The week in pictures: 15-22 May

Rebel leader seized

Sierra Leonean rebel chief Foday Sankoh, right, is escorted by civilians following his capture

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Inquiry after firework blast

The remains of a car park in the Dutch town of Enschede after a fireworks warehouse blew up

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Football hooligans terrorise Copenhagen

Rival fans fight ahead of Galatasaray's Uefa Cup victory over Arsenal, as football is shamed again

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Sinners at All Saints party

The girl group threw a party and their guests threw punches at the Cannes Film Festival

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Pilot praised after emergency

A damaged British Airways plane landed in a shower of sparks at Liverpool airport with all on board safe

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Premiership relegation blues

The show's over for Wimbledon's Crazy Gang - and it's all too much for one fan to take

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Marines on top of the world

Alan Chambers and Charlie Paton become the first Britons to walk unsupported to the North Pole

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Show time for Sue

Pulling in the crowds after 67 million years - the largest T.Rex skeleton is unveiled in Chicago

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Pope celebrates 80th birthday

John Paul II greets a boy in St Peter's Square during a week of celebrations

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There ain't nothing like a dame

Julie Andrews and Elizabeth Taylor are made Dames of the British Empire by the Queen at Buckingham Palace

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Kittens' Alpine adventure

Pasta, Pizza, Pepperoni and Parma after hitching a 1,000-mile two-day ride on a lorry

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