• On Monday, Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak took part in a Q&A session at Teesside University in Darlington, north-east England. AP
    On Monday, Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak took part in a Q&A session at Teesside University in Darlington, north-east England. AP
  • The partially demolished blast furnace at a former British Steel plant made a foreboding backdrop for walkers in Redcar on Monday. Reuters
    The partially demolished blast furnace at a former British Steel plant made a foreboding backdrop for walkers in Redcar on Monday. Reuters
  • On Tuesday, the Up Helly Aa festival was celebrated at the harbour in Lerwick on the Shetland Isles. The festival celebrates Shetland's Norse heritage. PA
    On Tuesday, the Up Helly Aa festival was celebrated at the harbour in Lerwick on the Shetland Isles. The festival celebrates Shetland's Norse heritage. PA
  • Wednesday was Britain's worst day of strikes in more than a decade, with members of the National Education Union gathering in Whitehall, London. PA
    Wednesday was Britain's worst day of strikes in more than a decade, with members of the National Education Union gathering in Whitehall, London. PA
  • Reverend Rob Kelsey held the annual 'Blessing of the Salmon' service at Pedwell Landings in Norham, Northumberland, on Wednesday. Reuters
    Reverend Rob Kelsey held the annual 'Blessing of the Salmon' service at Pedwell Landings in Norham, Northumberland, on Wednesday. Reuters
  • Police on Wednesday at the scene in Milton Keynes where a four-year-old girl died after reportedly being attacked by a dog. PA
    Police on Wednesday at the scene in Milton Keynes where a four-year-old girl died after reportedly being attacked by a dog. PA
  • Canon Michael Gisbourne put the finishing touches to a display of candles in the shape of the king's monogram in Ripon Cathedral, North Yorkshire, on Wednesday. PA
    Canon Michael Gisbourne put the finishing touches to a display of candles in the shape of the king's monogram in Ripon Cathedral, North Yorkshire, on Wednesday. PA
  • On Thursday activists from Greenpeace set up a mock petrol station price board outside the company's headquarters in London, displaying Shell's net profit for 2022. AFP
    On Thursday activists from Greenpeace set up a mock petrol station price board outside the company's headquarters in London, displaying Shell's net profit for 2022. AFP
  • UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was interviewed by Talk TV’s Piers Morgan in the flat above 10 Downing Street on Thursday. Simon Walker / No 10 Downing Street
    UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was interviewed by Talk TV’s Piers Morgan in the flat above 10 Downing Street on Thursday. Simon Walker / No 10 Downing Street
  • Search teams from Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service on the River Wyre in Lancashire on Thursday, searching for Nicola Bulley, 45, who was last seen on January 27. PA
    Search teams from Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service on the River Wyre in Lancashire on Thursday, searching for Nicola Bulley, 45, who was last seen on January 27. PA
  • Horticulturist Henrick Roling with a lion-inspired display at the Cameroon-themed Orchid Festival at Kew Gardens on Thursday. PA
    Horticulturist Henrick Roling with a lion-inspired display at the Cameroon-themed Orchid Festival at Kew Gardens on Thursday. PA
  • Strikes by rail workers meant London Bridge rail station was totally deserted during the morning rush hour on Friday. Getty Images
    Strikes by rail workers meant London Bridge rail station was totally deserted during the morning rush hour on Friday. Getty Images

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The UK week in pictures: Mass strikes, record Shell profits, and the Up Helly Aa festival

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February 03, 2023

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Updated: February 03, 2023, 12:43 PM