The UK week in pictures: The leadership race, rail strikes, and Commonwealth Games

'The National' selects the most striking photos from across Britain

On Monday, lengthy queues for the Eurostar rail service formed at St Pancras International Station in London, as a summer of travel chaos continued. Reuters

On Tuesday, a receding Bewl Water Reservoir near Lamberhurst in Kent measured at only 67 per cent of its capacity. The Environment Agency has warned the public of a likely drought in August. PA

Construction workers on HS2 rail project celebrated on Tuesday, as the 2,000-tonne tunnel boring machine nicknamed 'Dorothy' completed its 1.6-kilometre dig under Long Itchington Wood in Warwickshire. PA

Celebrations broke out on Tuesday evening in Trafalgar Square, London, where supporters had gathered to watch England beat Sweden in the Women's Euro 2022 on a large screen. England will play Germany in the final. AP

On Wednesday, the country endured another round of rail strikes, as union members took part in a fresh walkout over jobs, pay and conditions. PA

Giant hands reach across Liverpool Cathedral on Wednesday, as part of artist Peter Walker's latest exhibition Being Human in the north-western city. Getty Images

Conservative leadership candidate Liz Truss posed for a photo with supporters during a campaign event on Wednesday in Woodford Green, on the outskirts of London. Reuters

Final preparations were made on Wednesday to immersive art installations inside the world's "first Amazement Park", called Wake The Tiger, in Bristol, where the fictional world of Meridia will be open to the public on Saturday, July 30. PA

On Thursday, legal history was made as a British judge, Sarah Munro QC, sentenced a man who killed his grandfather to life in jail, the first crown court sentencing to be televised in Britain. AP

A child played among an early crop of sunflowers on Thursday, the premature blooming due to recent high temperatures, in Deeping Saint Nicholas, near Spalding, Lincolnshire. PA

Horologist Jonathan Betts services a Louis XVI Cartel clock, dating from 1880, at Stourhead House National Trust, Wiltshire on Thursday, where all the original antique timepieces on display to the public were wound down during the pandemic and are now being serviced, wound and checked. PA

Conservative leadership candidate Rishi Sunak attended a hustings event on Thursday evening in Leeds, as part of his campaign. Reuters

BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - JULY 28: (EDITORS NOTE: This photograph was taken using a drone) Cars come together to create the flag of Great Britain during the Opening Ceremony of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games at Alexander Stadium on July 28, 2022 on the Birmingham, England. (Photo by Getty Images / Getty Images)

On Friday, riders at Langholm Common Riding made their way up the Kirk Wynd to Whita Yett and Castle Craigs in Langholm, Scotland. A common riding is an equestrian tradition that mainly takes place in the Scottish Borders. Getty Images

A groundsman prepared the wickets for weekend's play at Boughton and Eastwell Cricket Club in Ashford, Kent, on Friday, as hot and dry weather continued. PA