Week in pictures: 23 - 29 July

SATURDAY, ENGLAND:
ngland batsman Joe Root celebrates after reaching 200 during day two of the Test match between England and Pakistan at Old Trafford.






MONDAY, ENGLAND: This giant 12-metre tall Man Engine is unveiled to the public in Tavistock. Claimed to be the largest mechanical puppet made in Britain, standing at three times the height of a double decker bus, it has been created to mark the tenth anniversary of the date when the Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape was added to the Unesco list of World Heritage Sites. Starting today it will journey to the the mining world heritage sites accompanied by more than a dozen 'miners' and traditional 'bal-maidens' who have the job of animating the steam-powered giant.



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