• On Monday, residents of Blyth were treated to the unusual sight of a walrus lying on a jetty at the Royal Northumberland Yacht Club, in north-east England. PA
    On Monday, residents of Blyth were treated to the unusual sight of a walrus lying on a jetty at the Royal Northumberland Yacht Club, in north-east England. PA
  • Animal rights activists wearing camouflage disrupt fox hunters, in Uttoxeter on Monday. PA
    Animal rights activists wearing camouflage disrupt fox hunters, in Uttoxeter on Monday. PA
  • On Tuesday the latest strikes by rail workers began, with members of the RMT union picketing outside London Euston station. Bloomberg
    On Tuesday the latest strikes by rail workers began, with members of the RMT union picketing outside London Euston station. Bloomberg
  • London Zoo began it's annual stocktake on Tuesday, with a Majorcan Midwife Toad being counted and checked. PA
    London Zoo began it's annual stocktake on Tuesday, with a Majorcan Midwife Toad being counted and checked. PA
  • British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak delivered his first major domestic speech of 2023 in east London, on Wednesday. Reuters
    British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak delivered his first major domestic speech of 2023 in east London, on Wednesday. Reuters
  • People traveling from China arrive at Heathrow Airport on Wednesday evening. The following day the British government was set to introduce measures to curb the spread of Covid-19, requiring travellers from China to show a negative test taken no more than two days prior to departure. EPA
    People traveling from China arrive at Heathrow Airport on Wednesday evening. The following day the British government was set to introduce measures to curb the spread of Covid-19, requiring travellers from China to show a negative test taken no more than two days prior to departure. EPA
  • Rail strikes continued on Thursday, with Southeastern trains sitting idle in sidings at Ramsgate station in Kent. PA
    Rail strikes continued on Thursday, with Southeastern trains sitting idle in sidings at Ramsgate station in Kent. PA
  • Britain's opposition Labour Party leader Keir Starmer delivers a New Year speech at University College London campus, on Thursday. Getty Images
    Britain's opposition Labour Party leader Keir Starmer delivers a New Year speech at University College London campus, on Thursday. Getty Images
  • Motorists were forced to negotiate their way through floodwaters in Norfolk on Thursday, as the Delph and New Bedford rivers burst their banks and spilled over into surrounding areas. PA
    Motorists were forced to negotiate their way through floodwaters in Norfolk on Thursday, as the Delph and New Bedford rivers burst their banks and spilled over into surrounding areas. PA
  • A poster advertising the publication of the book 'Spare' by Britain's Prince Harry is displayed in London on Friday morning. The book is already creating headlines, before being released next week. AFP
    A poster advertising the publication of the book 'Spare' by Britain's Prince Harry is displayed in London on Friday morning. The book is already creating headlines, before being released next week. AFP

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The UK week in pictures: Days of rail strikes, floods, and a visit from a walrus

The National selects the most striking photos from across Britain

The National

January 06, 2023

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Updated: January 06, 2023, 12:21 PM