Week in pictures: 31 October - 6 November 2020 - BBC News

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A damaged metro train rests on the tail of a whale sculpture
NIELS WENSTEDT / GETTY IMAGES

A metro train in the city of Spijkenisse, in the Netherlands, rests precariously on an art installation of a whale after crashing through a barrier at the end of the tracks. The sculpture stopped the train from plummeting 10m (32ft) into water below, and the driver walked away uninjured.

Joe Biden in front of a colourful wall mural
AFP

Joe Biden visits The Warehouse, an organisation that supports teenagers, on US election day in Wilmington, Delaware.

President Donald Trump speaking at the White House
CARLOS BARRIA / REUTERS

Donald Trump addresses his supporters in the White House's East Room where he declared victory in the US election, despite there being millions of legitimate ballots left to count.

An aerial view of a large oil tanker on fire with fire services trying to control the blaze
BENSON IBEABUCHI / AFP

An aerial view shows an oil tanker on fire at OVH Energy Marketing in Apapa, Lagos, Nigeria. The cause of the fire is unknown.

A Sikh devotee stands in water and splashes it on his face
NARINDER NANU /AFP

A Sikh devotee takes a dip in the holy sarovar (pool) on the anniversary of the birth of Guru Ram Das, at the Golden Temple in Amritsar, India.

Police officers stand in a line, blocking off Oxford Street
NIKLAS HALLE'N / AFP

Police officers block off Oxford Street to control an anti-lockdown demonstration called the million mask march. The Metropolitan Police said: "This gathering is unlawful and is putting others at risk." At least 104 protesters were arrested.

Autumn foliage is seen next to a lake
TOBY MELVILLE / REUTERS

Autumn leaves in the garden at Stourhead, Wiltshire. The National Trust, which manages the estate, said it intends to keep its gardens, parks and countryside sites open following the UK government's announcement of a new lockdown in England.

A health worker leans on a table whilst sleeping
TIMUR MATAHARI / AFP

A health worker, clad in PPE as a precaution against Covid-19, falls asleep after tending to patients at a public health centre in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia.

Passengers look out of a train window on to a damaged Aleppo skyline
AFP

Passengers look through a window on a test ride from Aleppo's railway station in northern Syria. Authorities aim to reopen the line connecting the city to the capital, Damascus.

A zoo keeper wears a face mask and carries a large bird
DAVID W CERNY / REUTERS

A keeper carries a King vulture to its winter enclosure at Prague Zoo in the Czech Republic. The zoo is closed amid Covid-19 restrictions.