Pictures of the week brings you the best images over the past seven days from around the world, chosen by our very own photo editors, Elliot Wagland, Tahira Mirza and Michael Cripps.
Pictures of the Week
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Mount Tavurvur erupting in eastern Papua New Guinea, spewing rocks and ash into the air, forcing the evacuation of local communities and international flights to be re-routed. Mount Tavurvur, which destroyed the town of Rabaul when it erupted simultaneously with nearby Mount Vulcan in 1994, rumbled to life early in the morning on the tip of the remote island of New Britain. (credit:AFP PHOTO / Oliver BLUETT)
(02 of28)
Palestinian men look on as a bomb from an Israeli air strike hits a house in Gaza City on August 23, 2014. Israel kept up the pressure on Hamas in Gaza, carrying out multiple air strikes that killed six Palestinians, five of them from the same family, as Egypt prepared to convene new truce talks. AFP PHOTO/ ROBERTO SCHMIDT (Photo credit should read ROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:ROBERTO SCHMIDT via Getty Images)
(03 of28)
Meet Jiff, a record-breaking dog who can run on both his front paws and hind legs. He's just made it into the Guinness Book of Records for the fastest time to complete 5m on front legs by a dog
(04 of28)
Spectacular pictures emerged this morning of the magician Dynamo floating above Europe’s tallest building.For his latest eye-catching stunt, Dynamo, whose real name is Steven Frayne, was snapped 1,016ft above the ground at the top of The Shard, in central London. (credit:Barcroft)
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INGLEWOOD, CA - AUGUST 24: Jay-Z, Beyonce and Blue Ivy Carter onstage at the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards at The Forum on August 24, 2014 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic) (credit:Jason LaVeris via Getty Images)
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Amber Rose arriving at the MTV Video Music Awards 2014 at The Forum in Inglewood, Los Angeles. (credit:PA/PA Wire)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 25: Revellers dance through heavy rain during the Notting Hill Carnival on August 25th, 2014 in London, England. Despite the bad weather over 1 million visitors are expected to attend the two-day event which is the largest of its kind in Europe. The event has taken place on the West London streets every August Bank Holiday weekend since 1964. (Photo by Mary Turner/Getty Images) (credit:Mary Turner via Getty Images)
(08 of28)
GAZA, PALESTINE - 2014/08/26: Thousands of Palestinians are coming out to celebrate the signing of the cease-fire agreement between the Israelis and Palestinians in the Gaza Strip under Egyptian auspices. (Photo by Ibrahim Khader/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images) (credit:Pacific Press via Getty Images)
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BERLIN, GERMANY - AUGUST 22: Furry enthusiasts attend the Eurofurence 2014 conference on August 22, 2014 in Berlin, Germany. Furry fandom, a term used in zines as early as 1983 and also known as furrydom, furridom, fur fandom or furdom, refers to a subculture whose followers express an interest in anthropomorphic, or half-human, half-animal, creatures in literature, cartoons, pop culture, or other artistic contexts. Many but not all of the followers of the movement wear furry animal costumes. The earliest citation of anthropomorphic literature regularly cited by furry fans is Aesop's Fables, dating to around 500 BC. (Photo by Adam Berry/Getty Images) (credit:Adam Berry via Getty Images)
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A swarm of locusts invades the center of Mdagascar capitol Antananarivo on August 28, 2014. AFP PHOTO/RIJASOLO (Photo credit should read RIJASOLO/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:RIJASOLO via Getty Images)
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LOS ANGELES, CA - AUGUST 25: 66th ANNUAL PRIMETIME EMMY AWARDS -- Pictured: (l-r) Actors Aaron Paul and Bryan Cranston, winners of Outstanding Drama Series for 'Breaking Bad', pose during the 66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards held at the Nokia Theater on August 25, 2014. (Photo by Christopher Polk/NBC/NBC via Getty Images) (credit:Christopher Polk/NBC via Getty Images)
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Billy Crystal speaks during an In Memoriam tribute to Robin Williams at the 66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Monday, Aug. 25, 2014, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP) (credit:Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
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Panda cub Bao Bao hangs from a tree in her habitat at the National Zoo in Washington on her first birthday, Saturday, Aug. 23, 2014. The National Zoo is celebrating with a traditional 'Zhuazhou' ceremony, a Chinese birthday tradition symbolizing long life. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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In this Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2014 photo, a belly boarder takes on a big wave at the Wedge in Newport Beach, Calif. Southern California coastal communities have been inundated by a surge of rising seawater brought on by Hurricane Marie spinning off Mexico's Pacific coast. (AP Photo/Kevin Warn) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Airbus employees throw flower petals to welcome Britain's Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg, center, during his visit to their facility in Bangalore, India, Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2014. Clegg is on a three-day visit to India to strengthen bilateral and economic ties. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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DORSET, ENGLAND - AUGUST 28: Brad Pitt attends a photocall for 'Fury' at The Tank Museum on August 28, 2014 in Bovington, Dorset. (Photo by David M. Benett/Getty Images) (credit:David M. Benett via Getty Images)
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Trevor Sterling and Josh Taylor take part in the World Gravy Wrestling Championships at the Rose n Bowl, Stackteads in Lancashire. (credit:Peter Byrne/PA Wire)
(18 of28)
Cheryl Fernandez-Versini arriving at the X Factor Series Launch, Ham Yard Hotel, London. (credit:Doug Peters/Doug Peters)
Spain Tomato Fight Tomatina(19 of28)
People lay in a puddle squashed tomatoes, during the annual "tomatina" tomato fight fiesta in the village of Bunol, 50 kilometers outside Valencia, Spain, Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2014. The streets of an eastern Spanish town are awash with red pulp as thousands of people pelt each other with tomatoes in the annual "Tomatina" battle that has become a major tourist attraction. At the annual fiesta in Bunol on Wednesday, trucks dumped 125 tons of ripe tomatoes for some 22,000 participants, many from abroad to throw during the hour-long morning festivities. (AP Photo/Alberto Saiz) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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First Minister Alex Salmond visits Time Twisters Indoor Activity Park as Mr Salmond and Prime Minister David Cameron hit the Scottish independence referendum campaign trail. (credit:Danny Lawson/PA Wire)
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The Tungurahua volcano blows steam and ash, seen from Guadalupe, Ecuador, early Thursday, Aug. 28, 2014. The volcano entered an eruptive phase in 1999 and continues to this day. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Israeli couple, Noga and Moshiko Siho, have their wedding photo taken in an army staging area on the Israeli Gaza border, near Kibbutz Yad Mordechai, Israel, Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2014. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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An Indian boy swims with his cattle through flood waters as he tries to take them to a safer place in Burhaburhi village in Morigaon district of north eastern Assam state, India, Monday, Aug.25, 2014. Monsoon season brings rains vital to growing crops in India, but floods and landslides each year kill thousands of people and submerge hundreds of villages. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Kate Bush performs live at The Eventim Apollo, Hammersmith, London for the first time in 35 years.
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Keira Knightley poses topless in a beautiful new photo spread for Interview. Fashion photographer Patrick Demarchelier captured the 29-year-old for the magazine's September issue, themed The Photographer's issue. Knightley graces one of its six covers, each shot by a different photographer or pair of photographers.
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The giant sinkhole which appeared on Wednesday and is growing bigger by the day near the home of John Hensby in Cowhill, County Durham, now measuring over 30 metres in diameter. (credit:North News)
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Madame Tussauds puts the final touches to Benedict Cumberbatch who appears with his startlingly life-like clay head, which will be used to create the mould for his hotly anticipated wax figure launching at the world famous Baker street attraction later this year.
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Handout photo issued by the Ministry of Defence of HMS Ramsay sailors (names not given) being greeted as they as they return home to Faslane on the Clyde, after a recent deployment to the Gulf. (credit:PA)