On Monday, released Iran prisoner Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe said she should have been returned to the UK six years ago in her first public comments since returning to Britain last week. Getty Images
On Monday, released Iran prisoner Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe said she should have been returned to the UK six years ago in her first public comments since returning to Britain last week. Getty Images
Katie Ashby and the D-Day Darlings perform 'The White Cliffs of Dover' during the Service of Thanksgiving for Forces' sweetheart Dame Vera Lynn at Westminster Abbey, London, on Monday. PA
Katie Ashby and the D-Day Darlings perform 'The White Cliffs of Dover' during the Service of Thanksgiving for Forces' sweetheart Dame Vera Lynn at Westminster Abbey, London, on Monday. PA
People wave banners and cardboard cut-out hearts aboard a small flotilla of boats leaving Bristol on Monday in support of Ukrainian refugees. PA
People wave banners and cardboard cut-out hearts aboard a small flotilla of boats leaving Bristol on Monday in support of Ukrainian refugees. PA
Specialists restore the 35-metre long, 26-metre wide ceiling of St George's Hall, Liverpool, on Monday. It is the first work on the ceiling in 70 years. PA
Specialists restore the 35-metre long, 26-metre wide ceiling of St George's Hall, Liverpool, on Monday. It is the first work on the ceiling in 70 years. PA
On Tuesday morning, tributes were laid to those killed during the 2017 terror attack outside London's parliament buildings. Five people were killed during the attack on 22 March 2017. EPA
On Tuesday morning, tributes were laid to those killed during the 2017 terror attack outside London's parliament buildings. Five people were killed during the attack on 22 March 2017. EPA
Ludmila Starkova, 90, who fled Kharkiv in Ukraine with her family after the Russian invasion, talks to local resident Rend Platings in her new home in Caldecote near Cambridge on Tuesday. The family of 10 were helped by Ms Platings to find a home in the UK. PA
Ludmila Starkova, 90, who fled Kharkiv in Ukraine with her family after the Russian invasion, talks to local resident Rend Platings in her new home in Caldecote near Cambridge on Tuesday. The family of 10 were helped by Ms Platings to find a home in the UK. PA
A waxworks artist adds finishing touches to a Boris Johnson waxwork figure unveiled on Tuesday at Madame Tussauds in Blackpool. Reuters
A waxworks artist adds finishing touches to a Boris Johnson waxwork figure unveiled on Tuesday at Madame Tussauds in Blackpool. Reuters
The Very Rev John Dobson, Dean of Ripon, lights a candle on Tuesday to mark the second anniversary of the first national coronavirus lockdown, at Ripon Cathedral, North Yorkshire. PA
The Very Rev John Dobson, Dean of Ripon, lights a candle on Tuesday to mark the second anniversary of the first national coronavirus lockdown, at Ripon Cathedral, North Yorkshire. PA
Chancellor Rishi Sunak runs through his Spring Statement speech in his offices in 11 Downing Street. Mr Sunak delivered the statement in Parliament on Wednesday afternoon. Photo: HM Treasury
Chancellor Rishi Sunak runs through his Spring Statement speech in his offices in 11 Downing Street. Mr Sunak delivered the statement in Parliament on Wednesday afternoon. Photo: HM Treasury
On Wednesday, Covid Bereaved Families created a yellow and red heart chalk display, in memory of their loved ones, along with a blue and yellow heart in support of bereaved families in Ukraine, in St Peter's Square in Manchester, on the second National Day of Reflection, to remember those who died during the Covid-19 pandemic. PA
On Wednesday, Covid Bereaved Families created a yellow and red heart chalk display, in memory of their loved ones, along with a blue and yellow heart in support of bereaved families in Ukraine, in St Peter's Square in Manchester, on the second National Day of Reflection, to remember those who died during the Covid-19 pandemic. PA
A “major incident” was declared on Wednesday after a gas leak in east London forced police to evacuate the Aquatics Centre at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, a venue that was used for the 2012 Olympic Games. PA
A “major incident” was declared on Wednesday after a gas leak in east London forced police to evacuate the Aquatics Centre at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, a venue that was used for the 2012 Olympic Games. PA
Stella Moris stands next to her wedding cake outside Belmarsh Prison in London, where she married WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Wednesday. Reuters
Stella Moris stands next to her wedding cake outside Belmarsh Prison in London, where she married WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Wednesday. Reuters
Warm spring weather arrived in the UK this week. These women sheltered from the sun while sitting in St James’s Park, London, on Wednesday. Reuters
Warm spring weather arrived in the UK this week. These women sheltered from the sun while sitting in St James’s Park, London, on Wednesday. Reuters
A huge sand drawing on South Bay Beach in Scarborough, created by Sand in Your Eyes on Wednesday to highlight young people's alarm at the UK's loss of wildlife. Reuters
A huge sand drawing on South Bay Beach in Scarborough, created by Sand in Your Eyes on Wednesday to highlight young people's alarm at the UK's loss of wildlife. Reuters
On Thursday morning British Prime Minister Boris Johnson boarded a plane at London Stansted airport to Brussels, to take part in a Nato summit to discuss Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Getty Images
On Thursday morning British Prime Minister Boris Johnson boarded a plane at London Stansted airport to Brussels, to take part in a Nato summit to discuss Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Getty Images
Queen Elizabeth II views a display of enamelware and china in the White Drawing Room at Windsor Castle on Thursday, to commemorate the 70th anniversary of British craftwork company, Halcyon Days. AP Photo
Queen Elizabeth II views a display of enamelware and china in the White Drawing Room at Windsor Castle on Thursday, to commemorate the 70th anniversary of British craftwork company, Halcyon Days. AP Photo
A woman views a blossoming tree in Regents Park in London, Britain, 24 March 2022. EPA / NEIL HALL
A woman views a blossoming tree in Regents Park in London, Britain, 24 March 2022. EPA / NEIL HALL
A group of people thought to be migrants are guided up the beach on Thursday after being brought to Dungeness, Kent, by an RNLI Lifeboat. PA
A group of people thought to be migrants are guided up the beach on Thursday after being brought to Dungeness, Kent, by an RNLI Lifeboat. PA
Goodwood's clock curator Su Fullwood adjusts the hands on a Sevres ormolu French mantel clock on Thursday, at Goodwood House in Chichester, as she prepares the antique collection for British Summer Time, which starts on Sunday March 27. PA
Goodwood's clock curator Su Fullwood adjusts the hands on a Sevres ormolu French mantel clock on Thursday, at Goodwood House in Chichester, as she prepares the antique collection for British Summer Time, which starts on Sunday March 27. PA
On Friday morning, recently born polar bear cub Brodie, born at the Highland Wildlife Park near Aviemore in the Highlands, explored its enclosure for the first time. PA
On Friday morning, recently born polar bear cub Brodie, born at the Highland Wildlife Park near Aviemore in the Highlands, explored its enclosure for the first time. PA

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The UK week in pictures: Boris heads to Brussels, Nazanin speaks, and spring arrives

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

The National

March 25, 2022

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This week, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson flew to Brussels to attend a special meeting of Nato leaders on the situation in Ukraine, in her first public comments since returning to Britain last week released Iran prisoner Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe said she should have been returned to the UK six years ago, and spring weather well and truly arrived in the UK.

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Abdul Jabar Qahraman was meeting supporters in his campaign office in the southern Afghan province of Helmand when a bomb hidden under a sofa exploded on Wednesday.

The blast in the provincial capital Lashkar Gah killed the Afghan election candidate and at least another three people, Interior Minister Wais Ahmad Barmak told reporters. Another three were wounded, while three suspects were detained, he said.

The Taliban – which controls much of Helmand and has vowed to disrupt the October 20 parliamentary elections – claimed responsibility for the attack.

Mr Qahraman was at least the 10th candidate killed so far during the campaign season, and the second from Lashkar Gah this month. Another candidate, Saleh Mohammad Asikzai, was among eight people killed in a suicide attack last week. Most of the slain candidates were murdered in targeted assassinations, including Avtar Singh Khalsa, the first Afghan Sikh to run for the lower house of the parliament.

The same week the Taliban warned candidates to withdraw from the elections. On Wednesday the group issued fresh warnings, calling on educational workers to stop schools from being used as polling centres.

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