A weekly selection of some of the best pictures taken by our photographers in Britain, selected by our visuals editors.

Manchester City’s Robinho gestures during a match against Newcastle United in Manchester January 28, 2009. The Premier League star, Britain’s most expensive footballer, denied any wrongdoing or criminality after his arrest over allegations of serious sexual assault.  REUTERS/Nigel Roddis

An installation entitled “Tehran Prostitutes” by Shirin Fakhim is seen at The Saatchi Gallery in west London January 28, 2009. The installation forms part of a forthcoming exhibition entitled New Art From The Middle East. REUTERS/Toby Melville

Prime Minister Gordon Brown watches apprentices during his visit to a construction skills academy in Glasgow, January 23, 2009. REUTERS/David Moir

A man stands with a brightly coloured umbrella in Portsmouth, January 28, 2009. REUTERS/Luke MacGregor

Alex Kapranos (C), Paul Thomson (L) and Bob Hardy of rock band Franz Ferdinand perform for fans at a record store, to promote their new album, in London January 26, 2009. REUTERS/Andrew Winning

Swimmers prepare to participate in the opening ceremony of the UK Cold Water Swimming Championships at Tooting Bec Lido in London January 24, 2009. REUTERS/Kieran Doherty

A game of poker is reflected in the sunglasses of player Chris Elliot at the World Series of Poker Europe competition at the Empire Casino in London October 1, 2008. REUTERS/Luke MacGregor

Here is our weekly selection of the best pictures taken by our photographers in Britain, chosen by our visuals editors.

A mother and child walk across washed up timber on a beach in Ramsgate January 22, 2009. 1500 tonnes of timber were shed by Russian ship the Sinegorsk during bad weather on January 19 off the British coast. REUTERS/Luke MacGregor

Liverpool and England player  Steven Gerrard arrives at North Sefton Magistrates court in Southport, January 23, 2009. Gerrard appeared before magistrates on an assault charge. REUTERS/Phil Noble

A couple embrace, as the Canary Wharf financial district is seen behind, in London January 22, 2009. Britain entered recession for the first time since 1991, official data showed on Friday, the first G7 nation to officially confirm that it is in recession. REUTERS/Toby Melville

People watch the televised inauguration speech of U.S. President Barack Obama, at a bar in central London January 20, 2009. REUTERS/Toby Melville

Prince Charles stands next to wooden lasts during a visit to cobbler John Lobb’s workshop in London January 23, 2009. The Prince and the Duchess of Cornwall visited three businesses holding the Prince of Wales’s Royal Warrant.  REUTERS/Kirsty Wigglesworth/Pool

A selection of the week’s best images from Britain.  Click here if you would like to see it as a slideshow.

U.S. actor Mickey Rourke arrives for the UK premiere of his film “The Wrestler” at Leicester Square in London on January 5, 2009. REUTERS/Luke MacGregor

Police examine the car of Manchester United’s Portuguese soccer player Cristiano Ronaldo after it crashed in a tunnel near Manchester Airport on January 8, 2009. Ronaldo was not injured after crashing his Ferrari into a barrier in a tunnel beneath the runways. REUTERS/Phil Noble

People stand outside a shop displaying a ’sale’ sign on Oxford Street in London on January 1, 2009. REUTERS/Kieran Doherty

A police officer walks across a sea of shoes after demonstrators threw shoes near Downing Street during a protest against the Israeli attacks on Gaza at Trafalgar Square in London on January 3, 2009. REUTERS/Luke MacGregor

A duck walks across a frozen lake in the Sence Valley on January 6, 2009. REUTERS/Darren Staples

Woolworths employees embrace as they wait for the last shoppers to leave the building on the final trading day of a store in Edinburgh on January 6, 2009. REUTERS/David Moir

Prince William delivers a speech in west London January 8, 2009. REUTERS/Toby Melville