St Stephens Tower, London, is reflected in a puddle.
A young Highland cow at Carronbridge in Scotland adapts to the heavy snowfall that has affected many parts of the country.
A typical June day: Queen Elizabeth II was forced to shelter from the rain at the official opening of the Lawn Tennis Association's new training facility in Roehampton, London.
The "bongs" of Big Ben were strangely absent from Westminster during August as the final phase of a programme of works prior to the clock's 150th anniversary in 2009 was carried out.
The Channel Tunnel Rail Link, now rebranded High Speed 1, connects Paris, Lille and Brussels to London's extended and refurbished St Pancras station. The first train to depart on the new route arrived in Paris just over two hours later.
