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  1. A small plume of exhaust fumes coming out of a car's exhaust pipe as it drives past some people walking on the pavement. Only the pedestrians' feet and legs are visible.

  2. A large magnolia tree with bright pink flowers. It is surrounded by green trees.

  3. A grey haired man with a grey half zip holds up a sheet with words and pictures on it. He is smiling and happy.

  4. Woman takes a selfie sitting amongst daffodils in a park

  5. Michael Sheen sits in a theatre looking at the camera. He has long wavy greying hair and a beard. He is wearing a green jacket and blue jumper.

  6. An aerial view looking out across the castle square in Lincoln from the castle to Lincoln Cathedral. Several buildings are dotted around the castle square and Lincoln Cathedral with its two towers stand looking out at the city. The sky is blue and greenery and fields can be seen in the distance.

  7. Cars fill all the spaces at a car park with a wall and harbour buildings beyond.

  8. People sitting in deck chairs in a park enjoying some spring sunshine.

  9. A field vole nestled in grass. The vole is brown and has small black eyes.

  10. An image of Mervyn Gordon. He is a middle-aged man with greying hair. He is standing in front of a herd of cows but the background is blurred. He is wearing a navy raincoat and is looking at the camera with a neutral expression on his face.

  11. The River Itchen with a reflective shine on a sunny day. The trees flanking the river are brown with green leaves and some green moss can be seen in the foreground of the image.

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  13. A Red Squirrel, clinging to the side of a tree on the edge of the Presaddfed Estate, near Bodedern, Anglesey.

  14. Two adult Emperor penguins and four chicks with fluffy grey coats on ice with a bright blue sky behind them

  15. An engineer in a checked shirt and yellow safety helmet examines a heat pump on the side of a house.

  16. David Attenborough, wearing a bright blue coat, standing in front of cliffs that plunge steeply into a blue ocean on a sunny, cloudy day.

  17. Students stood outside the University of Southampton holding a yellow green and black banner which reads: "Plant-Based University End the Climate Crisis".

  18. A lifeless, dead puffin is seen on a sandy beach from above. Its feathers are ruffled so both white feathers underneath the black top coat are seen.

  19. Daffodils

  20. A generic picture of an umbrella, with heavy rain falling off it.

  21. A blue machine on a quayside has a hydraulic arm with electricity cables dangling from the end.

  22. A view of wind turbines against a clear blue sky. The blades of the turbine are white.

  23. An aerial shot of a horse shoe bend of the Colorado River - the water is dark blue and the rock rusty brown.

  24. Traffic backs up on Interstate 405 during the morning commute at sunrise on January 15, 2026 in Los Angeles, California