From atmospheric scenery and stunning spectacles to quirky set-ups and pictures that make you scratch your head, here are the most eyecatching images of the week
Eleven-year-old cancer survivor Charlie Tait, right, achieves her dream of dancing with stars of The Royal Ballet’s The Nutcracker, Yuhui Choe, left, and Benjamin Ella
Candles are carried through Salisbury Cathedral during the advent procession titled From Darkness To Light, illuminating the 800-year-old medieval building
Thomas Walker holds up a pink poinsettia at the Meynell Langley Gardens, a family run business in Derbyshire, which is gearing up for the Christmas season
Waves crash against the harbour wall in Porthcawl, Wales last week. The Met Office issued a number of weather warnings for strong winds and heavy rain as StormDiana swept across the UK. The storm claimed three lives, destroyed property, downed trees and caused widespread travel disruption across much of Britain
A visitor at the Wisteria Walk, which is part of the Christmas Glow lights event at RHS Garden Wisley, Woking, Surrey celebrating the start of the festive season
A car trapped on a collapsed section of highway in Anchorage, Alaska, after back-to-back earthquakes rocked buildings and buckled roads on Friday