The UK's week in pictures: David Amess, English Channel tragedy and London tube strike

'The National' selects the most striking pictures from around the UK over the past week

On Monday a requiem mass was held for murdered MP Sir David Amess at Westminster Cathedral, in central London. Former prime ministers Sir John Major, David Cameron and Theresa May were in attendance, alongside current Prime Minister Boris Johnson. PA

A woman views grey seals and their pups at Donna Nook National Nature Reserve in Lincolnshire, England, on Monday. Grey seals come to the area every year in late October, November and December to give birth. PA

Boris Johnson spoke at the CBI annual conference in South Shields on Monday, where at one point he lost his place for almost 30 seconds, and referenced theme park 'Peppa Pig World'. PA

A red stag deer on a cold Tuesday morning in Bushy Park, London. PA

Prince Charles visited AstraZeneca on Tuesday, to officially open their new global Research and Development facility at the Cambridge Biomedical Campus. AP

A worker checks pallets of Christmas trees on Tuesday, planted in tubs and destined for Tesco supermarkets, at the Yattendon estate in West Berkshire. PA

A spectacular sunrise over the London skyline on Wednesday, seen from Primrose Hill. Reuters

Wednesday brought the first showing of 'The Angels are Coming', a spectacular son-et-lumiere show by Luxmuralis, in the nave of Peterborough Cathedral. PA

A group of people thought to be migrants are brought in to Dover, England by the RNLI, following a small boat incident in the English Channel, Thursday Nov. 25, 2021. On Wednesday around 30 migrants bound for Britain died when their boat sank in the English Channel, in what France’s interior minister called the biggest migration tragedy on the dangerous crossing to date. (Gareth Fuller / PA via AP)

On Thursday staff were seen preparing Windsor Castle's Christmas decorations. The decorations can be seen from November 25 until the January 3, 2022. Getty Images

A murmuration of hundreds of thousands of starlings were pictured flying over a field at dusk on Thursday in Cumbria, close to the Scottish border. PA

Activists from Extinction Rebellion blocked the entrance to the Amazon fulfilment centre in Tilbury, Essex, preventing lorries from entering or leaving on "Black Friday", the retailer's busiest day of the year. PA

A Transport for London Underground worker advises commuters that a Jubilee Line train is being taken out of service on Friday morning, at Green Park tube station. London Underground services were disrupted after drivers launched a 24-hour strike in a dispute over the Night Tube. AFP

This week, a memorial service was held for murdered British MP Sir David Amess at Westminster Cathedral, tragedy struck the English Channel as 27 migrants drowned in a doomed attempt to reach the UK, and transport in London was disrupted due to a tube strike.