What a difference a week makes: How Britain has changed

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Think back seven days. It's been a long old week for Britain.

We've had resignations, sporting embarrassments, and the small matter of a Brexit to contend with in the time it normally takes to get over a cold.

So it's time to take stock, and look back at where we were last Thursday and where we are now.

Just a warning - whatever your political, entertainment, or sporting tastes - there's probably something in here to make you cringe.

So this time last week...

Britain was in the European Union

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Not anymore, mate

We'll start with the big one. A week ago Britain was part of the EU. But, come Friday morning, the UK had voted to leave.

Since then, UKIP's Nigel Farage has travelled over to Brussels to speak to his fellow MEPs about Britain's departure.

He told the European Parliament that they're "not laughing now", adding "virtually none of you have ever done a proper job in your lives".

The next day, the EU Parliament had its first meeting in over 40 years without the UK present.

Britain had three teams (and ROI) in the Euros

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Good times...

England fans: remember the optimism, the excitement, the anticipation?

Iceland, the smallest country in the competition, in the knock out stages - what could possibly go wrong?

The less said about that, the better.

Northern Ireland and The Republic of Ireland were still in the tournament too, although they've both since headed home (with their pride intact).

On the plus side - Wales are still in. They play Belgium on Friday night.

Britain had a prime minister

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Yup, this time last week David Cameron was still in office.

It was on Friday morning that he stepped down, saying "I do not think it would be right for me to try to be the captain that steers our country to its next destination."

He is, technically, still PM until the Conservative Party Conference in October, but the search for his replacement has already begun.

No one had heard of Marcus Willis

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Who?

"Marcus who!?", your mate would have scoffed at you down the pub, spraying you with half-chewed crisps, if you'd brought up this guy last Thursday.

Now, he's close to being a national hero. The world number 772 (somehow) made it through to the second round of Wimbledon, where he faced seven-time champion Roger Federer.

Yes, he got absolutely trounced, but he won over the crowd on centre court. He got a standing ovation when he got his first game on the board, half an hour into the match.

Not bad for a man whose day job is coaching five-year-olds, for £30 an hour.

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Wimbledon 2016: Marcus Willis reflects on Roger Federer defeat

No-one had heard of this girl either

No, not Adele. We'd definitely heard of her last week.

But 10-year-old Lyla was one of several fans who got up on stage, during Adele's Saturday night headline slot at Glastonbury - to a televised audience of millions.

She topped a line-up which included Muse, Coldplay, Chvrches and The Last Shadow Puppets.

It was one of the talking points of the weekend - alongside #GlastonburyTraffic (the twelve hours queues to get in), and, of course, the mud.

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Last Thursday, these women were at least 10% less muddy.

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