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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A red deer stag bellows out in Richmond Park, London. (credit:Andrew Matthews/PA Wire)
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To mark the 50th Anniversary of the legendary TV series Thunderbirds and celebrate a brand new series – Thunderbirds Are Go – coming to our screens on ITV next year, balloon artist Brian Getz from Indianapolis, U.S.A. has created a replica of the iconic Thunderbirds 3 rocket using 2,400 balloons in just nine hours. (credit:Barcroft)
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NANNING, CHINA - OCTOBER 07: Dancers perform during the opening ceremony of the 45th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships at Guangxi Sports Center Stadium on October 7, 2014 in Nanning, China. (Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images) (credit:Lintao Zhang via Getty Images)
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TETBURY, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 07: Autumn colours begin to show on trees at the Forestry Commissions National Arboretum at Westonbirt near Tetbury on October 7, 2014 in Gloucestershire, England. Despite the current unsettled weather, according to the Forestry Commission England, the warm temperatures, lots of sunshine and spells of rain experienced during the summer, twinned with recent dry, warm early-autumn days and cooler nights of September is a promising recipe for a spectacular show of seasonal colour in England's woods and forests over the next few weeks. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) (credit:Matt Cardy via Getty Images)
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Ukip leader Nigel Farage as he lends his support to John Bickley (not in picture), his party's candidate for the upcoming Heywood and Middleton by-election, while on the campaign trail at the Heywood Tank Museum. (credit:Peter Byrne/PA Wire)
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HONG KONG - OCTOBER 07: Maggie Chan, pro-democracy supporter, poses for a photograph at the protest site in Admiralty on October 7, 2014 in Hong Kong, Hong Kong. With many protesters returning to work and school, supporter numbers have dwindled leaving a small number defying the governments request to leave the area. Student leaders and government officials agreed today to hold talks to end the two week protests. (Photo by Lam Yik Fei/Getty Images) (credit:Lam Yik Fei via Getty Images)
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A participant practices ahead of the annual buffalo races in Chonburi southeast of Bangkok on October 7, 2014. Scores of Thai farmers ditched their paddy fields for the race course to sprint across a dusty track on prized water buffalo, vying for glory in a decades-old racing contest. AFP PHOTO/Christophe ARCHAMBAULT (Photo credit should read CHRISTOPHE ARCHAMBAULT/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:CHRISTOPHE ARCHAMBAULT via Getty Images)
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SURABAYA, INDONESIA - OCTOBER 07: Indonesia National Military Academy cadets march during The 69th Republic of Indonesia Military Anniversary on October 7, 2014 in Surabaya, Indonesia. Republic of Indonesia President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) leads The 69th Republic of Indonesian Military Anniversary ceremony for the last time. This is the biggest ceremony in the last ten years as Indonesian Army, Navy, and Air Force parade and demonstrate together. (Photo by Robertus Pudyanto/Getty Images) (credit:Robertus Pudyanto via Getty Images)
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Thousands of homes covered in ash are seen in Suka Nalu village after the eruptions of Mount Sinabung in North Sumatra, Indonesia on October 7, 2014. (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
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To celebrate the global launch of HAIG CLUB™ David Beckham and business partner Simon Fuller hosted an exclusive HAIG CLUB™ weekend in the heart of Scotland on the outskirts of Edinburgh. The evening was hosted at Gilmerton House outside of Edinburgh and was attending by Victoria Beckham, Gordon Ramsay, Tana Ramsay, Professor Jimmy Choo, Tracy Phillips, Raffy & Jo Manoukian, David Tao & Penny Jiang, Ruth Kennedy, Rose Uniacke and Owen Sullivan. Guests were welcomed to cocktail hour in the decadent drawing room of Gilmerton House, where they were served Haig Club cocktails including the Clubman and the Haig Club Rose fizz.
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Ash clouds roll down from the Mount Sinabung seen from Tiga Pancur Village, District Simpang Empat, Karo District, North Sumatra. Indonesia, on October 7, 2014. (credit:Kharisma Tarigan/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
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Steam rises from the Royal River as it flows past the Sparhawk Mill on a chilly autumn morning, Monday, Oct. 6, 2014, in Yarmouth, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Medical personnel carry a Spanish nurse who is believed to have contracted the ebola virus from a 69-year-old Spanish priest into the ambulance before they leave Alcorcon Hospital in Madrid, Spain, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2014. The nurse who treated a missionary for the disease at a Madrid hospital tested positive for the virus, Spain's health minister said Monday. The female nurse was part of the medical team that treated a 69-year-old Spanish priest who died in a hospital last month after being flown back from Sierra Leone, where he was posted. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Art - Amal Alamuddin and George Clooney's wedding is Simpsonized "Amore" by aleXsandro Palombo (credit:aleXsandro Palombo)
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To celebrate the global launch of HAIG CLUB™ David Beckham and business partner Simon Fuller hosted an exclusive HAIG CLUB™ weekend in the heart of Scotland on the outskirts of Edinburgh. The evening was hosted at Gilmerton House outside of Edinburgh and was attending by Victoria Beckham, Gordon Ramsay, Tana Ramsay, Professor Jimmy Choo, Tracy Phillips, Raffy & Jo Manoukian, David Tao & Penny Jiang, Ruth Kennedy, Rose Uniacke and Owen Sullivan. Guests were welcomed to cocktail hour in the decadent drawing room of Gilmerton House, where they were served Haig Club cocktails including the Clubman and the Haig Club Rose fizz.
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A visitor takes photos during the '12 Labors of Putin' art exhibition on October 6, 2014 marking the 62th birthday of Russia's President Vladimir Putin at the design workshop in Moscow. (credit:VASILY MAXIMOV via Getty Images)
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Salesmen in shirts with an image of Russian President Vladimir Putin wait for customers at GUM (the State Department Store) in Moscow, Russia, Monday, Oct. 6, 2014. Souvenirs and clothing featuring Putin or pro-government slogans have become popular in Russia this year. (credit:AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
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Miriam Gonzalez Durantez listens to her husband Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg, as he takes a question and answer session at the Liberal Democrat Autumn conference on October 6, 2014 in Glasgow, Scotland. The leader of the Liberal Democrats, Nick Clegg, has reaffirmed his commitment to more devolution for Scotland to delegates during the Q&A. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images) (credit:Jeff J Mitchell via Getty Images)
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A visitor takes photos during the '12 Labors of Putin' art exhibition on October 6, 2014 marking the 62th birthday of Russia's President Vladimir Putin at the design workshop in Moscow. (credit:VASILY MAXIMOV via Getty Images)
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In this photo, a young beaver looks out from a cage at a holding facility in Ellensburg, Wash. Under a program in central Washington, nuisance beavers are being trapped and relocated to the headwaters of the Yakima River where biologists hope their dams help restore water systems used by salmon, other animals and people. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Visitors take photos as they lie down on the new glass floor at the Eiffel Tower in Paris.The Eiffel Tower is inaugurating a new glass floor on October 6 that is turning the heads of the millions of tourists who flock to Paris's best-known landmark every year. (credit:LIONEL BONAVENTURE via Getty Images)
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Cheryl Fernandez-Versini attends the Pride of Britain awards at The Grosvenor House Hotel on October 6, 2014 in London, England. (credit:Karwai Tang via Getty Images)
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In this image shot with an extreme telephoto lens and through haze from the outskirts of Suruc at the Turkey-Syria border, a man is seen placing a black banner with white writing over a hilltop at the eastern side of the town of Kobani, Syria, where fighting had ben intensified between Syrian Kurds and the militants of Islamic State, Monday, Oct. 6, 2014. Kobani, also known as Ayn Arab and its surrounding areas have been under attack since mid-September, with militants capturing dozens of nearby Kurdish villages. The flag is indicating that the jihadists may have regrouped and broken through the Kurdish lines. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Steam rises from the Royal River as it flows past the Sparhawk Mill on a chilly autumn morning, Monday, Oct. 6, 2014, in Yarmouth, Maine. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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New NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg of Norway, left, talks with Major General Andrew Mueller, right, commander of E-3A component during his visit to the 32 Tactical Air Base in Lask, Poland, Monday, Oct. 6, 2014. Stoltenberg is in Poland on his first foreign trip since starting the job last week, a visit meant to reassure a nervous ally on the alliance's eastern flank. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Iraqis take a ride at an amusement park during Eid al-Adha celebrations in Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, Oct. 6, 2014. Eid al-Adha, or Feast of Sacrifice, commemorates what Muslims believe was Prophet Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son. It is a festive holiday where it is traditional for men, women and children to dress in new clothing and spend time with their families outdoors. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg during a question and answer session on day three of the Liberal Democrat autumn conference at the Clyde Auditorium in Glasgow, Scotland. (credit:Danny Lawson/PA Wire)
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Indian Muslims offer prayers during Eid al-Adha at the Vasi Ullah mosque in Allahabad, India, Monday, Oct. 6, 2014. Eid al-Adha is a religious festival celebrated by Muslims worldwide to commemorate the willingness of Prophet Ibrahim to sacrifice his son as an act of obedience to God. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)