Thousands of people made their way to Flushing Meadows to watch history being made, as Serena Williams played at Arthur Ashe Stadium for one last time.

Residents on Manchester’s ‘most Instagrammable street’, Anita Street (pictured), say they feel lucky to live on such a beautiful road but the attention it receives can be ‘annoying’.

The mercury is expected to hit 28C (82.4F) in the south east this afternoon, with Britons expected to spend their weekends sat on the beaches and green spaces across England and Wales.

Passers by took advantage of a ‘social experiment’ after Sydney man Paul Grech wrote ‘hug here’ outside his home. Video of the result has attracted 1.2 million views on social media.

Families stroll through the park in Kyiv, stopping in front of the blooming magnolia (left). Just 25 miles away, a devastated woman stumbles through the ruins of her family home (right)

Australians have gathered at Currumbin on the Gold Coast, Martin Place in Sydney, Melbourne’s Shrine of Remembrance and the Australian War Memorial in Canberra

Crowds of people flocked to New Jersey dispensaries after the state legalizes recreational weed sales.

Shane Warne’s three children and ex-wife left the family home dressed in black alongside close family and friends on Wednesday afternoon as they headed to the MCG for the memorial service.

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Thousands gathered in cities from the ex-Soviet Balkans to Tbilisi and further afield to Florence to protest the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and price hikes being blamed on the conflict.