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Somerset in Pictures: VJ Day and NHS successes

Chloe HarcombeBBC News, West of England
Steve Mellen/BBC Clevedon Pier is seen silhoutted against an orange sky at sunset, in a picture taken from the shore. The setting sun is a white circle on the left-hand-side of the pictureSteve Mellen/BBC
The hot weather has led to some beautiful sunsets such as this one at Clevedon

Soaring temperatures returned to the county this week, meaning its photographers and tourist attractions were busy again.

Meanwhile, Somerset's podiatry team hailed a new trial which has reduced waiting times there.

There were also celebrations for A-Level students and those marking the 80th anniversary of VJ Day.

All this and more is in our weekly picture round-up.

Getty Images A fair-haired man standing in front of a group of boys. The man at the front is wearing a black cricket polo shirt which has three logos on its front. He is holding a phone up to take a selfie. There is a young male fan wearing a hat standing next to him for the photo. He has his hand up in a wave and is smiling.Getty Images

Smile: Somerset cricketer Tom Lammonby met fans following the Men's Metro Bank One Day Cup match against Lancashire in Taunton.

Getty Images A shot of Glastonbury Tor. There is a steep hill with a rectangular shaped tower on top of it. The landscape features miles of fields and trees. The sun is setting in the sky.Getty Images

Scorching sun: This week's heatwave saw temperatures exceed 30C (86F) in parts of the UK, making it warm work to climb up on Glastonbury Tor.

Upfest/Weston Wallz A man wearing blue denim shorts and a light blue T-shirt stands under a large street art mural in Weston-super-Mare. The mural is a multicoloured jellyfish stretching from left to right on a black background. The man is side on to the camera and looking down at his phone.Upfest/Weston Wallz

Street art: Weston-super-Mare has once again being given a colourful touch thanks to the annual Weston Wallz festival, run by Upfest. Multiple new murals are now visible across the town.

Somerset NHS Foundation Trust A group of six healthcare workers. Five of them are women and there is one man. They are all stood with their arms behind their backs, looking at the camera and smiling. Somerset NHS Foundation Trust

Podiatry success: Staff from Somerset NHS Foundation Trust celebrated a huge reduction in waiting times for podiatric care.

It follows a ten-month trial which aimed to optimise treatment plans, speed up care and identify patients who could benefit from surgery at an earlier point in their care.

Weather Watchers/Nutkin A cream highland cow in a field. The cow has two long horns on the side of its head. It is looking directly at the camera. Weather Watchers/Nutkin
This highland cow was spotted in Draycott by Weather Watcher, Nutkin.
University of Bath A group of men playing football on a pitch. None of them are looking at the camera. They are all in kit - four of them are wearing green t-shirts and four are wearing black and white striped t-shirts. University of Bath

Training talent: The University of Bath hosted four under-18 squads from the English Football League (EFL) - including this one from Grimsby Town.

They took part in a week-long training programme to help them prepare for the new season.

Little Bulb A group of performers from a theatre company. In the group of seven, there is a mixture of men and women. Some of them are holding musical instruments and all of them are looking at the camera and posing. They are standing under purple spotlights.Little Bulb

Break a leg: The Olivier Award-winning theatre company Little Bulb will return to Weston-super-Mare's Winter Gardens for a special event next month.

NHS Somerset A group of NHS staff made up of five women and one man smile as they stand in a line facing the camera. Most of them are wearing casual clothes, although the man is in blue medical scrubs. They are in a hospital ward with a light-coloured floorNHS Somerset

Celebrating: Another team of NHS staff in Somerset have also been celebrating this week, this time it's those who care for patients with endometriosis. Somerset NHS Foundation Trust has been reaccredited as a nationally recognised Endometriosis Centre for the second year running.

Three people sit at a table covered with old photos and British flags. A man sits to the left, holding a flag and wearing a union jack hat, and two women sit next to him wearing the same.

VJ Day: Eighty years ago on 15 August, World War Two was officially brought to an end with Japan's surrender.

Celebrations were held in Weston-super-Mare as veterans and members of the public gathered to hear wartime songs by Blitz Time Sally.

Miranda Fay wearing a white t-shirt which says Dreams across the chest and a mic clipped on the collar. She has long, thick, curly brown hair which is styled in a ponytail resting on her shoulder. She is standing in front of a metal fence and bushes, smiling at the camera.

Results day: Students across the West had a day of "nervous excitement" as they collected their A-level results.

Miranda Fay, a Wellsway School student, said she had secured the necessary grades to study medicine at Cambridge in October.

"I'm really, really pleased," she said.

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