• On Monday a mural of Ringo Starr, commissioned by Liverpool artist John Culshaw, was unveiled on Admiral Street in Toxteth, Liverpool, across the road from the childhood home of the former Beatle. PA
    On Monday a mural of Ringo Starr, commissioned by Liverpool artist John Culshaw, was unveiled on Admiral Street in Toxteth, Liverpool, across the road from the childhood home of the former Beatle. PA
  • Queen Elizabeth II receives Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at Windsor Castle on Monday. It was her first in-person talks since recovering from Covid-19. Reuters
    Queen Elizabeth II receives Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at Windsor Castle on Monday. It was her first in-person talks since recovering from Covid-19. Reuters
  • Work got under way on Monday on the National Trust's latest project to create a new urban green space for residents at the Grade II listed Castlefield Viaduct in Manchester. The 330-metre long steel viaduct, built in 1892, will be turned into a sky park. PA
    Work got under way on Monday on the National Trust's latest project to create a new urban green space for residents at the Grade II listed Castlefield Viaduct in Manchester. The 330-metre long steel viaduct, built in 1892, will be turned into a sky park. PA
  • Emergency services attended a fire on Monday afternoon which broke out in a block of flats in Whitechapel, east London. PA
    Emergency services attended a fire on Monday afternoon which broke out in a block of flats in Whitechapel, east London. PA
  • Tuesday morning saw several hundred swimmers take a dawn dip in the North Sea for the International Women’s Day Swimrise event, at Portobello Beach, in Scotland's capital Edinburgh. Getty Images
    Tuesday morning saw several hundred swimmers take a dawn dip in the North Sea for the International Women’s Day Swimrise event, at Portobello Beach, in Scotland's capital Edinburgh. Getty Images
  • A rare set of four carved marble figures representing the four seasons from La Granja Vella de Marti Codolar in Barcelona, Spain, on display at Summers Place Auctions, in Billingshurst, West Sussex, on Tuesday. Made in France in the late 17th or early 18th century, the life-size figures were going up for sale with an estimate of £120,000-£180,000. PA
    A rare set of four carved marble figures representing the four seasons from La Granja Vella de Marti Codolar in Barcelona, Spain, on display at Summers Place Auctions, in Billingshurst, West Sussex, on Tuesday. Made in France in the late 17th or early 18th century, the life-size figures were going up for sale with an estimate of £120,000-£180,000. PA
  • A field of daffodils in bloom on Tuesday, at Taylors Bulbs in Holbeach, Lincolnshire. PA
    A field of daffodils in bloom on Tuesday, at Taylors Bulbs in Holbeach, Lincolnshire. PA
  • Red Rebels walk down the Royal Mile on Tuesday to join activists attending a vigil and rally for International Day of Women’s Climate Action, in Edinburgh. Getty Images
    Red Rebels walk down the Royal Mile on Tuesday to join activists attending a vigil and rally for International Day of Women’s Climate Action, in Edinburgh. Getty Images
  • On Tuesday afternoon, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy invoked William Shakespeare and Winston Churchill in an address to the British Parliament via video-link, pleading for sanctions, weapons and a no-fly zone. AFP
    On Tuesday afternoon, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy invoked William Shakespeare and Winston Churchill in an address to the British Parliament via video-link, pleading for sanctions, weapons and a no-fly zone. AFP
  • Actors Mohand Hasb Alrosol Abdalrahem, right, and Peter Pearson perform the play 'Mohand and Peter' during a photocall at the Southwark Playhouse in London on Wednesday. It has been staged by PSYCHEdelight theatre company, which creates theatre by refugees. The show recalls Abdalrahem's life as a Sudanese man who sought asylum in the UK. EPA
    Actors Mohand Hasb Alrosol Abdalrahem, right, and Peter Pearson perform the play 'Mohand and Peter' during a photocall at the Southwark Playhouse in London on Wednesday. It has been staged by PSYCHEdelight theatre company, which creates theatre by refugees. The show recalls Abdalrahem's life as a Sudanese man who sought asylum in the UK. EPA
  • The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge visited the Ukrainian Cultural Centre in Holland Park, west-central London, on Wednesday, to learn about efforts being made to support Ukrainians in the UK and across Europe. Getty Images
    The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge visited the Ukrainian Cultural Centre in Holland Park, west-central London, on Wednesday, to learn about efforts being made to support Ukrainians in the UK and across Europe. Getty Images
  • Wednesday also saw Lewis Wilde test one of the gas-fuelled beacons he has made, at the Fountain Designs workshop in Selkirk, in the Scottish Borders. These will be used to signal the start of Queen Elizabeth II's platinum jubilee in June. PA
    Wednesday also saw Lewis Wilde test one of the gas-fuelled beacons he has made, at the Fountain Designs workshop in Selkirk, in the Scottish Borders. These will be used to signal the start of Queen Elizabeth II's platinum jubilee in June. PA
  • The last gasholder from the Granton Gasworks in North Edinburgh, is illuminated in the colours of the Ukrainian flag on Wednesday evening, as a gesture of solidarity with the people of Ukraine. PA
    The last gasholder from the Granton Gasworks in North Edinburgh, is illuminated in the colours of the Ukrainian flag on Wednesday evening, as a gesture of solidarity with the people of Ukraine. PA
  • Boxer dogs have a peek at each other during the first day of the Crufts Dog Show at the Birmingham National Exhibition Centre, on Thursday. PA
    Boxer dogs have a peek at each other during the first day of the Crufts Dog Show at the Birmingham National Exhibition Centre, on Thursday. PA
  • British Prime Minister Boris Johnson sits on the bridge of 'HMS Dauntless', a Type 45 air-defence destroyer of the Royal Navy, during a visit to Cammell Laird shipyard in Liverpool on Thursday. Getty Images
    British Prime Minister Boris Johnson sits on the bridge of 'HMS Dauntless', a Type 45 air-defence destroyer of the Royal Navy, during a visit to Cammell Laird shipyard in Liverpool on Thursday. Getty Images
  • A woman walks her dog around of a carpet of crocuses on Thursday, at the National Trust's Wallington Hall near the village of Cambo in Northumberland. PA
    A woman walks her dog around of a carpet of crocuses on Thursday, at the National Trust's Wallington Hall near the village of Cambo in Northumberland. PA
  • On Friday, people attended a Covid-19 pandemic anniversary remembrance event and minute's silence at the National Memorial Arboretum, at Alrewas in Staffordshire, to mark two years since the World Health Organsation declared a global pandemic. PA
    On Friday, people attended a Covid-19 pandemic anniversary remembrance event and minute's silence at the National Memorial Arboretum, at Alrewas in Staffordshire, to mark two years since the World Health Organsation declared a global pandemic. PA

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The UK week in pictures: Zelenskyy in Parliament, Jubilee beacons, and Crufts

'The National' selects the most striking photos from across Britain over the past week

The National

March 11, 2022

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This week, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy invoked William Shakespeare and Winston Churchill in an address to the British Parliament, pleading for sanctions, weapons and safe skies. In Scotland, tests were run on gas-fuelled beacons that will be used to signal the start of Queen Elizabeth II's platinum jubilee in June, and Crufts, the world's biggest dog show, got under way in Birmingham.

Updated: March 11, 2022, 2:16 PM