PICTURES from around the UK and world this week include scenes from the Formula One in Azerbaijan; and The Pope attending funerals for Cardinal Angelo Sodano in St. Peter’s Basilica at The Vatican.
Also pictured are The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall sampling a drink during a visit to the Royal Cornwall Show; and protestors outside The Royal Court of Justice in London, as The High Court will hear a legal challenge lodged by Care4Calais, the Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) and Detention Action, opposing the Home Office’s new asylum deal with Rwanda.
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