We take a look at the week in pictures, across the UK and World, with images highlighting the preparations for the gradual lifting of coronavirus in England and a maritime traffic jam in Suez Canal which is disrupting global shipping.
Green Keepers at Allerton Manor golf course in Liverpool prepare the course ahead of reopening on March 29 when further restrictions are eased in England’s third national lockdown Picture: PETER BYRNE/PA
Green Keepers at Allerton Manor golf course in Liverpool prepare the course ahead of reopening on March 29 when further restrictions are eased in England’s third national lockdown Picture: PETER BYRNE/PA
A member of staff cleans the bottom of the pool during pre-opening preparation and cleaning of Charlton Lido, south London, following its closure due to lockdown Picture: MARTIN RICKETT/PA
A member of staff cleans the bottom of the pool during pre-opening preparation and cleaning of Charlton Lido, south London, following its closure due to lockdown Picture: MARTIN RICKETT/PA
Picasso's Femme au Beret Mauve is handled by employees at Bonhams in London before it is offered for sale and is estimated to fetch $10 million to $15 million when it is auctioned at their Impressionist and Modern Art sale in New York on Thursday, May 1
Picasso's Femme au Beret Mauve is handled by employees at Bonhams in London before it is offered for sale and is estimated to fetch $10 million to $15 million when it is auctioned at their Impressionist and Modern Art sale in New York on Thursday, May 1 Picture: JONATHAN BRADY/PA
A collections assistant cleans the ceiling of the 18th Century Staircase Hall at the National Trust’s The Vyne, a 16th Century estate and country house near to Basingstoke in Hampshire Picture: ANDREW MATTHEWS/PA
A collections assistant cleans the ceiling of the 18th Century Staircase Hall at the National Trust’s The Vyne, a 16th Century estate and country house near to Basingstoke in Hampshire Picture: ANDREW MATTHEWS/PA
Hundreds and Thousands, a new large-scale installation by artist Liz West commissioned by Greenwich Peninsula, is unveiled on The Tide in North Greenwich, London Picture: MATT ALEXANDER/PA
Hundreds and Thousands, a new large-scale installation by artist Liz West commissioned by Greenwich Peninsula, is unveiled on The Tide in North Greenwich, London Picture: MATT ALEXANDER/PA
The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall attending the Independence Day Military Parade in Syntagma Square, Athens, during a two-day visit to Greece to celebrate the bicentenary of Greek independence Picture: VICTORIA JONES/PA
The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall attending the Independence Day Military Parade in Syntagma Square, Athens, during a two-day visit to Greece to celebrate the bicentenary of Greek independence Picture: VICTORIA JONES/PA
Prime Minister Boris Johnson drawing a bunch of bananas during a visit to the Monkey Puzzle Nursery in Greenford, west London Picture: JEREMY SELWYN/Evening Standard/PA
Prime Minister Boris Johnson drawing a bunch of bananas during a visit to the Monkey Puzzle Nursery in Greenford, west London Picture: JEREMY SELWYN/Evening Standard/PA
Head gardener Simon Tetlow stands in the Japanese Garden as he prepares for the return of visitors to Tatton Garden’s, Tatton Park in Knutsford, Cheshire, which will reopen when further coronavirus lockdown restrictions are eased in England next
Head gardener Simon Tetlow stands in the Japanese Garden as he prepares for the return of visitors to Tatton Garden’s, Tatton Park in Knutsford, Cheshire, which will reopen when further coronavirus lockdown restrictions are eased in England next week Picture: MARTIN RICKETT/PA
Governor Ralph Northam signed legislation to make Virginia the 23rd US state to abolish the death penalty, a dramatic shift for the commonwealth, which had the second-highest number of executions in the USPicture: Steve Helber/AP
Governor Ralph Northam signed legislation to make Virginia the 23rd US state to abolish the death penalty, a dramatic shift for the commonwealth, which had the second-highest number of executions in the US Picture: STEVE HELBER/AP
Fatima Nayeli, 13, left, and her sister, Cynthia Stacy, eight, answer questions from a US Border Patrol agent at an intake site after they were smuggled on an inflatable raft across the Rio Grande river in Roma, Texas. The sisters travelled from El
Fatima Nayeli, 13, left, and her sister, Cynthia Stacy, eight, answer questions from a US Border Patrol agent at an intake site after they were smuggled on an inflatable raft across the Rio Grande river in Roma, Texas. The sisters travelled from El Salvador in the hope of reaching relatives living in the US Picture: DARIO LOPEZ-MILLS/AP
Severe Weather South
Residents begin the clean up process after a tornado touched down yesterday, in Wellington, Alabama. A tornado outbreak has ripped across the Deep South leaving paths of destruction Picture: BUTCH DILL/PA
Police officers speak to a climate protester outside Downing Street in Westminster, London. Picture date: Wednesday March 24, 2021.
Police officers speak to a climate protestor outside Downing Street in Westminster, London, on Wednesday Picture: PA
Jockeys make their way to the parade ring at Chepstow Racecourse on Thursday Picture: ALAN CROWHURST/PA
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Jockeys make their way to the parade ring at Chepstow Racecourse on Thursday Picture: ALAN CROWHURST/PA
The Ever Given, a Panama-flagged ship that carries cargo between Asia and Europe, ran aground in the narrow canal that runs between Africa and the Sinai Peninsula.
Boats alongside the Ever Given (left), a giant cargo ship which ran aground on Tuesday in the Suez Canal, Egypt, blocking the passage for more than 200 other ships Picture: Mohamed Elshahed/AP
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