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This has the feel of a Rembrandt painting about it, with the flowing hair and white collar. Rebekah Brooks leaves the high court in London after giving evidence to the Leveson inquiry Photograph: Sang Tan/AP

Visitors examine works by Jeff Koons at an exhibition preview, opening this month at the Fondation Beyeler in Basel, Switzerland Photograph: Harold Cunningham/Getty Images

Some very cheeky monkeys appear to be destroying a car but actually these baboons have been asked to assess the Hyundai's durability during a manufacturer's test at Knowsley Safari Park Photograph: Reuters

Leap of faith: a man who fled his village due to fighting between security forces and militants in Pakistan's tribal area of Bajur enjoys jumping on a trampoline at a makeshift entertainment park on the outskirts of Islamabad Photograph: Muhammed Muheisen/AP

Yesterday he was reading the weather, today he's up for a workout. Prince Charles meets ex-drug addict Steven McKechan during a visit to the North West Youth Project in Kilmarnock Photograph: John Gunion/PA

A Palestinian protester prepares to throw a stone towards Israeli soldiers during a demonstration against the expropriation of land by Israel in the village of Kafr Qaddum, near Nablus, in the occupied West Bank Photograph: Jaafar Ashtiyeh/AFP/Getty Images

A truly tragic story from Derby, where five children died in a house fire. Police have arrested a woman in her 20s on suspicion of murder Photograph: Andrew Yates/AFP/Getty Images

It takes a moment to notice the man desperately clinging on to a piece of debris in the foreground of this strong news picture. A slum community in Manila was totally razed in the fire, with at least 1000 dwellings destroyed and 5,000 families homeless Photograph: Cheryl Ravelo/Reuters

Indian children try to salvage rotten mangoes thrown aside at a fruit market in Ahmadabad, India. Mango is the country's national fruit, producing 13m tonnes worth a year Photograph: Ajit Solanki/AP

A great blast of colour is provided by Turner prize nominee, Anya Gallaccio, as her new installation of 10,000 red roses – called Red on Green – is laid upon the gallery floor at Jupiter Artland in Edinburgh Photograph: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

A quiet moment of reflection for this man and child, members of the Samaritan sect, as they rest during a traditional pilgrimage marking the holiday of Passover atop Mount Gerizim near the West Bank city of Nablus Photograph: Ammar Awad/Reuters

Rebekah Brooks arrives to give evidence to the Leveson inquiry. The former News International chief executive says she has not been able to get 'the complete picture' about her various meetings, but has given 'a flavour' based on the documents she has been able to retrieve. See more in our live blog Photograph: Stefan Wermuth/Reuters

A woman wearing a large red wig performs a stunt in front of the media outside the high court where Rebekah Brooks is giving evidence to the Leveson inquiry. Brooks was also greeted by a pantomime horse, a reference to the news earlier this year that David Cameron rode a retired police horse that had been loaned to Brooks Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

It may have been there for months now but the ArcelorMittal Orbit sculpture by Anish Kapoor is centre stage today as it is officially unveiled outside the Olympic Park. The sculpture stands 114.5 metres high, is made of 63% recycled steel and incorporates the five Olympic rings Photograph: Tim Hales/AP

In this incredibly moving photograph, 14-year-old Haitian Fabien Destine, who suffers from VSP congenital heart disease, waits as she is prepared for surgery in Port-au-Prince, Haiti Photograph: Swoan Parker/Reuters

Former President Bill Clinton looks slightly surprised and a little confused as he greets students for a group photo at a graduation ceremony for the Urban League College Track, a programme to help low-income students get into college in New Orleans Photograph: Gerald Herbert/AP

Jordanian protesters shouts anti-Israeli slogans and burn a flag depicting the star of David outside the Israeli embassy in Amman. Their demonstration is in support of Jordanian and Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike in Israeli jails Photograph: Khalil Mazraawi/AFP/Getty Images

The total exhaustion of giving it all to your sport is aptly illustrated by Eric Reuss after he competed in the 200m freestyle on day two of the German swimming championships at the Eurosportpark in Berlin Photograph: Alexander Hassenstein/Bongarts/Getty Images