Your week in pictures: 17-24 July 2015

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You have been sending us your photos of news stories across the globe this week. Here is a selection of them.

Motorists and tourists wait on roads as roads into the Eurotunnel terminal are closedImage source, Jack Kelly
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Striking ferry workers set fire to tyres on the approaches to the Eurotunnel terminal in Calais, France. The protest disrupted rail services through the Channel tunnel for most of Tuesday. Photo: Jack Kelly.

A girl takes a selfie during Eid celebrationsImage source, Rajib singha
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A girl takes a selfie during Eid celebrations in the Indian city of Kolkata on Saturday. Muslims around the world celebrated the three-day festival of Eid al-Fitr which marks the end of Ramadan. Photo: Rajib Singha.

A Purple Emperor butterfly rests on a leafImage source, Rupert Perkins
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The Purple Emperor is one of Britain's rare butterflies. They hatch out in the start of July and fly for about ten days. Rupert Perkins was one of the lucky few to see one and snap a picture.

A Vulcan flied in formation with the Red ArrowsImage source, Luke Padfield
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Luke Padfield snapped this photo of a Vulcan bomber flying in formation with the Red Arrows during the Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire, England.

Protesters staged a demonstrationImage source, Isabel Hernandez
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Demonstrations were held in Turkey, with many calling for the government to tackle the IS militants after a bomb killed 32 people in the southern town of Suruc on Monday. Isabel Hernandez shared her picture of a protest in Istanbul.

People helping to deflate a hot air balloon in the middle of a country roadImage source, Sarah Rainford
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A hot air balloon managed to land safely on a road in Creech St Michael in Somerset, England, on Sunday. Sarah Rainford who took this picture said local people assisted with the landing.

Firefighters tried to contain a fireImage source, James Gath
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Firefighters tackled a blaze at the disused Sheffield Ski Village in South Yorkshire, England, on Tuesday. James Gath, who took this picture, said plumes of smoke could be seen across the city.

Firefighters working to put out a fireImage source, Alex Napier
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Emergency services were called to battle a blaze at a building in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland, on Thursday. Alex Napier was near the scene of the incident.

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