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  • The full moon rises behind West Register House in Edinburgh�s Charlotte Square. The July full moon, otherwise known as the Thunder Moon, is synonymous with summer storms. Picture date: Friday July 23, 2021.

  • People on the dance floor shortly after the reopening, at The Piano Works in Farringdon, in London, Monday, July 19, 2021. Thousands of young people plan to dance the night away at 'Freedom Day' parties after midnight Sunday, when almost all coronavirus restrictions in England are to be scrapped. Nightclubs, which have been shuttered since March 2020, can finally reopen.(AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)

  • Pakistan fan looks on during the second T20 international cricket match between England and Pakistan at Headingley cricket ground in Leeds, England, Sunday, July 18, 2021. (AP Photo/Rui Vieira)

  • SUNNINGDALE, ENGLAND - JULY 22: Ground staff prepare the 18th green ahead of the first day of The Senior Open Presented by Rolex at Sunningdale Golf Club on July 22, 2021 in Sunningdale, England. (Photo by Stephen Pond/Getty Images)

  • Three women cover themselves in mud while enjoying the hot weather at Southend beach, Essex. Picture date: Wednesday July 21, 2021.

  • Organiser of 'Upfest' Steve Hayles holds a red filter gel beside a graffiti piece by artist Insane 51, which is an interactive piece and can be viewed differently through either a blue or a red filter, like the ones in 3D glasses, revealing a woman or the skeleton within her body, on a huge wall in Bedminster, Bristol, as the 75 murals project reaches the halfway point and various graffiti pieces are sprayed onto walls and buildings across the city over the Summer. Picture date: Wednesday July 21, 2021.

  • 14-month-old Border Terrier called Winston plays with a garden hose to keep cool in the hot weather near Windsor, Berkshire. Picture date: Wednesday July 21, 2021.

  • A HOFA Gallery employee looks at 'Serena' by Chinaza Agbor during the preview of the Mother of Mankind exhibition, showcasing 18 black female artists, curated by Adora Mba, at the HOFA Gallery (House Of Fine Art), in Mayfair, London. Picture date: Wednesday July 21, 2021.

  • A group of people thought to be migrants crossing from France come ashore from the local lifeboat at Dungeness in Kent, after being picked-up following a small boat incident in the Channel. Picture date: Tuesday July 20, 2021.

  • People sit under umbrallas as they enjoy the hot weather at Bournemouth Beach in Dorset. Picture date: Tuesday July 20, 2021.

  • Kerry Ford takes a selfie with her mum Fiona McDonald at Helen�s Bay beach in County Down, Northern Ireland. Picture date: Tuesday July 20 2021.

  • The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall, during a visit to St Mary�s Quayside, on St Mary's, Isles of Scilly. Picture date: Tuesday July 20, 2021.

  • Former Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson has taken her seat on the red benches in the House of Lords. Baroness Davidson of Lundin Links wore the traditional scarlet robes for the short introduction ceremony in which she swore the oath of allegiance to the Queen. Picture date: Tuesday July 20, 2021.

  • A couple pose for a photo with one of the CoExistence elephant sculptures, as people enjoy the hot weather in Green Park, London. Temperatures are set to soar to sweltering highs this week after the Met Office issued an unprecedented heat warning. Picture date: Tuesday July 20, 2021.

  • A bather applies lotion as people enjoy the weather on Bournemouth beach in Dorset. Picture date: Monday July 19, 2021.

  • A man seen taking his next move while playing on the life-sized chess set. The Chess Fest, held by Chess in Schools and Communities (CSC), supported by Mayor of London and XTX Markets, took place on the 18th of July at Trafalgar Square in London. Free chess lessons were offered from professional chess teachers and top UK players, and giant life-sized chessboards were set up for people to play on. The festival was held to promote the playing of chess as an intellectually stimulating activity. (Photo by Belinda Jiao / SOPA Images/Sipa USA)

  • EDITORIAL USE ONLY Professional skydivers, Emily Aucutt (right) and Josh Carratt officially set the Guinness World Record title for 'Most high and low fives by a pair in a single sky dive' at Langar Airfield in Nottingham, as Carex marks the final COVID-19 restrictions lifting today in England to show people how they can get out and about as safely as possible, by carrying sanitiser on the go. Issue date: Monday July 19, 2021.

  • A Yeoman Warder walks through the Tower Of London as the first Yeoman Warder led tour of the tower in 16 months takes place after the final legal Coronavirus restrictions were lifted in England. Picture date: Monday July 19, 2021.

  • Grayson Perry attending the South Bank Sky Arts Awards at the Savoy Hotel in London. Picture date: Monday July 19, 2021.

  • John Lydon, aka Johnny Rotten, arriving at the Rolls Building at the Hight Court, London, for a hearing between two former Sex Pistols band members and the frontman over the use of their songs in a television series. Picture date: Monday July 19, 2021.

  • Mayor of London Sadiq Khan at Bond Street underground station before his walkabout in Oxford Street, London after the final legal Coronavirus restrictions were lifted in England. Picture date: Monday July 19, 2021.

  • Commuters, some not wearing facemasks, on a Jubilee Line train at 0856 in London after the final legal Coronavirus restrictions were lifted in England. Picture date: Monday July 19, 2021.

  • EDITORIAL USE ONLY Jemima Hambro models, on the Millennium Bridge in London, a wedding dress designed by Tom Silverwood and made from over 1,500 unwanted face masks, for wedding planning website, Hitched, to celebrate all restrictions on weddings lifting in England from Monday. Issue date: Monday July 19, 2021.

  • People dancing in Bar Fibre in Leeds, after the final legal coronavirus restrictions were lifted in England at midnight. Picture date: Monday July 19, 2021.

  • Friends Poppy (left) and Shannon, both aged 20 and from Glasgow, head towards the departure gate at Glasgow Airport after checking in for their flight to Ibiza. Picture date: Monday July 19, 2021.

  • Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton (left) and Max Verstappen prior to the start of the British Grand Prix at Silverstone, Towcester. Picture Date: Sunday July 18, 2021.

  • Aneurin Duffin-Murray (left) and Lauren Dalzell from Belfast on a paddle board at Helen�s Bay beach in County Down, Northern Ireland. Picture date: Tuesday July 20 2021.

  • U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry delivers a policy speech in the Nash Conservatory at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, in west, London, Tuesday, July 20, 2021. Kerry has called on China to join America in urgently cutting greenhouse gas emissions and described the international alliances that rebuilt Europe after World War II as a model for fighting climate change. Kerry challenged global leaderson Tuesday  to accelerate the actions needed to curb rising temperatures and pull the world back from the edge of the abyss. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

  • People wear face masks as they walk out from Bond Street station, in central London, Monday, July 19, 2021. As of Monday, face masks are no longer legally required in England, and with social distancing rules shelved, there are no limits on the number of people attending theater performances or big events. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)

  • BOURNEMOUTH, ENGLAND - JULY 22: Fans of Wolf Alice attend their concert at O2 Academy Bournemouth on July 22, 2021 in Bournemouth, England. (Photo by Mark Holloway/Redferns)

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