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  1. Aerial view of Durham in sunshine. The cathedral, castle and associated buildings stand in the bend of the river with the city spread out on either side behind. The scene is saturated in colour, with the river a deep blue, fringed by trees in a variety of autumnal colours.

  3. Ben McKinney looking upwards with his bat over his left shoulder

  4. Gaby Lewis of Lancashire celebrates reaching her century

  5. The pedestrianised street is bordered by various shop fronts, including a red shop with a sign that reads: "The Blandford". Red and grey bricks on the road are arranged in a zigzag pattern. Above, large, colourful circular bunting is hung. There are people coming in and out of the shops.

  6. A black and white image of two men in suits pointing to a sign that reads: "Welcome to Sunderland". They are standing on a high-street bordered by shops in concrete and brick buildings. The men are smiling at the camera.

  7. Head and shoulder portrait picture of Sophie who is smiling young girl. She has long blond hair and is wearing a dark top.

  8. Ben McKinney batting for Durham

  9. A general view during local elections outside a polling station on May 05, 2022 in Sunderland, England. A black and white sign reading: "Polling station" is tied to a black metal gate. there is a grassy field behind it that leads to a tall stone church.

  10. Tom, a man with short brown hair and brown top, with his son, also called Tom, who has brown hair, a brown jacket and blue top, holding a cockerel. There is a wooden and mesh cage behind them in an allotment and some trees.

  11. The register office in Barnard Castle is within a two-storey beige stone building with white windows. It is next to an arched doorway, a cafe and a shop.

  12. A cramped cell with bunk bed and shoes on the floor. There are small cupboards to the side and objects on top of cupboards.

  13. General view of Premier League ball

  14. Washington F-Pit Museum. The red stone building with large green-framed arch windows is located behind a green, metal fence and a number of leafless trees. The large metal pit head stands to the right of it. A long section of the machinery leads down to the building.

  15. FPL team of the week

  16. Sunderland Station is a tall glass building with sliding doors. A large sign above the entrance reads Welcome to Sunderland Station. The Tyne and Wear Metro's yellow logo is next to it. Advertising posters cover the bottom windows showing photos of coffee and food and reading Retail Unit To Let.

  17. Tom Lawson looking to the right of the camera with pursed lips. He is mostly bald with bits of brown hair on the side of his head and a brown and grey beard. He is wearing black, rectangular glasses and a black top. He is sitting on a beige sofa which has stripes down it. Behind him there is blue and white patterned wallpaper.

  18. Ed Davey has short grey hair and is wearing a khaki jacket over a black jumper. He is standing next to Newcastle Lib Dem leader Colin Ferguson as they plant flowers in a memorial garden in Heaton, Newcastle. Colin Ferguson is wearing a khaki jacket and has short brown hair. Both men are smiling as they talk to each other.

  19. Councillor Karen Allison stands in front of Seaham seafront on a sunny day.

  20. Stock image of a grey-haired woman with a nurse in a blue gown. The woman is wearing a white medical gown and standing sideways by medical equipment. She is being helped by the nurse who is wearing white gloves. The woman looks nervous. You can only see the back of the nurse's head.

  21. Large multi-storey brick building with several windows. A set of windows on the bottom floor are boarded up. There are two people walking past the building.

  22. Connor Brown looking directly into the camera and smiling. He has dark hair, brushed to his right, and is wearing a navy suit, white shirt and red tie.

  23. Tawanda Muyeye batting

  24. The original display which is now being decommissioned. It has a series of grids with blue lines that indicate where the tracks and junctions are located. It has since been switched off.

  25. A close up image of a section of Hadrian's Wall with its destinctive square blocks. A knotted purple and green plastic poo bag has been pushed into a crack in the wall