Girls ride their ponies through the sea as they make the most of the good weather at Formby Point

 Girls ride their ponies through the sea as they make the most of the good weather at Formby Point, Lancashire.

A girls cools off during a hot spell in central Europe

A girls cools off during a hot spell in central Europe

Wives and girlfriends of the Germany team

 Wives and girlfriends of the Germany team

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Fireworks light the sky in front of the Mayon volcano in Legazpi, south of Manila in the Philippines, on Friday. Mayon has been spewing ash and burning mud and rocks for more than two weeks.
Fireworks explode near Malaysia's landmark Petronas Twin Towers during the New Year celebrations in Kuala Lumpur on Friday.

Fireworks explode over Australia's Sydney Harbour. More than a million people attended the annual extravaganza.

Berlin's landmark Brandenburg Gate is illuminated as revelers gather to attend the public party to celebrate the New Year on Thursday night.
New Year's Eve fireworks display illuminates the sky over the Erasmus Bridge crossing the Nieuwe Maas river in Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

People celebrate New Year's Day on an ice rink in Red Square in Moscow.
Fireworks explode over the Puerta del Sol in Madrid to bring in New Year's Day.

Lebanese girls in disguise celebrate in Beirut, Lebanon during New Year celebrations.