Kumbh Mela: Thousands take a Royal bath during holy festival

Ash-smeared Hindu holy men and pilgrims took a plunge into the waters of a reservoir on the banks of Indias sacred Godavari river, marking the first Royal Bath of the Kumbh Mela or pitcher festival on 29 August in Nashik city, India. Aug 29, 2015

Fans gather for Cilla Blacks funeral in Liverpool

Liverpool prepared to bid farewell to one of its biggest and best loved stars, Cilla Black, on 20 August. Tributes poured in for the late British entertainer, who died of a stroke following a fall in her home in Spain on 1 August. Aug 20, 2015