On Monday outside the Foreign Office in London, Richard Ratcliffe, husband of British-Iranian charity worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, went on hunger strike for the second time in two years. PA
On Monday outside the Foreign Office in London, Richard Ratcliffe, husband of British-Iranian charity worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, went on hunger strike for the second time in two years. PA
The Edinburgh Garden of Remembrance in Scotland opened on Monday, marking the start of the remembrance period. PA
The Edinburgh Garden of Remembrance in Scotland opened on Monday, marking the start of the remembrance period. PA
Me and my shadow ... horses in a field in Swillington, West Yorkshire, on Monday afternoon. PA
Me and my shadow ... horses in a field in Swillington, West Yorkshire, on Monday afternoon. PA
Animal Rebellion activists on Tuesday climbed the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs building in London to demand an end to subsidies for meat and dairy farming in a protest against climate change. Reuters
Animal Rebellion activists on Tuesday climbed the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs building in London to demand an end to subsidies for meat and dairy farming in a protest against climate change. Reuters
On Tuesday, 'Little Amal', the 3.5 metre puppet representing a migrant Syrian girl, reached Oxford on the latest leg of her 8,000km journey across Europe. Getty Images
On Tuesday, 'Little Amal', the 3.5 metre puppet representing a migrant Syrian girl, reached Oxford on the latest leg of her 8,000km journey across Europe. Getty Images
Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak delivered his Autumn Budget on Wednesday morning. PA
Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak delivered his Autumn Budget on Wednesday morning. PA
Also on Wednesday, supporters of Julian Assange hung yellow ribbons on the railings of the Royal Courts of Justice in London during an appeal hearing for his extradition to the United States. Getty Images
Also on Wednesday, supporters of Julian Assange hung yellow ribbons on the railings of the Royal Courts of Justice in London during an appeal hearing for his extradition to the United States. Getty Images
On Thursday, Sir David Amess's French bulldog Vivienne was announced as the winner of the Westminster Dog of the Year competition. PA
On Thursday, Sir David Amess's French bulldog Vivienne was announced as the winner of the Westminster Dog of the Year competition. PA
The 'RRS Sir David Attenborough' docked in Greenwich, London, on Thursday. The UK's most advanced polar research ship is in London to mark the start of the Cop26 climate summit. PA
The 'RRS Sir David Attenborough' docked in Greenwich, London, on Thursday. The UK's most advanced polar research ship is in London to mark the start of the Cop26 climate summit. PA
On Friday a light projection by artist Luke Jerram and commissioned by Good Energy appeared on the UK's first wind farm at Delabole in Cornwall, to celebrate its 30th anniversary with a message aimed at world leaders ahead of Cop26. PA
On Friday a light projection by artist Luke Jerram and commissioned by Good Energy appeared on the UK's first wind farm at Delabole in Cornwall, to celebrate its 30th anniversary with a message aimed at world leaders ahead of Cop26. PA
On Friday morning the entrance of 10 Downing Street was decorated with green lights ahead of the Cop26 summit in Glasgow. AP Photo
On Friday morning the entrance of 10 Downing Street was decorated with green lights ahead of the Cop26 summit in Glasgow. AP Photo
Climate activist Greta Thunberg joined a protest outside the headquarters of Standard Chartered in London on Friday afternoon. Climate protesters around the world are demanding that the global financial system stops its financing of fossil fuel companies. Getty Images
Climate activist Greta Thunberg joined a protest outside the headquarters of Standard Chartered in London on Friday afternoon. Climate protesters around the world are demanding that the global financial system stops its financing of fossil fuel companies. Getty Images

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The UK's week in pictures: Richard Ratcliffe, the Budget, and Assange protests

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

The National

October 29, 2021

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This week, Richard Ratcliffe, husband of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, began a hunger strike in protest at the UK government’s failure to secure her return from Iran, Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak delivered his autumn Budget, and protesters gathered at London's High Court as the US launched an appeal against the decision that Julian Assange should not be sent to the US.

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Evacuations to France hit by controversy
  • Over 500 Gazans have been evacuated to France since November 2023
  • Evacuations were paused after a student already in France posted anti-Semitic content and was subsequently expelled to Qatar
  • The Foreign Ministry launched a review to determine how authorities failed to detect the posts before her entry
  • Artists and researchers fall under a programme called Pause that began in 2017
  • It has benefited more than 700 people from 44 countries, including Syria, Turkey, Iran, and Sudan
  • Since the start of the Gaza war, it has also included 45 Gazan beneficiaries
  • Unlike students, they are allowed to bring their families to France
Updated: October 29, 2021, 3:09 PM`