• Actor Richard Aucott, playing Nurse Nelly in the Christmas pantomime 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs', prepares to perform at St Helens Theatre Royal, in St Helens, north west England, on December 5, 2024.

• A driver wheelspins before competing at The European Finals drag racing event held at the Santa Pod Raceway near Wellingborough, central England on September 6, 2024.

• Elvis Presley tribute artists make their way to the stage to hear the round one results being announced in the 'British Elvis Tribute Artist Championships' in Blackpool, northern England on March 15, 2024.

• Performers, Saeka Shirai (L), playing the Ghost of Christmas Past, and Jonathan Hanks (R), playing Ebenezer Scrooge, take part in a dress rehearsal of Northern Ballet's production of A Christmas Carol, based on the novel by Charles Dickens, in the Lyceum Theatre in Sheffield, northern England on November 6, 2024.

• Mexican band The Warning perform during the MTV Europe Music Awards (EMA) at the Co-op live stadium in Manchester, north west England, on November 10, 2024. The ceremony's 30th edition, which brings together the biggest names in world music, takes place at Manchester's new Co-op Live venue, with ten of the eleven artists nominated the most, being women.

• A person looks on the beach in Blackpool, north-west England on January 24, 2025, as storm Eowyn brings winds of 100 mph to the UK and Ireland. A rare red warning for wind, which warns of "very dangerous conditions" and gusts of up to 100mph, was issued by the Met Office for Northern Ireland and Scotland on Friday. (Photo by Oli SCARFF / AFP)

• An ice climber ascends Kinder Downfall, a frozen waterfall in the Peak District National Park, near Hayfield, in north-west England as temperatures in the region plummet on January 10, 2025. Temperatures continue to fall over the coming days, possibly reaching minus 20C in northern parts of the UK on Friday night, the Met Office has forecast. (Photo by Oli SCARFF / AFP)

• Snow and ice cover a car parked in a snow-covered car park at the summit of Holme Moss in the Peak District, in northern England on January 7, 2025, after snow and rain continued to fall across parts of the United Kingdom.

• A Tar Barrel Man walks through the streets of Allendale carrying a flaming barrel in the annual Allendale Tar Barrel festival in Allendale, northern England, on the night between December 31, 2024 and January 1, 2025. The Tar Barrel Festival is a New Year celebration in the Northumberland village of Allendale which dates back to 1858. The festival involves a procession of 45 men carrying burning barrels filled with tar, sawdust, kindling and paraffin on their heads.

• Gurkha soldiers in the 2024 recruit intake receive gifts of scarves and flowers following their Pass Out Parade at the end of their infantry training at Helles Barracks in Catterick, northern England on November 8, 2024.

• Contestants in the Miss Great Britain competition Tabitha Bennett (L), Miss Cheshire 2024, and Danielle Evans, Miss Hastings 2024, wait backstage before the results are announced in the Miss GB final held at the Athena venue in Leicester, England on October 18, 2024.

• Driver Aiden Garrod is strapped into his car before competing in a Junior Bangers race during an evening of banger racing promoted by Trackstar Racing at the Adrian Flux Arena in King's Lynn, eastern England on October 12, 2024.

• Chessboxer Shayan Zarein Dolab (L) competes against Martin Neu at the Chox Con Chessboxing Festival held on the Worstead Estate in Smallburgh, near Norwich, England on July 6, 2024.

• People dance in the Carhenge area at the end of the Glastonbury festival at Worthy Farm in the village of Pilton in Somerset, southwest England, on July 1, 2024.

• A festivalgoer's tatoo is pictured on the fourth day of the Glastonbury festival at Worthy Farm in the village of Pilton in Somerset, southwest England, on June 29, 2024. The festival takes place from June 26 to June 30. (Photo by Oli SCARFF / AFP)

• British rock band Idles perform on the Other Stage on the third day of the Glastonbury festival at Worthy Farm in the village of Pilton in Somerset, southwest England, on June 28, 2024. The festival takes place from June 26 to June 30. (Photo by Oli SCARFF / AFP)

• A performer gets read to take part in the Blackpool Pride Parade for 3km along the promenade in Blackpool, north west England on June 8, 2024. The theme for Blackpool Wyre and Fylde Pride Festival 2024 is 'Together we are Stronger'.

• Driver Oscar Preston returns after competing in a 1600cc Bangers race during an evening of banger racing promoted by Trackstar Racing at the Adrian Flux Arena in King's Lynn, eastern England on October 12, 2024.

• Manchester City's English defender #02 Kyle Walker (R) pours beer into the mouth of Manchester City's English midfielder #10 Jack Grealish as they celebrate after the presentation ceremony following the English Premier League football match between Manchester City and West Ham United at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, north west England, on May 19, 2024. Manchester City created English football history on Sunday, beating West Ham 3-1 to win an unprecedented fourth straight Premier League title

• Nertherland's Ginni van Katwijk competes in the women's high diving round 3 & 4 during the 2024 World Aquatics Championships at Doha Port in Doha on February 14, 2024.

• Priests lead a service to celebrate Timket, or the feast of Epiphany, in the Eritrean Orthodox Tewahdo church in Leeds, northern England on January 20, 2024. The Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church's festival of Timket, literally meaning 'baptism', is celebrated on January 19th, or January 20th in a leap year, corresponding to the 11th day of Terr in the Ge'ez calendar.

• Manchester United's Danish striker #11 Rasmus Hojlund (R) celebrates with teammates after scoring their third goal during the English Premier League football match between Manchester United and Aston Villa at Old Trafford in Manchester, north west England, on December 26, 2023.

• British legendary singer Elton John performs on the Pyramid Stage on day 5 of the Glastonbury festival in the village of Pilton in Somerset, southwest England, on June 25, 2023. Elton John closes out Britain's legendary Glastonbury Festival on Sunday in what has been billed as his final UK performance. The 76-year-old pop superstar is winding down a glittering live career with a global farewell tour, having played his last concerts in the United States in May ahead of a final gig in Stockholm

• Share Fisherman Lewis Cole checks the size of a lobster having been caught in a lobster pot and brought aboard the shellfish boat Good Intent, in the North Sea, near Whitby, north east England, on May 16, 2024. Whitby has been a prominent fishing port since the middle ages; historically with herring and whaling fleets although now almost exclusively shellfish. Whitby is the third largest port for lobster landings in Europe with approximately 100,000 lobsters caught each year.

• Britain's King Charles III reacts as he visits Leeds Central Library and Art Gallery during an official visit to Yorkshire on November 8, 2022 in Leeds, England. / AFP PHOTO

• Everton FC fans let off smoke bombs and record on their phones as their team bus arrives at the stadium ahead of the English Premier League football match between Everton and Newcastle United at Goodison Park in Liverpool, north-west England on April 27, 2023.

• Singer and songwriter La Zarra performs on behalf of France during the final of the Eurovision Song contest 2023 on May 13, 2023 at the M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool, northern England. / AFP PHOTO

• Singer Loreen performs on behalf of Sweden during the final of the Eurovision Song contest 2023 on May 13, 2023 at the M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool, northern England. / AFP PHOTO

• Britain's main opposition Labour Party leader Keir Starmer delivers his keynote address to delegates third day of the annual Labour Party conference in Liverpool, north west England, on September 27, 2022. / AFP PHOTO

• Members of the royal regiment of Scotland react outside of the St Giles' Cathedral in Edinburgh on September 11, 2022, during the ceremony of the proclamation of Britain's King Charles III. Queen Elizabeth II's coffin will travel by road through Scottish towns and villages on Sunday as it begins its final journey from her beloved Scottish retreat of Balmoral. The Queen, who died on September 8, will be taken to the Palace of Holyroodhouse before lying at rest in St Giles' Cathedral. / AFP PHOTO

• Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Kwasi Kwarteng (L) and Britain's Prime Minister Liz Truss (R) attend the opening day of the annual Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham, central England, on October 2, 2022. - UK's new Prime Minister will have plenty of critics lying in wait at what the Tories bill as Europe's largest annual political event. / AFP PHOTO

• A performer from the 'House of Suarez' takes to the stage during the Sex Siren category at 'The Ball of Conspiracies' vogue ball presented by the 'House of Suarez' at the Manchester Academy, in Manchester, northern England on March 1, 2024.

• Britain's Prime Minister Liz Truss watches a tribute to Queen Elizeth II as she attends the opening day of the annual Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham, central England, on October 2, 2022. - UK's new Prime Minister will have plenty of critics lying in wait at what the Tories bill as Europe's largest annual political event. / AFP PHOTO

• Brothers Allan (R), aged 4, and Dan, aged 7, attend the first day of the annual Appleby Horse Fair, in the town of Appleby-in-Westmorland, north west England on June 9, 2022. - The annual event attracts thousands of travellers from across Britain to gather and buy and sell horses. Copyright: Oli SCARFF / AFP

• People attend the first day of the annual Appleby Horse Fair, in the town of Appleby-in-Westmorland, north west England on June 9, 2022. - The annual event attracts thousands of travellers from across Britain to gather and buy and sell horses. Copyright: Oli SCARFF / AFP

• A section of Hadrian's Wall is illuminated during a long exposure near the wall's milecastle 39 known as Sycamore Gap near Hexham, northern England on January 19, 2022. - This year marks the 1900 anniversary of the start of the construction of Hadrian's Wall, which took 6 years to complete and was built to guard the northern frontier of the Roman Empire in 122 AD. The wall ran for 73 miles from the Solway Firth to Wallsend on the River Tyne and is now designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site /AFP

• Supporters protest against Manchester United's owners, after foring their way inside English Premier League club Manchester United's Old Trafford stadium in Manchester, north west England on May 2, 2021, ahead of their English Premier League fixture against Liverpool. - Manchester United were one of six Premier League teams to sign up to the breakaway European Super League tournament. But just 48 hours later the Super League collapsed as United and the rest of the English clubs pulled out.

• A protester falls behind the police line as police move people away from the stadium after a supporter's protest against Manchester United's owners, outside English Premier League club Manchester United's Old Trafford stadium in Manchester, north west England on May 2, 2021, ahead of their English Premier League fixture against Liverpool. - Manchester United were one of six Premier League teams to sign up to the breakaway European Super League tournament.

• Muslims gather to perform the Eid Al-Fitr prayer, which marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan, at Bradford Central Mosque in Bradford, northern England on May 13, 2021. (Photo by OLI SCARFF / AFP)

• A Newcastle United supporters pose wearing head dresses outside the club's stadium at St James' Park in Newcastle upon Tyne in northeast England on October 8, 2021, after the sale of the football club to a Saudi-led consortium was confirmed the previous day. - A Saudi-led consortium completed its takeover of Premier League club Newcastle United on October 7 despite warnings from Amnesty International that the deal represented "sportswashing".

• Worshippers pray to an icon as they depart following a service of the Nativity of Christ Liturgy in the Serbian Orthodox Church of the Holy Prince Lazar in Bournville, Birmingham, central England on January 7, 2021. - Orthodox Christians celebrate Christmas according to the Julian calendar where Christmas Day falls on January 7. The Lazarica church, dedicated to the Holy Prince Lazar, is the first purpose-built Serbian Orthodox church constructed in the UK. / AFP PHOTO

• Guests are silhouetted as they arrive to attend the Conservative Party conference at the Manchester Central convention centre in Manchester, north-west England, on October 3, 2021. - Prime Minister Boris Johnson vowed to press on with his post-Brexit agenda for Britain, even as the country faces a growing supply chain crisis made worse by its EU departure. (Photo by Oli SCARFF / AFP)