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(01 of27)
Prime Minister David Cameron and Minister for Employment and Disabilities Esther McVey meet employees and see the production line at Brompton Bicycle Ltd in Brentford, Middlesex. (credit:Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire)
(02 of27)
Minister for Employment and Disabilities Esther McVey looks atPrime Minister David Cameron during a tour of the production line at Brompton Bicycle Ltd in Brentford, Middlesex. (credit:Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire)
(03 of27)
A cheeky scaffolder built up the courage to say hello to Prince Charles - and was rewarded with this Royal SELFIE. Sam Wayne, 34, downed tools and approached the heir to the throne as he toured an affordable housing development in Newquay, Cornwall. The two men had a friendly chat before Sam asked if he could take a photo on his mobile phone. Sam, from Pool, Cornwall, said: "He was OK. I think he was a bit camera shy at first but I got one in the end.
(04 of27)
Bringing Wilderness to the streets of London live arts company The Artful Badger are promoting their new collaboration with Wilderness festival with a feral flash mob. Beginning at Liverpool street at 8am, wild animal performers danced and moved through the morning crowds in striking masks (credit:Benjamin Eagle)
(05 of27)
Bringing Wilderness to the streets of London live arts company The Artful Badger are promoting their new collaboration with Wilderness festival with a feral flash mob. Beginning at Liverpool street at 8am, wild animal performers danced and moved through the morning crowds in striking masks (credit:Benjamin Eagle)
(06 of27)
Prince William, Duke of Cambridge plays tennis during an official visit to the Coventry War Memorial Park on July 16, 2014 in Coventry, England. The Duke made the visit to mark the Centenary of the First World War. (credit:Ian Gavan via Getty Images)
(07 of27)
Mexican archaeologists find a canine of a mammoth of nearly three meters used as an offering in a pre-Hispanic construction at the Mountain of Magueyes, Metepec municipality, Mexico, dating back between 3,000 and 2,400 years, according to official reports. The specialists found the canine during archaeologic salvage works.
(08 of27)
Mexican archaeologists find a canine of a mammoth of nearly three meters used as an offering in a pre-Hispanic construction at the Mountain of Magueyes, Metepec municipality, Mexico, dating back between 3,000 and 2,400 years, according to official reports. The specialists found the canine during archaeologic salvage works.
(09 of27)
Manchester United's Ryan Giggs arrives at Carrington Training Complex, Manchester
(10 of27)
The Patrouille de France, the aerobatic demonstration team of the French Air Force, on a demonstration flight during the celebration of Le Bourget airport's 100 years, in Le Bourget, near Paris, France
(11 of27)
Members of the EU Parliament vote on July 16, 2014 during a session of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, eastern France. (credit:FREDERICK FLORIN via Getty Images)
(12 of27)
YOKOHAMA, JAPAN - JULY 16: Sand sculptor Sue McGrew of the USA works on the American/ Japan section of a large sand sculpture at the site of Yokohama Sand Art Exhibition - Culture City of East Asia 2014 on July 16, 2014 in Yokohama, Japan. Producer and sand sculptor Katsuhiko Chaen invited artists from around the world including South Korea and China, to recreate the World Heritage and historical buildings in China, Japan and South Korea. The exhibition will be open from July 19 to November 3, 2014. (Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images) (credit:Chris McGrath via Getty Images)
(13 of27)
A woman cries as Palestinians flee their homes in the Shajaiyeh neighborhood of Gaza City, after Israel had airdropped leaflets warning people to leave the area, Wednesday, July 16, 2014. A Hamas website says Israel has fired missiles at the homes of four of its senior leaders as it resumed bombardment of Gaza, following a failed Egyptian cease-fire effort. Health officials say the Palestinian death toll in nine days of fighting has reached 204. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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A Filipino resident takes pictures using her smartphone outside a flooded village as Typhoon Rammasun batters suburban Quezon city, north of Manila, Philippines on Wednesday, July 16, 2014. Typhoon Rammasun knocked out power in many areas but it spared the Philippine capital, Manila, and densely-populated northern provinces from being directly battered Wednesday when its fierce wind shifted slightly away, officials said. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(15 of27)
A soldier stands along a creek contaminated with crude oil in Puerto Asis, in Colombiaâs southwestern state of Putumayo, Tuesday, July 15, 2014. Authorities are trying to control an oil spill that, according to the Minister of Mining, Amylkar Acosta, was caused when rebels of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, FARC, forced truck drivers to dump nearly four thousand barrels of crude when they intercepted a convoy of 19 trucks carrying oil near the border with Ecuador. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(16 of27)
A rocket fired by Palestinian militants from inside Gaza Strip makes its way towards Israel, seen from the Israel Gaza Border, Wednesday, July 16, 2014. A Hamas website says Israel has fired missiles at the homes of four of its senior leaders as it resumed bombardment of Gaza, following a failed Egyptian cease-fire effort. Wednesday's bombings came after Hamas rejected an Egyptian truce proposal on Tuesday and instead launched more rockets at Israel. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(17 of27)
Smoke rises after an Israeli missile strike in Gaza City, in the northern Gaza Strip, Wednesday, July 16, 2014. Israel on Wednesday intensified air attacks on Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip following a failed Egyptian cease-fire effort, targeting the homes of four senior leaders of the Islamic militant movement and ordering tens of thousands of residents to evacuate border areas.(AP Photo/Adel Hana) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(18 of27)
Lindsay Lohan takes a spill on the dancefloor at a Gala Dinner in Ischia
(19 of27)
Hounslow House on London Road, Hounslow where a third of the building collapsed, sending debris into the street. (credit:Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire)
(20 of27)
'Was cooking pasta when suddenly cookie monster'
(21 of27)
A resident carries a tank of liquified petroleum gas as he negotiates a flooded area while Typhoon Rammasun nears suburban Quezon city, Philippines on Wednesday, July 16, 2014. Typhoon Rammasun knocked out power in many areas but it spared the Philippine capital, Manila, and densely-populated northern provinces from being directly battered Wednesday when its fierce wind shifted slightly away, officials said. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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A motorcyclist takes a selfie while driving past fallen trees as Typhoon Rammasun hits Taguig city, east of Manila, Philippines, Wednesday, July 16, 2014. Typhoon Rammasun knocked out power in many areas but it spared the Philippine capital and densely populated northern provinces from being directly battered Wednesday when its fierce wind shifted slightly away, officials said. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(23 of27)
People enjoy the sunshine in St James's Park in London. (credit:PA)
(24 of27)
Undated handout photo issued by the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County of a four winged feathered dinosaur Changyuraptor that scientists believe may have taken to the air. (credit:PA)
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President Barack Obama speaks about the economy at the Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center in McLean, Va., Tuesday, July 15, 2014. President Barack Obama envisions a time when cars will be able to talk with other cars or with America's roads. He says such technology could prevent crashes, cut down on traffic and save gasoline. (credit:AP Photo)
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Igor Chernetsov whose wife was killed in collapsed building during airstrike gestures near his house in Snizhne, 100 kms east from the city of Donetsk, eastern Ukraine Tuesday, July 15, 2014. An airstrike demolished an apartment block in eastern Ukraine on Tuesday, killing at least nine civilians, rescue workers said. The attack adds to the steadily growing number of civilians killed over four months in a dogged pro-Russian insurgency. Government officials denied the Tuesday strike was carried out by Ukraine's air force. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky) (credit:AP)
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UKIP party leader Britain's Nigel Farage listen to debates Tuesday July 15, 2014 at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, eastern France. The European Parliament has elected former Luxembourg Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker as the new leader of the 28-nation bloc's executive arm. Lawmakers voted 422-250 for the 59-year-old who will take over as European Commission President in November from the incumbent, Jose Manuel Barroso of Portugal. (credit:PA)