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  • Izzy, a five-year-old Chorkie, battled against strong winds on the beach in Folkestone, Kent, as the UK got off to a blustery start on Monday. PA
    Izzy, a five-year-old Chorkie, battled against strong winds on the beach in Folkestone, Kent, as the UK got off to a blustery start on Monday. PA
  • A junior medic held an Oscar themed placard as NHS junior doctors went on strike in Birmingham on Monday. PA
    A junior medic held an Oscar themed placard as NHS junior doctors went on strike in Birmingham on Monday. PA
  • Photographers surrounded Match Of The Day host Gary Lineker as he left his home in London on Monday, after it was announced Lineker will return to airwaves after the BBC reversed the former football great's suspension. AP
    Photographers surrounded Match Of The Day host Gary Lineker as he left his home in London on Monday, after it was announced Lineker will return to airwaves after the BBC reversed the former football great's suspension. AP
  • King Charles III was greeted with a 'Hongi', a traditional Maori greeting, as he arrived for the annual Commonwealth Day Service at Westminster Abbey in London on Monday. PA
    King Charles III was greeted with a 'Hongi', a traditional Maori greeting, as he arrived for the annual Commonwealth Day Service at Westminster Abbey in London on Monday. PA
  • Demonstrators gathered in Parliament Square in London on Monday evening to protest against the Illegal Migration Bill. PA
    Demonstrators gathered in Parliament Square in London on Monday evening to protest against the Illegal Migration Bill. PA
  • Tuesday recorded more snowfall in the north of the country, with this cottage near Carrshield in Northumberland blanketed overnight. PA
    Tuesday recorded more snowfall in the north of the country, with this cottage near Carrshield in Northumberland blanketed overnight. PA
  • Shire Horses ploughed the moat at the Tower of London on Tuesday, in preparation for the return of the moat in bloom. AFP
    Shire Horses ploughed the moat at the Tower of London on Tuesday, in preparation for the return of the moat in bloom. AFP
  • Heavy rainfall caused flooding near Sileby in Leicestershire on Tuesday. PA
    Heavy rainfall caused flooding near Sileby in Leicestershire on Tuesday. PA
  • CHELTENHAM, ENGLAND - MARCH 14: Runners take the water jump during the Ultima Handicap Chase during day one of the Cheltenham Festival 2023 at Cheltenham Racecourse on March 14, 2023 in Cheltenham, England. (Photo by Michael Steele / Getty Images)
    CHELTENHAM, ENGLAND - MARCH 14: Runners take the water jump during the Ultima Handicap Chase during day one of the Cheltenham Festival 2023 at Cheltenham Racecourse on March 14, 2023 in Cheltenham, England. (Photo by Michael Steele / Getty Images)
  • On Wednesday morning the northern lights glowed on the horizon at St Mary's Lighthouse in Whitley Bay on the north east coast. PA
    On Wednesday morning the northern lights glowed on the horizon at St Mary's Lighthouse in Whitley Bay on the north east coast. PA
  • Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt posed with the red budget box as he left 11 Downing Street in London on Wednesday to present the annual budget. AFP
    Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt posed with the red budget box as he left 11 Downing Street in London on Wednesday to present the annual budget. AFP
  • There were large strikes across the country on Wednesday to coincide with budget day, with workers on Park lane marching to a rally in Trafalgar Square. AP
    There were large strikes across the country on Wednesday to coincide with budget day, with workers on Park lane marching to a rally in Trafalgar Square. AP
  • A Starship Technologies robotic vehicle delivered groceries to Co-op customers in Manchester on Wednesday. Getty
    A Starship Technologies robotic vehicle delivered groceries to Co-op customers in Manchester on Wednesday. Getty
  • There was a press preview of 'Mirror Mirror: Reflections on Design' at Chatsworth in Derbyshire on Wednesday. PA
    There was a press preview of 'Mirror Mirror: Reflections on Design' at Chatsworth in Derbyshire on Wednesday. PA
  • The Cheltenham Festival continued on Wednesday, with one race goer styled pizza boxes as a hat. Reuters
    The Cheltenham Festival continued on Wednesday, with one race goer styled pizza boxes as a hat. Reuters
  • On Thursday morning firefighters tackled a fire in Midhurst, West Sussex, which has spread to a 400-year-old hotel said to be housing Ukrainian refugees. PA
    On Thursday morning firefighters tackled a fire in Midhurst, West Sussex, which has spread to a 400-year-old hotel said to be housing Ukrainian refugees. PA
  • Irish dancers performed on London's South Bank to celebrate St Patrick's Day On Friday morning. PA
    Irish dancers performed on London's South Bank to celebrate St Patrick's Day On Friday morning. PA
  • Catherine, Princess of Wales, met the mascot dog of the Irish Guards, an Irish Wolfhound named Seamus, as she attended the St Patrick's Day Parade in Aldershot on Friday. Reuters
    Catherine, Princess of Wales, met the mascot dog of the Irish Guards, an Irish Wolfhound named Seamus, as she attended the St Patrick's Day Parade in Aldershot on Friday. Reuters

The UK week in pictures: The budget, mass strikes and the Cheltenham Festival

The National selects the most captivating photos from across Britain

The National

March 17, 2023

Updated: March 17, 2023, 12:26 PM