Week in pictures: 12-18 February 2022
A selection of powerful images from all over the globe, taken in the last seven days.
The amateur historians documenting Delhi's past
Some amateur historians are documenting neglected corners of Delhi, one Instagram post at a time.
Why beatboxer Shlomo stepped back from the limelight
Shlomo is a beatboxer who has performed with the likes of Ed Sheeran, Bjork and Damon Albarn. But, after struggling with depression and PTSD, he decided he had to take a step back from the limelight. Shlomo, from Fleet, Hampshire, is now drawing on his experience with a show for families, most recently staged in … Read more
Canada protests: Police begin to make arrests at Ottawa protest
Police accuse protesters of using children as a shield between officers and the demonstration.
Star Wars: Millennium Falcon exhibit draws family before it opens
A family of excited Star Wars fans have turned up at a new exhibition on the construction of the Millennium Falcon months before it opens. A life-size prop of the spaceship was built in Pembroke Dock, Pembrokeshire, in 1979 for the Empire Strikes Back, which was filmed in Elstree. And news of a permanent exhibition … Read more
Newspaper headlines: ‘Carnage’ as ‘122mph storm batters Britain’
Image caption, A man was also killed in Ireland, and other parts of Europe saw more fatalities. The Guardian reports that the Met Office described the storm as the worst since the Burns Day storm 32 years ago in which 47 people died. Some 20 million people – about a third of the British population … Read more
Super League: Wigan 34-12 Leeds – Jai Field hat-trick as Warriors destroy Rhinos
Jai Field’s hat-trick took his Wigan try tally this season to four in two games Wigan (12) 34 Tries: Field 3, Powell 2, Farrell Goals: Hardaker 3, Field 2 Leeds (6) 12 Tries: Austin, Prior Goals: Sezer 2 Wigan full-back Jai Field had a night to remember at the DW Stadium as he ran in … Read more
Ice warning follows Eunice snow disruption
A Met Office yellow warning for ice covers much of Scotland overnight after a day of issues caused by snow.
Energy bills: Paralysed dad fears he may lose adapted home
Dave Davies is using credit cards to pay his energy bills as his costs continue to rise.
Ukraine: Biden says he’s ‘convinced’ Putin has made decision to invade
Joe Biden has said he believes that Russia’s President, Vladimir Putin, has made the decision to invade Ukraine. Speaking in a televised address from the White House, Joe Biden said Russian forces are planning to attack Ukraine in the coming week, and will target Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv. Russia continues to deny planning an invasion of … Read more