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  • Scottish violinist Nicola Benedetti during a photocall at the Haymarket Yards Depot, Edinburgh, ahead of starting her residency at the Edinburgh International Festival. Picture date: Friday August 13, 2021.

  • Shooting party (from left) Mark Ewart, Peter O' Driscoll and Pam Butler at Byrecleugh Farm, part of the Roxburghe Estates near Duns in the Scottish Borders, as the Glorious 12th, the official start of the grouse shooting season, gets underway. Picture date: Thursday August 12, 2021.

  • Children ride horses in the River Eden in Appleby, Cumbria, during the annual gathering of travellers for the Appleby Horse Fair. Picture date: Thursday August 12, 2021.

  • ADDRESS ON ENVELOPE PIXELATED BY PA MEDIA PICTURE DESK Floral tributes at the scene in Churchill Terrace, Chingford, east London, after 45-year-old James Markham was stabbed to death after confronting a group of youths in on Monday evening. Reports have suggested Mr Markham was trying to defend his daughter from a group of youths before his death. Picture date: Thursday August 12, 2021.

  • Gray Nicolls make cricket bats within the grounds during day one of the cinch Second Test match at Lord's, London. Picture date: Thursday August 12, 2021.

  • Noah Jama shares news of his GCSE results by phone at Ark Burlington Danes Academy, in west London. Picture date: Thursday August 12, 2021.

  • Thirteen sets of twins due to start the new school term in the Inverclyde area pose for a photograph at St Mary's Primary School in Greenock, Inverclyde, ahead of their first day at school. Picture date: Wednesday August 11, 2021.

  • Former Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn arrives at the High Court in London, ahead of a hearing in the Julian Assange extradition appeal. Picture date: Wednesday August 11, 2021.

  • BELFAST, NORTHERN IRELAND - AUGUST 11: The pitch gets prepared by a greenkeeper ahead of the UEFA Super Cup between Chelsea FC and Villarreal CF at the National Football Stadium at Windsor Park on August 11, 2021 in Belfast, Northern Ireland. (Photo by Lukas Schulze - UEFA/UEFA via Getty Images)

  • Students react as they share their results with their friends at Taunton School in Somerset, as students receive their A-Level results. Picture date: Tuesday August 10, 2021.

  • LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - 2021/08/09: A topless protester chants slogans outside the BBC building during the demonstration. Protesters held a demonstration against the mainstream media bias, covid restrictions, vaccine passports, Covid vaccination for children and the loss of freedom under the Coronavirus Act. (Photo by Martin Pope/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

  • LYMINGTON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 10: An aerial view showing the damage at Hurst Castle on August 10, 2021 in Hampshire near Lymington, England. Hurst Castle, south of Lymington, was established by Henry VIII between 1541 and 1544 and is situated on Hurst Spit. On 26 February 2021, the wall of the eastern wing partially collapsed during a severe winter storm. Preservationists cite the damage as a consequence of intensifying storms and sea-level rise driven by climate change. (Photo by Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images)

  • LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 09: Yungblud performs at O2 Forum Kentish Town on August 09, 2021 in London, England. (Photo by Matthew Baker/Getty Images)

  • Asiatic lioness Arya with papier mache 'globes' at ZSL London Zoo to mark World Lion Day on Tuesday. Picture date: Monday August 9, 2021.

  • A couple make their way to the summit of Mam Tor, in the Peak District, Derbyshire, to watch the morning sunrise. Picture date: Monday August 9, 2021.

  • Revellers enjoy themselves at Boteca do Brasil nightclub in Glasgow. Picture date: Monday August 9, 2021.

  • Demonstrators outside Defra headquarters in central London during a protest march against the decision to put down Geronimo, the alpaca which has tested positive for tuberculosis. Picture date: Monday August 9, 2021.

  • Great Britain's Lauren Price poses with their Gold medal as she arrives at Heathrow Airport, London following the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in Japan. Picture date: Monday August 9, 2021.

  • Queen Elizabeth II during an inspection of the Balaklava Company, 5 Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland at the gates at Balmoral, as she takes up summer residence at the castle. Picture date: Monday August 9, 2021.

  • First Minister Nicola Sturgeon visiting Barrhead Foundry vaccination centre near Glasgow to promote uptake of the COVID-19 vaccination as most coronavirus restrictions have been removed in Scotland after the country moved beyond Level 0. Picture date: Monday August 9, 2021.

  • LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 09: Tom Durant-Pritchard as Prince Harry, Ciarán Owens as Prince William, Harry Enfield as Prince Charles, Kara Tointon as Catherine and Tracy-Ann Oberman as Camilla during dress rehearsals of the play "The Windsors: Endgame" at Prince Of Wales Theatre on August 09, 2021 in London, England. (Photo by Joe Maher/Getty Images)

  • WATFORD, ENGLAND - AUGUST 09: Mark Ramprakash in action during the PCA England legends Golf Day at The Grove on August 09, 2021 in Watford, England. (Photo by Christopher Lee/Getty Images for PCA)

  • People, many wearing face coverings to combat the spread of the coronavirus, travel on the Jubilee line of the London Underground on August 9, 2021. - After updated guidance from British health regulators, coronavirus vaccinations have been extended to those aged 16 and 17 without underlying health issues, but not to younger healthy teenagers as in many other Western countries. (Photo by Tolga Akmen / AFP) (Photo by TOLGA AKMEN/AFP via Getty Images)

  • FALMOUTH, ENGLAND - AUGUST 09: Holiday-makers choose from the selection at a beach shop on Gyllyngvase Beach on August 09, 2021 in Falmouth, Cornwall, England . (Photo by Hugh R Hastings/Getty Images)

  • Members of the public take a selfie at an outdoor gallery in Trafalgar Square, London, as part of the Inside Out Festival. Picture date: Tuesday August 10, 2021.

  • LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 10: The Surrey team make their way out onto the pitch during the Royal London Cup match between Surrey and Warwickshire at The Kia Oval on August 10, 2021 in London, England. (Photo by Charlie Crowhurst/Getty Images for Surrey CCC)

  • Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer during a visit to Stroud General Hospital in Gloucestershire. Picture date: Wednesday August 11, 2021.

  • England's Jonny Bairstow bats in the nets during a training session ahead of the second Test match between England and India at Lord's cricket ground in London, on August 11, 2021. - - RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. NO ASSOCIATION WITH DIRECT COMPETITOR OF SPONSOR, PARTNER, OR SUPPLIER OF THE ECB (Photo by Adrian DENNIS / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. NO ASSOCIATION WITH DIRECT COMPETITOR OF SPONSOR, PARTNER, OR SUPPLIER OF THE ECB (Photo by ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP via Getty Images)

  • during a press conference at Mascalls, Brentwood, London. Picture date: Thursday August 12, 2021.

  • Alotaibi ridden by Jack Mitchell (left) wins The BetVictor EBF Maiden Stakes division two at Newbury racecourse. Picture date: Friday August 13, 2021. See PA story RACING Newbury. Photo credit should read: John Walton/PA Wire. RESTRICTIONS: Use subject to restrictions. Editorial use only, no commercial use without prior consent from rights holder.

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