Week in pictures: 20-26 January

LAST UPDATED AT 08:30 ON Sat 26 Jan 2013
Trees sit starkly against snow-covered hills in the Peak District
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Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

BUXTON, MONDAY: Trees sit starkly against snow-covered hills in the Peak District. This week’s cold snap saw nearly 5,000 schools close across the UK and many airports cancel flights. 

An ice-encrusted truck stands at a warehouse that caught fire twice this week
Supporters of the Israeli hard-line national religious party, Jewish Home, celebrate after general election exit polls were a
Andy Murray serves against Roger Federer during their men's singles semi-final at the Australian Open
Beyonce performs the American national anthem during the public ceremonial inauguration for US President Barack Obama
A Democratic Republic of Congo supporter cheers at the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations football match between the DRC and Ghana
A model presents a creation by Jean Paul Gaultier during his show at Paris Haute Couture week
British Prime Minister David Cameron delivers a speech on the future of the UK’s relationship with the EU
A woman carries a child at a refugee camp near the Malian border
Trees sit starkly against snow-covered hills in the Peak District
British woman Lindsay Sandiford heads back to prison after an Indonesian court sentenced her to death for smuggling cocaine

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