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King Charles III and Queen Camilla fly back to the United Kingdom after their first three-day state visit to France. IMAGES
During a speech delivered to the press in London's Downing Street briefing room, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announces the push back of the ban on the sale of petrol and diesel cars from 2030 to 2035. "We're going to ease the transition to electric vehicles. You'll still be able to buy petrol and diesel cars and vans until 2035.", he states. The announcement comes as the UK softens its policies initially aimed at achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2050. IMAGES
Hollywood actor Kevin Spacey heads back to court where he is on trial accused of sexually assaulting four men dating back more than 20 years, including when he was artistic director at London's Old Vic theatre. The two-time Oscar winner denies the charges, including indecent assault, which concern four men and are alleged to have occurred between 2001 and 2013 IMAGES
Queen Elizabeth II's coffin leaves St Giles' Cathedral in Edinburgh for a flight back to London where it will be displayed to the public for several days ahead of her funeral next week. The monarch's only daughter Princess Anne is accompanying the casket which will be flown from Edinburgh to an air base west of London before the coffin procession makes its way to Buckingham Palace. IMAGES
After an appearance on the balcony of Buckingham Palace in London on the first day of official festivities for her Platinum Jubilee, Queen Elizabeth II enters the palace and the windows close behind her. IMAGES
Speaking to reporters in Scotland, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson urges Russian President Vladimir Putin to step back from "the edge of a precipice", warning that an invasion of Ukraine could be "disastrous for Russia". SOUNDBITE
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