The week in pictures

From Robbie Williams's 'sex jabs' to freaky monkeys, it's this week's most interesting stories in pictorial form. By Sian Claire Owen

Robbie Williams

Snakes and Property Ladders

Snakes and property ladders

Many young people have given up hope of home ownership, according to a survey by Halifax.

New Kids on the Block

New kids on the block

Cheryl has left the building. So let’s have a look at the new X Factor judges!

Arty Farty

Arty farty

London’s East End is fast becoming a Mecca for street art.

New Show About Paris

New show about Paris

Paris Hilton promotes her new reality TV series ‘The World According to Paris. It promises to be soul-crushing.

Fight for Human Rights

Fight for human rights

Amnesty International celebrates 50 years of campaigning for human rights. Supporters held events in 60 countries around the world.

Freaky monkey

Putting terminally creepy masks on monkeys counts for entertainment in some countries.

Nuclear Shutdown

Nuclear shutdown

Germany’s nuclear power stations, all 22 of them, will be phased out and shut down by 2022 thanks to growing fears of a Fukushima-like nuclear catast

Auf Wiedersehen, Pet

Fans of the 1940s enjoyed a vintage weekend in Bury, East Lancashire.

Vivid Sydney

Sydney Opera House is illuminated like Rainbow Brite’s house for the 2011 Vivid Sydney Festival in Australia.

Evolution of Glee

Cory Monteith, Lea Michele and Kevin McHale use the medium of dance and movement to depict Darwin’s Origins of Man* during their thought-provoking p