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
(01 of18)
LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - AUGUST 20: The funeral cortege arrives at St Mary's Church, Woolton, on August 20, 2015 in Liverpool, England. Singer and TV host Cilla Black died on the 1st August at her home in Spain after a head injury caused by a fall. She is best known for a number of hits in the 1960s and went on to be one of TVs highest earning stars with shows including Blind Date and Surprise Surprise regularly being watched by millions of viewers. (Photo by Nigel Roddis/Getty Images) (credit:Nigel Roddis via Getty Images)
(02 of18)
The funeral cortege makes its way to the church during the funeral of Britsih singer and TV personality Cilla Black at St Mary's Church in Liverpool, England, Thursday Aug. 20, 2015. Cilla Black died in Spain on Saturday Aug. 1, 2015. (AP Photo/Clint Hughes) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(03 of18)
French Interior minister Bernard Cazeneuve (L) and Britain's Home Secretary Theresa May (C) review British and French police officers, on August 20, 2015 in Calais, during a ceremony marking the deployment of British police officers to the French port of Calais to combat gangs smuggling migrants across the Channel. The officers will work alongside their French counterparts in a 'Command and Control Centre'. AFP PHOTO/PHILIPPE HUGUEN (Photo credit should read PHILIPPE HUGUEN/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:PHILIPPE HUGUEN via Getty Images)
(04 of18)
SWANSEA, UNITED KINGDOM - AUGUST 20: Aoife Nolan-Bennett and Caitlyn Lazenby hug one another after receiving their GCSE results at Ffynone House School on August 20, 2015 in Swansea, Wales. GCSE grades from A* to C rose slightly this year with A* and A grades falling. (Photo by Matthew Horwood/Getty Images) (credit:Matthew Horwood via Getty Images)
(05 of18)
The sun sets behind the National Cooperative Refinery Association oil refinery Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2015, in McPherson, Kan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(06 of18)
A photographer has captured the incredible moment a firework exploded at the same time that a thunder cloud lit-up the night sky. Photographer Justin Gardner captured the 'Man Vs. Nature' image in Figueretas, Ibiza, from his terrace during the Assumption of Mary bank holiday celebrations on 16 August 2015. Justin said: "I went outside to the sound of fireworks and was blown away by the storm in the distance in an awesome display from both man and nature. I grabbed my camera and used a long exposure with a few adjustments to the curves, crop and sharpening to create the final image."
(07 of18)
Lebanese activists, right, clash with policemen, left, as they try to cross to the government house during a protest against the ongoing trash crisis, in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2015. A group of Lebanese activists have clashed with Lebanese police who sprayed them with water cannons in downtown Beirut over the countryâs mounting trash crisis. Garbage has been accumulating on the streets in Lebanon for the past month amid government paralysis and inability to agree on a solution after Beirut's main landfill was closed down.(AP Photo/Bilal Hussein) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(08 of18)
Lebanese activists, right, remove barriers as they try to cross to the government house, as riot police spray them with water cannons during a protest against the ongoing trash crisis, in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2015. Lebanon's health minister says the country is on the brink of a "major health disaster" unless an immediate solution is found for its mounting trash problem. Garbage has been collecting on the streets in Lebanon for the past month amid government paralysis and inability to agree on a solution after Beirut's main landfill was closed down. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(09 of18)
Vanessa Hudgens attends the 2015 Industry Dance Awards at the Avalon on Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2015 in Los Angeles. (Photo by Paul A. Hebert/Invision/AP) (credit:Paul A. Hebert/Invision/AP)
(10 of18)
OWINGS MILLS, MD - AUGUST, 19: Pall bearers carry the casket to the hearse following the funeral services for Lenny Robinson , better known as the Route 29 Batman, had for years dressed as the Caped Crusader and driven his custom-made car to deliver moments of happiness and distraction to hundreds of sick children at area hospitals on August 19, 2015 in Owings Mills, MD. (Jonathan Newton / The Washington Post via Getty Images) (credit:The Washington Post via Getty Images)
(11 of18)
OWINGS MILLS, MD - AUGUST, 19: A car in the funeral procession displays a batman decal along with the standard funeral sticker at the services for Lenny Robinson , better known as the Route 29 Batman, had for years dressed as the Caped Crusader and driven his custom-made car to deliver moments of happiness and distraction to hundreds of sick children at area hospitals on August 19, 2015 in Owings Mills, MD. (Jonathan Newton / The Washington Post via Getty Images) (credit:The Washington Post via Getty Images)
(12 of18)
The spectacular cosmic pairing of the star Hen 2-427 — more commonly known as WR 124 — and the nebula M1-67 which surrounds it. The nebula M1-67 is estimated to be no more than 10 000 years old — just a baby in astronomical terms — but what a beautiful and magnificent sight it makes.A version of this image was released in 1998, but has now been re-reduced with the latest software. (credit:ESA/Hubble & NASA - Judy Schmidt (geckzilla.com))
(13 of18)
Kathryn Hahn and Jennifer Aniston seen at Los Angeles Premiere of Lionsgate Premiere âSheâs Funny That Wayâ at Harmony Gold Theatre on Wednesday, August 19, 2015, in Los Angeles, CA. (Photo by Eric Charbonneau/Invision for Lionsgate Premiere/AP Images) (credit:Eric Charbonneau/Invision/AP)
(14 of18)
CHENGDE, CHINA - AUGUST 20: (CHINA OUT) A general view shows part of the Jinshanling section of the Great Wall with cloud around on August 20, 2015 in Chengde, Hebei Province of China. (Photo by ChinaFotoPress/ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images) (credit:ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images)
(15 of18)
BEIJING, CHINA - AUGUST 20: Usain Bolt of Jamaica talks with the media during a press conference prior to the beginning of the IAAF World Championships on August 20, 2015 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) (credit:Andy Lyons via Getty Images)
(16 of18)
A fire-retardant airplane passes near the sun turned orange with smoke as a wildfire burns near Twisp, Wash. Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2015. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(17 of18)
As flames rage on the ridge line above, firefighters wet down brush and other fuel above a home on Twisp River Road just after midnight, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2015, in Twisp, Wash. Firefighters were in place trying to protect structures, and most residents were running irrigation sprinklers overnight in hopes of protecting their homes. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Cincinnati Tennis(18 of18)
A fan waits for an autograph from Novak Djokovic, of Serbia, after a match against Benoit Paire, of France, at the Western & Southern Open tennis tournament, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2015, in Mason, Ohio. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)