• On Monday to mark the 70th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II's accession to the British throne, 62-gun salute was fired across the Thames in London. Getty Images
    On Monday to mark the 70th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II's accession to the British throne, 62-gun salute was fired across the Thames in London. Getty Images
  • Dog walkers are silhouetted by a spectacular sunrise over Tynemouth beach, North Tyneside, on Monday. PA
    Dog walkers are silhouetted by a spectacular sunrise over Tynemouth beach, North Tyneside, on Monday. PA
  • Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Chancellor Rishi Sunak during a visit to the Kent Oncology Centre at Maidstone Hospital on Monday. AFP
    Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Chancellor Rishi Sunak during a visit to the Kent Oncology Centre at Maidstone Hospital on Monday. AFP
  • On Tuesday, 'Season's Greetings' by street artist Banksy was moved from a retail unit at Ty'r Orsaf, Port Talbot, to a temporary storage unit following attempts by 'fanatics' to damage the artwork. PA
    On Tuesday, 'Season's Greetings' by street artist Banksy was moved from a retail unit at Ty'r Orsaf, Port Talbot, to a temporary storage unit following attempts by 'fanatics' to damage the artwork. PA
  • Jenny Truran, conservator at Lancashire County Museums Service, holds a penny from one of the largest Viking hoards discovered in the UK, ahead of a display at the Jorvik Viking Centre in York. PA
    Jenny Truran, conservator at Lancashire County Museums Service, holds a penny from one of the largest Viking hoards discovered in the UK, ahead of a display at the Jorvik Viking Centre in York. PA
  • Scaffolders remove the platform used during the five-year restoration of the nave ceiling vaulting in Canterbury Cathedral, on Tuesday, revealing the renovation work. PA
    Scaffolders remove the platform used during the five-year restoration of the nave ceiling vaulting in Canterbury Cathedral, on Tuesday, revealing the renovation work. PA
  • Members of Forestry England, arts organisation Sand In Your Eye, the Environment Agency and school children start planting 5,000 beech, maple and alder trees in the shape of a child's eye on Tuesday. They are to create a 300-metre-wide 'forest eye' in Dalby Forest, Pickering, North Yorkshire. PA
    Members of Forestry England, arts organisation Sand In Your Eye, the Environment Agency and school children start planting 5,000 beech, maple and alder trees in the shape of a child's eye on Tuesday. They are to create a 300-metre-wide 'forest eye' in Dalby Forest, Pickering, North Yorkshire. PA
  • Fire service personnel undergo training at a new state-of-the-art training facility, in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, on Wednesday. PA
    Fire service personnel undergo training at a new state-of-the-art training facility, in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, on Wednesday. PA
  • Anita Atkinson, 65, sits with part of her 12,000 items of royal memorabilia, on Wednesday, in County Durham. The ardent monarchist will be celebrating Queen Elizabeth II's platinum jubilee. AP Photo
    Anita Atkinson, 65, sits with part of her 12,000 items of royal memorabilia, on Wednesday, in County Durham. The ardent monarchist will be celebrating Queen Elizabeth II's platinum jubilee. AP Photo
  • A woman views 'Together' by Lucid Creates on Wednesday evening. The art installation from the communities of Aberdeen, Scotland, is on display in the city's Castlegate, as part of the Spectra festival. PA
    A woman views 'Together' by Lucid Creates on Wednesday evening. The art installation from the communities of Aberdeen, Scotland, is on display in the city's Castlegate, as part of the Spectra festival. PA
  • Masked and unmasked commuters mingle at Waterloo Station in London on Thursday morning. England's Covid-19 regulations are due to end on 24 February. EPA
    Masked and unmasked commuters mingle at Waterloo Station in London on Thursday morning. England's Covid-19 regulations are due to end on 24 February. EPA
  • Thursday morning saw protesters gather outside Sheffield Girls' School, as teachers at 23 independent schools within the Girls' Day School Trust go on strike over pensions. PA
    Thursday morning saw protesters gather outside Sheffield Girls' School, as teachers at 23 independent schools within the Girls' Day School Trust go on strike over pensions. PA
  • Photographers capture close-up images of a US Air Force B-52 bomber landing at RAF Fairford, Gloucestershire, on Thursday. PA
    Photographers capture close-up images of a US Air Force B-52 bomber landing at RAF Fairford, Gloucestershire, on Thursday. PA
  • A mural depicting late British musician David Bowie, created by local artists We Are Sky High, was unveiled in Tolworth, Greater London, on Thursday. It celebrates the 50th anniversary of Bowie performing in the area. EPA
    A mural depicting late British musician David Bowie, created by local artists We Are Sky High, was unveiled in Tolworth, Greater London, on Thursday. It celebrates the 50th anniversary of Bowie performing in the area. EPA
  • The cast of the West End stage production of 'Dirty Dancing' performing at London's Waterloo Station on Thursday afternoon, to encourage commuters to return to shows. Reuters
    The cast of the West End stage production of 'Dirty Dancing' performing at London's Waterloo Station on Thursday afternoon, to encourage commuters to return to shows. Reuters
  • Passersby view a mural by street artist Foka Wolf of UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson dressed as a policeman wearing a festive hat, in Manchester, on Friday. PA
    Passersby view a mural by street artist Foka Wolf of UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson dressed as a policeman wearing a festive hat, in Manchester, on Friday. PA

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UK's week in pictures: Jubilee gun salute, Boris meets Nato, and a Banksy artwork is moved

'The National' selects the most striking photos from across Britain over the past week

The National

February 11, 2022

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This week, gun salutes rang out across London as celebrations honoured Queen Elizabeth II’s record-breaking platinum reign, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Europe should be prepared for “something absolutely disastrous happening very soon” after crisis talks on Ukraine with Nato’s chief, and a mural painted by Banksy was removed from its home in Wales and taken to a secure location after attempts by “fanatics” to damage the artwork.

Updated: June 20, 2023, 12:27 PM
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