• On Monday, released Iran prisoner Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe said she should have been returned to the UK six years ago in her first public comments since returning to Britain last week. Getty Images
    On Monday, released Iran prisoner Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe said she should have been returned to the UK six years ago in her first public comments since returning to Britain last week. Getty Images
  • Katie Ashby and the D-Day Darlings perform 'The White Cliffs of Dover' during the Service of Thanksgiving for Forces' sweetheart Dame Vera Lynn at Westminster Abbey, London, on Monday. PA
    Katie Ashby and the D-Day Darlings perform 'The White Cliffs of Dover' during the Service of Thanksgiving for Forces' sweetheart Dame Vera Lynn at Westminster Abbey, London, on Monday. PA
  • People wave banners and cardboard cut-out hearts aboard a small flotilla of boats leaving Bristol on Monday in support of Ukrainian refugees. PA
    People wave banners and cardboard cut-out hearts aboard a small flotilla of boats leaving Bristol on Monday in support of Ukrainian refugees. PA
  • Specialists restore the 35-metre long, 26-metre wide ceiling of St George's Hall, Liverpool, on Monday. It is the first work on the ceiling in 70 years. PA
    Specialists restore the 35-metre long, 26-metre wide ceiling of St George's Hall, Liverpool, on Monday. It is the first work on the ceiling in 70 years. PA
  • On Tuesday morning, tributes were laid to those killed during the 2017 terror attack outside London's parliament buildings. Five people were killed during the attack on 22 March 2017. EPA
    On Tuesday morning, tributes were laid to those killed during the 2017 terror attack outside London's parliament buildings. Five people were killed during the attack on 22 March 2017. EPA
  • Ludmila Starkova, 90, who fled Kharkiv in Ukraine with her family after the Russian invasion, talks to local resident Rend Platings in her new home in Caldecote near Cambridge on Tuesday. The family of 10 were helped by Ms Platings to find a home in the UK. PA
    Ludmila Starkova, 90, who fled Kharkiv in Ukraine with her family after the Russian invasion, talks to local resident Rend Platings in her new home in Caldecote near Cambridge on Tuesday. The family of 10 were helped by Ms Platings to find a home in the UK. PA
  • A waxworks artist adds finishing touches to a Boris Johnson waxwork figure unveiled on Tuesday at Madame Tussauds in Blackpool. Reuters
    A waxworks artist adds finishing touches to a Boris Johnson waxwork figure unveiled on Tuesday at Madame Tussauds in Blackpool. Reuters
  • The Very Rev John Dobson, Dean of Ripon, lights a candle on Tuesday to mark the second anniversary of the first national coronavirus lockdown, at Ripon Cathedral, North Yorkshire. PA
    The Very Rev John Dobson, Dean of Ripon, lights a candle on Tuesday to mark the second anniversary of the first national coronavirus lockdown, at Ripon Cathedral, North Yorkshire. PA
  • Chancellor Rishi Sunak runs through his Spring Statement speech in his offices in 11 Downing Street. Mr Sunak delivered the statement in Parliament on Wednesday afternoon. Photo: HM Treasury
    Chancellor Rishi Sunak runs through his Spring Statement speech in his offices in 11 Downing Street. Mr Sunak delivered the statement in Parliament on Wednesday afternoon. Photo: HM Treasury
  • On Wednesday, Covid Bereaved Families created a yellow and red heart chalk display, in memory of their loved ones, along with a blue and yellow heart in support of bereaved families in Ukraine, in St Peter's Square in Manchester, on the second National Day of Reflection, to remember those who died during the Covid-19 pandemic. PA
    On Wednesday, Covid Bereaved Families created a yellow and red heart chalk display, in memory of their loved ones, along with a blue and yellow heart in support of bereaved families in Ukraine, in St Peter's Square in Manchester, on the second National Day of Reflection, to remember those who died during the Covid-19 pandemic. PA
  • A “major incident” was declared on Wednesday after a gas leak in east London forced police to evacuate the Aquatics Centre at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, a venue that was used for the 2012 Olympic Games. PA
    A “major incident” was declared on Wednesday after a gas leak in east London forced police to evacuate the Aquatics Centre at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, a venue that was used for the 2012 Olympic Games. PA
  • Stella Moris stands next to her wedding cake outside Belmarsh Prison in London, where she married WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Wednesday. Reuters
    Stella Moris stands next to her wedding cake outside Belmarsh Prison in London, where she married WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Wednesday. Reuters
  • Warm spring weather arrived in the UK this week. These women sheltered from the sun while sitting in St James’s Park, London, on Wednesday. Reuters
    Warm spring weather arrived in the UK this week. These women sheltered from the sun while sitting in St James’s Park, London, on Wednesday. Reuters
  • A huge sand drawing on South Bay Beach in Scarborough, created by Sand in Your Eyes on Wednesday to highlight young people's alarm at the UK's loss of wildlife. Reuters
    A huge sand drawing on South Bay Beach in Scarborough, created by Sand in Your Eyes on Wednesday to highlight young people's alarm at the UK's loss of wildlife. Reuters
  • On Thursday morning British Prime Minister Boris Johnson boarded a plane at London Stansted airport to Brussels, to take part in a Nato summit to discuss Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Getty Images
    On Thursday morning British Prime Minister Boris Johnson boarded a plane at London Stansted airport to Brussels, to take part in a Nato summit to discuss Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Getty Images
  • Queen Elizabeth II views a display of enamelware and china in the White Drawing Room at Windsor Castle on Thursday, to commemorate the 70th anniversary of British craftwork company, Halcyon Days. AP Photo
    Queen Elizabeth II views a display of enamelware and china in the White Drawing Room at Windsor Castle on Thursday, to commemorate the 70th anniversary of British craftwork company, Halcyon Days. AP Photo
  • A woman views a blossoming tree in Regents Park in London, Britain, 24 March 2022. EPA / NEIL HALL
    A woman views a blossoming tree in Regents Park in London, Britain, 24 March 2022. EPA / NEIL HALL
  • A group of people thought to be migrants are guided up the beach on Thursday after being brought to Dungeness, Kent, by an RNLI Lifeboat. PA
    A group of people thought to be migrants are guided up the beach on Thursday after being brought to Dungeness, Kent, by an RNLI Lifeboat. PA
  • Goodwood's clock curator Su Fullwood adjusts the hands on a Sevres ormolu French mantel clock on Thursday, at Goodwood House in Chichester, as she prepares the antique collection for British Summer Time, which starts on Sunday March 27. PA
    Goodwood's clock curator Su Fullwood adjusts the hands on a Sevres ormolu French mantel clock on Thursday, at Goodwood House in Chichester, as she prepares the antique collection for British Summer Time, which starts on Sunday March 27. PA
  • On Friday morning, recently born polar bear cub Brodie, born at the Highland Wildlife Park near Aviemore in the Highlands, explored its enclosure for the first time. PA
    On Friday morning, recently born polar bear cub Brodie, born at the Highland Wildlife Park near Aviemore in the Highlands, explored its enclosure for the first time. PA

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The UK week in pictures: Boris heads to Brussels, Nazanin speaks, and spring arrives

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

The National

March 25, 2022

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This week, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson flew to Brussels to attend a special meeting of Nato leaders on the situation in Ukraine, in her first public comments since returning to Britain last week released Iran prisoner Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe said she should have been returned to the UK six years ago, and spring weather well and truly arrived in the UK.

Updated: March 25, 2022, 2:17 PM