SATURDAY, JAPAN: Worshippers brave freezing temperatures at Saidaiji Temple in Okayama to fight for lucky charms during the Hadaka Matsuri festival
SUNDAY, UK: London Fashion Week models pose backstage at the House Of Mea show
Rally in London in February 2017 to protest against inviting Donald Trump for a state visit
TUESDAY, BELARUS: Grisha the ten-month-old moose licks his caretaker Svetlana Tseyko in a courtyard in the village of Abramy, north-west of Minsk
TUESDAY, UK: Charles Keidan and Rebecca Steinfeld address the media in London after losing their Court of Appeal battle to allow heterosexual couples to have a civil partnership
WEDNESDAY, JERUSALEM: A woman walks past the contents of a home demolished by Israeli army bulldozers in the Palestinian neighbourhood of Beit Hanina, Jerusalem
Ed Sheeran and Stormzy performing on stage at the O2 Arena in London during the Brit Awards
WEDNESDAY, UK:
THURSDAY, UK: A gritting lorry overturns near Balfron, in Sterlingshire, as Storm Doris brings weather chaos to the UK
FRIDAY, UK: Tory MP Trudy Harrison celebrates with her husband Keith after winning the Copeland by-election
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Today's political cartoons - December 21, 2024Cartoons Saturday's cartoons - losing it, pedal to the metal, and more
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Three fun, festive activities to make the magic happen this Christmas DayInspire your children to help set the table, stage a pantomime and write thank-you letters this Christmas!
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The best books of 2024 to give this ChristmasThe Week Recommends From Percival Everett to Rachel Clarke these are the critics' favourite books from 2024
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Week in pictures: 2 - 8 DecemberSpeed Read
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Week in pictures: 26 August - 1 SeptemberSpeed Read From McGregor's bitter defeat to the devastation of Hurricane Harvey - here are the images of the past seven days
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Week in pictures: 19 - 25 AugustSpeed Read From the chaos of Typhoon Hato to the silencing of Big Ben - here are the images of the past seven days
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Week in pictures: 5 - 11 AugustSpeed Read From Gatlin's victory to Europe's contaminated eggs - here are the images of the past seven days
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Week in pictures: 28 July - 4 AugustSpeed Read From John Lennon street art to election rallies in Rwanda - here are the images of the past seven days
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Week in pictures: 22 - 28 JulySpeed Read From water aquatics to blazing fires in France - here are the images of the past seven days
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Week in Pictures: 8-14 JulySpeed Read From a trillion-tonne iceberg to a Game of Thrones invasion - here are the images of the past seven days
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Week in Pictures: 1-7 JulySpeed Read From "zombie" protests to the return of Wimbledon - here are the images of the past seven days
