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• 1/43 12 December 2017

  Victims and family of victims of the Grenfell Tower fire, Nicholas Burton (left), Sandra Ruiz (second right), Karim Mussilhy (right) and a girl who asked not be named (second left), hand in a petition to Downing Street, asking for an overhaul of the public inquiry.

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• 2/43 11 December 2017

  A homeless man on the streets of Manchester. Many people are spending the night on the streets in freezing temperatures as the Met Office continues to issue weather warnings across the country. The Shelter charity has said that more than 300,000 are now homeless across Britain, equating to the population of a city the size of Newcastle

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• 3/43 10 December 2017

  Pedestrians walk over the Millennium Bridge with St Paul's Cathedral pictured in the background as snow falls

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• 4/43 9 December 2017

  British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, left, and Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani, right, with interpreter at centre, during their meeting in Tehran, Iran. Johnson is expected to discuss the fate of detained British-Iranian woman Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, who is serving a five-year prison sentence for allegedly plotting to overthrow Iran's government.

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• 5/43 8 December 2017

  British Prime Minister Theresa May (L) and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker address a press conference at the European Commission in Brussels

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• 6/43 7 December 2017

  Nick Dunn, one of the so-called Chennai Six is greeted by his sister Lisa as he arrives at Newcastle Airport after being released from India after serving four years in jail on weapons charges.

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• 7/43 6 December 2017

  Britain's Queen Elizabeth II (L) greets Nigeria's ambassador to the United Kingdom, George Adesola Oguntade (C), and his wife, Modupe Oguntade, during a private audience at Buckingham Palace in central London

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• 8/43 5 December 2017

  800 abandoned buckets appear at Potters Field Park, London, in a moving tribute to the 800 children who die every day, on average, due to a lack of clean water and sanitation. Just one bucket in the installation, part of WaterAid’s #Untapped appeal, could hold almost enough safe drinking water for one child for a week. Every £1 donated to the #Untapped appeal until 31st January 2018 will be matched by the UK Government.

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• 9/43 4 December 2017

  British Prime Minister Theresa May smiles to European Union President Donald Tusk as she attends Brexit negotiations' meetings

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• 10/43 3 December 2017

  The last Supermoon of 2017 sets over Whitley Bay, Northumberland

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• 11/43 2 December 2017

  The crowd reacts as England's Dawid Malan fails to stop a boundary during the first day of the second Ashes test match

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• 12/43 1 December 2017

  England manager, Gareth Southgate, jokes with Belgium manager, Roberto Martinez, after their sides were drawn in the same group during the Final Draw for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia

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• 13/43 30 November 2017

  A supporter of Lauri Love, who is accused of hacking into U.S. government computers, wears a Donald Trump mask as he protests in front of the Royal Courts of Justice in London

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• 14/43 29 November 2017

  A sign reading 'We want our future back' is displayed in front of Westminster during an Anti-Brexit Demonstration

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• 15/43 28 November 2017

  This year's innovative V&A Christmas Tree, The Singing Tree, is shaped from a cloud of floating words, contributed by visitors, and is created by leading stage and performance designer Es Devlin.

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• 16/43 27 November 2017

  David Jones and Margaret Tyler wait outside Kensington Palace after hearing about the engagement of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle

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• 17/43 26 November 2017

  Sailors from the Royal Navy perform the Changing of the Guard ceremony at Buckingham Palace for the first time in its 357-year history

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• 18/43 25 November 2017

  Arlene Foster gives her leader's speech during the annual DUP party conference at La Mon House

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• 19/43 24 November 2017

  Ex-England footballer Michael Owen prior to riding in a charity race at Ascot racecourse

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• 20/43 23 November 2017

  Shoppers pass a promotional sign for 'Black Friday' sales discounts on Oxford Street

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• 21/43 22 November 2017

  Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Phillip Hammond poses with the budget box at 11 Downing Street

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• 22/43 21 November 2017

  Protestors hold up a banner during a protest held in solidarity with the University of London cleaners' strike

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• 23/43 20 November 2017

  British Prime Minister Theresa May greets Ghana's President Nana Akufo-Addo outside number 10 Downing Street

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• 24/43 19 November 2017

  Grigor Dimitrov reacts to winning the Men's Singles Final with the trophy, during day eight of the NITTO ATP World Tour Finals at the O2 Arena in London

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• 25/43 18 November 2017

  Central Scotland MSP Richard Leonard is congratulated by Glasgow MSP Anas Sarwar at the Glasgow Science Centre after he was announced as the new leader of Scottish Labour

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• 26/43 17 November 2017

  British Military Working Dog Mali poses for a photograph with his handler, Cpl. Daniel Hatley, after receiving the PDSA Dickin Medal, the animal equivalent of the Victoria Cross, for his heroic action in Afghanistan

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• 27/43 16 November 2017

  Theresa May chats with resident Val Lay during a visit to a housing estate in London

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• 28/43 15 November 2017

  Richard Radcliffe leaves the Foreign Office with his local MP Tulip Siddiq, following a meeting with Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson

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• 29/43 14 November 2017

  Four-time Olympic champion Sir Mo Farah after being awarded a Knighthood by Queen Elizabeth II

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• 30/43 13 November 2017

  Restoration work continues on the Palace of Westminster

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• 31/43 12 November 2017

  A veteran takes his hat off during the Remembrance Sunday Cenotaph wreathe laying ceremony

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• 32/43 11 November 2017

  Members of the Western Front Association during a service at the Cenotaph to mark the Armistice Day

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• 33/43 10 November 2017

  David Davis and Michel Barnier

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• 34/43 9 November 2017

  Britain's newly appointed Secretary of State for International Development, Penny Mordaunt, leaves Downing Street

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• 35/43 8 November 2017

  Priti Patel leaves number 10 Downing street through the back entrance

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• 36/43 7 November 2017

  School children and their teacher from Thomas Tallis School look at pictures on display at the Red Star Over Russia exhibition at the Tate Modern in London

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• 37/43 6 November 2017

  A cast of The Wrestlers, two men taking part in the Greek sport pankration, is lowered into place at Natural Trust's Stowe Landscape Garden near Buckingham

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• 38/43 5 November 2017

  Protesters in Trafalgar Square, London, during the Million Mask March bonfire night protest

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• 39/43 4 November 2017

  Protestors take part in the 'Justice Now: Make it Right for Palestine' march, organised by the Palestine Solidarity Campaign, in central London

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• 40/43 3 November 2017

  People queue outside an Apple store in London to purchase the new iPhone X upon its release in the U.K. The iPhone X is positioned as a high-end, model intended to showcase advanced technologies such as wireless charging, OLED display, dual cameras and a face recognition unlock system

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• 41/43 2 November 2017

  British Prime Minister Theresa May greets Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu outside 10 Downing Street in London. The pair are today celebrating the centenary of a British declaration that ultimately led to the foundation of the state of Israel

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• 42/43 1 November 2017

  Mammatus clouds over St Mary's Lighthouse in Whitley Bay, Northumberland

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• 43/43 31 October 2017

  Women protest outside Downing Street as they join a demonstration demanding rights for working mothers

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