen Muslims gather in downtown regional capital of Grozny during a protest rally on January 19, 2015. Thousands of people have marched in the Russian region of Chechnya to rally against the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo. (credit:Photo by Sefa Karacan/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
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Christian Orthodox believers jump in to retrieve a cross into the cold water of the Danube river in Belgrade, Serbia, marking Orthodox Epiphany, Monday, Jan. 19, 2015. Orthodox Serbs celebrate Epiphany on January 19 , following old Julian calendar, following the traditional of retrieving crosses from rivers and lakes. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Christian Orthodox believers swim towards a cross into the cold water of the Danube river in Belgrade, Serbia, marking Orthodox Epiphany, Monday, Jan. 19, 2015. Orthodox Serbs celebrate Epiphany on January 19 , following old Julian calendar, following the traditional of retrieving crosses from rivers and lakes. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Prime Minister David Cameron is greeted by Ransomes Jacobsen managing director Alan Prickett during a visit to the business in Ipswich, Suffolk, where Mr Cameron set out the Tory path to full employment, promising to keep Britain the "jobs factory of Europe" by backing small business. (credit:Chris Radburn/PA Wire)
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Fresh snow near Allendale in Northumberland, as motorists were warned to take extra care on the roads in icy conditions as Britain froze on the coldest night of the winter so far. (credit:Owen Humphreys/PA Wire)
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A wintry scene at Nenthead on the Cumbria border, as motorists were warned to take extra care on the roads in icy conditions as Britain froze on the coldest night of the winter so far.Picture date: Monday January 19, 2015. See PA story WEATHER Winter. (credit:Owen Humphreys/PA Wire)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 19: Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge arrives to attend a coffee morning at Family Friends in Kensington on January 19, 2015 in London, England. Family Friends is a voluntary organisation to help families in deprived areas of the borough of Kensington. (Photo by Stefan Wermuth - WPA Pool/Getty Images) (credit:WPA Pool via Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 19: A member of the Serpentine Swimming Club enjoys an early morning swim in Serpentine Lake in Hyde Park on January 19, 2015 in London, England. The majority of the UK is set to experience freezing temperatures for the coming week. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images) (credit:Carl Court via Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 19: A member of the Serpentine Swimming Club enjoys an early morning swim in Serpentine Lake in Hyde Park on January 19, 2015 in London, England. The majority of the UK is set to experience freezing temperatures for the coming week. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images) (credit:Carl Court via Getty Images)
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Nicola Dioali of Italy competes during the Men's Snowboard Slopestyle Qualification at the FIS Freestyle and Snowboarding World Ski Championships 2015 in Kreischberg, Austria on January 19, 2015. (credit:MICHAL CIZEK via Getty Images)
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Seattle Seahawks fans celebrate with Jermaine Kearse #15 of the Seattle Seahawks after Kearse caught the game winning touchdown in overtime of the 2015 NFC Championship game against the Green Bay Packers at CenturyLink Field on January 18, 2015 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images) (credit:Tom Pennington via Getty Images)
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The Empire State Building tower lights are lit in the colors of the NFC Champion Seattle Seahawks and AFC Champion New England Patriots, Sunday, January 18, 2015. (Credit Image: Bryan Smith/ZUMA Wire) (credit:Bryan Smith/Zuma Press)
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A dog wearing mink coat and boots walks in the snow at a park on January 19, 2015 in Benxi, Liaoning province of China. (Photo by ChinaFotoPress/ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images) (credit:ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images)
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Director Peter Jackson (C) and actor Richard Armitage (R) attend new film 'The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies' press conference on January 19, 2015 in Beijing, China. (Photo by ChinaFotoPress/ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images) (credit:ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images)
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FOXBORO, MA - JANUARY 18: Tom Brady #12 of the New England Patriots holds up the Lamar Hunt Trophy after defeating the Indianapolis Colts in the 2015 AFC Championship Game at Gillette Stadium on January 18, 2015 in Foxboro, Massachusetts. The Patriots defeated the Colts 45-7. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images) (credit:Maddie Meyer via Getty Images)
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BOSTON, MA - JANUARY 18: Conor McGregor of Ireland reacts after defeating Dennis Siver of Germany in their featherweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at the TD Garden on January 18, 2015 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images) (credit:Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
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Chechen Muslims march in downtown regional capital of Grozny to take part in a protest rally on Monday, Jan. 19, 2015. Tens of thousands of people have marched in the Russian region of Chechnya to rally against the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo. (AP Photo/Musa Sadulayev) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Orthodox Christians hold a ceremony on the frozen Ishim River before they dive into the cold water, to sanctify themselves on the day of Epiphany, on January 19, 2015 in Astana, Kazakhstan. (Photo by Selcuk Uysal/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
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An Indian woman, on stretcher, is tended to by paramedics after she collapsed during the Mumbai Marathon in Mumbai, India, Sunday, Jan. 18, 2015. Thousands of city residents alongside athletes took part in the event. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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MUMBAI, INDIA - JANUARY 18: International Elite athletes participating in the full marathon run during the 12th edition of the Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon 2015, on January 18, 2015 in Mumbai, India. Ethiopian athlete Tesfaye Abera won the main marathon defeating a lineup of Kenyan athletes. Apart from the full Marathon (42.195 km) and the Half marathon (21.097 km), the annual event also includes a corporate champions race, a police cup (for Mumbai Police), a dream run, a senior citizen's run and a run for champions with disability. (Photo by Kunal Patil/Hindustan Times via Getty Images) (credit:Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
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RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - JANUARY 18: A man stands on the rocks at Arpoador on January 18, 2015 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. U.S. government scientists reported that 2014 was the hottest year on record, with temperatures globally measuring 1.24F (0.69C) higher than the 20th-century average, (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) (credit:Mario Tama via Getty Images)
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A herd of elephants from the Pinnawela Elephant Orphanage walk in a river in the village of Pinnawela, some 90 kms north-east of Colombo, on January 18, 2015. The Sri Lankan elephant is listed as endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) as the population has declined by at least 50 percent over the last three generations, with the species threatened by habitat loss, degradation and fragmentation. AFP PHOTO/ Ishara S. KODIKARA (Photo credit should read Ishara S.KODIKARA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:ISHARA S.KODIKARA via Getty Images)
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SELMA, AL - JANUARY 18: Oprah Winfrey, along with members of the cast of 'Selma' walk down Broad St. towards the Edmund Pettus Bridge accompanied by thousands of participants in honor of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Day on January 18, 2015 in Selma, Alabama. In 1965, King led thousands of nonviolent protestors on a march through Selma to the state capitol in a historic Civil Rights demonstration. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images) (credit:Sean Gardner via Getty Images)
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RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - JANUARY 18: People gather on Ipanema beach on January 18, 2015 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. U.S. government scientists reported that 2014 was the hottest year on record, with temperatures globally measuring 1.24F (0.69C) higher than the 20th-century average, (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) (credit:Mario Tama via Getty Images)
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A Russian Orthodox believer bathes in the icy water on Epiphany at a pond in Tyarlevo village outside St. Petersburg, Russia, early Monday, Jan. 19, 2015. Thousands of Russian Orthodox Church followers plunged into icy rivers and ponds across the country to mark Epiphany, cleansing themselves with water deemed holy for the day. Water that is blessed by a cleric on Epiphany is considered holy and pure until next year's celebration, and is believed to have special powers of protection and healing. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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SELMA, AL - JANUARY 18: EDITORIAL USE ONLY- (L-R) Ava DuVernay, David Oyelowo and Oprah Winfrey bow in prayer during a special ceremony at Selma City Hall with Selma Mayor George Evans on January 18, 2015 in Selma, Alabama. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images for Paramount Pictures) (credit:Rick Diamond via Getty Images)
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Actor and director Russell Crowe poses during a press conference for his new movie "The Water Diviner" in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Jan. 19, 2015. The movie is to be released in South Korea on Jan. 28. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-jon) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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A man rides a horse through a bonfire as part of a ritual in honor of Saint Anthony the Abbot, the patron saint of domestic animals, in San Bartolome de Pinares, about 100 kilometers (62 miles) west of Madrid, Spain on Friday, Jan. 16, 2015. On the eve of Saint Anthony's Day, hundreds ride their horses through the narrow cobblestone streets of the small village of San Bartolome during the "Luminarias," a tradition that dates back 500 years and is meant to purify the animals with the smoke of the bonfires and protect them for the year to come. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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File photo dated 18/01/15 of travellers waiting for their trains at St Pancras Station in London, as Eurostar said it plans a full service today, but Channel Tunnel operator Eurotunnel has warned of delays dragging into a third successive day. (credit:Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire)
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The faithful cheer as they wait for the arrival of Pope Francis at Rizal Park in Manila, Philippines, Sunday, Jan. 18, 2015. Millions filled Manila's main park and surrounding areas for Francis' final Mass in the Philippines on Sunday, braving a steady rain to hear the pontiff's message of hope and consolation for the Southeast Asian country's most downtrodden and destitute. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Arsenal's Spanish midfielder Santi Cazorla (L) is congratulated by Arsenal's French striker Olivier Giroud (R) after scoring the opening goal from the penalty spot during the English Premier League football match between Manchester City and Arsenal at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, north west England, on January 18, 2015. AFP PHOTO / OLI SCARFFRESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or live services. Online in-match use limited to 45 images, no video emulation. No use in betting, games or single club/league/player publications. (Photo credit should read OLI SCARFF/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:OLI SCARFF via Getty Images)
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Bermane Stiverne takes a punch from Deontay Wilder during their WBC heavyweight championship boxing match Saturday, Jan. 17, 2015, in Las Vegas. Wilder won by unanimous decision. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Men hold a banner during a gathering at the Trocadero place, in Paris, Sunday, Jan. 18, 2015 to protest against extremist Islamic group Boko Haram after a large-scale attack in Baga, where as many as 2,000 people were massacred in a raid on January 7, 2015. Cameroon, Chad and Niger have launched a regional bid to combat the Boko Haram. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft, right, embraces U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry after the NFL football AFC Championship game Sunday, Jan. 18, 2015, in Foxborough, Mass. The Patriots defeated the Colts 45-7 to advance to the Super Bowl against the Seattle Seahawks. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Pope Francis waves before boarding his plane as he departs Manila, Philippines on Monday, Jan. 19, 2015. Pope Francis flew out of this Catholic bastion in Asia on Monday after a weeklong trip that included a visit to Sri Lanka and drew what Filipino officials says was a record crowd of 6 million faithful in a Manila park where he celebrated Mass. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)