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  • On Monday, former Tory MP Jerry Hayes joined fellow criminal defence barristers on picket lines outside the Supreme Court, Westminster, to support the ongoing Criminal Bar Association action over government set fees for legal aid advocacy work. PA
    On Monday, former Tory MP Jerry Hayes joined fellow criminal defence barristers on picket lines outside the Supreme Court, Westminster, to support the ongoing Criminal Bar Association action over government set fees for legal aid advocacy work. PA
  • Temperatures soared across the UK on Monday, causing the Met Office to issue an amber weather warning for extreme heat. People thronged the beaches, including at Barry Island in Wales. PA
    Temperatures soared across the UK on Monday, causing the Met Office to issue an amber weather warning for extreme heat. People thronged the beaches, including at Barry Island in Wales. PA
  • Red ruffed lemurs at Blair Drummond Safari Park in Scotland were kept cool on Monday with a frozen ice pop filled with fruit. PA
    Red ruffed lemurs at Blair Drummond Safari Park in Scotland were kept cool on Monday with a frozen ice pop filled with fruit. PA
  • Prime Minister Boris Johnson visited the Francis Crick Institute, in central London on Monday, to highlight the newly announced £1 billion of funding from the Medical Research Council, Cancer Research UK and the Wellcome Trust. PA
    Prime Minister Boris Johnson visited the Francis Crick Institute, in central London on Monday, to highlight the newly announced £1 billion of funding from the Medical Research Council, Cancer Research UK and the Wellcome Trust. PA
  • Artist Mr Meana put the finishing touches to a mural of England footballer Fran Kirby, on the Kirby Estate, in Bermondsey, south-east London on Monday, to celebrate the UEFA Women's Euro 2022 tournament, which is under way in England. PA
    Artist Mr Meana put the finishing touches to a mural of England footballer Fran Kirby, on the Kirby Estate, in Bermondsey, south-east London on Monday, to celebrate the UEFA Women's Euro 2022 tournament, which is under way in England. PA
  • Campaign organisation 38 Degrees parked a removal van outside Downing Street, London, on Tuesday, as they arrived with a petition demanding Prime Minister Boris Johnson stands down immediately. PA
    Campaign organisation 38 Degrees parked a removal van outside Downing Street, London, on Tuesday, as they arrived with a petition demanding Prime Minister Boris Johnson stands down immediately. PA
  • High temperatures continued on Tuesday, with office workers in London finding novel ways to withstand the heat. PA
    High temperatures continued on Tuesday, with office workers in London finding novel ways to withstand the heat. PA
  • Nasa broadcast the first images from the James Webb Space Telescope in Piccadilly Circus, central London, on Tuesday evening. Experts say early observations are expected to change the face of astronomy forever. PA
    Nasa broadcast the first images from the James Webb Space Telescope in Piccadilly Circus, central London, on Tuesday evening. Experts say early observations are expected to change the face of astronomy forever. PA
  • On Wednesday, Penny Mordaunt launched her campaign to be Conservative Party leader and Prime Minister in London. 'Whitehall is broken and trust had to be restored,' she said. PA
    On Wednesday, Penny Mordaunt launched her campaign to be Conservative Party leader and Prime Minister in London. 'Whitehall is broken and trust had to be restored,' she said. PA
  • See Monster, a decommissioned North Sea offshore platform, arrived in Weston-super-Mare on Wednesday, where it is set to become one of the UK's largest public art installations. PA
    See Monster, a decommissioned North Sea offshore platform, arrived in Weston-super-Mare on Wednesday, where it is set to become one of the UK's largest public art installations. PA
  • The diver Sebastian Prajsnar carried the Queen's Baton for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games in an aquarium in Hull on Wednesday. The baton is on a 25-day tour of England in the final countdown to the games, which start on July 28. PA
    The diver Sebastian Prajsnar carried the Queen's Baton for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games in an aquarium in Hull on Wednesday. The baton is on a 25-day tour of England in the final countdown to the games, which start on July 28. PA
  • On Wednesday afternoon, Sir Graham Brady, chairman of the 1922 Committee, announced the results of the first ballot round in the Conservative Party leadership contest, in the Houses of Parliament, London. Jeremy Hunt and Nadhim Zahawi fell at the first hurdle. PA
    On Wednesday afternoon, Sir Graham Brady, chairman of the 1922 Committee, announced the results of the first ballot round in the Conservative Party leadership contest, in the Houses of Parliament, London. Jeremy Hunt and Nadhim Zahawi fell at the first hurdle. PA
  • Prince Charles and his wife Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, visited a cultural centre in London on Wednesday, ahead of the return of Notting Hill Carnival, after its absence due to the coronavirus. Reuters
    Prince Charles and his wife Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, visited a cultural centre in London on Wednesday, ahead of the return of Notting Hill Carnival, after its absence due to the coronavirus. Reuters
  • Hollywood actor Kevin Spacey appeared in court in London on Thursday morning, accused of sexually assaulting three men. PA
    Hollywood actor Kevin Spacey appeared in court in London on Thursday morning, accused of sexually assaulting three men. PA
  • British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss spoke to supporters and journalists as she launched her campaign to become the next Prime Minister in London on Thursday. Getty Images
    British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss spoke to supporters and journalists as she launched her campaign to become the next Prime Minister in London on Thursday. Getty Images
  • Early risers in Whitley Bay on Friday woke up to a spectacular sunrise, with a fire-coloured sky above St Mary's Lighthouse on the north-east coast of England. PA
    Early risers in Whitley Bay on Friday woke up to a spectacular sunrise, with a fire-coloured sky above St Mary's Lighthouse on the north-east coast of England. PA
  • Queen Elizabeth II visited Thames Hospice in Maidenhead on Friday, where she met patients and opened a new building at the hospice. PA
    Queen Elizabeth II visited Thames Hospice in Maidenhead on Friday, where she met patients and opened a new building at the hospice. PA
  • The world's biggest Lego minifigure, cut from a 15-acre field of maize plants belonging to farmer Tom Pearcy, was unveiled on Friday. It has been created at the York Maze to mark Lego's 90th anniversary and covers an area the size of eight Wembley football pitches. PA
    The world's biggest Lego minifigure, cut from a 15-acre field of maize plants belonging to farmer Tom Pearcy, was unveiled on Friday. It has been created at the York Maze to mark Lego's 90th anniversary and covers an area the size of eight Wembley football pitches. PA

The UK week in pictures: Tory leadership race, a heatwave hits and Kevin Spacey

'The National' selects the most striking photos from across Britain

The National

July 15, 2022

Updated: July 15, 2022, 11:39 AM