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pics of day 5th march
(01 of20)
London mayor Boris Johnson poses for photographers in front of the sculpture "Gift Horse", which portrays a skeletal horse by German-born artist Hans Haacke, after it was unveiled as the new commission for the Fourth Plinth, in Trafalgar Square, London, Thursday, March 5, 2015. The 4.6 meter high bronze sculpture has an electronic ribbon attached to its front leg displaying a live ticker of the London Stock Exchange. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(02 of20)
Natalie Imbruglia poses for photographers on arrival at We Day UK at Wembley Arena, in west London, Thursday, March 5, 2015. With 12,000 students and teachers in attendance from more than 550 schools, We Day celebrates the potential of young people to implement local and global changes. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP) (credit:Joel Ryan/AP)
(03 of20)
Co-presenters of We Day, Laura Whitmore (left), Bluey Robinson (centre) and Becca Dudley during We Day UK at The SSE Arena, Wembley. (credit:Andrew Matthews/PA Wire)
(04 of20)
Martin Sheen poses for photographers on arrival We Day UK at Wembley Arena, in west London, Thursday, Mar. 5, 2015. With 12,000 students and teachers in attendance from more than 550 schools, We Day celebrates the potential of young people to implement local and global changes. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP) (credit:Joel Ryan/Invision/AP)
(05 of20)
Princess Beatrice and Holly Branson, right, pose for photographers on arrival at We Day UK at Wembley Arena, in west London, Thursday, March 5, 2015. With 12,000 students and teachers in attendance from more than 550 schools, We Day celebrates the potential of young people to implement local and global changes. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP) (credit:Joel Ryan/Invision/AP)
(06 of20)
KONYA, TURKEY - MARCH 05: Firefighters extinguish a military aircraft after it fell down at Ortakonak neighborhood in Karatay district of Konya province, Turkey on March 05, 2015. (Photo by Metin Bolat/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
(07 of20)
Princess Beatrice and Holly Branson attend We Day UK at Wembley Arena on March 5, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Tim Whitby/Getty Images) (credit:Tim Whitby via Getty Images)
(08 of20)
A police van believed to be carrying Nathan Matthews arrives at Bristol Magistrate's Court, Bristol, where he was due to appear charged with the murder of his stepsister Becky Watts.Picture date: Thursday March 5, 2015. Matthews, 28, and his girlfriend, Shauna Hoare, 21, are set to face magistrates in Bristol charged in connection with her death. He is accused of murdering his stepsister while Hoare is charged with intending to pervert the course of justice. (credit:Steve Parsons/PA Wire)
(09 of20)
YEHLIOU, TAIPEI, NEW TAIPEI, TAIWAN - 2015/03/05: Men carry the God in a palanquin as they run across hot coals during a harbor purification festival. They repeat this three times, before the God's are paraded through the village. (Photo by Craig Ferguson/LightRocket via Getty Images) (credit:Craig Ferguson via Getty Images)
(10 of20)
Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, in red and yellow robe, blesses a devotee's water bottle by blowing on top of it as he leaves after giving a religious talk in Dharmsala, India, Thursday, March 5, 2015. The special talk marks the 15th day of the Tibetan new year. (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(11 of20)
David Walliams and Cheryl Fernandez-Versini during filming of the Graham Norton Comic Relief Show at the London Studios, in central London. (credit: Ian West/PA Wire)
(12 of20)
OSAKA, JAPAN - MARCH 05: Misao Okawa, the world's oldest Japanese woman, waits to mark her 117th birthday celebration next to her birthday cake at Kurenai Nursing Home on March 5, 2015 in Osaka, Japan. Japanese woman Misao Okawa is the oldest living person in the world as certified by the Guinness World Records and celebrated her 117th birthday today. Okawa has held the title as the world's oldest living person since the June 12, 2013 and the death of Jiroemon Kimura who lived to 116 years and 54 days old. She is ranked as the Oldest Japanese person ever and only the third person to have ever reached the age of 117 in the world. (Photo by Buddhika Weerasinghe/Getty Images) (credit:Buddhika Weerasinghe via Getty Images)
(13 of20)
Chinese hostesses jump in Tiananmen Square, during the opening session of the National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 5, 2015. China's Communist Party-controlled legislature, the National People's Congress (NPC), gathers in the capital for the annual show of political theater, with the 'rule of law' high on the agenda. AFP PHOTO / FRED DUFOUR (Photo credit should read FRED DUFOUR/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:FRED DUFOUR via Getty Images)
(14 of20)
In this handout image provided by The Asia Economy Daily newspaper, U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Mark Lippert is seen after getting attacked on March 5, 2015 in Seoul, South Korea. Ambassador Lippert was attacked with a razor blade by a man at a venue where he was going to give a lecture. The attacker who reportedly identified himself as a representative for a watchdog organization of the disputed island Dokdo/Takeshima, was arrested immediately on site. (Photo by Handout/The Asia Economy Daily via Getty Images) (credit:Handout via Getty Images)
(15 of20)
BANGKOK, THAILAND - MARCH 04: 2000 monks and far more laypeople gather for a candle lighting ceremony on March 4, 2015 at Wat Phra Dhammakaya in Bangkok, Thailand. During the Buddhist holiday of Makha Bucha, thousands gather at Wat Phra Dhammakaya for the Ceremony of Circumambulation and the Lighting of 100,000 Lanterns. (Photo by Taylor Weidman/Getty Images) (credit:Taylor Weidman via Getty Images)
(16 of20)
LITTLETON, CO. - MARCH 04: Taylor Beau Smith uses his auger shovel while clearing snow on Curtis Street in Littleton, CO March 04, 2015. Smith said the shovel and the 'light and fluffy' snow are good for his business, 'easy to move, easy on the back, easy money, it's been a pretty good morning.' An overnight snowstorm dropped about 3 inches of fresh snow in the area. Tonight, expect partly cloudy skies with a low dipping to about 4 degrees. With wind chill, that will feel like minus 7. Thursday is expected to be sunny with a high climbing above freezing to 39 degrees. (Photo By Craig F. Walker / The Denver Post) (credit:Craig F. Walker via Getty Images)
(17 of20)
Holly Branson, Sir Richard Branson, Martin Sheen and Sam Branson attend the We Day UK Celebration Dinner at the Bulgari Hotel in Knightsbridge. (London, England, UK) (credit:KGC-03/STAR MAX/IPx)
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Sir Richard Branson, Holly Branson, and Princess Beatrice attend the We Day UK Celebration Dinner at the Bulgari Hotel in Knightsbridge. (London, England, UK) (credit:KGC-03/STAR MAX/IPx)
(19 of20)
A firefighter hoses down smouldering vegetation, as one of the largest bush fires in recent times is brought under control, near Fishoek, on March 4, 2015, in the greater Cape Town area. It has taken more than 1000 professional and volunteer firefighters three and half days to bring the fire under control.AFP PHOTO / RODGER BOSCH (Photo credit should read RODGER BOSCH/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:RODGER BOSCH via Getty Images)
(20 of20)
Blade the Alaskan Malamute during a photocall to launch Crufts 2015 at the NEC, Birmingham. (credit:Joe Giddens/PA Wire)