• An asteroid passes through Earth's atmosphere above Surrey, early on Monday. The one-metre asteroid, called Sar2667, could be seen across much of southern England and as far south as Paris. Reuters
    An asteroid passes through Earth's atmosphere above Surrey, early on Monday. The one-metre asteroid, called Sar2667, could be seen across much of southern England and as far south as Paris. Reuters
  • The sunrise is pictured through sea mist over the sculpture The Couple by Sean Henry at Newbiggin-by-the-Sea,on Monday morning. PA
    The sunrise is pictured through sea mist over the sculpture The Couple by Sean Henry at Newbiggin-by-the-Sea,on Monday morning. PA
  • Volunteers at the Bearded Broz community project drop-off zone in Smethwick, West Midlands, prepare donations to send to Turkey and Syria, on Monday. PA
    Volunteers at the Bearded Broz community project drop-off zone in Smethwick, West Midlands, prepare donations to send to Turkey and Syria, on Monday. PA
  • Undated handout file photo of one of the new works by Banksy, appears to show a 1950's housewife, wearing a classic blue pinny and yellow washing up gloves, with a swollen eye and a missing tooth seemingly shoving her male partner into a chest freezer, the piece is set on a white wall backdrop in Kent. Issue date: Tuesday February 14, 2023.
    Undated handout file photo of one of the new works by Banksy, appears to show a 1950's housewife, wearing a classic blue pinny and yellow washing up gloves, with a swollen eye and a missing tooth seemingly shoving her male partner into a chest freezer, the piece is set on a white wall backdrop in Kent. Issue date: Tuesday February 14, 2023.
  • A woman poses with heart-shaped balloons at Westminster Bridge, in London, on Tuesday. AFP
    A woman poses with heart-shaped balloons at Westminster Bridge, in London, on Tuesday. AFP
  • King Charles III is presented with a helmet from the Syrian White Helmets civil defence organisation, after he officially launched Syria's House, a temporary Syrian community tent in Trafalgar Square, central London. AP
    King Charles III is presented with a helmet from the Syrian White Helmets civil defence organisation, after he officially launched Syria's House, a temporary Syrian community tent in Trafalgar Square, central London. AP
  • Activists of the Animal Rebellion group blockade the Westminster Bridge in London, on Tuesday. They created a theatrical dinner scene to highlight their plea for the government to sever ties with animal farming and invest in a plant-based future. PA
    Activists of the Animal Rebellion group blockade the Westminster Bridge in London, on Tuesday. They created a theatrical dinner scene to highlight their plea for the government to sever ties with animal farming and invest in a plant-based future. PA
  • London awoke to a spectacular sunrise on Wednesday. Reuters
    London awoke to a spectacular sunrise on Wednesday. Reuters
  • Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announces she will stand down on Wednesday, after giving a press conference at Bute House in Edinburgh. AFP
    Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announces she will stand down on Wednesday, after giving a press conference at Bute House in Edinburgh. AFP
  • Ukrainian soldiers take part in a exercise at a military training camp in Yorkshire, on Thursday. PA
    Ukrainian soldiers take part in a exercise at a military training camp in Yorkshire, on Thursday. PA
  • Indian artist Jitish Kallat unveils his artwork Whorled (Here After Here After Here) in the courtyard of Somerset House in London on Thursday. The work comprises two intersecting spirals, 336 metres long, that echo the signage of UK roads. AFP
    Indian artist Jitish Kallat unveils his artwork Whorled (Here After Here After Here) in the courtyard of Somerset House in London on Thursday. The work comprises two intersecting spirals, 336 metres long, that echo the signage of UK roads. AFP
  • Storm Otto sweeps across parts of north east England and Scotland on Friday, creating dramatic scenes on Tynemouth beach. PA
    Storm Otto sweeps across parts of north east England and Scotland on Friday, creating dramatic scenes on Tynemouth beach. PA

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The UK week in pictures: Sturgeon resigns, an asteroid over Surrey, and Banksy

The National selects the most captivating photos from across Britain

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February 17, 2023

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Zayed Sustainability Prize

Sunday:
GP3 race: 12:10pm
Formula 2 race: 1:35pm
Formula 1 race: 5:10pm
Performance: Guns N' Roses

The biog

Family: wife, four children, 11 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren

Reads: Newspapers, historical, religious books and biographies

Education: High school in Thatta, a city now in Pakistan

Regrets: Not completing college in Karachi when universities were shut down following protests by freedom fighters for the British to quit India 

 

Happiness: Work on creative ideas, you will also need ideals to make people happy

How to protect yourself when air quality drops

Install an air filter in your home.

Close your windows and turn on the AC.

Shower or bath after being outside.

Wear a face mask.

Stay indoors when conditions are particularly poor.

If driving, turn your engine off when stationary.

Updated: February 17, 2023, 1:25 PM