uk666 5,298 Report post Posted April 16, 2017 Week in pictures The Queen fed an elephant a banana during a visit to Whipsnade Zoo. The monarch and the Duke of Edinburgh fed seven-year-old Donna while touring a new £2m home for nine Asian elephants at the Bedfordshire attraction. They also met 10-month-old Elizabeth, born the day before the Queen's 90th birthday celebrations last year and named in her honour. Spain's Sergio Garcia won his first major golf title at his 74th attempt with a thrilling play-off victory over England's Justin Rose at the Masters. Both players finished on nine under par after 72 holes at Augusta, setting up a sudden-death play-off on the 18th. A photo of a woman smiling at an English Defence League (EDL) protester in Birmingham was shared thousands of times on social media. Saffiyah Khan, from Birmingham, said she had intervened when she saw another woman surrounded by about 25 men. April's full moon, also known as a Pink Moon, sets just before dawn above the towers of the Second Severn Crossing between England and Wales over the Bristol Channel. Kenyan runner Purity Rionoripo celebrates winning the 41st Paris Marathon in Paris. Her husband, Paul Lonyangata, won the men's race. Andrew Rice of Australia competes in the men's 200m backstroke during the 2017 Australian Swimming Championships at the Sleeman Sports Complex in Brisbane. Police officers lined the streets in London as the funeral cortege of PC Keith Palmer left Southwark Cathedral. PC Palmer, 48, who was married with a five-year-old daughter, was guarding the Houses of Parliament on 22 March when he was stabbed by Khalid Masood. Funerals were held in Alexandria for victims of one of the two bomb attacks on Coptic churches in Egypt by so-called Islamic State (IS). The ceremony at the Monastery of St Mina took place under heavy security. At least 45 people died in the bombings in Alexandria and the Nile Delta city of Tanta on Sunday, prompting a three-month state of emergency. An Indonesian Sukhoi Su-30 jet fighter performs during a ceremony to mark the anniversary of the Indonesian Air Force at Halim Perdanakusuma Airport in Jakarta. Indonesia plans to buy eight Su-35 multirole air superiority fighter jets from Russia to boost the capabilities of its air force. Taken by David Morrish "in the narrows between Loch Nevis and Inner Loch Nevis at 06:36 as the sun was struggling to creep over the mountains and light up the mist". Nuart project in Aberdeen with artists throughout Europe "painting the sides of dull buildings". Picture from Dennis Gratten. "After many attempts in my back garden I eventually got this lovely wee robin to feed from my hand," said Gordon Richford from Blantyre. "Someone's ready for their close up," Fiona Macdonald from Sorn. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
