Birmingham & Black Country

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  1. A composite of three men's heads and shoulders. From left to right Matt Cook, Peter Drake and Karl Denning.

  2. Computer-generated image of the proposed Birmingham tower for Gas Street Basin named The Narrowhouse. The tower is seen from its narrow side rising above older houses in the city.

  3. A composite image showing a BBC reporter on the left and piles of rubbish on the right.

  4. A skip overflowing with bin bags. The street has cobbling in parts and the yellow skip has "action" stencilled on the side. A cardboard box stands in front while dozens of bin bags are piled over the skip. Behind the skip are several homes with net curtains in their front windows.

  5. BBC reporter, Josh Sandiford, on left side. Bins and piles of rubbish on right side

  6. A residential street. There are houses on either side of the road which bends to the right. There is a blue car parked on the left and trees in the distance on the right.

  7. A mugshot of a lady with blonde hair that is tied back. She is looking to the right of the image and the top of her black coat can be seen.

  8. People gather around a refuse lorry in the streets of Birmingham

  9. A police van on a residential road with a police man and police woman standing in front of the vehicle.

  10. Several people take their bins to the back of a bin lorry

  11. People queue to get their rubbish in a bin lorry, with police officer in centre

  12. The back of a bin lorry on a residential road is being filled with piles of rubbish that are mounted up on the floor. Several people are helping to move the rubbish from the floor into the truck.

  13. Jane Roche pictured with brown hair with blonde highlights in it. She is smiling slightly and wearing a blue roll-neck jumper.

  14. The image is pointing upwards with a tall, dark-coloured sign with the silver Jaguar logo above the green Land Rover logo in the foreground. Above the sign is blue sky dotted with white clouds.

  15. A black and white photo of a boy looking into the camera. He has short hair and wears a waistcoat which is open to show his chest.

  16. Councillor Pete Lowe takes part in a political debate wearing a red Labour election rosette. There is a name card and a bottle of water and a plastic cup in front of him. He is holding a hand up as he speaks to make a point.

  17. The exterior of the Council House, headquarters of Birmingham City Council. The building has four flagpoles outside it, and comprises of a series of columns and a large archway above the entrance which is lit up by yellow spotlights.

  18. Mohammed Kasim Khan and Imaan Coley seen in police mugshots.

  19. Two police officers stand in a road. They are wearing black police uniform and hats. There is a police van with yellow and blue on the side, and the word POLICE written on the side.

  20. A row of green bins at the edge of the pavement. There are patches of grass in between each bin.

  21. Stash of illegal cigarettes in bags and boxes uncovered during the raid in Boston.

  22. Dimeji Ode sitting on a sofa with a rack of his Dode clothing in the back. He wears a black baseball cap with the word "Dode" on it and wears a black top with "Dode" written on it in blue. His has black trousers with a grey vertical stripe. He looks into the camera and has a short goatee beard and moustache.

  23. Chanel Walsh standing near a pub garden. There are benches behind her and there is a St. Georges flag on the roof. Behind her there is a shelter.

  24. A woman kneels and arranges red roses around a candle as floral tributes are left for Jahziah Coke.