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Pictures of the week: The best news, sport, weather and animal photos, from 1 to 5 January 2018

From New Year's Eve celebrations around the world, through winter storms in Britain, Europe and the US, to Epiphany in Spain.

By David Sim David Sim
Published 05 January 2018, 3:43 PM GMT
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UBTPOTY2018 Pictures of the week
1 January 2018: The number '2018' painted with a flashlight in front of a Christmas tree in Budapest, Hungary Attila Kisbenedek/AFP
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1 January 2018: Fireworks light the sea around the Opera House and Harbour Bridge during New Year's Eve celebrations in Sydney Saeed Khan/AFP
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1 January 2018: Fireworks illuminate the skyline as the clock strikes midnight during New Year's celebrations in Singapore Roslan Rahman/AFP
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1 January 2018: Fireworks explode over Victoria harbour during New Year celebrations in Hong Kong Dale de la Rey/AFP
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1 January 2018: Fireworks explode over the London Eye on the South Bank of the River Thames Jack Taylor/Getty Images
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1 January 2018: A woman takes photos of fireworks during New Year's celebrations at Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro Mauro Pimentel/AFP
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1 January 2018: A man sprays alcohol onto a skull to honour Santa Muerte or The Saint of Death on New Year's Day in Mexico City Daniel Becerril/Reuters
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1 January 2018: A devotee lights a cigarette for a figure of Santa Muerte or The Saint of Death on New Year's Day in Mexico City Daniel Becerril/Reuters
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1 January 2018: A young visitor interacts with a baby hippopotamus swimming in its enclosure at the Berlin Zoo Odd Andersen/AFP
Harbin ice snow sculpture festival
1 January 2018: Visitors attend a 3D light show at the Harbin Sun Island International Snow Sculpture Art Expo in Harbin Reuters
Winter swimmers
1 January 2018: Swimmers wearing a Forth Bridge costume participate in the New Year's Day Loony Dook swim at South Queensferry in Scotland Russell Cheyne/Reuters
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1 January 2018: Students from the Swaminarayan Gurukul participate in the Magh Snan, or holy bath, in Ahmedabad, India Sam Panthaky/AFP
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1 January 2018: Brazilian surfer Lucas Chumbo rides a wave during the first surf session of 2018 at Praia do Norte in Nazare, Portugal Patricia de Melo Moreira/AFP
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1 January 2018: A protester is removed by members of security as he takes part in a New Year's Day pro-democracy rally in Hong Kong Anthony Wallace/AFP
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1 January 2018: A damaged wind turbine is seen after it crashed to the ground during heavy winds caused by storm Carmen, in Bouin, western France Loic Venance/AFP
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1 January 2018: The first full moon of 2018 rises behind festive seasonal lights on display on the high street in Wells, Somerset Matt Cardy/Getty Images
US Canada cold weather
2 January 2018: Icicles hang off overhead cables as FDNY firemen tackle a blaze at an apartment building in the Bronx Shannon Stapleton/Reuters
US Canada cold weather
2 January 2018: Icicles hang off a firefighter's helmet as he battles a fire in the Bronx, New York Spencer Platt/Getty Images
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2 January 2018: A competitor has fake tan applied to his body with a paint roller ahead of the All Assam Body Building and Fitness Competition 2018 in Dibrugarh, India AFP
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2 January 2018: A composite image of some of the plastic waste items found on the shore of the Thames Estuary in Rainham, Kent Dan Kitwood/Getty Images
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2 January 2018: Rescue workers attend the scene after a bus crashed into a truck and careened off a cliff along a sharply curving highway known as the Devil's Curve, north of Lima, Peru. At least 48 people were killed in the accident Guadalupe Pardo/Reuters
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3 January 2018: Arsenal's Jack Wilshere celebrates scoring their first goal against Chelsea at the Emirates Stadium in London John Sibley/Reuters
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3 January 2018: Peter Prevc of Slovenia jumps during the training round for the third stage of the 66th Four Hills Tournament in Innsbruck, Austria Joe Klamar/AFP
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3 January 2018: A child touches Pope Francis's face during his weekly general audience in the Paul VI hall at the Vatican Alberto Pizzoli/AFP
Storm Eleanor
3 January 2018: A woman takes photographs as waves crash over the tidal wall along the seafront in New Brighton, Merseyside Paul Ellis/AFP
US weather
3 January 2018: Ice collects on the Chicago river during the extreme cold snap gripping the northeastern US Scott Olson/Getty Images
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3 January 2018: The mother of Palestinian Mosab al-Tamimi, who was killed during clashes with Israeli troops, kisses his body at a hospital in the West Bank city of Ramallah Mohamad Torokman/Reuters
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3 January 2018: The shoe of a Syrian girl who was injured in an air strike on the town of Misraba is seen at a makeshift hospital in the besieged rebel-held town of Douma, on the outskirts of the capital Damascus Hasan Mohamed/AFP
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4 January 2018: A Syrian man walks amid destruction following bombardment of the rebel-controlled town of Misraba, in the eastern Ghouta region on the outskirts of the capital Damascus Hamza Al-Ajweh/AFP
US weather
4 January 2018: Thom Meyers, 67, trudges with a cane through deep snow on a street in Atlantic City, New Jersey Mark Makela/Getty images
US weather
4 January 2018: A huge wave crashes over a homes on Lighthouse Road in Scituate, Massachusetts Scott Eisen/Getty Images
US weather
4 January 2018: Drivers make their way through a mixture of seawater, snow and ice on Beach Road in the Boston suburb of Lynn after the ocean breached the sea wall Brian Snyder/Reuters
US weather
4 January 2018: George, who is homeless, pauses in a church alcove, on the streets of Boston as snow falls from a massive winter storm Spencer Platt/Getty images
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4 January 2018: A pedestrian walks through blinding snow across the Brooklyn Bridge in New York during Storm Grayson Darren Ornitz/Reuters
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4 January 2018: A seagull takes flight in high winds and blowing snow as a massive winter storm begins to bear down on Hull, Massachusetts Scott Eisen/Getty Images
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4 January 2018: A boy sleds down a street in Beacon Hill, in Boston, Massachusetts, during Storm Grayson Brian Snyder/Reuters
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4 January 2018: Tottenham Hotspur's Dele Alli reacts after missing a chance during the English Premier League football match against West Ham United at Wembley Stadium Glyn Kirk/AFP
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4 January 2018: The Wembley Stadium arch is illuminated before the Spurs vs West Ham match Matthew Childs/Reuters
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4 January 2018: Workers stand next to the wreckage after a train crash near Hennenman in the Free State province, South Africa Reuters
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4 January 2018: Germany's Constantin Schmid jumps during the first round of the 66th Four Hills Ski Jumping Tournament in Innsbruck, Austria Dominic Ebenbichler/Reuters
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4 January 2018: Demonstrators burn the US flag in Quetta after US President Donald Trump threatened to cut off aid to Pakistan Banaras Khan/AFP
Harbin ice snow sculpture festival
4 January 2018: People visit the Harbin Ice and Snow World, part of the annual Harbin Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival Greg Baker/AFP
Harbin ice snow sculpture festival
5 January 2018: A worker walks past a snow sculpture before the opening of the annual Harbin Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival Greg Baker/AFP
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5 January 2018: Pigeons fly over a snow-covered square in Kolomna, some 100 km south of Moscow Mladen Antonov/AFP
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5 January 2018: Animal footprints are seen on the dried-out ground of the partially empty Contreras water reservoir during a severe drought near the southeastern town of Utiel, Spain Heino Kalis/Reuters
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5 January 2018: A swan crosses a street flooded by the river Moselle in Bernkastell-Kues, Germany Wolfgang Rattay/Reuters
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5 January 2018: People stand among their belongings after mudslides swept though homes, killing at least 37, in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo John Wessels/AFP
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5 January 2018: A Sikh priest performs a ritual as devotees pray at a Gurudwara, or temple, during celebrations for the birth anniversary of Guru Gobind Singh, the last and the tenth Guru of the Sikhs, in Jammu Mukesh Gupta/Reuters
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5 January 2018: Police officers form a guard of honour at Manchester Town Hall during a ceremony recognising the efforts of British Transport Police, Northern Rail and security firm Carlisle Support Services after the terror attack in the city in May Christopher Furlong/Getty Images
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5 January 2018: Asian elephants at Berlin's Tierpark zoo eat Christmas trees left over after the festivities John MacDougall/AFP
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5 January 2018: A man dressed as one of the Three Kings greets people during the Epiphany parade in Gijon, Spain Eloy Alonso/Reuters
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5 January 2018: A Somali fisherman carries a shark on his head to the Hamarweyne fish market near the port in Mogadishu Mohamed Abdiwahab/AFP
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5 January 2018: French artist JR has erected a huge pair of legs on the exterior of the new Lazinc gallery in Mayfair, London, to promote his show Giants: Body of Work Jeff Moore
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