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Storm Imogen Sweeps The South Of England(01 of25)
NEWHAVEN, WEST SUSSEX - FEBRUARY 08: Newhaven Harbour wall and lighthouse take a battering on February 8, 2016 in Newhaven, East Sussex. Storm Imogen is the ninth named storm to hit the UK this season. This year's storms are being named in an effort by the Met Office and Met Eireann to increase public awareness and safety. They were named by public ballot and there are no names for the letters Q, U, X, Y and Z. (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images) (credit:Mike Hewitt via Getty Images)
(02 of25)
The monkeys were given the treats as part of their varied diet that includes a mix of vegetables and insects and not only is it a great treat for them, but it is also forms part of their enrichment activity programme.John Meek, Curator of Animals at Newquay Zoo said “With Pancake Day looming, we decided it would be a nice surprise to give the animals some pancakes! The monkeys are on strict, controlled diets but this was an added enrichment treat and was made from natural ingredients, including eggs, which they would naturally eat in the wild. It didn’t comprise their dietary requirements whatsoever.”
(03 of25)
2016 is The Year of the Monkey and Amoy has brought to life this year’s cheeky icon with the help of artist Will Vibes who added the finishing splashes to a larger than life portrait in one week, using Amoy Soy Sauce.
Storm Imogen Sweeps The South Of England(04 of25)
NEWQUAY, UNITED KINGDOM - FEBRUARY 08: A lorry trailer that has been blown over in the wind is seen in Newquay on February 8, 2016 in Cornwall, England. Parts of the UK are currently being battered by Storm Imogen, the ninth named storm to hit the UK this season. Thousands of homes have been left without power and commuters hit by road and rail chaos as Storm Imogen batters the South with gale force winds and torrential rain. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) (credit:Matt Cardy via Getty Images)
Storm Imogen Sweeps The South Of England(05 of25)
NEWQUAY, UNITED KINGDOM - FEBRUARY 08: Bruno, a bearded collie cross, walks in the wind in Newquay on February 8, 2016 in Cornwall, England. Parts of the UK are currently being battered by Storm Imogen, the ninth named storm to hit the UK this season. Thousands of homes have been left without power and commuters hit by road and rail chaos as Storm Imogen batters the South with gale force winds and torrential rain. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) (credit:Matt Cardy via Getty Images)
APTOPIX Super Bowl Football(06 of25)
Coldplay singer Chris Martin performs during halftime of the NFL Super Bowl 50 football game Sunday, Feb. 7, 2016, in Santa Clara, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Spain Arab Art(07 of25)
A woman looks at the art piece called "Suspended Together" by Saudi Arabia's artist Manal Aldowayan during the Arab modern art exhibition "Looking at the World Around You: Contemporary Works from Qatar Museums", in Madrid, Monday, Feb. 8, 2016. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(08 of25)
Prime Minister David Cameron makes a speech on prison reform at the Policy Exchange think tank in central London.Picture date: Monday February 8, 2016. Police are to be given new powers to speed up the deportation of foreign offenders, Mr Cameron has said. Setting out his plans for prison reform, the Prime Minister said ministers would legislate to require foreign criminals to declare their nationality. See PA story POLITICS Cameron. (credit:John Stillwell/Press Association Images)
Macedonia Migrants(09 of25)
Macedonian Army soldiers attach a razor wire to a fence on the border line with Greece, near the southern Macedonian town of Gevgelija, Monday, Feb. 8, 2016. Macedonia started reinforcing the border fence with Greece, doubling it with another fence, which is expected to increase the control of the migrant flow. European Union nations anxious to stem the flow of asylum-seekers coming through the Balkans are increasingly considering sending more help to non-member Macedonia as a better way to protect European borders instead of relying on EU member Greece. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(10 of25)
New ‘behind-the-scenes’ fashion experience at Madame Tussauds London starring Cara Delevingne and Kendall Jenner delights fans Madame Tussauds London gave 100 fashionistas a special preview of its new ‘behind-the-scenes’ fashion experience this weekend, before opening to the public today. The new addition to the World famous attraction offers guests a peek ‘backstage’ at an international fashion event brought to life through a multisensory set, plus fans get to hang out with two of the fashion world’s most famous faces – Kendall Jenner and Cara Delevingne (plus a guest appearance from Anna Wintour*).
Winter Weather(11 of25)
A snow covered playground is bathed in pink light at sunset before a town hall meeting with Republican presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, at the Lancaster School in Salem, N.H., Friday Feb. 5, 2016. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
The Week That Was in Asia Photo Gallery(12 of25)
In this Saturday, Feb. 6, 2016 photo, a baby boy is rescued from a collapsed building after an earthquake in Tainan, Taiwan. A powerful, shallow earthquake struck southern Taiwan before dawn Saturday. (AP Photo/Wally Santana, File) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
APTOPIX South Korea North Korea Rocket Launch(13 of25)
Visitors watching the North side are seen through barbed-wire entanglements as they visit Imjingak near the border village of the Panmunjom in Paju, South Korea, Monday, Feb. 8, 2016. The U.N. Security Council condemned North Korea's launch of a long-range rocket that world leaders called a banned test of ballistic missile technology and another "intolerable provocation." The U.N.'s most powerful body pledged to quickly adopt a new resolution with "significant" new sanctions. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Britain Chinese New Year(14 of25)
A man in a monkey costume climbs the lion statue at Trafalgar Square in London, Monday, Feb. 8, 2016. The Chinatown Chinese Association (LCCA) welcomed the Chinese New Year of the Monkey in Trafalgar Square with a photo call. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
TAIWAN-QUAKE(15 of25)
A rescue worker searches the rubble of the Wei-Kuan complex which collapsed in the 6.4 magnitude earthquake, in the southern Taiwanese city of Tainan on February 8, 2016. Two survivors were on February 8 rescued from the rubble of an apartment complex in Taiwan felled by an earthquake, after being trapped for more than 50 hours. AFP PHOTO / Sam Yeh / AFP / SAM YEH (Photo credit should read SAM YEH/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:SAM YEH via Getty Images)
(16 of25)
Carolina Panthersâ Cam Newton (1) looks down during the second half of the NFL Super Bowl 50 football game Sunday, Feb. 7, 2016, in Santa Clara, Calif.(AP Photo/Julie Jacobson) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(17 of25)
Denver Broncosâ Peyton Manning holds up the trophy after the NFL Super Bowl 50 football game Sunday, Feb. 7, 2016, in Santa Clara, Calif. The Broncos won 24-10. (AP Photo/Matt York) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(18 of25)
Britain's Aaron Hadlow takes to the air during the King of the Air kite board competition, held in Cape Town, South Africa, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2016. (AP Photo/Schalk van Zuydam) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(19 of25)
Participants dressed up as 'Caretos' gather around a giant effigy made of broom, that finally will be burnt, as they take part in Podence carnival, near Macedo de Cavaleiros in northeastern Portugal on February 7, 2016. The traditional Caretos show up in carnival festivities striking whoever is not masked, following a millenary tradition of winter-end festivities. AFP PHOTO / FRANCISCO LEONG / AFP / FRANCISCO LEONG (Photo credit should read FRANCISCO LEONG/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:FRANCISCO LEONG via Getty Images)
(20 of25)
AnimaNaturalis activists protest against bullfighting and demand that it be banned, at the Revolution Monument in Mexico City on February 7, 2016. AFP PHOTO/RONALDO SCHEMIDT / AFP / RONALDO SCHEMIDT (Photo credit should read RONALDO SCHEMIDT/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:RONALDO SCHEMIDT via Getty Images)
(21 of25)
This photo taken late on February 7, 2016 shows fireworks illuminating buildings of the Chinese border town of Dandong, opposite to the North Korean town of Sinuiju, as people celebrate the eve of the Lunar New Year after North Korea said it had successfully put a satellite into orbit earlier in the day. The UN Security Council strongly condemned North Korea's rocket launch on February 7 and agreed to move quickly to impose new sanctions that will punish Pyongyang for 'these dangerous and serious violations.' With backing from China, Pyongyang's ally, the council again called for 'significant measures' during an emergency meeting held after North Korea said it had put a satellite into orbit with a rocket launch. AFP PHOTO / JOHANNES EISELE / AFP / JOHANNES EISELE (Photo credit should read JOHANNES EISELE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:JOHANNES EISELE via Getty Images)
(22 of25)
Revellers of Uniao da Ilha samba school perform during the first night of the carnival parade at Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on February 7, 2016. AFP PHOTO / YASUYOSHI CHIBA / AFP / YASUYOSHI CHIBA (Photo credit should read YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:YASUYOSHI CHIBA via Getty Images)
(23 of25)
Revellers of Grande Rio samba school perform during the first night of the carnival parade at Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on February 8, 2015. AFP PHOTO / YASUYOSHI CHIBA / AFP / YASUYOSHI CHIBA (Photo credit should read YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:YASUYOSHI CHIBA via Getty Images)
(24 of25)
A family conduct a memorial service for relatives in the North before a barbed wire fence near the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) separating North and South Korea, in Imjingak on February 8, 2016. Some South Korean families separated during the Korean war visited the DMZ to offer prayers to their relatives in the North on the occasion of the Lunar New Year. AFP PHOTO / Ed Jones / AFP / ED JONES (Photo credit should read ED JONES/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:ED JONES via Getty Images)
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Some 388 employees of Japan's All Nippon Airways (ANA) Group companies and its partner companies stand in formation that reads '30th thanks' in front of a Boeing 787 aircraft in front of a hangar at Narita International Airport in Chiba prefecture on February 8, 2016. ANA will celebrate its 30th anniversary since its first regular international flights this upcoming March 3. AFP PHOTO / KAZUHIRO NOGI / AFP / KAZUHIRO NOGI (Photo credit should read KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:KAZUHIRO NOGI via Getty Images)