• Early on Monday morning the aurora borealis, better known as the northern lights, appeared over St Mary's Island in Whitley Bay, North Tyneside. PA
    Early on Monday morning the aurora borealis, better known as the northern lights, appeared over St Mary's Island in Whitley Bay, North Tyneside. PA
  • Judges arrived on Monday at Westminster Abbey in London for the annual Judges Service, which marks the start of the new legal year. PA
    Judges arrived on Monday at Westminster Abbey in London for the annual Judges Service, which marks the start of the new legal year. PA
  • British artist Sam Cox, aka Mr Doodle, posed for a photo in the Doodle House on Monday, a twelve-room mansion in Tenterden, Kent, which has been covered, inside and out, in his trademark monochrome, cartoonish hand-drawn doodles. AP
    British artist Sam Cox, aka Mr Doodle, posed for a photo in the Doodle House on Monday, a twelve-room mansion in Tenterden, Kent, which has been covered, inside and out, in his trademark monochrome, cartoonish hand-drawn doodles. AP
  • King Charles III arrived at an official council meeting at the City Chambers in Dunfermline, Scotland, on Monday, to formally mark the conferral of city status on the former town. PA
    King Charles III arrived at an official council meeting at the City Chambers in Dunfermline, Scotland, on Monday, to formally mark the conferral of city status on the former town. PA
  • On Tuesday Britain's Prime Minister Liz Truss and Chancellor of the Exchequer Kwasi Kwarteng visited a construction site for a medical innovation campus in Birmingham, on the sidelines of the Conservative Party conference. AFP
    On Tuesday Britain's Prime Minister Liz Truss and Chancellor of the Exchequer Kwasi Kwarteng visited a construction site for a medical innovation campus in Birmingham, on the sidelines of the Conservative Party conference. AFP
  • A blank departures board at Euston Station in London on Wednesday, a sign of more rail strikes. PA
    A blank departures board at Euston Station in London on Wednesday, a sign of more rail strikes. PA
  • Liz Truss walks off stage smiling on Wednesday, after delivering her keynote speech at the Conservative Party annual conference in Birmingham. PA
    Liz Truss walks off stage smiling on Wednesday, after delivering her keynote speech at the Conservative Party annual conference in Birmingham. PA
  • A 'Just Stop Oil' protester blocks a road leading into Westminster, London, on Wednesday. Reuters
    A 'Just Stop Oil' protester blocks a road leading into Westminster, London, on Wednesday. Reuters
  • The Princess of Wales holds newborn baby Bianca on Wednesday, during a visit to the Royal Surrey County Hospital's maternity unit in Guildford, south-west of London. AFP
    The Princess of Wales holds newborn baby Bianca on Wednesday, during a visit to the Royal Surrey County Hospital's maternity unit in Guildford, south-west of London. AFP
  • A deer stag barks in the early morning on Thursday, during the annual rutting season in Richmond Park, London. Reuters
    A deer stag barks in the early morning on Thursday, during the annual rutting season in Richmond Park, London. Reuters
  • Artist Zara Worth with her work titled 'Tink of a door (temptation/redemption) 2022' on Thursday, before York Art Gallery's forthcoming exhibition Sin. PA
    Artist Zara Worth with her work titled 'Tink of a door (temptation/redemption) 2022' on Thursday, before York Art Gallery's forthcoming exhibition Sin. PA
  • The Prince of Wales pets a dog on Thursday, as he visits the Trademarket outdoor market in Belfast. EPA
    The Prince of Wales pets a dog on Thursday, as he visits the Trademarket outdoor market in Belfast. EPA
  • On Friday suited performers from Ocean Rebellion protest at Holyrood Pond, outside the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh, calling on Scottish Government to wind down the environmental tragedy of salmon farming with a just transition for workers. PA
    On Friday suited performers from Ocean Rebellion protest at Holyrood Pond, outside the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh, calling on Scottish Government to wind down the environmental tragedy of salmon farming with a just transition for workers. PA

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The UK week in pictures: Liz Truss' conference speech, rail strikes return and Mr Doodle

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

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October 07, 2022

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