The week in pictures

The Sunday Times
The Sunday Times
SELFIE OF THE WEEK Saint Patrick (actor Marty Burns) snaps his flock in Downpatrick, Northern Ireland
SELFIE OF THE WEEK Saint Patrick (actor Marty Burns) snaps his flock in Downpatrick, Northern Ireland
CHARLES MCQUILLAN/GETTY IMAGES
The Sunday Times
The Sunday Times
HE’S ALRIGHT, FOLKS Larry the No 10 cat, and friend. The mouse later ‘got away safely’. Of course it did
HE’S ALRIGHT, FOLKS Larry the No 10 cat, and friend. The mouse later ‘got away safely’. Of course it did
STEVE BACK
MELLOW YELLOW A woman relaxes among the daffodils on Ealing Common, west London, as spring approaches
MELLOW YELLOW A woman relaxes among the daffodils on Ealing Common, west London, as spring approaches
RICHARD GRAY/PA
HUNGER STRUCK A South Sudanese victim of a famine said to be caused by civil war in the world’s youngest nation
HUNGER STRUCK A South Sudanese victim of a famine said to be caused by civil war in the world’s youngest nation
ALBERT GONZALEZ FARRAN/AFP/GETTY IMAGES
THE GREAT DICTATION North Korean leader Kim Jong-un gives some architectural guidance at a construction site in Pyongyang
THE GREAT DICTATION North Korean leader Kim Jong-un gives some architectural guidance at a construction site in Pyongyang
KCNA/VIA REUTERS
RAMSES RAIDERS Archaeologists supervise the recovery of a 3,000-year-old pharonic statue in a suburb of Cairo
RAMSES RAIDERS Archaeologists supervise the recovery of a 3,000-year-old pharonic statue in a suburb of Cairo
KHALED DESOUKI/AFP/GETTY IMAGES
HATE MAIL Police guard the International Monetary Fund offices in Paris following the explosion of a letter bomb
HATE MAIL Police guard the International Monetary Fund offices in Paris following the explosion of a letter bomb
PHILIPPE WOJAZER/REUTERS
THE FLASHING BLADE A man performs tai chi with a sword against a Shanghai sunrise
THE FLASHING BLADE A man performs tai chi with a sword against a Shanghai sunrise
JOHANNES EISELE/AFP/GETTY IMAGES
TINTED GLASSES It’s wise to take precautions during Holi celebrations in Madras, India
TINTED GLASSES It’s wise to take precautions during Holi celebrations in Madras, India
ARUN SANKAR/AFP/GETTY IMAGES
STELLA STREET New Yorkers cope with the snow and sleet dumped on the city by Winter Storm Stella
STELLA STREET New Yorkers cope with the snow and sleet dumped on the city by Winter Storm Stella
JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/GETTY IMAGES
HIPPO BIRTHDAY A newborn pygmy hippo makes its first public appearance at a zoo in Sydney, Australia
HIPPO BIRTHDAY A newborn pygmy hippo makes its first public appearance at a zoo in Sydney, Australia
MARK KOLBE/GETTY IMAGES
PICTURE PUZZLE Who’s turning young women into mermaids? For the answer, see @STPictures at 4pm today
PICTURE PUZZLE Who’s turning young women into mermaids? For the answer, see @STPictures at 4pm today
NATALIA KOLESKNIKOVA/AFP/GETTY IMAGES