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Competing mountain bike racers race on the forest trails covered in deep mud at the iXS European Downhill Cup race in Innerleithen, Scotland, at the start of the racing day. (PA)

Competing mountain bike racers race on the forest trails covered in deep mud at the iXS European Downhill Cup race in Innerleithen, Scotland, at the start of the racing day. (PA)

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Steve Carell and Miranda Cosgrove pose with the minion costume characters from Despicable Me 2 in central London. (PA)

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On the second day of his visit to Germany, Mr Obama walked down a red carpet during military honours at Schloss Bellevue. (AP)

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Lea Thompson at the L.A. premiere of Star Trek Into Darkness

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