NEWS and sport stories dominate the Week in Pictures.
Jordan Chiles, of the United States, trains on the beam during an artistic gymnastics practice session at the 2020 Summer Olympics; and Germany’s Matthias Schmitt tees off the 16th during day one of the Cazoo Wales Open at the Celtic Manor Resort in Newport, Wales.
There is also a Border Terrier called Winston playing with a garden hose to keep cool in the hot weather; and festivalgoers huddled under unbrellas at the Latitude festival in Henham Park, Southwold, Suffolk.
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