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Pictures of the day 20th August
(01 of22)
Sir Alex Ferguson smiles in the parade ring during Day One of the 2014 Welcome To Yorkshire Ebor Festival at York Racecourse, York. (credit:Anna Gowthorpe/PA Wire)
(02 of22)
First Minister Alex Salmond with professional golfer Kylie Walker at North Berwick Golf Club as he has welcomed negotiations that could secure sponsorship for the Scottish Open until 2020. (credit:Danny Lawson/PA Wire)
(03 of22)
British Prime Minster David Cameron (C) arrives in Downing Street on August 20, 2014 in London, England. Mr Cameron cut short his holiday in Cornwall to hold a meeting on the situation in Iraq and Syria with Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond. (credit:Oli Scarff via Getty Images)
(04 of22)
Producer Alan Hughes joins Cinderella hopefuls ahead of open auditions for the title role of Cinderella in this year's Cheerios Panto at the Tivoli theatre, Dublin. (credit:PA)
(05 of22)
Undated Edinburgh Zoo handout photo of eight-week-old Velu, a rare baby chimpanzee, with mother Heleen, who has gone on display at Edinburgh Zoo after being accepted into his new family's complex hierarchy. (credit:PA)
(06 of22)
Josh Groves, and his daughter Abagayle Groves, 3, wait to cross the road as flash flood waters overrun Skunk Creek through the Sonoran Desert, Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2014, in northwestern Phoenix. Flooding from heavy rain in the Phoenix area has forced authorities to close several major roads, including a portion of Interstate 17 about 25 miles north of the city. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(07 of22)
A man rests with a dog near barriers inspired by feet in Beijing, China, Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2014. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(08 of22)
Madame Tussauds unveil a new wax figure of Beyonce Knowles in Regents Park, London. (credit:Jonathan Brady/PA Wire)
(09 of22)
The Enterprise Bridge passes over a section of Lake Oroville that is nearly dry on August 19, 2014 in Oroville, California. As the severe drought in California continues for a third straight year, water levels in the State's lakes and reservoirs is reaching historic lows. Lake Oroville is currently at 32 percent of its total 3,537,577 acre feet. (credit:Justin Sullivan via Getty Images)
(10 of22)
Top floor of a shopping mall under construction has partially collapsed, Xiamen City, Fujian
(11 of22)
This aerial view shows the damage caused by a landslide after heavy rains hit the city of Hiroshima, western Japan, on August 20, 2014. At least 18 people were killed and another 13 were still missing after a huge landslide engulfed homes in western Japan, reports said on August 20. (credit:JIJI PRESS via Getty Images)
(12 of22)
This aerial view shows the damage caused by a landslide after heavy rains hit the city of Hiroshima, western Japan, on August 20, 2014. At least 18 people were killed and another 13 were still missing after a huge landslide engulfed homes in western Japan, reports said on August 20. (credit:JIJI PRESS via Getty Images)
APTOPIX Italy Weather(13 of22)
A tornado is seen approaching the costal city of Genoa, in Northern Italy, Tuesday, Aug 19, 2014. At right, in background, the profile of the Costa Concordia cruise liner wreck which was towed to Genoa for scrapping. Tornadoes and thunderstorms hit Genoa and the Liguria region coast Tuesday, causing damages to seaside cabins and floods but no victims. (AP Photo/Tano Pecoraro) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(14 of22)
Dupura Akhtar, cooks inside her flood-affected house in Ashigarh village, about 70 kilometers (44 miles) east of Gauhati, India, Thursday, Aug. 19, 2014. Heavy rainfall for the past few days has affected several districts of Assam state, flooding dozens of villages and displacing thousands. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(15 of22)
Villagers sail on a boat through a flood-affected area in Ashigarh village, about 70 kilometers (44 miles) east of Gauhati, India, Thursday, Aug. 19, 2014. Heavy rainfall for the past few days has affected several districts of Assam state, flooding dozens of villages and displacing thousands. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(16 of22)
The SEA LIFE London Aquarium has teamed up with Essex-based artist Roy’s People, to display a bespoke, pop-up exhibition of miniature people in the CLAWS B-movie themed crab area. Hiding amongst some of the weird and wonderful species of crustacean, visitors to the South bank attraction will have the chance to spot 11 miniature people - all reacting in different ways to their new alien-like environments. Celebrated British artist Roy is known for creating humorous miniature scenes with ‘Roy’s People’ – miniature, hand-made models he makes from a mixture of everyday items and art materials.
(17 of22)
The SEA LIFE London Aquarium has teamed up with Essex-based artist Roy’s People, to display a bespoke, pop-up exhibition of miniature people in the CLAWS B-movie themed crab area. Hiding amongst some of the weird and wonderful species of crustacean, visitors to the South bank attraction will have the chance to spot 11 miniature people - all reacting in different ways to their new alien-like environments. Celebrated British artist Roy is known for creating humorous miniature scenes with ‘Roy’s People’ – miniature, hand-made models he makes from a mixture of everyday items and art materials.
Prime Minister David Cameron Spends A Holiday In Cornwall(18 of22)
WADEBRIDGE, ENGLAND - AUGUST 19: Prime Minister David Cameron (L) with wife Samantha Cameron have coffee at Surfside cafe on Polzeath beach in Cornwall on August 19, 2014 in Wadebridge, England. The Prime Minister David Cameron is starting his second holiday of the summer. Mr Cameron has insisted he remains in control and fully able to manage the government's response to the growing crisis in Iraq whilst in Cornwall. (Photo by Matthew Horwood - WPA Pool /Getty Images) (credit:Matthew Horwood via Getty Images)
Prime Minister David Cameron Spends A Holiday In Cornwall(19 of22)
WADEBRIDGE, ENGLAND - AUGUST 19: Prime Minister David Cameron (L) with wife Samantha Cameron have coffee at Surfside cafe on Polzeath beach in Cornwall on August 19, 2014 in Wadebridge, England. The Prime Minister David Cameron is starting his second holiday of the summer. Mr Cameron has insisted he remains in control and fully able to manage the government's response to the growing crisis in Iraq whilst in Cornwall. (Photo by Matthew Horwood - WPA Pool /Getty Images) (credit:Matthew Horwood via Getty Images)
(20 of22)
EMBARGOED TO 0001 TUESDAY AUGUST 19 EDITORIAL USE ONLY Singer and television personality Ashley Roberts poses in a bath of fruit and ice for the launch of Blossom Hill's Sun-Kissed red and white wine range. (credit:David Parry/PA Wire)
(21 of22)
Niagara Falls is illuminated by colorful lights near the border between the United States and Canada in Washington D.C (credit:Xinhua /Landov / Barcroft Media)
(22 of22)
German Chancellor Angela Merkel (L) talks to German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere during their visit at the Federal Office of Civil Protection and Disaster Assistance (BBK) in Bonn, western Germany, on August 19, 2014. AFP PHOTO / PATRIK STOLLARZ (Photo credit should read PATRIK STOLLARZ/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:PATRIK STOLLARZ via Getty Images)