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  1. A woman kneels in a school library at a table. She is wearing a navy dress with royal blue cuffs and a silver necklace with circular charm. She has brown hair with fringe. On the wooden shelves behind her are picture books.

  2. Anthony has grey hair and beard in a blue gilet with a black t-shirt underneath. He has his arm round his brother Keith who is in a wheelchair and is wearing a green long-sleeved t-shirt with a navy bandana round his neck and a black hat on.

  3. A close up of a black car that is completely crumpled

  4. A man in a striped blue-and-white shirt with an open collar smiles against a white backdrop. He has grey hair and blue eyes.

  5. 'Stoke may already have half an eye on next season'

    Mark Elliott
    BBC Radio Stoke

    Coventry City's Haji Wright takes a shot as Stoke City's Maksym Talovierov tries to block.Shutterstock

    For a while it looked like Stoke City would do to Coventry what has so often been done to them this season - namely, steal a point from a dominant side left to regret missed chances.

    In the end, they suffered a late defeat that felt eerily similar to what happened in the same fixture last season.

    Coventry have a better first XI and better depth than Stoke, partly due to the injury crisis the Potters have long been dealing with and partly due to the quality of the Sky Blues' recruitment.

    They are top of the league for a reason and much like Leeds last year, give Stoke a blueprint for future success.

    Like Leeds, they combine technique and confidence in possession with a physicality and athleticism at the top end of the pitch that few teams at this level can live with.

    Four of Stoke's missing players should be back in training this week and with 11 games to go the club may already have half an eye on next season.

  6. Three men in dark clothing are painting strips of wood in an outdoor area

  7. Mary Creagh MP has short brown hair, a red leather jacket and a red and white blouse with a floral pattern on a red sofa

  8. A blanket of purple crocuses amid green grass

  9. A man and woman together outdoors holding a film clapperboard that reads ‘Bridgerton’ along with scene and take numbers. The man is wearing period dress. There is a green metal fence or railings behind. It is sunny.

  10. 'We didn't deserve anything, we were really poor'

    Mark RobinsShutterstock

    Stoke City head coach Mark Robins spoke to BBC Radio Stoke following their 2-1 defeat at Championship leaders Coventry City.

    "We didn't deserve anything because we were really poor," he said.

    "We didn't get going in the first half, I thought we didn't get close enough to them, we didn't get any real contact on them and we gave them the freedom of the park to be fair.

    "Tommy made some really good saves in the first half that kept us in it.

    "We got a goal back and got back into the game. In the second half we were much better. And when it gets to the stage that it did, you just have to see the game out.

    "Tommy has to learn to come out and clear the whole lot out. If he does that, we draw the game potentially, but also you have to have the help, support and communication around you."

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  12. Jack Rudoni celebrates scoring for Coventry against Stoke

  13. Simon Edwards, a bald man with a grey beard, wearing a navy blue jacket over a white t-shirt. He is standing outside a stone building which has the words Hanley Town Hall in gold lettering on a arched window above a wooden door.

  14. A close-up of the Welsh flag flying in the wind in front of a blue sky. The flag has two green stripes and a white stripe with a red dragon in the middle.

  15. A grassy area with a large number of pink and yellow flowers.

  16. Composite image for the West Midlands quiz 28 February

  17. Lorraine is posing for a photo in the sunshine infront of a lake. She has short blonde hair and blue eyes.

  18. Four bags of crisps places next to each other on a white background. From left to right, the bags are black, yellow, blue and red.

  19. A blue bobsleigh with the Team GB logo on it sliding down a track.

  20. A photo of Ozzy Osbourne wearing a black jacket with large red lapels and several gold chains with crosses around his neck. He looks intensely at the camera.

  21. Facing Coventry 'a brilliant challenge' - Robins

    Robins: 'That'll be for us the holy grail'

    Stoke City's trip to Championship leaders Coventry City is a "brilliant challenge," according to Potters' head coach Mark Robins.

    Stoke were second and four points behind their opponents when the two sides met in the Championship in November and Coventry ran out 1-0 winners.

    Three months on, Coventry are still top but now 21 points ahead of Stoke, who lie 13th.

    "As a team at the top they're obviously a good team, being successful in what they're doing [have] got some good players, a depth of squad and they've got very few injuries," Robins told BBC Radio Stoke.

    "They've found a way of winning games, they play in a way that puts you under pressure. They'll put the ball in behind without any concern, get the ball up front, get bodies in the box."

    This will be Robins' second trip back to The CBS Arena since he was sacked by the Sky Blues in November 2024 after more than seven years in charge.

    "It's a brilliant challenge for us to go there with half a squad and try to beat the team with very few injuries, that are at the top of the division," he added.

    "It's a challenge no doubt but we're looking forward to it."

    Robins has also revealed full-back Junior Tchamadeu will return to training on Monday having been out since sustaining a knee injury while on international duty with Cameroon at the African Cup of Nations in early January.

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  22. Heidi Hall has blonde hair, and a black hooded top is standing at the back of a silver coloured catering vehicle. She is smiling at the camera

  23. David Webster, a man wearing a dark suit. He is leaning against a metal barrier. In the background is a building with large windows. He is looking at the camera and smiling.