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 and Tahira Mirza.
pics of the day 1st april
(01 of29)
LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 01: A general view as fire crews tend to an underground electrical cable fire at Lincoln's Inn Fields in on April 1, 2015 in London, England. Around 2000 people have been evacuated from nearby buildings as Police declared it a major incident, and closed the road. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images) (credit:Dan Kitwood via Getty Images)
(02 of29)
View of the Villarrica volcano, some 800 km south of Santiago, showing visible signs of activity on March 31, 2015. Earlier this month, in its first major eruption in 15 years, the Villarrica forced the evacuation of thousands of people amid a shower of fire and ash. (credit:SEBASTIAN ESCOBAR via Getty Images)
(03 of29)
Kathleen Long, Julie Hulme (daughter), David Long, Michelle Mackenzie (daughter) and Joan Long (David's mother) at The Mallard in Scunthorpe, after David and Kathleen won £1 million in the EuroMillions for the second time. (credit:Lynne Cameron/PA Wire)
(04 of29)
More than 20 'Baymax' walk on the street on April 1, 2015 in Nanjing, Jiangsu province of China. People wearing the costume of 'Baymax' to attract more customers for a real estate company today in Nanjing. (Photo by ChinaFotoPress/ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images) (credit:ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images)
(05 of29)
Iraqi security forces and allied Shiite militiamen prepare to attack Islamic State extremists in Tikrit, 80 miles (130 kilometers) north of Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, March 31, 2015. Iraqi forces battled Islamic State militants holed up in downtown Tikrit, going house to house Tuesday in search of snipers and booby traps, and the prime minister announced security forces had reached the cityâs center. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(06 of29)
CEO of Germanwings Thomas Winkelmann and Lufthansa CEO Carsten Spohr, left, lay a wreath of flowers at a stone slab erected as a monument in memory of the victims, near the site of the Germanwings jet crash, in Le Vernet, France, Wednesday, April 1, 2015. The heads of Lufthansa and its low-cost airline Germanwings are visiting the site of the crash that killed 150 people amid mounting questions about the co-pilot and how much his employers knew about his mental health. (AP Photo/Claude Paris) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(07 of29)
British Prime Minister and Conservative party leader David Cameron (L) studies a hammer during a visit to the Marston's Brewery in Wolverhampton, central England on April 1, 2015. The visit was part of the Conservative Party's campaign, in the run-up to the general election on May 7, 2015. AFP PHOTO / LEON NEAL / POOL (Photo credit should read LEON NEAL/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:LEON NEAL via Getty Images)
(08 of29)
British Prime Minister and Conservative party leader David Cameron (R) looks on as British Finance Minister George Osborne hammers a sealing stopper into a beer barrel during a visit to the Marston's Brewery in Wolverhampton, central England on April 1, 2015. The visit was part of the Conservative Party's campaign, in the run-up to the general election on May 7, 2015. AFP PHOTO / LEON NEAL / POOL (Photo credit should read LEON NEAL/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:LEON NEAL via Getty Images)
(09 of29)
MALAGA, SPAIN - APRIL 01: Tourists walk along the 'El Caminito del Rey' (King's Little Path) footpath on April 1, 2015 in Malaga, Spain. 'El Caminito del Rey', which was built in 1905 and winds through the Gaitanes Gorge, reopened last weekend after a safer footpath was installed above the original. The path, known as the most dangerous footpath in the world, was closed after two fatal accidents in 1999 and 2000. The restoration started in 2011 and reportedly cost 5.5 million euros. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images) (credit:David Ramos via Getty Images)
(10 of29)
A cheetah from a coalition (the collective term for a group or small partnership of cheetahs) lazily basks in the sun at Wild Place Project, South Gloucestershire, where they have been transferred from Whipsnade Zoo and are settling into their new outdoor enclosure for the first time.Picture date: Wednesday April 1, 2015. As yet the Cheetahs, which can run faster than any other land animal, as fast as 112 to 120 km/h (70 to 75 mph) in short bursts), are unnamed as yet, but are hoping to be named by the public over the coming weeks (credit:Ben Birchall/PA Wire)
(11 of29)
Sweden's forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic shoots during the friendly international football match between Sweden and Iran at the Friends Arena in Solna near Stockholm on March 31, 2015. AFP PHOTO / JONATHAN NACKSTRAND (Photo credit should read JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:JONATHAN NACKSTRAND via Getty Images)
(12 of29)
DUBLIN, IRELAND - MARCH 31: UFC featherweight title challenger Conor 'The Notorious' McGregor (R) steals UFC Featherweight Champion Jose Aldo's (L) belt as UFC President Dana White (C) separates the two during the UFC 189 World Championship Fan Event on March 31, 2015 in Dublin, Ireland. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images) (credit:Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
(13 of29)
ISTANBUL, TURKEY - APRIL 01: Funeral ceremony of Turkish prosecutor Mehmet Selim Kiraz, who was shot and critically wounded in an eight-hour hostage situation at an Istanbul courthouse Tuesday has died at the hospital, is held at Istanbul courthouse on April 01, 2015. Mehmet Selim Kiraz, 46, had been handling the case of Berkin Elvan, the boy who was critically injured during 2013's Gezi Park protests and died in March 2014 after falling into a coma for 269 days. (Photo by Ahmet Dumanli/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
(14 of29)
A man installs shark-shaped balloons enclosed in a plastic globe in a water fountain in Nice on April 1, 2015. AFP PHOTO / VALERY HACHE (Photo credit should read VALERY HACHE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:VALERY HACHE via Getty Images)
(15 of29)
Photo by: KGC-143/STAR MAX/IPx 3/31/15 Tulisa Contostavlos attends the 2015 National Film Awards at Porchester Hall in Bayswater. (London, England, UK) (credit:KGC-143/STAR MAX/IPx)
(16 of29)
Super typhoon #Maysak taken by astronaut Sam Cristoforetti from space heading towards the Philippines
(17 of29)
Super typhoon #Maysak taken by astronaut Sam Cristoforetti from space heading towards the Philippines
(18 of29)
Actress Kristen Stewart poses for a portrait in promotion of her role in the upcoming film "Still Alice" on Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2014 in New York. (Photo by Drew Gurian/Invision/AP) (credit:Drew Gurian/Invision/AP)
(19 of29)
An officer stands outside a home in the Hollywood Hills area of Los Angeles, Tuesday, March 31, 2015. Police say a man was found dead at the home of Andrew Getty, heir to Getty oil fortune. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(20 of29)
Penitents from "Las Siete Palabras (Seven words)" brotherhood leave a church as they march during a procession in Zamora, Spain, on the early hours of Wednesday, April 1, 2015. Hundreds of processions take place throughout Spain during the Easter Holy Week. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(21 of29)
Chocolatier Jen Lindsay-Clark makes final adjustments to a life-size chocolate sculpture of actor Benedict Cumberbatch, which has been created to celebrate the launch of television channel Drama on the new on-demand service uktvplay.co.uk following a national poll which named Benedict as BritainÕs dishiest television drama actor, just in time for Easter. (credit:Matt Alexander/PA Wire)
(22 of29)
Englandâs Andros Townsend, center, celebrates with teammate Ryan Mason, left, after scoring during the international friendly soccer match between Italy and England, at the Juventus stadium in Turin, Italy, Tuesday, March 31, 2015. (AP Photo/Massimo Pinca) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(23 of29)
The sun rises over the snowy hills near Garrgill on the Cumbria border, as a weather warning for ice is in place until mid-morning for the north of England and Scotland and it is expected to remain breezy today. (credit:Owen Humphreys/PA Wire)
(24 of29)
A snow plough clears the roads on the A686 near Garrgill on the Cumbria border, as a weather warning for ice is in place until mid-morning for the north of England and Scotland and it is expected to remain breezy today. (credit:Owen Humphreys/PA Wire)
(25 of29)
The sun rises over the snowy hills near Garrgill on the Cumbria border, as a weather warning for ice is in place until mid-morning for the north of England and Scotland and it is expected to remain breezy today. (credit:Owen Humphreys/PA Wire)
(26 of29)
Pope Francis arrives in St. Peter's Square for his weekly general audience at the Vatican, Wednesday, April 1, 2015. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(27 of29)
The 4-month-old polar bear cub at the zoo in the north-eastern German city of Rostock makes his first experience with snow at his enclosure at the zoo in Rostock, Germany, 31 March 2015. some 3,000 emails, letters and calls recently reached the zoo on its search for a name of the young bear - The small male polar bear of 31 March finally was named 'Fiete'. Photo:BERND WUESTNECK/dpa (credit:Bernd Wstneck/DPA)
(28 of29)
JIUQUAN, CHINA - MARCH 31: (CHINA OUT) The Mogao Grottoes experience the first regional dust weather of this spring on March 31, 2015 in Jiuquan, Gansu province of China. Sand storm hits Gansu, which caused the temporarily close down of the world cultural heritage mogao grottoes on Tuesday. (Photo by ChinaFotoPress/ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images) (credit:ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images)
(29 of29)
A Tiger butterfly sits on the nose of a child during a photocall in the Natural History Museum's 'Sensational Butterflies' outdoor butterfly house in London on March 31, 2015. (credit:BEN STANSALL via Getty Images)