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The Battersea Dogs and Cats home staff dogs wrapped up in their most festive Christmas jumpers to celebrate the release of GET SANTA (starring Rafe Spall, Jodie Whittaker and Jim Broadbent) and to kick start Christmas Jumper Day. Battersea Dogs and Cats Home featured in the film, GET SANTA so the staff dogs couldn’t wait to put their best paw forward for a photo opp dressed in their finest Christmas jumpers.
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A simulated sex protest against the UK's new restrictive porn laws has been staged outside Parliament in London. (credit:Jeff Moore/Jeff Moore)
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King Philippe of Belgium and Queen Mathilde stand behind the coffin of the late queen dowager Fabiola, carried by soldiers of the regiment of the Carabiniers Prince Baudouin - Grenadiers, as it leaves the Cathedral of St Michael and St Gudula, in Brussels, on December 12, 2014. Born in 1928 as Fabiola de Mora y Aragon into an aristocratic family in Madrid, she became queen of Belgium when she married King Boudewijn - Baudouin, in 1960. Queen Fabiola passed away on December 5, at the age of 86. (credit:JOHN THYS via Getty Images)
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A demonstrator holds flares during a general strike called by several trade union organisations to protest against the government's economic policy, on December 12, 2014 in Rome. Unions protest against Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi's emblematic Jobs Act legislation approved this month which aims to shake up Italy's labour market by making it easier for companies to hire and fire. (credit:FILIPPO MONTEFORTE via Getty Images)
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Miranda Kerr attends the Samantha Thavasa 20th Anniversary event at Harbour City Samantha Thavasa Store on December 12, 2014 in Hong Kong, Hong Kong. (Photo by Jun Sato/WireImage) (credit:Jun Sato via Getty Images)
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People gather along the Meguro River to watch Christmas decorations done with LED lights in Tokyo, Friday, Dec. 12, 2014. An annual Christmas decoration drew thousands of visitors in the suburb of the capitol. (credit:AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)
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Taiwan's opposition and ruling party lawmakers scuffle with ruling party lawmakers as they try to block Taiwan's Legislative Speaker Wang Jin-pyng, left rear, from opening the legislature session in Taipei, Taiwan, Friday, Dec. 12, 2014. Opposition lawmakers continue to protest Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou's proposed cross-strait service trade pacts with China causing fear that closer ties with China could imperil the island's autonomy. (AP Photo/Wally Santana) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Sri Lankan firemen search through the wreckage of the Sri Lankan military transport aircraft which crashed near the capital Colombo on December 12, 2014, killing four people on board and injuring another crew member, police said. The Antonov AN-32 aircraft slammed into a rubber plantation in the suburb of Athurugiriya in bad weather and burst into flames, police spokesman Ajith Rohana said. (credit:ISHARA S.KODIKARA via Getty Images)
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ZHENJIANG, CHINA - DECEMBER 12: A Ford sedan car halts on the verge of a five meters wide and two meters deep hole at Yunlianghe Road on December 12, 2014 in Zhenjiang, Jiangsu Province of China. A Ford sedan car halted on the verge of a hole at Yunlianghe Road after the road collapsed and formed a five meters wide and two meters deep hole abound 8 o'clock on Friday morning. The road was just opened for two years and the reason is still under investigation. (Photo by ChinaFotoPress/ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images) (credit:ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 12: British Prime Minister's wife Samantha Cameron hosts Christmas Jumper Jumble at 10 Downing Street on December 12, 2014 in London, England. The annual event saw Cameron surrounded by children showing off their Christmas decorative sweaters. (Photo by Stefan Wermuth - WPA Pool/Getty Images) (credit:WPA Pool via Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 12: British Prime Minister's wife Samantha Cameron hosts Christmas Jumper Jumble at 10 Downing Street on December 12, 2014 in London, England. The annual event saw Cameron surrounded by children showing off their Christmas decorative sweaters. (Photo by Stefan Wermuth - WPA Pool/Getty Images) (credit:WPA Pool via Getty Images)
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A group of masked fraternity members in the state-run University of the Philippines hoist up a comrade (C) as they prepare to run naked through the campus during the annual Oblation Run, handing out roses to female students as part of their tradition, in Manila on December 12, 2014. This years run is dedicated to abolishing politician discretionary funds. (credit:JAY DIRECTO via Getty Images)
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FA Cup with trumpeting penguin. (credit:Martin Hartley/Press Association Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 11: Ellie Goulding attends the BBC Music Awards at Earl's Court Exhibition Centre on December 11, 2014 in London, England. (Photo by Karwai Tang/WireImage) (credit:Karwai Tang via Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 11: Ellie Goulding attends the BBC Music Awards at Earl's Court Exhibition Centre on December 11, 2014 in London, England. (Photo by Karwai Tang/WireImage) (credit:Karwai Tang via Getty Images)
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BEVERLY HILLS, CA - DECEMBER 11: Rihanna arrives at the Rihanna's First Annual Diamond Ball at The Vineyard on December 11, 2014 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Steve Granitz/WireImage) (credit:Steve Granitz via Getty Images)
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BEVERLY HILLS, CA - DECEMBER 11: Singer Rihanna and actress Salma Hayek arrive for 1st Annual Diamond Ball Benefitting The Clara Lionel Foundation (CLF) Rihanna's 1st Annual Diamond Ball Benefitting The Clara Lionel Foundation (CLF) held at The Vineyard on December 11, 2014 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Albert L. Ortega/Getty Images) (credit:Albert L. Ortega via Getty Images)
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The roof of a car is visible as it sits underwater in a flooded section of Ashby Avenue on December 11, 2014 in Berkeley, California. The San Francisco Bay Area is being hit with a severe storm that is bringing high winds and heavy rain that have toppled trees and caused local flooding. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) (credit:Justin Sullivan via Getty Images)
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NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 11: Crystal the Monkey attends the 'Night At The Museum: Secret Of The Tomb' New York Premiere at Ziegfeld Theater on December 11, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Theo Wargo/WireImage) (credit:Theo Wargo via Getty Images)
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NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 11: Crystal the Monkey attends the 'Night At The Museum: Secret Of The Tomb' New York Premiere at Ziegfeld Theater on December 11, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Ben Gabbe/Getty Images) (credit:Ben Gabbe via Getty Images)
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ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 12: David Warner of Australia celebrates making his century during day four of the First Test match between Australia and India at Adelaide Oval on December 12, 2014 in Adelaide, Australia. (Photo by Michael Dodge/Getty Images) (credit:Michael Dodge via Getty Images)
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NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 05: Actress Angelina Jolie and Radioman are seen on December 5, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by XPX/Star Max/GC Images) (credit:XPX/Star Max via Getty Images)
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A group of masked fraternity members in the state-run University of the Philippines run naked through campus during the annual Oblation Run, handing out roses to female students as part of their tradition, in Manila on December 12, 2014. This years run is dedicated to abolishing politician discretionary funds. AFP PHOTO / Jay DIRECTO (Photo credit should read JAY DIRECTO/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:JAY DIRECTO via Getty Images)
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Actress Kate Beckinsale attends the 72nd Annual Golden Globe Awards nominations on December 11, 2014 in Beverly Hills, California. (credit:Tommaso Boddi via Getty Images)
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Actors Kate Beckinsale, Jeremy Piven, Paula Patton and Peter Krause attend the 72nd Annual Golden Globe Awards nominations on December 11, 2014 in Beverly Hills, California. (credit:Tommaso Boddi via Getty Images)
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A man takes a photo as a big wave hits the seawall at the beach in Anglet, southwestern France, Thursday, Dec. 11, 2014. There is a weather alert for high waves in the south west of France. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Only a few people visit the Christmas market on a rainy afternoon in Frankfurt, Germany, Thursday, Dec. 11, 2014. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Prime Minister David Cameron (3rd R) and Irish Taoiseach Enda Kenny (3rd L) alongside Northern Ireland Secretary of State Theresa Villiers (2nd R) and Irish Tanaiste Joan Burton (2nd R) arrive for cross party talks at Stormont on December 11, 2014 in Belfast, Northern Ireland. During the cross-party talks it is hoped that a number of issues can be resolved, including welfare reform and the legacy left by the country's troubled past. (credit:Charles McQuillan via Getty Images)
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, center, attends the funeral procession of the late Palestinian cabinet member Ziad Abu Ain at the Palestinian Authority headquarters in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Thursday, Dec. 11, 2014. Israeli and Palestinian pathologists disagreed Thursday on whether a blow to the body or a bad heart was the main cause of death of the Palestinian Cabinet minister who collapsed shortly after scuffling with Israeli troops during a West Bank protest. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, shakes hand with India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi before their meeting in New Delhi, India, Thursday, Dec. 11, 2014. Putin was holding talks with Indian leaders Thursday to strengthen trade and energy cooperation with Asia's third-largest economy as Western sanctions threaten to push his country's economy to the brink of a recession. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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A horse and driver take a lap on a snowy morning during training on the harness track at Saratoga Casino and Raceway on Thursday, Dec. 11, 2014, in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. Residents in a wide swath of upstate New York are digging out from under up to 2 feet of snow dumped by a lingering nor'easter. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Kim Kardashian arrives at the 1st Annual Diamond Ball on Thursday, Dec. 11, 2015 in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP) (credit:Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)