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Natalie and David Sideserf’s wedding cake, featuring their own severed heads, made by the Sideserf Cake Studio in Texas Photo: Sideserf Cake Studio/sideserfcakes.com

The Boardmasters surfing competition held in Newquay, Cornwall, is now part of a larger five-day surf, skate and music festival. All Photos Matt Cardy/Getty Images A surfer catches a wave during the competition in Newquay.

Host Katy Perry orbits the audience dressed as the VMA moonman trophy during the awards ceremony held at the Forum in Inglewood, California. Photo: Chelsea Lauren/REX/Shutterstock

A crowd gathers in front of the Hollywood sign at the Griffith Observatory to watch the solar eclipse in Los Angeles Photo: Richard Vogel/AP

First runner-up: Two towers by Christin Säwström/Edith Cowan University, Western Australia The tranquil and frozen East Antarctic sea ice landscape in the winter months showing off its amazing pink skies and fantastic icebergs. Photo:…

The van which ploughed into the crowd, killing at least 13 people and injuring around 100 others is towed away from the Rambla. This is the most populated boulevard in Barcelona, Spain. Photo: Josep Lago/AFP/Getty Images

Kalamos, Athens Flames and smoke plumes ascend as seen from the island of Evia. Photo: Intim/Rex/Shutterstock

A recent attack on a group of activists getting ready to march against a white nationalist rally has led to controversy all across the U.S. During the accident, two police officers and a 32-year-old woman were killed. The following photos…

A competitor warms up during the Ultimate Strongman Masters World Championship at Crumlin Road Prison, in Belfast. Photo: Brian Lawless/PA

Grand prize, and first prize, nature A powerful eruption of the Colima volcano in Mexico on 13 December 2015. That night, the weather was dry and cold, and the friction in the ash particles generated a lightning bolt about 600 metres long…