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14:37 GMT, Sunday, 20 July 2008 15:37 UK

England's week in pictures

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On Sunday it emerged that rare silver-studded blue butterflies have made a comeback in Thursley National Nature Reserve, Surrey. The species was in danger after a fire two years ago.

Farnborough Air Show

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An Airbus A-380 takes off during a display at the first day of the Farnborough aerospace show on Monday. The world's largest air show opened with executives upbeat about the future of the industry.

Royal garden party

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Guests enjoyed themselves at one of this year's Royal Garden Parties hosted by the Queen in the grounds of Buckingham Palace on Tuesday.

Ronnie Kray painting

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One of seven paintings by gangster Ronnie Kray, which are set to go under the hammer later this month, went on show on Tuesday. They date from the early 1970s when Kray was in prison.

Striking workers

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Unison supporters protested on a bus on Wednesday as it passed Parliament. Tens of thousands of of council workers and civil servants took part in a two-day strike over pay.

Janeena Basra. Photo courtesy of Runcorn & Widnes World

Janeena Basra. Photo courtesy of Runcorn & Widnes World

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Beauty queen Janeena Basra, 23, from Leeds, sparked a row on Wednesday after taking the title of Miss Halton Pride in Cheshire. Some locals thought a girl from Runcorn or Widnes should have won.

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A "Tiger Woods" Lambanana at the Open, in Royal Birkdale, gave golf enthusiasts something to look at on Thursday due to the absence of the real thing.

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