From the autumn sun rising over Thirsk in North Yorkshire as cold winds, frost and even some snow are set to hit Britain this week, to the protest against the global banking industry outside the London Stock Exchange.
These are the pictures of the day from October 17, 2011. They include US President Barack Obama speaking at the Asheville Regional Airport in Fletcher, North Carolina, during the first day of his three-day American Jobs Act bus tour to discuss jobs and the economy.
And viewers perusing paintings by American artist George Condo entitled 'Dreams and Nightmares of The Queen', in the 'Mental States' exhibition of his work at The Hayward Gallery in London, England.