The UK week in pictures: High temperatures return, a supermoon, and a balloon fiesta

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

On Monday the 'Gotheborg of Sweden' sailing ship passed under Tower Bridge in London. The vessel, a replica of a ship that sank near the Swedish port of Gothenburg in 1745, last visited London in 2007. Getty Images

Former Manchester United star Ryan Giggs appeared at the Manchester Crown Court on Monday, at the start of his trial on charges of assaulting his ex-girlfriend. AFP

A water main burst in Holloway, north London, on Monday, causing flooding 1.2 metres deep. Drought has been declared in many parts of England, as Britain endures its driest summer in almost 50 years. PA

Liz Truss continued on the Conservative party leadership campaign trail on Monday, with a visit to the Onside Future Youth Zone in London. PA

The Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games came to an end on Monday evening, with a spectacular closing ceremony at the Alexander Stadium. Getty

On Tuesday, students at Auchmuty High School in Glenrothes, Fife, eastern Scotland, celebrated, as high school pupils across the country found out their exam results. PA

Darlington played host to another Conservative Party leadership hustings on Tuesday, with Rishi Sunak on stage putting forward his case to lead the nation. PA

On Wednesday cattle, were pictured eating silage, normally a winter feed, in Harpole, near Northampton. The hot, dry weather has withered summer pastures. Reuters

The sun rises above the London skyline on Thursday, as a second heatwave was predicted for parts of the country. Reuters

Horses from Hyde Park Stables in central London surrounded by clouds of dust on Thursday. The Met Office, the UK's weather service, issued an amber extreme heat warning for southern and central England. Getty Images

Stanley, a five-day-old Rothschild giraffe, took his first steps outside the giraffe house at Chester Zoo on Thursday. Getty Images

Sculptures from 'The World Reimagined' arts education project on understanding the Transatlantic slave trade displayed outside Westminster Abbey in London on Thursday. EPA

Rwandan drummers at a photocall for 'The Book of Life' show at the Edinburgh International Festival on Thursday. Getty

Sky watchers were silhouetted against the sturgeon moon, the final supermoon of the year, as it rose above Ealing in west London on Thursday. PA

On Friday morning hot air balloons were prepared for lift off at Ashton Court, Bristol, ahead of the Bristol International Balloon Fiesta. PA