Pictures of the day

• 1/32 Moon and Venus

  The Moon and Venus next to The Shard (Picture: Jeremy Selwyn)

  Jeremy Selwyn

• 2/32 Nice to see you again

  Warwick Davis holds the Ewok mask estimated to sell for up to £2,000 at the Prop Store Auction (Picture: Jonathan Hordle/REX)

  Jonathan Hordle/REX

• 3/32 Carnival parade

  A participant dances during the West Indian Day Parade in Brooklyn, New York. The parade, which takes place annually, celebrates Caribbean culture and history.

  Reuters / Andrew Kelly

• 4/32 Fallen colleague

  A police officer grieves the loss of colleague Lt. Joe Gliniewicz, who was shot and killed on September 1, while on duty in Fox Lake, Illinois. Police are searching for three suspects in connection with his death

  Scott Olson/Getty Images

• 5/32 Penny picture celebrates reign

  A coin portrait of the Queen made from 1,952 penny pieces was unveiled by the Royal Mint. It celebrates Elizabeth II becoming Britain’s longest-reigning monarch. Artist Quentin Devine used coins of varying newness to create shading. His creation will go on display at the Royal Mint in Wales, and is worth £19.52.

  Mikael Buck / The Royal Mint

• 6/32 China sinkhole

  Bystanders look at a car that has partially fallen into a small sinkhole along a street in Beijing

  Reuters

• 7/32 May the force be with you

  Cart racers descend a hill in home-made cars during the XXVI Car Festival in Medellin, Colombia

  Raul Arboleda / Getty Images

• 8/32 Bean there, got the t-shirt

  Mr Bean celebrates 25 years of comedy. (Picture: Jeremy Selwyn)

  Jeremy Selwyn

• 9/32 New friends

  Stefana Veljkovic of Serbia hugs a mascot after he match between Cuba and Serbia during the FIVB Women's Volleyball World Cup in Japan. (Picture: Masashi Hara/Getty Images for FIVB)

  Masashi Hara/Getty Images for FIVB

• 10/32 Woolly wonder

  An overgrown sheep found in Australian scrubland is prepared for shearing. The merino ram, named Chris, yielded 40 kilograms of wool, the equivalent of 30 sweaters. (Picture: RSPCA ACT/AP)

  SPCA ACT/ via AP

• 11/32 Autumn mists

  Autumn mists (Picture: Jeremy Selwyn)

  Jeremy Selwyn

• 12/32 Sculptures revealed by tides

  Artist Jason deCaires Taylor has installed four horse sculptures in the Thames at Vauxhall. The figures have oil pumps for heads and are hidden and revealed as the tides change. The installation is part of the Totally Thames arts festival.

  Jeremy Selwyn / Evening Standard

• 13/32 In the pink

  Rihanna launches her new Fragrance "RiRi" By Rihanna in New York

  Rex Features

• 14/32 On the beach

  A man takes a sand bath, said to cure rheumatism, infertility and impotence, in Siwa, western Egypt. (Picture: Asmaa Waguih/Reuters)

  Asmaa Waguih/Reuters

• 15/32 Bit of a squash

  Revellers throw tomatoes on the main square of Tarazona (Picture: Ander Gillenea/AFP/Getty)

  Ander Gillenea/AFP/Getty

• 16/32 One hump or two

  Glen the camel snapped during ZSL London Zoo's stocktaking (Picture: Jeremy Selwyn)

  Jeremy Selwyn

• 17/32 Catching a ride

  A surfer rides a wave on an illuminated surf board during a night surfing event in Nigran, Pontevedra, northwestern Spain. (Picture: EPA/SXENICK)

  EPA

• 18/32 Striking skyline

  Red sky over the Serpentine (Picture: Jeremy Selwyn)

  Jeremy Selwyn

• 19/32 Raging fires

  A forest fire engulfs Mount Merbabu, as seen from the Magelang district in central Java island. Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) on July 30 warned of a prolonged dry spell until the end of this year due to the El Nino weather phenomenon. Recent news reports have indicated the prolonged dry season has triggered massive fires in many areas of the country over the past few weeks and harvest failures due to drought

  AFP/ Suryo Wibowo

• 20/32 Sausage roll

  Ralph, a six-year-old dachshund from Australia, who suffers from a genetic spinal disorder, tries out his new wheels

  Jamie Hanson/Newspix/REX

• 21/32 Bali Brilliant

  No, it's not the Irish branch of the Smurfs but Balinese who have painted their bodies green for a sacred Gerebeg ritual, held every six months to drive away evil spirits

  Made Nagi/EPA

• 22/32 Hitching a lift

  Cutey of the day is this newly bon Suga Glider at Queensland Zoo in Australia

  Liam Kidston/Newspix/Rex

• 23/32 Good to see you, Mr Bond

  Russian President Vladimir Putin wasn't auditioning for the latest 007 film - he was on board a bathyscaphe as it plunged into the Black Sea on the coast of Sevastopol, Crimea, to see the wreckage of a sunken merchant ship

  Alexei Nikolsky/RIA-Novosti/AP

• 24/32 Magical sky

  The Northern Lights are always a treat and here it was caught above Kroshel, Minnesota, USA, by photographer Mark Vancleave

  Mark Vancleave/Star Tribune/AP

• 25/32 Corduroy stands the test of time

  Meet Corduroy, the new "oldest living cat" according to Guinness World Records. Corduroy, who lives in Sister, Oregon, United States, and has a fondness for sharp cheddar and catching mice, became the oldest pet feline in the world at 26 years and 13 days

  Guinness World Book of Records

• 26/32

  Meteors from the Perseid meteor swarm burn up in the atmosphere as our own galaxy, the Milky Way, is seen in the clear night sky over the German island of Fehmarn, Germany, in the early hours of Thursday. The Perseid meteor shower occurs every year in summer when the Earth passes through debris and dust of the 109P/Swift-Tuttle comet. The Perseids, one of the brightest meteorite swarms, consist of a multitude of stellar particles which due to their high speed glow up and burn by entering Earth's atmosphere

  Daniel Reinhardt/EPA

• 27/32 Golden shot at the end of the rainbow

  Photographer Greg McCown achieved a long-held dream when he managed to capture a bolt of lightning with a rainbow in the same shot. Mr McCown had been chasing the storm in Tucson, Arizona, for two hours before he got his perfect picture

  Greg McCown

• 28/32 Jumbo fun

  Two baby elephants cool off in a small pool at the Royal Elephant Kraal in the ancient historical city of Ayutthaya, north of Bangkok, Thailand. The Royal Elephant Kraal is one of Thailand’s best homes for elephants with as many as 65 baby elephants born since opening 20 years ago, and home to a total of over 200 elephants. The World elephant day is celebrated on 12 August, dedicated to the preservation and protection of elephants worldwide

  (EPA)

• 29/32 Calm before the chaos

  Eleven-year-old Amarion Allen stands in front of a police line shortly before shots were fired in a police-officer involved shooting in Ferguson, Missouri on Sunday. Two people were shot in the midst of a late-night confrontation between riot police and protesters, after a day of peaceful events commemorating the fatal shooting of Michael Brown by a white officer one year ago

  Rick Wilking/Reuters

• 30/32 Hope floats

  Customers enjoy their dinner at a floating restaurant drifting on top of a scenic lake near LinAn city in Zhejiang province, offering local residents and tourists a romantic dining experience, as long as they do not need to use the bathroom. The floating restaurant is first tugged along to the middle of the lake by a boat for a peaceful meal.

  Rex

• 31/32 In flames

  An Afghan policeman stands guard as smoke and flames rise from the site of a huge blast struck near the entrance of Kabul's international airport, in Kabul.

  AFP/Getty Images

• 32/32 Aqua Yoga

  People practise Metta Float Yoga at the adriatic cost in Medulin, Croatia

  Pawel Kopczynski/Reuters