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Pictures of the week: August 29 - September 4
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  • England White vs England Red participate in the girls hockey tournament during day one of the School Games National Finals at Loughborough University, Loughborough. Picture date: Thursday September 2, 2021.

  • File photo dated 06/04/17 art technicians Andy Cavanagh (left) and Paul McCall moving a painting entitled 'Self Portrait' (1632) by Rembrandt at the Burrell Collection, Glasgow prior to the museum renovation. An art collection amassed by a shipping magnate is to go back on show to the public in March next year after a �68.25 million museum renovation. Issue date: Friday September 3, 2021.

  • Paramotorist Sacha Dench takes a selfie at the Kelpies near Falkirk as she arrives back into Scotland as part of a world record breaking challenge aimed at raising awareness about the effects of climate change. Picture date: Friday September 3, 2021.

  • Prime Minister Boris Johnson meets members of 16 Air Assault Brigade at the Brigade Headquarters at Merville Barracks in Colchester, Essex, following their recent deployment to Afghanistan to enable the safe evacuation of British nationals and Afghans who worked alongside British forces and who had been given the right to settle in the UK. Picture date: Thursday September 2, 2021.

  • The Disney Magic cruise ship arrives at the mouth of the River Tyne from the North Sea, passing the North Shields Fish Quay, to collect passengers for two short cruises. Picture date: Friday September 3, 2021.

  • WILMSLOW, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 02: Harry Redknapp interacts with Yungblud of World Xl FC during Soccer Aid For Unicef 2021 training at Mottram Hall on September 02, 2021 in Wilmslow, England. (Photo by Charlotte Tattersall/Getty Images)

  • Jockeys Kieran O'Neill (left), Trevor Whelan and Jack Mitchell make their way out ahead of the William Hill Pick Your Places Racing League Race Thirty-One Handicap during Race Day 6 of the William Hill Racing League at Newcastle Racecourse. Picture date: Thursday September 2, 2021.

  • Roxy Horner arriving at the GQ Men Of The Year Awards 2021, the Tate Modern, London. Picture date: Wednesday September 1, 2021. Photo credit should read: Matt Crossick/Empics

  • National Trust conservator Samantha Taylor cleans a rare Elizabethan globe before it is moved into a new display case at Petworth House in West Sussex, that will allow visitors to view the detail up-close for the first time. Picture date: Wednesday September 1, 2021.

  • LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - 2021/09/01: Police officers speak to a protester in a balaclava outside the gates to Downing Street during the demonstration. Extinction Rebellion activists staged a Greenwash protest as part of their two-week Impossible Rebellion against the Government's shameful Greenwashing, in relation to their immediate demand of ending fossil fuel funding on the 10th day of the Impossible Rebellion protests. (Photo by Dave Rushen/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

  • Protesters wearing inflatable breasts stand outside Facebook's headquarters in central London, to complain about the social media giant's images algorithm. The aim of the event is for all medical tattoo artists and breast cancer survivors to be able to freely post images without the pictures being removed and the accounts blocked. Picture date: Wednesday September 1, 2021.

  • RAF personnel from CXX Squadron take part in the formal naming of the P8 Strategic Facility and the consecration of the new Squadron Standard for CXX Squadron at RAF Lossiemouth. Picture date: Wednesday September 1, 2021.

  • A project architect and rope access team inspect the 200-year-old wooden lantern and belvedere on the viewing platform atop Beckford's tower in Bath, where a two year project to address urgent repairs and conservation works is underway on the Grade I listed 47-metre-high tower. Picture date: Wednesday September 1, 2021.

  • Goldfinches fighting over food in a garden in Strensham, Worcestershire. Picture date: Wednesday September 1, 2021.

  • EMBARGOED TO 0001 TUESDAY AUGUST 31 Police Scotland officers take part in a role-play exercise recreating a protest during a COP26 public order training at Craigiehall Army barracks, South Queensferry, ahead of the Cop26 summit in Glasgow. Picture date: Monday August 30, 2021.

  • File photo dated 30/08/21 of First Minister Nicola Sturgeon (centre) welcoming Scottish Green co-leaders Patrick Harvie and Lorna Slater at Bute House, Charlotte Square, Edinburgh, following their Government Ministerial appointments. Nicola Sturgeon set out details of her Government's deal with the Greens as Holyrood returns after the summer recess. Issue date: Tuesday August 31, 2021.

  • The Yorkshire Balloon Fiesta 2021 draws to a close with a spectacular Firework, Drone and Laser Show finale at York racecourse. Picture date: Monday August 30, 2021. The four-day festival is the biggest hot air balloon festival Yorkshire has ever seen and includes children's entertainment, live music, food and drink, as well as a large funfair.

  • Festival goers at the All Points East Festival (APE) in Victoria Park in London amid fears that covid-19 is being transmitted at large events. Photo date: Monday, August 30, 2021. Photo credit should read: Richard Gray/EMPICS

  • Gold medalists (left to right) Ellen Buttrick, Erin Kennedy, Sophie Hahn, Laurence Whiteley and Lauren Bowles arrive back at London Heathrow Airport from the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games. Picture date: Monday August 30, 2021.

  • A person dressed as Deadpool entertains Wrexham fans outside the stadium before the Vanarama National League match at The Racecourse Ground, Wrexham. Picture date: Monday August 30, 2021.

  • Police remove a man as members of Extinction Rebellion take part in a protest at Tower Hill, in central London. Picture date: Monday August 30, 2021.

  • Ground staff paint the stadium during an England nets session at the Kia Oval, London. Picture date: Wednesday September 1, 2021.

  • Chief Executive of Ryanair, Michael O'Leary, poses for photographers after a press conference in London, Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021.(AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

  • Photo by: KGC-254/STAR MAX/IPx 2021 9/1/21 Extinction Rebellion stage a 'Greenwash' Protest on Trafalgar Square in London, England, UK1. It is Day 10 of their two week series of demonstrations around the capital aiming to bring about immediate action on climate change.

  • EDITORIAL USE ONLY (Left to right) Harrison Taylor, age 13, staff member Mel Lowe, Evan Doyle, age 14 and Alex Cumberland, age 24 play video games onboard Ford's specially-adapted Gaming Transit van outside Derrian House Children's Hospice in Manchester. Issue date: Friday September 3, 2021.

  • Athletes train for the wheelchair basketball during day one of the School Games National Finals at Loughborough University, Loughborough. Picture date: Thursday September 2, 2021.

  • Hopey Price (left) and Zahid Hussain during the weigh-in at the New Dock Hall, Leeds. Picture date: Friday September 3, 2021.

  • Wales U18 manager Matthew Jones (left) during the international friendly at the Spytty Park, Newport. Picture date: Friday September 3, 2021.

  • EDITORIAL USE ONLY Julian Roberts, aged 11, attends the unveiling of the Smart Pioneer, a product that charges electric vehicles at off-peak times for the grid, at the Fully Charged LIVE Show, Farnborough. Issue date: Friday September 3, 2021.

  • An Aston Martin Bulldog supercar is unveiled at the Hampton Court, south west London, following its restoration after it lay dormant for 35 years. Picture date: Friday September 3, 2021.

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