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  1. A brightly lit observatory building beneath a swirling starry sky

  2. An aerial view of snow-covered homes in North Staffordshire

  3. A person putting white blocks of foam into a large, clear plastic bag on a pebble beach

  4. An orange digger clearing deep snow in Aboyne in Aberdeenshire as people walk past.

  5. Snow lies on ground outside Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam

  6. A yellow banner with the words 'don't crucify creation' written on in purple letters hangs from the pinnacle of Bath Abbey

  7. A small box made out of bone with round circles carved into the side for decoration. It is next to a sliding lid that closes the box.

  8. A pair of hands holds a fluffy white peregrine falcon chick

  9. A small ancient gold coin with five dots across the top in a rectangular frame with an abstract depiction of a horse is being held up in a woman's hand who has short nails painted lilac. The background is blurred but you can see half the face of a woman with blonde hair, a fringe and blue eyes with a serious expression looking towards the coin.

  10. Two young boys dressed in warm weather gear are sitting on snowy ground on either side of a snowman they have built

  11. Ciaran Westgate is holding and looking at a bright green very small lizard as he stands in front of glass cases filled with large green plants. He has brown hair and a brown beard and an ear stretcher is in his right ear. He is wearing a Jersey Zoo T-shirt.

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    A picture of a large seal sat on the rocks. It is grey in colour with a number of grey rocks.

  13. Aerial view of the port of Immingham there are a number of ships moored and many white gas storage tanks and shipping containers

  14. A skip full of discarded builder's waste.

  15. Allyson Timm standing by the edge of the River Wear. She has shoulder-length blonde hair and is wearing dark-rimmed glasses, a grey scarf and bobble hat. Snow can be seen behind her close to the river.

  16. Sharon Cox, who has short white hair and is wearing a black puffer jacket, smiles at the camera. A small owl is perched on her gloved left hand and also looking towards camera. Over Sharon's shoulder a large black bird of prey is stood on a metal fixture in front of an aviary.

  17. Prof Dave Roberts and Prof Colm O'Cofaigh in bright orange gear and looking at the camera. They are standing in front of an ice sheet. O'Cofaigh is wearing black sunglasses. They both have brown hair.

  18. A carbon capture plant with a large green domed roof and various other buildings around it

  19. A man in orange high vis clothing and a black hard hat measures an area of brown soil on an excavation with a measuring tape

  20. The head of an Iron Age carnyx resting on its side on a white pillow. The instrument is in the shape of an animal with a long neck, with a crest along its neck, pierced with a pattern, with a long nose and its mouth gaping open. A black gloved hand can just be seen at the bottom holding a very fine brush, while a much broader brush brushes the snout of the animal.

  21. Refuse workers use hand held fire extinguishers to try and put the fire out in the back of a bin lorry. A large amount of smoke and some flames can be seen

  22. A bald man in black glasses and a black suit with white shirt and black tie. He is sat looking forwards to a person off to the left of the camera. Two people in suits are sat behind him, also facing forwards

  23. A man in an grey anorak walks on a snowy road with large banks of snow at the side of the road

  24. Travelers queue with their luggage at Schiphol Airport. One woman is sitting with her phone in her hand, while a man behind her is kneeling next to his bag while reading a book.