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This week, political blogger and publisher Iain Dale got into a scuffle with protestor Stuart Holmes, making headlines. Holmes' dog was also unwittingly dragged into the spotlight, as the canine sank its teeth into Holmes' bottom.
Speaking of bums, the sporting world saw a red-faced (or should we say 'cheeked'?) Nicklas Helenius of Aston Villa show the crowd a little too much, as opponent Jan Vertonghen of Tottenham Hotspur tugged his shorts down in a misplaced tackle.
Meanwhile, Barcelona F.C. star Lionel Messi appeared to be full of smiles as he arrived at court to answer questions in a tax fraud case.
We were given a peek of Meryl Streep having a bad hair day in a still from the upcoming Disney film In To The Woods, which sees the Oscar-winner as a wizened witch.
The wonderful colours of Autumn are here. Photographer Owen Humphreys caught a stunning sunrise over the sculpture ÔCOUPLEÕ by Sean Henry on the break water in Newbiggin-by-the-Sea, Northumberland.
As always, we deliver on cheeky animals - this week we have: meerkats, polar bears, pandas and kittens - all in our pictures of the week below:
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This picture taken on September 23, 2013 shows new-born panda cubs displayed on a crib during a press conference at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan province. 14 giant panda cubs born in 2013 were presented to the public at the press conference, during which the research base introduced the global breeding situation of giant pandas this year.
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Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls plays with three year old Connor Felton as Rachel Reeves MP (right) looks on at the Roundabout Children's Centre in Brighton, England on day two of the Labour Party's annual conference. (credit:PA)
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These stunning images capture a graceful show by a rare white whale. Hobby photographer Jenny Dean managed to shoot the action last month as the humpback dived out of the water in Etty Bay near Innisfail, far north Queensland. The mother-of-three, who is a clinical nurse and midwife, was on a whale-watching trip with her husband when they spotted the amazing mammal in the water. It could have been Migaloo, thought to be the only all white humpback whale in the world. Migaloo is believed to migrate up the east coast of Australia from Antarctica to the warmer waters of Tropical North Queensland. "It was an amazing experience, incredible to see that huge creature propel out of the water with such ease and agility. Even better to catch some pictures and they even worked out OK which considering the boat was rocking and Migaloo was very fast and unpredictable is double lucky."
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Iain Dale, political blogger and publisher, scuffles with protestor Stuart Holmes (right) close to where former Labour spin doctor Damian McBride was giving a television interview at the Labour Party Annual Conference in Brighton. (credit:PA)
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The greatest Nebula picture you may ever see? Despite causing a stir online, we suspect this 'space pic' may have had a little Photoshop help....
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NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 24: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Stephen Merchant and Jimmy Fallon have a Lip-synching contest during a taping of 'Late Night With Jimmy Fallon' at Rockefeller Center on September 24, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Barcelona F.C. star Lionel Messi, left, arrives at a court to answer questions in a tax fraud case in Gava, near Barcelona, Spain, Friday, Sept. 27, 2013. Messi and his father were ordered by the Spanish court to appear for questioning on Friday as part of an investigation into tax fraud allegations. The court in the Mediterranean coastal town of Gava near Barcelona accepted a state prosecutor's complaint alleging that Messi and father Jorge defrauded the Spanish tax office of 4 million euros ($5.3 million). (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
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Just got my first cat. Welcome to the family Boots! via imgur user richie143
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NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 24: Former U.S. President Bill Clinton speaks as his wife Hillary Clinton and daughter Chelsea Clinton speak during the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) meeting on September 24, 2013 in New York City. Timed to coincide with the United Nations General Assembly, CGI brings together heads of state, CEOs, philanthropists and others to help find solutions to the world's major problems. (Photo by Ramin Talaie/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Miley Cyrus performs during the iHeartRadio Music Festival at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on September 21, 2013 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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SHANTOU, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 24: (CHINA OUT) A car is driven along the bank as strong waves hit the coast on September 24, 2013 in Lianyungang, China. At least 25 people were killed after typhoon Usagi made landfall in Shanwei city of south China's Guangdong Province on Sunday evening. (Photo by ChinaFotoPress/ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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This toad appears to be a fan of star wars... or is it using blinders...? or does it have giant ears...? or what is that sticking out of its mouth!? Look closely and you'll realize that this is a rare, and perhaps first, sighting of a cane toad feeding on a bat. Yes, this happened. Read the full story here.(Photo courtesy of Phil Torres)
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BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 24: Jan Vertonghen of Tottenham Hotspur hangs on to the shorts of Nicklas Helenius of Aston Villa during the Capital One Cup third round match between Aston Villa and Tottenham Hotspur at Villa Park on September 24, 2013 in Birmingham, England. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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BRIGHTON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 24: Party leader Ed Miliband and his wife Justine return to their hotel room after he delivered his keynote speech at the annual Labour party conference on September 24, 2013 in Brighton, England. The Labour leader spoke about the country's 'cost of living crisis' and outlined his party's manifesto pledge to freeze energy bills, cut taxes for small businesses and to build 200,000 new homes a year by 2020. (Photo by Stefan Rousseau - WPA Pool/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Bees fly between sunflowers at the Agricenter in Memphis, Tenn., on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013. (AP Photo/The Commercial Appeal, Jim Weber) (credit:AP)
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Baltimore Orioles' Jonathan Schoop reacts after teammate Adam Jones covered his face with shaving cream after a baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013, in Baltimore. Schoop hit a solo home run in his big league debut and Baltimore won 9-5. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) (credit:AP)
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In this photo taken with a fisheye lens and with long time exposure the Soyuz-FG rocket booster with Soyuz TMA-10M space ship carrying a new crew to the International Space Station, ISS, blasts off at the Russian leased Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Thursday, Sept. 26, 2013, with turning antennas on the foreground. The Russian rocket carries U.S. astronaut Michael Hopkins, Russian cosmonauts Oleg Kotov and Sergey Ryazanskiy. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky) (credit:AP)
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Lainey Kieffer, 29, of Miami, smiles while hanging on tight to the dorsal fin of a dolphin as she and 27 other breast cancer survivors swim with the dolphins, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013 at Miami Seaquarium in Miami. The event was put on by the Susan G. Komen Miami/Fort Lauderdale affiliate and Miami Seaquarium in advance of October, Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Kieffer was diagnosed with breast cancer in April of this year. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee) (credit:AP)
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Pollice recruit Jonathan Richards, left, gets a few sharp words from City of Miami Drill Instructor Pierre Cardonne, on the first day of City of Miami Police Academy Class (PAC) 102, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2013. PAC training is a six-month program consisting of 770 hours of state-mandated courses. The program teaches officers to always act within the boundaries of their authorities and how to uphold the recognized standards of their professional code of ethics. (AP Photo/The Miami Herald, Walter Michot) MAGS OUT (credit:AP)
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A Benfica fan is arrested by the police after a pitch invasion during the Portuguese League soccer match between Benfica and Vitoria Guimaraes at D. Afonso Henrique stadium in Guimaraes, Portugal, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2013. Benfica won 1-0.(AP Photo/Paulo Duarte) (credit:AP)
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Pope Francis poses for a photo after a meeting with youths in downtown Cagliari, Italy, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2013. Francis denounced what he called big business's idolatry of money over man as he traveled Sunday to one of Italy's poorest regions to offer hope to the unemployed and entrepreneurs struggling to hang on. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino) (credit:AP)
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A neonatal intensive care unit nurse puts a foot warmer on Daician Derrico at Summerlin Hospital Medical Center, Friday, Sept. 20, 2013, in Las Vegas. Daician was one in a set of quintuplets born to Deon and Evonne Derrico two weeks ago in Phoenix where the family moved 22 weeks into Evonne Derrico's pregnancy to be closer to doctors specializing in multiple births. They returned to Las Vegas with the quintuplets on three different medical flights on Friday. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson) (credit:AP)
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Disney have released the first picture of Meryl Streep as the 'the witch' in the live action film 'In To The Woods.
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The living area at the National Trust gala opening of the Big Brother House in Elstree Studios, Borehamwood.
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The sun rises over the sculpture ÔCOUPLEÕ by Sean Henry on the break water in Newbiggin-by-the-Sea, Northumberland.
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Henry, a 19-weeks old polar bear cub, plays with his mother Liya at their enclosure at Sea World on the Gold Coast, Thursday, Sept. 26, 2013. Henry is the first polar bear to be born in Australia for almost 20 years.
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Madonna attends the Steven Klein 'secretprojectrevolution' screening and party in NYC with her son Rocco Ritchie and ex-husband Sean Penn.
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A Chinese man has grown a new nose on his forehead. Astonishing images showing what may be the most extreme nose job yet,have revealed Xiaolian at a hospital in Fuzhou, Fujian province, as doctors check on his progress ahead of transplant surgery.
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Portrait of Bear Grylls before he abseils down a side of Battersea Power Station at the launch party for the Bear Grylls: Escape From Hell, Discovery Channel TV series at Battersea Power Station, London.
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MAINZ, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 24: A fan of Mainz looks on prior to the DFB Cup second round match between 1. FSV Mainz 05 and 1. FC Koeln at Coface Arena on September 24, 2013 in Mainz, Germany. (Photo by Alex Grimm/Bongarts/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Soyuz rocket is rolled out to the launch pad by train, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. An Orthodox priest blesses members of the public at the the Baikonur Cosmodrome Soyuz launch pad.
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Meerkats explore a huge pumpkin at the zoo in Leipzig, Germany, 24 September 2013. The pumpkin was hollowed out and filled it with straw and worms.
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Really Good by artist David Shrigley which is one of six new proposals for the fourth plinth in Trafalgar Square which are being exhibited in the crypt of St Martin-in-the-Fields Church, central London, from tomorrow.
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Gemma Atkinson is spotted relaxing in the sun in a bikini in Greece. Gemma has recently been announced as the face of USA Pro a women's fitness brand.
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Lady Gaga is seen leaving Craig's Restaurant in Los Angeles, USA.
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Specialist painters apply the first strokes of paint to the lantern housing at the top of Beachy Head Lighthouse near Eastbourne, Sussex, as the process of repainting the structure begins following a successful fund raising campaign to save the stripes.
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Six months after the Findon Skid Kids failed fire jump left three teens in hospital, the club yesterday made a triumphant leap through the flames. It was February when the flaming cardboard the riders jumped through failed to break up as planned and instead stuck to the riders, leaving spectators to rush to their aid with blankets and water. Yesterday however, several practice jumps and new safety measures made it smooth riding through the fireball and the feat had hundreds of fans cheering. Findon Skid Kids President Allan Staunton said despite Februarys unfortunate mishap, the jump was never in doubt of returning. "Everything was done to the right safety specifications", Mr Staunton said. "We couldnt can it after 55 years. It is a tradition that is part of this club. Had the conditions been different if it was windy we probably wouldnt have done it".
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Derby match between Besiktas and Galatasaray at Olympic Stadium in Istanbul, on September 22, 2013. At the 92nd minute of the match referee showed red card to Felipe Melo. With Melo's provocation, fans entered the field and run after the players. Fans fought with the security forces. Besiktas 1 - Galatasaray 2
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People attempt to set a new world record for the biggest ever skinny dip at Druridge Bay in Northumberland. The North East Skinny Dip where the crowds of naked people ran into the sea at sunrise was organised to try and break the world record for the most people taking part, as well as raise money for mental health charity Mind and for the conservation work of The National Trust.