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David Beckham may not have ended up being one of the main faces of the games, but that didn't stop old golden balls from taking in plenty of the action over the past two weeks, the renowned family man, of course, bringing his kids along for the fun. Becks was originally hoping he might be selected in the Great Britain football squad for the games themselves, although was unfortunately passed over for his old team mate Ryan Giggs. However, he played a part in bringing the torch into the Olympic Stadium for the opening ceremony, and since has been spotted soaking up the atmosphere of the event ever since.

The Sun snapped him at the women's beach volleyball most recently, where he took kids Romeo and Cruz to enjoy the, erm, family entertainment of a boozy crowd, women playing sport in their bikinis and the Benny Hill theme tune ringing out across the arena. The lads seemed plenty happy to be there, showering their Dad with affection, and Becks was only too happy to return the love, planting a smacker of a kiss on Cruz's head.

The Beckham clan were sitting just a few rows behind gold medal winning cyclists Laura Trott and Jason Kenny, and Becks couldn't resist getting himself a picture with the freshly anointed winners. Rumours are rife that his wife Victoria may be making an appearance with the reformed Spice Girls this weekend for the closing ceremony.
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MARS ROVER SENDS FIRST INCREDIBLE PHOTOS


NASA's Mars rover Curiosity beamed back an incredible image of its surroundings, Aug. 6, showing a spectacularly clear view of the enormous mountain that it will clamber up in the next few years. NASA's Mars science rover Curiosity landed on Mars late on Aug. 5 in an historic landing
This full-resolution version of one of the first images taken by a rear-left Hazard-Avoidance camera on NASA's Curiosity rover, was released on Aug. 6, 2012.The image was originally taken through the "fisheye" wide-angle lens, but has been "lin
This handout image from NASA, one of the first images from the Curiosity rover which landed on Mars the evening of August 5, 2012, with camera dust cover in place, shows the wheel of the rover after it successfully landed on Mars. The rover landed on the Martian surface shortly after 10:30 p.m. Pacific time on Sunday (1:30 a.m. EDT Monday/0530 GMT) to begin a two-year mission seeking evidence the Red Planet once hosted ingredients for life, NASA said.
In this photo released by NASA/JPL-Caltech/Univ. of Arizona, NASA's Curiosity rover and its parachute, left, descend to the Martian surface on Sunday, Aug. 5, 2012. The high-resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera captured this image of Curiosity while the orbiter was listening to transmissions from the rover.
In this image from NASA TV, shot off a video screen, one of the first images from a second batch of images sent from the Curiosity rover is pictured of its wheel after it successfully landed on Mars. The video screen was inside the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) team inside the Spaceflight Operations Facility for NASA's Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover at Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California August 5, 2012.The rover landed on the Martian surface shortly after 10:30 p.m. Pacific time on Sunday (1:30 a.m. EDT Monday/0530 GMT) to begin a two-year mission seeking evidence the Red Planet once hosted ingredients for life, NASA said. 
This color thumbnail image was obtained by NASA's Curiosity rover during its descent to the surface of Mars on Aug. 5 PDT (Aug. 6 EDT). The image was obtained by the Mars Descent Imager instrument known as MARDI and shows the 15-foot (4.5-meter
This image from Curiosity's Mars Descent Imager illustrates the roughly circular swirls of dust kicked up from the Martian surface by the rocket motor exhaust. At this point, Curiosity is about 70 feet (20 meters) above the surface. This dust c
An artist's concept of NASA's Mars Science Laboratory spacecraft approaching Mars. The Curiosity rover is safely tucked inside the spacecraft's aeroshell. The mission's approach phase begins 45 minutes before the spacecraft enters the Martian atmosphere. It lasts until the spacecraft enters the atmosphere. For navigation purposes, the atmospheric entry point is 2,188 miles (3,522 kilometers) above the center of the planet. This illustration depicts a scene after the spacecraft's cruise stage has been jettisoned, which will occur 10 minutes before atmospheric entry.The landing is set for late evening August 5, 2012
Artist’s concept depicts the NASA Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover, a nuclear-powered mobile robot for investigating the Red Planet’s past or present ability to sustain microbial life.
The target landing area for NASA's Mars Science Laboratory mission is the ellipse marked on this image of Gale Crater on Mars (top L). The ellipse is about 12 miles long and 4 miles wide (20 kilometers by 7 kilometers). The MSL Curiosity rover is set to for landing about 10:31 p.m. on August 5, 2012, Pacific Daylight. This view of Gale Crater is derived from a combination of data from three Mars orbiters. The view is looking straight down on the crater from orbit. Gale Crater is 96 miles (154 kilometers) in diameter. Mount Sharp rises about 3.4 miles (5.5 kilometers) above the floor of Gale Crater.
This Aug. 26, 2003 image made available by NASA shows Mars photographed by the Hubble Space Telescope on the planet's closest approach to Earth in 60,000 years. Mars is set to get its latest visitor Sunday, Aug. 5, 2012, when NASA's new robotic rover, named Curiosity, attempts to land there. Mars has been a prime target for space exploration for decades, in part because its climate 3.5 billion years ago is believed to have been warm and wet, like early Earth. 
Engineers work on a model of the Mars rover Curiosity at the Spacecraft Assembly Facility at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., Thursday, Aug. 2, 2012. After traveling 8 1/2 months and 352 million miles, Curiosity will attempt a landing on Mars the night of Aug. 5, 2012. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
This artist's concept depicts the moment that NASA's Curiosity rover touches down onto the Martian surface. The entry, descent, and landing (EDL) phase of the Mars Science Laboratory mission begins when the spacecraft reaches the Martian atmosphere, about 81 miles (131 km) above the surface of the Gale crater landing area, and ends with the rover safe and sound on the surface of Mars which is set for late evening August 5, 2012. The sheer size of the Mars Science Laboratory rover (over one ton, or 900 kilograms) would preclude it from taking advantage of an airbag-assisted landing. Instead, the Mars Science Laboratory will use the sky crane touchdown system, which will be capable of delivering a much larger rover onto the surface. It will place the rover on its wheels, ready to begin its mission after thorough post-landing checkouts
This artist's concept depicts the rover Curiosity, of NASA's Mars Science Laboratory mission, as it uses its Chemistry and Camera (ChemCam) instrument to investigate the composition of a rock surface. ChemCam fires laser pulses at a target and views the resulting spark with a telescope and spectrometers to identify chemical elements. The laser is actually in an invisible infrared wavelength, but is shown here as visible red light for purposes of illustration. The rover is set to land on Mars in the late evening August 5, 2012.
An engineering model of NASA's Curiosity Mars rover is seen from the rear in a sandy, Mars-like environment named the Mars Yard at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California July 25, 2012. NASA's Mars rover was on its final approach to the red planet on Sunday, heading toward a mountain that may hold clues about whether life has ever existed on Mars, officials said.
Members of the Mars Science Laboratory/Curiosity team, which includes rover drivers and scientists, test out an engineering model of its next generation Mars rover, dubbed "Curiosity", in the desert near Baker, California May 10, 2012. According to a press release from NASA, the rover is 89 days away from its August appointment with Mars. 
A cameraman, part of a news crew, films as NASA tests an engineering model of its next generation Mars rover, dubbed "Curiosity", in the desert near Baker, California May 10, 2012. According to a press release from NASA, the rover is 89 days away from its August appointment with Mars.
Members of the Mars Science Laboratory/Curiosity team, which includes rover drivers and scientists, test out an engineering model of its next generation Mars rover, dubbed "Curiosity", in the desert near Baker, California May 10, 2012. According to a press release from NASA, the rover is 89 days away from its August appointment with Mars.
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HIROSHIMA A-BOMB PHOTOS

HIROSHIMA A-BOMB PHOTOS
FILE - In this Aug. 6, 1945 file photo released by the U.S. Army, a mushroom cloud billows about one hour after an atomic bomb was detonated above Hiroshima, western Japan. Hiroshima will mark the 67th anniversary of the atomic bombing on Aug. 6, 2012. Clifton Truman Daniel, a grandson of former U.S. President Harry Truman, who ordered the atomic bombings of Japan during World War II, is in Hiroshima to attend a memorial service for the victims. (AP Photo/U.S. Army via Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, HO, File)
FILE - In this Sept. 1, 1945 file photo, then-U.S. President Harry Truman sits before a microphone at the White House in Washington, where he broadcast a message on the formal surrender of Japan. Clifton Truman Daniel, a grandson of ex-President Truman, who ordered the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki during World War II, is in Hiroshima to attend a memorial service for the victims on Monday, Aug. 6, 2012, marking the 67th anniversary of the atomic bombing. (AP Photo, File) 
Clifton Truman Daniel, a grandson of former U.S. President Harry Truman, prepares for a wreath-laying at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, Japan, Saturday, Aug. 4, 2012. Daniel, whose first visit to Japan was sponsored by a Japanese peace group, paid respect Saturday to the 140,000 people killed by the Aug. 6, 1945 bombing authorized by his grandfather. 
A woman prays in front of the cenotaph dedicated to the victims of atomic bombing at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, western Japan, Saturday, Aug. 4, 2012. Hiroshima will mark the 67th anniversary of the atomic bombing on Aug. 6. 
Anti-nuclear protesters stage a rally in Hiroshima, western Japan, Saturday, Aug. 4, 2012. Hiroshima will mark the 67th anniversary of the atomic bombing on Aug. 6. 
FILE - In this 1945 file photo, an area around the Sangyo-Shorei-Kan (Trade Promotion Hall) in Hiroshima is laid waste after an atomic bomb exploded within 100 meters of here in 1945. Hiroshima will mark the 67th anniversary of the atomic bombing on Aug. 6, 2012. Clifton Truman Daniel, a grandson of former U.S. President Harry Truman, who ordered the atomic bombings of Japan during World War II, is in Hiroshima to attend a memorial service for the victims. 
Clifton Truman Daniel, left, a grandson of former U.S. President Harry Truman, is greeted by Japanese peace activist Masahiro Sasaki who arranged Daniels' first visit to Japan, at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, Japan, Saturday, Aug. 4, 2012. Daniel laid a wreath at the park Saturday for the 140,000 people killed by the Aug. 6, 1945 bombing authorized by his grandfather. 
The sun sets by the gutted Atomic Bomb Dome, right, in Hiroshima, western Japan, Saturday, Aug. 4, 2012. Hiroshima marks the 67th anniversary of the atomic bombing on Aug. 6.

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