Pictures of the Day: 30 June 2017
![Fireworks over Goodwood House followed by a surprise Drifting session with drift cars for Members of the Goodwood Road Racing Club whilst in attending the Summer Ball and the official opening of The Festival Of Speed, 2017.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.telegraph.co.uk/content/dam/news/2017/06/29/133336290_Mandatory%20Credit%20Jason%20Hedges%20All%20Rounder_%20(1)_trans_NvBQzQNjv4BqrfzZskasdHxLRTTh7do0m2H28ZiNHzwg9svuZLxrn1U.jpg?imwidth=160)
Fireworks over Goodwood House followed by a surprise Drifting session with drift cars for Members of the Goodwood Road Racing Club whilst in attending the Summer Ball and the official opening of The Festival Of Speed, 2017.
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Source: Jason Hedges
![Queen Elizabeth II meets the High Commissioner of Ghana Papa Owusu-Ankomah as he presents his Letters of Credence during an audience at Buckingham Palace, London.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.telegraph.co.uk/content/dam/news/2017/06/29/133347947_PA_Credentials%20at%20Buckingham%20Palace%20(1)_trans_NvBQzQNjv4BqjACFkdPwAakclgJGEYB6nmH28ZiNHzwg9svuZLxrn1U.jpg?imwidth=160)
Queen Elizabeth II meets the High Commissioner of Ghana Papa Owusu-Ankomah as he presents his Letters of Credence during an audience at Buckingham Palace, London.
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Source: Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire
![Young children catch paper helicopters falling from the sky as the world's most popular colour of Marrs Green is revealed during the exhibition 'Paper City' as part of Hull UK City of Culture in Hull, England. After a major global survey by Hull-based paper company, G . F Smith, the world's favourite colour was revealed by launching Marrs Green paper helicopters in to the air during Hull UK City of Culture's latest show 'Paper City'. The exhibition also includes eight large scale paper sculptures by some of the UK's leading designers and architects.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.telegraph.co.uk/content/dam/news/2017/06/29/133345079_Getty-Images-Europe_The-World27s-Favourite-Colour-Revealed-In-Hull-1_trans_NvBQzQNjv4BqpN6hdwAPtU33FfxTupVL7Wa-5vRimc3aQN07bXmhEzI.jpg?imwidth=160)
Young children catch paper helicopters falling from the sky as the world's most popular colour of Marrs Green is revealed during the exhibition 'Paper City' as part of Hull UK City of Culture in Hull, England. After a major global survey by Hull-based paper company, G . F Smith, the world's favourite colour was revealed by launching Marrs Green paper helicopters in to the air during Hull UK City of Culture's latest show 'Paper City'. The exhibition also includes eight large scale paper sculptures by some of the UK's leading designers and architects.
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Source: Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty
![Golfers at Bridport and West Dorset Golf Club continue to play around a huge hole that has opened up around the edge of a cliff at West Bay beach in Dorset. Continuous rain over the past few days has weakened the structure which collapsed overnight.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.telegraph.co.uk/content/dam/news/2017/06/29/133360352_James%20Loveridge-Mercury%20Press_Golfers%20continue%20to%20play%20golf%20around%20huge%20cliff%20collapse%20(1)_trans_NvBQzQNjv4Bq1YmN2s6qbHa7qccEhIExXWnUMd9Od1QWX2Mad9HlX9U.jpg?imwidth=160)
Golfers at Bridport and West Dorset Golf Club continue to play around a huge hole that has opened up around the edge of a cliff at West Bay beach in Dorset. Continuous rain over the past few days has weakened the structure which collapsed overnight.
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Source: James Loveridge/Mercury Press
![Undated handout photo issued by the National Trust of a rare male Purple Emperor butterfly, which has put in its earliest appearance in more than 120 years after warm spring temperatures, experts said.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.telegraph.co.uk/content/dam/news/2017/06/29/133363147_PA_Purple%20Emperor%20butterfly%20early%20sightings%20(1)_trans_NvBQzQNjv4Bqt7YuOpTV-OCUjzn11uechBKi2sT3vi7ux2-RDZwC4QA.jpg?imwidth=160)
Undated handout photo issued by the National Trust of a rare male Purple Emperor butterfly, which has put in its earliest appearance in more than 120 years after warm spring temperatures, experts said.
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Source: Matthew Oates/National Trust Images
![View of Iraqi special forces soldiers during fighting against Islamic State militants in Mosul, Iraq.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.telegraph.co.uk/content/dam/news/2017/06/29/133357030_AP_%20(1)_trans_NvBQzQNjv4Bq-vlazOz04yHusVGh830vPkYMapKPjdhyLnv9ax6_too.jpg?imwidth=160)
View of Iraqi special forces soldiers during fighting against Islamic State militants in Mosul, Iraq.
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Source: AP Photo/Felipe Dana
![A woman stand in front of the lanterns decorations which are displayed to mark the 20th anniversary of Hong Kong handover to China, in Hong Kong. Chinese President Xi Jinping landed in Hong Koto mark the 20th anniversary of Beijing taking control of the former British colony, accompanied by a formidable layer of security as authorities showed little patience for pro-democracy protests.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.telegraph.co.uk/content/dam/news/2017/06/29/133361000_AP_%20(1)_trans_NvBQzQNjv4BqDKGDQpemwFDOZcDYGh2bvmTT-D_AFVTGZ-NibOOZTIo.jpg?imwidth=160)
A woman stand in front of the lanterns decorations which are displayed to mark the 20th anniversary of Hong Kong handover to China, in Hong Kong. Chinese President Xi Jinping landed in Hong Koto mark the 20th anniversary of Beijing taking control of the former British colony, accompanied by a formidable layer of security as authorities showed little patience for pro-democracy protests.
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Source: AP Photo/Kin Cheung
![Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge visits the newly created underground Sainsbury gallery of the V&A museum with the museums director Tristram Hunt and architect Amanda Levete at Victoria & Albert Museum in London, England. The V&A Exhibition Road Quarter was designed by British Architect Amanda Levete.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.telegraph.co.uk/content/dam/news/2017/06/29/133361928_Getty-Images-Europe_The-Duchess-Of-Cambridge-Visits-The-New-V26A-Exhibition-Road-Quarter-1_trans_NvBQzQNjv4BqmAeoF98xn-vZkJzeceE1GGLY0EV0TvL4-MBy49MM7jo.jpg?imwidth=160)
Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge visits the newly created underground Sainsbury gallery of the V&A museum with the museums director Tristram Hunt and architect Amanda Levete at Victoria & Albert Museum in London, England. The V&A Exhibition Road Quarter was designed by British Architect Amanda Levete.
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Source: Richard Pohle - WPA Pool /Getty Images
![In a scene more commonly witnessed in the winter season, crashing waves towered over the harbour wall and lighthouse in Seaham, County Durham, as a low pressure system brought heavy seas across the North East coast of England this morning.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.telegraph.co.uk/content/dam/news/2017/06/29/133346656_c-North-News-26-Pictures-ltd-1_trans_NvBQzQNjv4BqGNh5JA7zt2VbjwinvQ5R0cGWP8QisjNnCUDaY1s-8EY.jpg?imwidth=160)
In a scene more commonly witnessed in the winter season, crashing waves towered over the harbour wall and lighthouse in Seaham, County Durham, as a low pressure system brought heavy seas across the North East coast of England this morning.
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Source: Paul Kingston/NorthNews
![British Prime Minister Theresa May, right, is welcomed by German Chancellor Angela Merkel prior to a gathering of European leaders on the upcoming G-20 summit in the chancellery in Berlin, Germany.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.telegraph.co.uk/content/dam/news/2017/06/29/133364182_AP_%20(1)_trans_NvBQzQNjv4BqJI8IQ9zNFHlX4m6wWDBpeREJz6eX8s5nzOsul7C5ck8.jpg?imwidth=160)
British Prime Minister Theresa May, right, is welcomed by German Chancellor Angela Merkel prior to a gathering of European leaders on the upcoming G-20 summit in the chancellery in Berlin, Germany.
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Source: AP Photo/Markus Schreiber
![Clouds hang over St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican. The Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney says Vatican Cardinal George Pell will return to Australia to fight sexual assault charges as soon as possible.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.telegraph.co.uk/content/dam/news/2017/06/29/133325052_AP_%20(1)_trans_NvBQzQNjv4BqZgEkZX3M936N5BQK4Va8RWtT0gK_6EfZT336f62EI5U.jpg?imwidth=160)
Clouds hang over St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican. The Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney says Vatican Cardinal George Pell will return to Australia to fight sexual assault charges as soon as possible.
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Source: AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia
![People stand next to sand sculptures representing characters and scenes of Disney movies during an exhibition Disney Sand Magic in Ostende. On its 20th edition, the festival is organised in partnership with Disney for the 25th anniversary of Disneyland Paris and presents more than 150 sculptures to the public.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.telegraph.co.uk/content/dam/news/2017/06/29/133372580_AFP_TOPSHOT%20-%20People%20stand%20next%20to%20sand%20scul%20(1)_trans_NvBQzQNjv4BqZgEkZX3M936N5BQK4Va8RWtT0gK_6EfZT336f62EI5U.jpg?imwidth=160)
People stand next to sand sculptures representing characters and scenes of Disney movies during an exhibition Disney Sand Magic in Ostende. On its 20th edition, the festival is organised in partnership with Disney for the 25th anniversary of Disneyland Paris and presents more than 150 sculptures to the public.
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Source: AURORE BELOT/AFP/Getty Images
![Participants take part in a Gay Pride high heels race in the Chueca district, a popular area for the gay community in Madrid, Spain. Madrid is celebrating WorldPride 2017, a colourful mixture of vindication for sexual and gender diversity and all-night partying. Up to 3 million people are expected in the Spanish capital amid tight security measures.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.telegraph.co.uk/content/dam/news/2017/06/29/133379759_AP_%20(1)_trans_NvBQzQNjv4BqlyjLB990yNM1ZdswIy1270AjRwxvKimDn374bZkvG4g.jpg?imwidth=160)
Participants take part in a Gay Pride high heels race in the Chueca district, a popular area for the gay community in Madrid, Spain. Madrid is celebrating WorldPride 2017, a colourful mixture of vindication for sexual and gender diversity and all-night partying. Up to 3 million people are expected in the Spanish capital amid tight security measures.
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Source: AP Photo/Paul White
![Kapi, a Yorkshire Terrier - Pomeranian dog, performs with toys in front of the hall of the Thailand International Dog Show 2017 in Bangkok, Thailand. More than 200 dog entrepreneurs and over 5,000 dogs will be attending the 16th edition of the show, running from 29 June to 02 July.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.telegraph.co.uk/content/dam/news/2017/06/29/133348754_EPA_Thailand%20International%20Dog%20Show%202017%20in%20Bangkok%20(1)_trans_NvBQzQNjv4BqX0zYHbpeqexks5K2Z-FGjLAocpkOWdStzj10K5gj2sM.jpg?imwidth=160)
Kapi, a Yorkshire Terrier - Pomeranian dog, performs with toys in front of the hall of the Thailand International Dog Show 2017 in Bangkok, Thailand. More than 200 dog entrepreneurs and over 5,000 dogs will be attending the 16th edition of the show, running from 29 June to 02 July.
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Source: EPA/NARONG SANGNAK
![Lightning in the sky over Poznan, Poland. Reports state that after storms on 28 June 2017 firefighters had deal with more than 750 emergency incidents. The Polish Meteorology Hydrology and Water Management has given a first degree alert of storms and wind.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.telegraph.co.uk/content/dam/news/2017/06/29/133348923_PAP_Lightning%20in%20the%20sky%20over%20Poznan%20(1)_trans_NvBQzQNjv4BqNJjoeBT78QIaYdkJdEY4CoV4XZMU8yV22wInfrfUWRg.jpg?imwidth=160)
Lightning in the sky over Poznan, Poland. Reports state that after storms on 28 June 2017 firefighters had deal with more than 750 emergency incidents. The Polish Meteorology Hydrology and Water Management has given a first degree alert of storms and wind.
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Source: EPA/LUKASZ OGRODOWCZYK