Photos of the Day: Confronting Police Officers and Carrying a Sailfish

Manchester, England

Police officers form a guard of honour as British Transport Police officers, staff and employees from Northern Rail and Carlisle Support Services attend a commendation ceremony at Manchester town hall. The ceremony recognised their work during the terrorist attack last May
Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

Leibnitz, Austria

Chancellor Sebastian Kurz (second from left) poses with chimney sweeps. The government is undertaking its first discussion of key aspects of the new coalition between the Austrian People’s party and the rightwing Austrian Freedom party
Photograph: Florian Wieser/EPA