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  1. A woman with light coloured hair, wearing a necklace, is looking directly at the camera. The picture has been taken outside, against a wall and hedging

  2. A large grey sign at the top of a red brick wall reads North Staffordshire Justice Centre

  3. The front of a building is badly damaged, with rubble and signage falling into the street. A fire engine can be seen, with a fire officer standing in front of a damaged car

  4. Rochdale bring in Bilongo, Duku and Perry

    Bryant Bilongo in action for Bristol RoversShutterstock

    Rochdale have signed Bristol Rovers' versatile defender/midfielder Bryant Bilongo on an 18-month contract, Tamworth striker Manny Duku on a deal until the end of the season and defender Callum Perry on an initial one-month loan from Coventry City.

    Bilongo, 24, who can play anywhere down the left-hand side, joined the Gas in 2024 and made a total of 33 appearances for the club in all competitions, including 15 this season.

    Duku, 33, scored six goals in 25 National League appearances for the Lambs, but this is a first senior loan for left-sided defender Perry, 20,

    All three players could make their debuts for Dale in Saturday's trip to Gateshead (15:00 GMT).

  5. The statue is in the middle of the photo. Buildings are in the background.

  6. Left Maureen , Ann in the middle and Doreen on the right. Three elderly women sat in wheelchairs with blue blankets over them. They have hands free microphones on. Behind them there is a book shelf with a sign that reads 'Do you remember the time?'

  7. Dr Allison Gardner - a woman with long blonde hair and wearing a red jacket - stands and speaks in the House of Commons

  8. A man with grey hair, wearing a blue jacket and red scarf is stood outside a building. He is smiling at the camera

  9. Teachers protesting outside a school, holding signs about cutting pay

  10. A multi-storey building with a large helicopter landing pad in the foreground

  11. A shop inside a shopping centre that has a black front with a large wall of glass window. there is a yellow sign that reads "yellow, by keep it local" and the "o" of yellow is in the shape of a heart

  12. Dr Chandra Kanneganti wears a pale blue suit with a stripy blue and red tie. He is smiling, and posing next to the canal in Stoke-on-Trent, with a narrow boat in the background, along with waterside properties.

  13. A man with brown hair and a blue top has a white owl on one shoulder. He is looking at the camera.

  14. Port Vale's Ben Waine celebrates scoring a goal

  15. The front of Birmingham Magistrates' Court - a red brick building with a clock on the outside and windows over two floors.

  17. Plymouth Argyle's Aribim Pepple cups his hands to his ears as he runs to the fans to celebrate his match-winning goal.

  18. Pearson excited about Potters prospects

    Pearson: 'We can see where we are going'

    Ben Pearson hopes Stoke have turned the corner and can look forward to the Championship run-in with excitement.

    The Potters picked up just one win, and four points from seven games either side of Christmas, to drop to 10th in the Championship, as low as they have been all season.

    However three straight wins in January - league victories at Hull and Norwich, then Saturday's FA Cup win over Coventry - keeping a clean sheet in each, have lifted spirits at the bet365 Stadium.

    Midfielder Pearson told BBC Radio Stoke: "We're in a good place. December was a tough month, not the results we wanted, but the performances have still been reasonably good.

    "As long as performances are good, results will start to come and you've seen that over the past three games.

    "Confidence is high, we're in a good place. We can see where we are going, there's positivity and excitement about where the season can go.

    "We've got something to play for this year. There's no real big-hitters in the league - it's very even. There are probably 10 teams who could all get in those play-offs spots. We've played everyone now and there aren't many teams better than us on our day."

    QPR and Middlesbrough head to the Potteries on Saturday and Wednesday respectively and the 31-year-old added: "Winning breeds winning. We have got two home games and we're looking to take maximum points."

    Fans will also get to enjoy a home tie in round four of the FA Cup after Saturday's dramatic win over the high-flying Sky Blues ensured a home meeting with Premier League Fulham.

    "It's a good draw. Home is handy," said Pearson. "It's a Premier League team, not to be sniffed at. It's a good opportunity to go through, it's not a Man City or Arsenal, a big glamorous tie, it's one that's against really good opposition but we can try to go through."

  19. A black and white image of a woman in a black leather jacket, with long dark hair

  20. A bald man with glasses, wearing a blue suit, white shirt and purple tie reads a statement outside court flanked by family and friends

  21. Port Vale goalkeeper Joe Gauci in action

  22. This generic street image shows Cannock Road going from the bottom left to the centre of the photo. Buildings are on both sides of the street and the image is taken at a junction, with part of another road being visible at the bottom of the photo in the middle.

  23. Stoke City sporting director Jon Walters stands and applauds alongside club owner John Coates

  24. A group of people stood in front of a white mini van. In between them is the X-Ray machines that sits on top of a black tripod.