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  1. A staggered junction with two entrances. At one junction entrance/exit there is a yellow petrol station.

  2. Claudia Winkleman wears a black coat as she smiles at the camera. Behind her is part of a castle and three people in black hoods and golden masks.

  3. A woman wearing a Reform badge smiling.

  4. A man with grey hair who is wearing a yellow lanyard opens the door for an elderly woman in a green top.

  5. Lynne Thompson poses with her head resting on her arm. She is wearing a dark pink top and has grey and pink short hair.

  6. Street view of Mill Street in Evesham. There is a red pizza restaurant at the end of the street and a row of flats down the left side of the street.

  7. Archie Fisher is on the right of picture, posing with Team GB rider Beth Shriever. Beth is wearing a white racing suit. They are holding a sign saying 'British Championships BMX Racing Champion Male 8', a title Archie won at the British BMX Championships in Kent in 2025.

  8. A market stall with three tables full of items for sale including jewellery and crystals. There are two banners in the back advertising Ahead of Wellbeing's services. A woman stands behind the stall in a purple t-shirt and brown necklace smiling as she serves a female customer with her back to the camera with blonde hair and wearing a long white cardigan.

  9. The side of a white police car with yellow and blue squares on the side.

  10. A police mugshot of a man wearing a black and white patterned jumper. He has black hair and a black beard. He is positioned against a light-coloured backdrop.

  11. A man with grey hair and a moustache is wearing a black suit with a blue shirt and a dark blue tie. He is looking at the camera and is smiling for the photograph. He is standing against a light-coloured backdrop.

  12. Jordan Adams wearing a blue t-shirt and black running shorts runs with a white fridge on his back surrounded by other runners. Mo Farah, wearing a white t-shirt and sunglasses, runs beside him.

  13. A woman wearing a black top and grey cardigan is smiling at the camera. She has shoulder length blond hair and a gold necklace. She is standing in a stone walled corridor.

  14. a man sat at a table painting. He had a dark top on, glasses and brown hair.

  15. A black dog is lying on a grey bed in a red basket. The dog is on its side and looking away from the camera. There are three puppies suckling.

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    A mugshot of a man with a close crop, a dark beard and two rings through his nose looks into the camera

  17. A street with cars parked down one side and a number of shop fronts on either side, with one building painted white and another painted pink

  18. A Googlemap snip of a road junction in a rural area. A roadsign can be seen pointing to the villages of Burghill. Hedges line the roads and properties can just be seen over the tops of hedges. The picture is taken on a grey day.

  19. A railway line with a white, three-carriage, train on it with red detailing and a number of low, metal roofed buildings to the right. There are a number of dark-roofed houses to the left and green hills in the distance

  20. The image shows the bandstand in the centre of Redditch, with the sun shining.

  21. About 20 cyclists wearing mainly black outfits stand with bikes and hold up a large mainly white banner including the words Worcestershire Breast Unit Haven. Everybody knows somebody are among other words printed on the banner.

  22. A huge tawny owl figure has been attached above a small spring well set in a stone wall. The owl has large yellow eye and its wings are spread as if in flight

  23. Manny Singh Kang has a grey beard is wearing a black T-shirt including the word Manny in yellow and other words is holding out both fists and looking at the camera. Other people are behind him and the union jack flags are also visible. The middle image is of Roo on the carpet at Buckingham Palace - it's a teddy bear on that looks like the baby kangaroo character from Winnie-the-Pooh. It has scruffy grey and white fur with big ears and a long tail. He has a white underside. In the third image: Elaine Hipkins with long blonde hair smiles holding a massive bouquet of flowers. Behind her is black and pink bunting that reads "happy retirement" with several cards hanging up.

  24. A black and white image of two women driving a steam train. They are both wearing overalls as well as caps. One is in the driver's seat and the other just behind.