• epaselect People hold a vigil for MP Sir David Amess outside parliament in London, Britain, 18 October, 2021. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is to lead tributes to MP David Amess at parliament later today. Amess was stabbed to death at a church in Leigh-on-Sea 15 October. EPA / ANDY RAIN
    epaselect People hold a vigil for MP Sir David Amess outside parliament in London, Britain, 18 October, 2021. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is to lead tributes to MP David Amess at parliament later today. Amess was stabbed to death at a church in Leigh-on-Sea 15 October. EPA / ANDY RAIN
  • A deer at sunrise on Monday during the annual rutting season in Richmond Park, London. Reuters
    A deer at sunrise on Monday during the annual rutting season in Richmond Park, London. Reuters
  • First-year students at the University of St Andrews participate in the annual Raisin Monday shaving foam fight on the Lower College Lawn in St Andrews, Scotland. AFP
    First-year students at the University of St Andrews participate in the annual Raisin Monday shaving foam fight on the Lower College Lawn in St Andrews, Scotland. AFP
  • UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson tried his hand at operating a robot arm on Tuesday at the Global Investment Summit at the Science Museum in London. PA
    UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson tried his hand at operating a robot arm on Tuesday at the Global Investment Summit at the Science Museum in London. PA
  • Tuesday also saw Little Amal, a 3. 5-metre-tall puppet of a nine-year-old Syrian girl, greeted in Folkestone by actor Jude Law. Little Amal has travelled nearly 8,000km across Greece, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Belgium and France, symbolising millions of displaced children. AP Photo
    Tuesday also saw Little Amal, a 3. 5-metre-tall puppet of a nine-year-old Syrian girl, greeted in Folkestone by actor Jude Law. Little Amal has travelled nearly 8,000km across Greece, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Belgium and France, symbolising millions of displaced children. AP Photo
  • On Wednesday UK government ministers were under pressure to implement Plan B winter measures to address rising Covid-19 cases and a faltering booster vaccine programme. Getty Images
    On Wednesday UK government ministers were under pressure to implement Plan B winter measures to address rising Covid-19 cases and a faltering booster vaccine programme. Getty Images
  • Strong winds and large waves on Wednesday in Newhaven, East Sussex. Reuters
    Strong winds and large waves on Wednesday in Newhaven, East Sussex. Reuters
  • On Thursday soldiers from the 4th Regiment Royal Artillery took part in a physical training session on Saltburn beach in North Yorkshire. Getty Images
    On Thursday soldiers from the 4th Regiment Royal Artillery took part in a physical training session on Saltburn beach in North Yorkshire. Getty Images
  • A skater on Thursday evening at the launch party for the Natural History Museum ice rink in London. Reuters
    A skater on Thursday evening at the launch party for the Natural History Museum ice rink in London. Reuters
  • News crews gathered outside Buckingham Palace on Friday morning, after it was confirmed that Queen Elizabeth had spent a night in hospital for “preliminary investigations”. AFP
    News crews gathered outside Buckingham Palace on Friday morning, after it was confirmed that Queen Elizabeth had spent a night in hospital for “preliminary investigations”. AFP
  • Friday saw Halloween excitement begin to build as a child plays piano as people pick pumpkins, in Flamstead, St Albans. Reuters
    Friday saw Halloween excitement begin to build as a child plays piano as people pick pumpkins, in Flamstead, St Albans. Reuters

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The UK's week in pictures: David Amess vigils, Covid cases rise, and Queen Elizabeth

'The National' selects the best pictures from around the UK over the past week

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October 24, 2021

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Updated: October 24, 2021, 9:17 AM