Blazing Grenfell Tower, an awkward kiss from Nigel and the VERY cheeky page boy who outshone Pippa: Stunning exhibition showcases the cream of British press photography over the past 12 months

Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn is startled by Cody the Dachshund during a campaign event outside the James Paget Hospital on May, 13, 2017 in Great Yarmouth, England

Queen Elizabeth II is reflected in the mirror of her Range Rover as she drives herself from the Royal Windsor Horse Show. The five day equestrian event takes place in the grounds of Windsor Castle

A huge fire breaks out at Grenfell tower block in White City near Notting Hill, London. The blaze engulfed the 24-storey building in the early hours, with 200 firefighters and 40 fire engines attending the scene. More than 80 people have been confirmed to have died in the fire

People visiting the Spinnaker Tower in Portsmouth get a clear view of the near full moon as it rises. This near full moon, known as 'waxing gibbous', rises ahead of the next day's 'supermoon', when the moon will pass the closest to earth for 70 years

Nigel Farage embraces new leader of Ukip Diane James, who appears to grimace, as she is introduced at the party Autumn Conference in Bournemouth in September 2016. She resigned before her leadership was formalised and was replaced by Farage, who was himself succeeded by Paul Nuttall in November 

Princess Charlotte and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge attend for the wedding of Pippa Middleton and James Matthews as a page boy gestures at St Mark's Church (left). Meanwhile, Theresa May and US President Donald Trump walk along the Colonnade of the White House on January 27 (right)

Police officers attend to a man collapsed on the floor near London Bridge, following reports of a vehicle being deliberately driven at pedestrians crossing London Bridge. Eight people were killed and 48 were injured. The three attackers, who wore fake explosive vests, were later shot dead by police

Prime Minister Theresa May visits Smithfield Market in the City of London with her husband Philip on the final day of campaigning for General Election. The result would prove to be bitterly disappointing for the incumbent PM, who would lose her overall majority in the House of Commons

A couple embrace while operating their mobile phones during a pre-Christmas Mad Friday night, outside bars at Deansgate Locks in Manchester City Centre, in an unposed scene highly reminiscent of the artist Banksy's Mobile Lovers

Tobias Elwood, MP for Bournemouth East and former British Army captain, attempts to resuscitate PC Keith Palmer after he was stabbed by Khaled Masood in the grounds of the Houses of Parliament. The Islamic terrorist had just driven his car along Westminster Bridge, ramming into pedestrians and killing four 

As a mark of respect officers of the Metropolitan police force bow their heads as PC Palmer's funeral cortege is driven out of the Chapel of St Mary Undercroft in the Palace of Westminster

Lightning lights up the sky behind Brighton's iconic burned out West Pier as a huge electrical storm shakes the South Coast town. The pier was famously fire-damaged and rebuilt further down the seafront

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, along with Prince Harry (far right, winning the race), take part in a training session for the mental health charity Heads Together, ahead of this year's London Marathon

Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn reads the book We're Going on a Bear Hunt to children at a visit to Brentry Children's Centre on April 21, 2017. In an attempt to gain a larger Brexit mandate, the Conservative Prime Minster Theresa May made the shock announcement to hold a snap general election on June 8

Prince Philip attends a Parade to mark the finale of the 1664 Global Challenge in August. The 96-year-old was making his final solo appearance before retiring from active public life

Singer Donny Osmond performs at the Manchester Arena at the first date of his The Soundtrack of my Life tour. The former teen icon gained fame alongside his brothers as The Osmonds

A worker mocks the thumbs up of former Conservative and Ukip MP Douglas Carswell. He did not stand in this year's General Election, deciding to bow out now that Britain has voted to leave the EU and become a 'sovereign country again'

SSG Gary Kearney and WO1 Clive Robertson, divers of the Corps of Royal Engineers, practise saluting underwater ahead of an inspection by Queen Elizabeth II as she visits Brompton Barracks in celebration of the Corps of Royal Engineers 300th anniversary

A competitor jumps into a bog for the belly-flop championship during the World Alternative Games in Llanwrtyd Wells, Wales, on August 27, 2016. Every year, the village is given over to wacky events, in an attempt to revive the tourism industry

An Iraqi federal policeman uses a helmet on a stick to try and draw fire from an Islamic State sniper in an attempt to make him reveal his position during the battle to recapture west Mosul on April 13, 2017 in Mosul, Iraq

Tony Bellew delivers a crushing right hand to David Haye in the 11th round during their heavyweight fight at the O2 Arena and sends David Haye through the ropes and falls onto one of the judges who is holding his fight scorecard

UK's Eddie 'The Beast' Hall stands backstage as the crowd awaits his grand entrance at the Europe's Strongest Man competition, held at The First Direct Arena in Leeds. Eddie placed 2nd at the two day competition yet went on to be crowned World's Strongest Man in Botswana a few months later, becoming the first Brit to win the title since Geoff Capes in 1985

Sir Cliff Richard leaving the House of Lords after a meeting with MPs. Sir Cliff, 76, sued the BBC after a police raid on his home in 2014 following historical allegations of child sexual abuse against him was shown live on news broadcasts

A boy pauses on his bike as he passes an oil field that was set on fire by retreating ISIS fighters ahead of the Mosul offensive, on October 21, 2016 in Qayyarah, Iraq

Greyhounds compete on the track during an evening of greyhound racing at Wimbledon Stadium in south London. A week later the historic stadium was closed to be demolished to make way for a new ground for AFC Wimbledon football club

Sam Allardyce is seen leaving Wembley Stadium in the back of a car after being sacked. The England football manager faced allegations that he used his position to negotiate a £400,000 deal and also offered advice on how to 'get around' rules on player transfers

The British & Irish Lions captain Sam Warburton stares down the New Zealand All Blacks, during their traditional pre-match Haka at eden Park Stadium, Auckland, before the third and final Test match

A portable chemical toilet burns as French riot police advance towards the Jungle migrant camp during a clash with migrants on October 23, 2016 in Calais, France

Laxmi, 28, a survivor of an acid attack in India at the age of 15, campaigns for Stop Acid Attacks. Laxmi is seen checking in a mirror ahead of her catwalk appearance at the GMPS Foundation Fashion Show in London

Three poachers are arrested selling $126,000 worth of ivory in the form two bull elephant tusks. The man in the red shirt is the one who shot the elephant, William Ngulube, aged 32

The shadow of a British serviceman is thrown onto a wall of names inscribed on the Menin gate in the Belgium town of Ypres during the dress rehearsal for the ceremony to take place to mark the centenary of the battle of Passchendaele

A performer looks at her phone outside a launderette before the start of the Notting Hill Carnival parade on August 28, 2017 in London, England

Members of Migrant Offshore Aid Station and the Red Cross try to keep a man alive, who it was believed was suffering after breathing fumes from a boat engine he was travelling on on November 21, 2016 in Pozzollo Italy

Female spectators gather to take pictures of Rafael Nadal of Spain as he changes his shirt after his game on Centre Court in the 2017 Wimbledon championships at the All England Lawn and Tennis Club