THE best pictures from around the UK and world this week include many from the war in Ukraine, as well as severe flooding in Brisbane, Australia, and exhibitions.

We see a a journalist walking inside a damaged gym following shelling in Kyiv, Ukraine; a father waving goodbye to his young son and wife; and thousands taking part in an anti-war protest in Hamberg, Germany.

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