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    1. A person in a large bull costume with a white t-shirt doing a star jump in front of a square sign which reads Birmingham 2026, with the empty blue seats of a sports stadium in the background

    • A close-up of the rear of a red Lamborghini sports car, showing the tail lights, exhaust pipe and Lamborghini badge.

    • An ariel view of where the bomb was detonated.

    • An officer wears a yellow high-vis jacket with the words Greater Manchester Police on the back.

    • Birmingham skyline showing high-rise buildings. in the foreground is building work as part of the HS2 project

    • A headshot of Tina Ion. She has long brown hair and is wearing red lipstick.

    • The side of a Met Police van with stickers in blue and hi-viz yellow marked Metropolitan Police

    • A metal statue of a stag that stands at the university is installed on top of a stone base which says "University of Surrey" on it. There is a person riding a bike in the background through a green, open space.

    • The image is a close-up photograph of the front of a white vehicle, with a blue private hire license plate mounted on the bumper area. The plate reads PRIVATE HIRE in large white capital letters at the top right. On the left side, it displays the logo and name NORTH YORKSHIRE COUNCIL. In the middle of the plate, printed in large black characters on a white background, is the identifier: 302C.

    • A woman holding a black and white t-shirt with the words Festival of Cats. She is standing against a series of artwork that feature cats.

    • Moorland from the air

    • Aaron Agbanu speaks in front of microphone on a lectern. He wears a black graduation hat and robe with a blue caped strap across his tie. He is inside the grand interior of Chester Cathedral.

    • A middle-aged South Asian woman in a green and black headscarf

    • A composite image of two women each holding a tote bag in front of them. The other image features a colouring book, texters, a drawing board, a ball and a pair of dark glasses.

    • A woman with her dark hair pulled back and a nose ring faces the camera in an outdoor setting, wearing a blue top under a dark fleece. The background is softly blurred, showing signage, light-colored structures, and greenery in bright daylight.

    • A town crier in traditional costume in a town square ringing a bell in a square with a stone plinth behind him.

    • Prof Alexander Betts receiving his certificate, in academic dress and wearing a medal, next to an unnamed woman who has a dark blue suit with a Guinness World Records badge on it.

    • A man with grey hair and glasses and a black bow tie standing next to Robbie Williams

    • People queue outside Stansted airport departures area in the sunshine.

    • A boy sitting next to his mother on a wooden picnic bench. They are smiling and holding hands.

    • Peter Kay is wearing a black polo shirt under a black jacket and smiling at the camera.

    • A mug shot of a man with long grey hair, blue eyes, wearing a navy jumper with white stripes and a jacket.

    • Close-up of 'POLICE' marking written on the back of a hi-visibility stab proof vest worn by a trio of police officers at the scene of an incident.

    • The wheel is white and looks large. It is set in a grassy square lined with houses. A lorry has a extendable metal arm leaning towards the wheel and the base is surrounded by metal fencing.