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  1. A large bronze lion statue that is standing on its back legs and looks like it is about to pounce forwards. It is on top of a grey platform that reads "Aston Villa, EST 1874". A woman in a blue shirt is standing next to the platform and looking up to the lion. She has red, short hair. The statue is in front of a football stadium and two parked cars are behind a barrier.

  2. A young child with dark hair wearing a white T-shirt with coloured spots on it is smiling. He is holding a card which reads: "TODAY I AM 11," although the bottom of the card is cut off.

  3. West Midlands Mayor Richard Parker smiles at the camera, in a close-up of his face and shoulders. He stands in front of a grey board which says West Midlands Combined Authority on it.

  4. A small brown and white baby reindeer sits on some hay. There is some wood panelling and another animal just behind.

  5. Four people stood in front a construction site with a large JCB digger

  6. A police car which says 'interceptor' on it is parked diagonally across a road next to a black car which appears to have driven into black railings on a pavement. A police motorbike and police officers are behind the cars, which are on a busy road with shops.

  7. Firefighter walks away from smoke at the fire

  8. A view of the Bordesley Railway Viaduct with two trains on the tracks and the sun setting in the background.

  9. 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.

  10. A thick plume of smoke in the sky above buildings and trees.

  11. People walking down a high street with lots of stalls on the left and shops on the right.

  12. A brick building with a blue gate. Lettering on the wall reads "Wolverhampton Crown Court".

  13. A police mugshot of a man with dark dreadlocks and a black goatee-style beard. He is wearing a black hoodie. A West Midlands Police logo has been superimposed in the corner of the picture.

  14. A man stands with a white T-shirt that reads "Burberry" across the front. He is wearing black, square sunglasses and standing in front of a white wall with a black and white picture on it.

  15. A teenage boy wearing a dark top. He has thick curly brown hair. He smiles at the camera. Behind him, there is a brown wall with the bottom of a picture frame visible.

  16. A group of ten people standing in front of a wall with blue and white patterns, and the silhouette of a person. They are smiling and have badges on their chests.

  17. Artist's impression of the new Bloxwich park play area. The drawing is colourful and shows families taking their children to the park surrounded by a green hedge outlining the perimeter of the play area. There are children playing on the playground equipment and friends walking around the park perimeter.

  18. A group of people wearing yellow high visibility jackets are stood, posing for a photograph. Two men at the front of the group are holding a shovel. In the background is fencing and a large, modern-looking building.

  19. A tram line under construction, gated off by metal barriers.

  20. Driver Abdirahman Ibrahim pursued Liam Jones after seeing him pull a wheelie on his e-motorbike

  21. An old picture of the The Futurist Cinema. It is an early example of cinema architecture with brick, stone and terracotta dressings.

  22. A man with a beard and moustache standing on a street infront of shops. He is wearing a blue collared shirt and looking at the camera

  23. A large group of people in a park wearing colourful South Asian clothing, including saris, are standing and facing a large stand in the background. To the right of the picture is a large white tent.

  24. A terraced two-storey house shows fire damage on the groundfloor, first floor outer wall, window, part of the roof. Two people in a forensic outfit are at the front door whole a police woman is guarding the property from outside a waist-high brick wall.