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Finally, in Clapham Common, London, Kate McCann prepares to start the Miles for Missing People 10k run, to help the charity that gives support to people who have family members that have gone missing or been abducted abroad or in the UK. (PA)
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Lincolnshire plumber Colin Furze, 33, has built the world's fastest fully-functioning toilet - which whizzes along and even flushes at an incredible 55mph. The breakneck bog, which has a 140cc motorbike engine and a handlebar controlled flush, took him a month to build. "It is quite scary to drive as the water in the toilet makes it very top heavy and I get wet when I go over any bumps," he said. Photo: Rex
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24 May 2013

A British Airways plane is surrounded by emergency vehicles after it had to make an emergency landing at Heathrow airport. (PA)24 hours in photos
Passengers on the Airbus A319 described how "big flames" were seen coming from the right-hand engine as the Oslo-bound plane returned to Heathrow airport. (PA)picture special

23 May 2013

Campaigner David Grimason, whose toddler son was killed by a gunman in 2003, attends an event in Edinburgh to celebrate the successful negotiation of an international arms trade treaty approved by the UN. (PA)24 hours in photos
Following a meeting of the Cobra emergency response committee, Prime Minister David Cameron said: "What happened yesterday in Woolwich has sickened us all. On our televisions last night and in our newspapers this morning, we have all seen images that are deeply shocking." (PA)picture special

22 May 2013

Paul and Coral Jones arrive at Mold Crown Court for the trial of Mark Bridger, who is accused of murdering their daughter April. (PA)24 hours in photos
His colleagues in the Army called him "an exceptional soldier" and described his death as a "hammer blow". (PA)picture special

21 May 2013

The Whisky a Go Go's marquee in Los Angeles honours musician Ray Manzarek of The Doors. Manzarek, the keyboardist and founding member of The Doors, who had a dramatic impact on rock'n'roll, has died aged 74. The Doors were the Whisky a Go Go opening band in 1966. (AP)24 hours in photos
The devastation in Oklahoma came almost exactly two years after an enormous twister ripped through the city of Joplin, Missouri, killing 158 people and injuring hundreds more. (AP)picture special
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