Picture desk live: the day's best news images

David Cameron listens to Nick Clegg during a meeting at CNH Tractors in Basildon, Essex. Sometimes a picture really speaks for itself Photograph: Suzanne Plunkett/Reuters

This wonderful photograph of Erin McLoughlin in action on the vault was taken during the gymnastics event at the Sainsbury's 2012 School Games, a multi-sport event for 1,600 young people Photograph: Alex Morton/Action Images

Trigger-happy Chinese officers try out the hardware on display during the Special Operations Forces Exhibition in Amman, Jordan. Sofex brings together the defence industry and government and military leaders to investigate innovations in special operations technology and tactics Photograph: Salah Malkawi/Getty Images

Unruly elephant Tonya has been asked to pack her trunk and leave the zoo in Rotterdam. Reports say that Tonya, together with her mother, Douanita, is being relocated to Prague because she did not get along with the rest of the elephants in her group Photograph: Marco De Swart/EPA

Paralysed Claire Lomas and husband Dan (assisting her), are cheered at the finish line of the London Marathon, 16 days after the race began. Thirty-two-year-old Claire, who is paralysed from the waist down following a horse riding accident, is the first person to complete a marathon in a bionic ReWalk suit. Our warmest congratulations to her Photograph: Kerim Okten/EPA

Photographer Matt Cardy had an early start this morning covering the Early Morning Dance as part of the Helston Flora Day celebrations. This dance, which starts at 7am, is the first in a series throughout the day which go all over the town, even in and out of private houses and shops. Helston Flora Day is one of the UK's oldest customs celebrating the arrival of spring Photograph: Matt Cardy/Getty Images

The gloves are off so it really is a good idea to separate David Haye and Dereck Chisora with a fence during a press conference to announce a match between the two boxers, to be held 14 July at West Ham United's Boleyn Ground. See more in our gallery Photograph: Jan Kruger/Getty Images

On other sporting matters, the Great Britain synchronised swimming team pose for a photo after the announcement of the synchronised swimming athletes for the London 2012 Olympic Games Photograph: Clive Rose/Getty Images

The feeling's clearly mutual as singer Lady Gaga delights her fans upon her arrival at Narita international airport in Japan Photograph: Toru Hanai/Reuters

This morning the picture desk has been steeped in glamour receiving over 3,000 images from the Costume Institute Benefit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Beyoncé graced the red carpet in spectacular style at the event celebrating the opening of Schiaparelli and Prada: Impossible Conversations Photograph: Timothy A Clary/AFP/Getty Images

Gwyneth Paltrow looked stunning in a dress that was barely there.... Photograph: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images

...and Florence Welch arrived in a strikingly unusual choice Photograph: Larry Busacca/Getty Images

Prince Harry is in the news today for receiving the 'distinguished humanitarian leadership award' presented to him by former US secretary of state Colin Powell during the Atlantic Council 2012 annual awards dinner in Washington. Prince Harry received the award for his work supporting charities that help injured British and US military personnel Photograph: Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images

Former News of the World editor and one-time communications director to David Cameron, Andy Coulson, finds himself at the centre of the media circus while arriving at the high court, where he is in dispute with News Group Newspapers over his legal fees in the phone-hacking row Photograph: Kerim Okten/EPA

France's president-elect François Hollande gets a helping hand or maybe a little push from outgoing president, Nicolas Sarkozy, as they make their way to take part in a ceremony in Paris marking the 67th anniversary of the allied victory over Nazi Germany in the second world war Photograph: Lionel Bonaventure/AFP/Getty Images

Heartbreaking scenes in Kathmandu, Nepal as authorities forcibly remove more than 200 squatters who have set up their homes illegally along the banks of the Bagmati river Photograph: Binod Joshi/AP

A schoolgirl girl clings to her mother while police try to arrest them as they protest to prevent their eviction. Dozens of people were injured in violent clashes with government forces Photograph: Narendra Shrestha/EPA