Week in pictures: 27 August - 2 September 2022 - BBC News

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Competitors take part in the World Gravy Wrestling Championships
DANNY LAWSON/PA WIRE

Competitors take part in the World Gravy Wrestling Championships in Rossendale, Lancashire. Contestants wrestle in the gravy for two minutes with points scored for fancy dress, comedy effect and wrestling ability, raising money for East Lancashire Hospice.

Malaysians wave flags
HASNOOR HUSSAIN / REUTERS

Malaysians take part in National Day celebrations in the capital Kuala Lumpur

People cross a river in a cradle
ABDUL MAJEED / AFP

People use a temporary cradle to cross the river Swat after heavy rains in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. Monsoon rains have caused devastating floods in the country, leaving millions homeless and destroying buildings, bridges and roads.

International Atomic Energy Agency chief Rafael Grossi speaks to media
GENYA SAVILOW / AFP

International Atomic Energy Agency chief Rafael Grossi speaks to the media as UN inspectors prepared to head to the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine. There has been fighting around the facility in recent weeks, with both Russia and Ukraine accusing each other of carrying out attacks.

People crossing the Rio Grande River
ADREES LATIF / REUTERS

Smugglers transport migrants to a sandbar in the Rio Grande River before entering the US from Ciudad Miguel Aleman, Mexico.

Damaged Red Arrows aircraft
PAUL ROWBOTHAM/HANDOUT VIA REUTERS

Gregor Ogston, the pilot of Red 6, part of the RAF Red Arrows display team, lands after a bird strike at an air show in Rhyl in Wales. "The initial impact was quite disorientating," said Sqd Ldr Ogston, adding that "the noise was incredible".

Footballers in the water
BEN BIRCHALL/PA WIRE

Footballers from Bourton Rovers create a splash as they fight for the ball during the annual River Windrush football match. It has been taking place for more than 100 years in the Cotswolds village of Bourton-on-the-Water, Gloucestershire. Goalposts are set up in the river and players attempt to score while getting all spectators as wet as possible in the process.

A reveller covered in tomato
JUAN MEDINA / REUTERS

Spain's annual Tomatina food fight returned to the town of Buñol, near Valencia, after two years off during the pandemic.

Aimee Lou Wood poses for selfie
ETTORE FERRARI / EPA-EFE

Aimee Lou Wood (right) poses for selfies with fans in Venice, Italy, at the premiere of her latest film Living during the 79th Venice Film Festival.

Salma Paralluelo of Spain lifts the trophy
BUDA MENDES - FIFA / GETTY IMAGES

Salma Paralluelo of Spain lifts the trophy after beating Japan in the final of the Fifa U-20 Women's World Cup in Costa Rica.