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On Monday morning festivalgoers packed up and left Glastonbury, after a weekend packed full of star performances. The crowd left quite a clear up job around the famous Pyramid Stage at Worthy Farm. PA -
Long queues formed on Monday outside the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, as fans waited to enter on the first day of the 135th Wimbledon Championships in London. EPA -
Emergency services at the scene of an explosion in Dulwich Road, Kingstanding, on Monday morning, after a gas explosion the previous evening. The regional fire service confirmed one woman was found dead at the scene after the house exploded, and several others were treated for injuries. Getty Images -
Barristers from the Criminal Bar Association staged a walkout outside Manchester Crown Court on Monday, on the first of several days of action by CBA members in a row over legal aid funding. PA -
On Tuesday, Britain's Queen Elizabeth II attended an Armed Forces Act of Loyalty Parade at the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh, Scotland. AFP -
Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon made a statement on an independence referendum at the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh on Tuesday. Ms Sturgeon said she wants to hold another vote on the country’s place in the UK on October 19, 2023. Reuters -
Pupils from St Alban's Primary School in Havant held up numerical placards to unveil the Census 2021 population of England and Wales on Tuesday. PA -
Tuesday also saw the opening day of the Henley Royal Regatta, with spectators lining the River Thames in Oxfordshire to watch rowers compete. PA -
On Wednesday, anti-Brexit demonstrator Steve Bray was back out demonstrating in Westminster, London, a day after having a loudspeaker confiscated by police following the introduction of a new law restricting noisy protest. Reuters -
The Tree of Cherished Memories, a four-metre bronze sculpture by artist Jill Berelowitz, was unveiled on Wednesday at the National Memorial Arboretum in Alrewas, Staffordshire. PA -
The Berwick Charities Cup celebrated its centenary on Wednesday. The football matches are played at The Stanks, a pitch at the foot of the Elizabethan walls of Berwick-upon-Tweed. Reuters -
Fitness coach Joe Wicks attempted to beat the world record for a mass workout in Hyde Park, London on Wednesday. Reuters -
On Thursday, crowds were treated to the sight of a rainbow over No.1 court at Wimbledon, after a typically mixed day of weather at the tennis championships in London. PA -
A picture of Ellen White, England Women's football record scorer, was projected on to the White Cliffs of Dover on Thursday evening, before the start of the UEFA Women's Euro 2022 competition. PA -
On Friday, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson welcomed New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern to Downing Street, in London. Reuters -
Supporters of Julian Assange took part in a protest tour on a London Routemaster bus on Firday, to mark Julian Assange's 51st birthday in central London. Assange is in his fourth year of imprisonment in the UK while the US government tries to extradite him to face charges of espionage. EPA
The UK week in pictures: Wimbledon, the Queen in Edinburgh and Scottish independence
'The National' selects the most striking photos from across Britain over the past week
Updated: July 01, 2022, 12:26 PM
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