The UK week in pictures: President Zelenskyy visits, and the search for Nicola Bulley

The National selects the most captivating photos from across Britain

On Monday the search for missing woman Nicola Bulley, 45, continued on the River Wyre in Lancashire. She was last seen on the morning of January 27. PA

Striking nurses joined a picket line outside University College London Hospital on Monday, as healthcare workers walked out in record numbers this week. Bloomberg

Police officers stood guard inside Epsom College on Monday after the school's head, Emma Pattison, was found dead alongside her family in a property on school grounds. Getty

London had cold and foggy start to Tuesday, with people making their way across the Jubilee Bridge. Getty

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived for a historic visit on Wednesday. He met Prime Minister Rishi Sunak at 10 Downing Street. PA

Mr Zelenskyy made a speech at Westminster Hall where he presented Speaker of the House of Commons, Sir Lindsay Hoyle, helmet of one of the Ukrainian pilots inscribed with the words 'We have freedom, give us wings to protect it'. Getty

On Wednesday afternoon King Charles III held an audience with Mr Zelenskyy at Buckingham Palace. Getty

Mr Zelenskyy joined Mr Sunak onboard a Chinook helicopter to visit Ukrainian troops being trained to command Challenger 2 tanks at a military facility in Lulworth, Dorset. PA

The new King Charles III 1st class stamp was unveiled on Wednesday, the first stamp to feature an image of the new king. AFP

Spectators at the annual Ferret Racing Championship at the Craven Arms and Cruck Barn in Appletreewick on Wednesday. Reuters

Brave swimmers took a dip in freezing conditions as the sun rose on Thursday morning in Falmouth. PA

King Charles was shown the Arab Hall during a visit of the newly-renovated museum Leighton House on Thursday in West London. Getty Images

Rishi Sunak helped pack supplies at a donation centre in London on Thursday, which is supporting the Turkey and Syria earthquake appeal. AFP

Prince William, Prince of Wales, and Catherine, Princess of Wales had a game of table tennis whilst visiting Falmouth on Thursday. They were visiting Cornwall for the first time since becoming the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall. Getty Images

UNISON general secretary Christina McAnea joined striking ambulance workers on the picket line on Friday morning outside North Bristol Operations Centre. PA