An emotional farewell as the 30-strong contingent taking part in the Actavis 2013 Lifecycle Challenge departed for Belarus, from where they will cycle 2,000km through the Baltic States to St Petersburg to raise money for the renal unit. Photo: Darrin Zammit Lupi

The feast of the Assumption of Our Lady, or Santa Marija, in Maltese, is celebrated in many towns across Malta and Gozo, including Mosta (picture), and is considered to be the climax of the summer. Photo: Chris Sant Fournier

Spending a public holiday at the beach, swimmers, young and old, seek shelter from the scorching sun under a sea of colourful parasols. Photo: Chris Sant Fournier

A 15-year-old cyclist was seriously injured in a head-on collision with a tourist bus at Girgenti, outside Siġġiewi. Photo: Darrin Zammit Lupi

Firefighters battle the flames which engulfed a panel beater’s workshop, destroying five cars inside, in Marsa. Photo: Paul Spiteri Lucas

Satire was lost on many at City Gate, Valletta, when they were offered the “adventure of a lifetime” on an overcrowded dinghy, in an innovative approach to migration awareness by Pushback Airlines, a mock company set up by four objectors to push back policies. Photo: Chris Sant Fournier

Neptunes’ Timmy Agius reaches for the ball before the start of the Waterpolo National League match against Sirens. Photo: Darrin Zammit Lupi