Hot Shots Photos of the Day: Ukip Carnival, Air Show, Lion Dentistry

Lucifer, a 30-stone male Asian lion, is examined by London Zoo's team of vets and keepers as they carry out a health check ahead of him moving home. Lucifer, named after his studbook number of 666, has been given a clean bill of health and is due to move later this week.London Zoo

A veterinarian puts a rope around a pig's head to help it out of water during heavy floods in the village of Prud, BosniaReuters

Fata Kovacevic sits near her flood-damaged house after landslides in Topcic Polje, BosniaReuters

Yekaterina Len, 61, cries outside her destroyed house following what locals say was overnight shelling by Ukrainian forces on the outskirts of the eastern Ukrainian town of SlovyanskReuters

Men search for survivors under the rubble of collapsed houses at a site hit by what activists said was a Scud missile from forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad, in the town of Mareh in the countryside north of AleppoReuters

German soldiers fire mortars during an exercise at an army training area in BergenReuters

Northrop F-5E Tiger II aircraft of the Swiss Air Force perform during the opening of the ILA Berlin Air ShowReuters

Afghan President Hamid Karzai walks away after shaking hands with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping before the opening ceremony of a summit in ShanghaiReuters

Kim Kardashian holds her daughter North in her arms as she shops in ParisReuters

Model Petra Nemcova takes a selfie with a mobile phone as she poses on the red carpet for the screening of the film "Deux jours, une nuit" (Two Days, One Night) at the Cannes Film FestivalReuters

Marion Cotillard's dress is pictured as she poses during a photocall for the film "Deux jours, une nuit" (Two Days, One Night) in competition at the 67th Cannes Film FestivalReuters

Cast member Rachid Youcef jumps during a photocall for the film "Geronimo" at the Cannes Film FestivalReuters

Sarah Jessica Parker performs with children during a talent show at the East Room of the White HouseGetty

Winston Mckenzie, Ukip candidate for Croydon North, takes a call regarding the whereabouts of party leader Nigel Farage. He was due to attend the Ukip carnival on Croydon High Street in an attempt to counter accusations his party was racist, but pulled out at the last minute - reportedly because of fears for his safetyGetty

Protesters hold placards during the shambolic Ukip carnival in CroydonGetty

Student protesters gather outside of the state library in Melbourne to protest against education funding cutsGetty

Delma and Peg Welch, who have been together for more than two decades, join gay rights supporters at a rally on the Pennsylvania State Capitol steps after a ruling struck down a ban on same-sex marriageReuters