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  1. A blue and white sign outside Darlington Memorial Hospital which is a large, brick building to the right of the photo. The sign points to the main entrance and emergency department in red. Behind the sign is a patch of grass and car park.

  2. An entrance sign for The James Cook University Hospital is in the foreground of the photograph. In the background, a number of ambulances are parked outside the hospital's Regional Major Trauma Centre.

  3. The chapel which is covered in scaffolding. It has a tall spire which is also covered. There are about six, large gravestones dotted on the green field in front of the chapel.

  4. A man wearing a dark red rain coat is standing outdoors with a green field behind him. He has grey hair and a stubbly beard. He is smiling for the photograph.

  5. A mugshot of Sains looking into the camera. He has short, brown hair and a short beard. He is wearing rectangular glasses and an orange t-shirt.

  6. Ben Kelsey, senior projects and performance manager, councillor Joe Quinn, cabinet member for planning, investments and assets, councillor Karen Allison, cabinet member for leisure, tourism, regeneration and high street, and Ian Lamming, senior pre-construction manager at Willmott Dixon, smile as they pose on a staircase inside The Light. The spacious venue has lots of windows and round light bulbs. Ben Kelsey is wearing a navy blue suit with a blue tie. He has short ginger hair. Joe Quinn is wearing a white shirt, brown jacket and grey trousers. he has short brown hair. Karen Allison is wearing black trousers and a blue shirt. her straight brown hair reaches her shoulders. Ian Lamming is wearing a dark grey suit and a pale blue shirt.

  7. Joanne Howey is wearing a long-sleeved wedding dress with white gloves. She is holding a bouquet of red roses and a little boy. Her husband Christian Howey is standing next to her outside the white door of the registration office. He is wearing a red tie and a dark grey suit. He has short brown hair.

  8. The outside of the terraced building which has a white door, one window on the ground floor and two on the first floor. It has a orange and blue logo on the windows and white sign above the door. The building on the left is cream with peeling paint. The building on the right has a white sign outside of it.

  9. Tahlia Wilson batting for Durham

  10. A firefighter in a high-vis uniform crouches beside a horse which is on its side and stuck in the mud. The horse is brown and has its eyes open.

  11. A file photo of university graduates. They are standing with their back to the camera and are wearing black robes with purple hoods and black graduation caps. All three have long straight hair.

  12. 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 hanging. There are people coming in and out of the shops.

  13. Four forensic officers in white overalls and carrying equipment enter the building where the baby's body was found in Bishop Auckland. The entrance is next to a takeaway food outlet painted in a vivid blue. It is in a row of shops. Two police staff are also in view.

  14. Toddler Maya is smiling brightly at the camera with one arm raised. She is wearing a pink shirt and has mid-length blonde hair.

  15. Ian Huntley pictured in 2002 outside court. He has a very faint black moustache and short black hair.

  16. Looking down over a navy industrial plant, which sits in a larger site with other facilities for car manufacturing. The plant is surrounded by a car park and grass.

  17. A man wearing a dark red rain coat is standing outdoors with a green field behind him. He has grey hair and a stubbly beard. He is smiling for the photograph.

  18. A light can be seen in the black night sky. There are street lights on the ground.

  19. Mugshot of Ahmed. He has a short black goatee beard and shaved head with short black hair on top.

  20. Brian Brobbey

  21. Sweet Trap in Shotton Colliery. The unit is based on the ground floor of an end-of-terrace building and the shutters are pulled down. The sign is bright pink with blue lettering and advertises cakes, shakes, book and vapes. The upper level has a central bay window with two smaller windows on either sides, with white vertical blinds. The cream paint is coming off the building in parts. There are solar panels on the roof.

  22. Maya, pictured standing in a park. She is wearing a blue hooded jacket with white dots.

  23. Lee Nicholson, a man with greying hair wearing a pink t-shirt and green trousers, is holding up ornate dresses while standing in what looks like a community hall. He is wearing a glum expression.

  24. A "selfie" picture of McDonald and Mel on a beach. She has short blonde hair and is wearing pink lipstick. She has her arm around him and he is wearing a white t-shirt and blue suit waistcoat. They're both smiling.