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  1. Harlequins hooker Sam Riley (number 2) is about to touch down for a try as George McGuigan (number 2) tries to stop him and Newcastle's Simon Benitez Cruz is crouched and watching

  2. Anthony Gordon

  3. Dragon Aisu, real name Dante Richardson, wearing a black top with his wrestling name on it. He has tattoos on his arms. He has a beard. He is standing in a wrestling ring.

  4. Kim McGuinness smiling into the camera in front of a purple BBC Radio Newcastle backdrop. She has curled, blonde hair which falls just below her shoulders and is wearing a large gold necklace and a purple t-shirt.

  5. A black and white photograph of two men, wearing suits and bowler hats who are standing in between the wreckage of two carriages which are at right angles and partially in the air above the track.

  6. Sir Ed Davey is smiling and wearing a blue suit, patterned tie and pale shirt. There are people behind him and Newcastle United's football stadium.

  7. Kieran Trippier in a Newcastle United training tracksuit top, which is in club colours - black with white trim

  8. A black and white photo with about two dozen women wearing various shipbuilding uniforms standing in three rows. At the front, a woman in a hat and fur coat is being presented with a large bouquet of flowers . A man in a pinstripe suit stands beside her.

  9. A pair of puffins on some leaves. One of them has their black wings outstretched.

  10. Sculpture of soldier constructed from vertical steel plates standing on a castle wall with the sea in the background.

  11. A composite of Brian Chambers as a young man and now. On the right, he has greying short hair and is wearing sunglasses and a white shirt with a life ring logo embroidered on the front. He is sitting at a table and looking to the right of frame. On the left, Chambers is standing with one hand in his pocket and the other on a banister. He has mid-length black hair and is wearing a red scarf and green-checked shirt. He is smiling at the camera.

  12. Kidderminster boss Adam Murray

  13. Labour party council candidates and supporters listen to declarations in the Sunderland Council local elections at Silksworth Community Pool. There are four men wearing red rosettes looking to the left, some of them are taking notes. There are two people in suits behind them wearing turquoise rosettes for Reform.

  14. Gordon Castle is sitting on a large BMW bike wearing motorbike leathers. Behind him is a large stretch of hills and moorland under a grey and blue sky. A helmet is on the grass behind.

  15. An exterior view of Newcastle Civic Centre, a large building with glass windows and an ornate tower on its right side.

  16. Eight men stand in a line in front of the stage and smile for the photographer in front of them. They are all wearing turquoise rosettes for Reform.

  17. A crowd of Reform party members wearing rosettes. They are wearing suits and cheering.

  18. Gateshead Civic Centre. The three-storey building is red brick with rows of windows at each level. A clock has been installed above the entrance.

  19. The exterior of The Park Cafe in Exhibition Park, which had a pastel green sign with the outline of a swan on it. The shutters are closed over the entrance. There are planters either side of the entrance and benches underneath an outdoor canopy made from wood.

  20. A row of bus stands inside the new Bishop Auckland bus station. There is seating and a digital screen at each stand. A group of people is walking down the hall.

  21. Ian Watson, wearing a beige zip-up jumper, has his right fist clenched and held up in celebration after South Shields' win over Buxton

  22. Lindsay McCrae in Antarctica kneeling on the snow with his broadcast camera on a tripod, with dozens of Emperor penguins behind him. McCrae is wearing a red snow suit, orange boots, black balaclava-style black hat and black mittens. He is looking at the camera.

  23. An aerial map marking out the part of land earmarked for the development of 71 homes. It borders with an existing housing development on one side, with open land on the other side.