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People gather outside Downing Street in the British capital to demand the release of hostages, one month after Hamas attacks. The crowd holds banners with photos of people held hostage with the words "kidnapped" and chants "bring them home". IMAGES
The London Fields outdoor swimming pool welcomes swimmers every day, summer and winter alike. For the sixth consecutive day in the UK, the thermometer is climbing to 30 degrees as the country faces a late summer heatwave. Residents flock to the London Fields Lido to cool down and enjoy the sunshine. IMAGES
Supporters of Iraqi cleric Moqtada Sadr cool off in the swimming pool of a government building inside Baghdad's fortified Green Zone after the powerful Shiite said he was quitting politics, amid a nearly year-long political stalemate. IMAGES +COMPLETE VIDI32HA722_EN+
Waterloo train station in London operates at a reduced service, as railway staff in Britain on Saturday staged the latest in a series of strikes, the second in three days, as decades-high inflation hit salaries and prompted walkouts across various industries. IMAGES
As the UK breaches 40C temperature for the first time, people from all over the country descend on the southern city of Brighton, where they sunbathe in the extreme heat and take a dip in the Channel despite temperature warnings issued nationwide. IMAGES