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  1. John Swinney, a bald man wearing glasses, a dark suit, purple tie and a white shirt, stares into the camera with a neutral expression

  2. Nicola Sturgeon standing outside, wearing a white coat and a red top. Her right arm is raised and she is touching her hair, which is short and sandy blonde. Her expression is neutral.

  3. A narrow street in Stranraer with people walking down it and a colourful mural celebrating the town on the right hand side

  4. A DFDS roll-on/roll-off ferry arrives at the Port of Dover in Kent during rough seas.

  5. Douglas Alexander, who has short black hair, smiles as he looks towards the camera. He is wearing a dark suit, pale blue shirt and red tie, with a red folder tucked underneath his left arm.

  6. John Swinney, who is bald with glasses, looks to his right in a close-up shot. He is wearing a dark suit and white shirt with a purple tie. He is standing outside, with windows out of focus behind him.

  7. Builders in high-vis gear work on the red-tiled roof of a home. The partially complete building is covered in scaffolding and set against a grey sky.

  8. Football fans wave blue and white Scotland flags while watching the Scotland v Finland international friendly being played in Glasgow in 2024.

  9. A group of protesters hold colourful pro-assisted dying signs

  10. A group of anti-assisted dying protesters with signs, including one in the foreground that says "bin the death bill", with a skull and crossbones.

  11. Striking teachers holding placards saying EIS official picket

  12. An elderly woman, her face only partially visible, is being given an injection by someone with blue, latex gloves on. The woman is wearing a short-sleeved woolen top.

  13. Neil Gray, who has a shaved head, looks straight ahead at the camera while walking in a wood-panelled corridor. He is wearing a grey suit with a white shirt and tie.

  14. An image of a series of security gates in a prison - with floor-to-ceiling white metal bars. Above the first set it says "E/F Wing" and a prison officer - a bald man in a white shirt and black trousers - is opening the gate. We see him from behind.

  15. The Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow

  16. A picture of the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital taken from below, looking up to the grey, purple and pink building. An NHS sign with the hospital's name sits in the foreground.

  17. Peter Murrell, who is bald with glasses, in a close-up shot. He is wearing a dark suit, white shirt.

  18. Louise Fraser, a young woman with long brown hair parted in the middle. She is facing the camera and is wearing a black top with white polka dots on it.

  19. Anas Sarwar, who has short black hair, looks to his right in a close-up shot. He is wearing a black suit, white shirt and red tie, and holding a folder to his chest. There is wood panelling out of focus behind him.

  20. A grey ship on the water. It has a yellow and black strip on its side

  21. Prof Owen Sansom

  22. Louise Fraser at her graduation. She has long, black hair and is wearing a black and red graduation gown. There are people in the background who have been blurred.

  23. John Swinney wearing a dark suit over a white shirt and purple tie standing against a black background with his hands interlocked in front of him.