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  1. A huge pile of bin bags on a residential street. There are dozens of refuse sacks with terraced homes in the background.

  2. A man wearing a beige top and blue jeans with his sleeves rolled up as he is donates blood. he is holding a bag of blood with wires coming in and out of his arm.

  3. A close-up of a fluffy duckling scratching under its chin with its left foot

  4. Two women stand next to each other, smiling at the camera. The woman on the left has black hair, scraped back, and is wearing a black shirt with yellow and blue flowers on it, and black glasses. The woman on the right has long curly blonde hair and is wears a colourful patterned top.

  5. A young woman lies on a bed.. Her white clothes and pillow are in stark contrast to the dark background.

  6. A computer-generated image of what the aquarium would look like. It is a long cylinder shaped glass tank stretching from floor to ceiling, filled with lots of colourful fish. There are areas to sit around it, and large jellyfish models hanging from the ceiling.

  7. A generic image taken from inside a bus features a stop button. Houses visible through windows in the background are blurred.

  8. Kevin is bald and wearing black sunglasses, he is wearing a black t-shirt with a bin bag fashioned into a top, over the top of it. He is holding a calendar that says "rats as big as cats". In the background behind him there is a pile of black bin bag with rubbish scattered on the pavement

  9. A close up of a yellow average speed camera resting on a grey pole, against a blue sky

  10. A woman with long blonde hair and black-rimmed glasses stands in front of a railing with lights and bright decorations in the background. She is wearing a black top underneath what looks like a black leather jacket.

  11. A crowded street, filled with people protesting against the Birmingham bin strikes. They are holding flags and placards. The sky is bright blue in the background.

  12. Blue and pink lights of emergency services vehicles are flashing, with police cars and fire engines outside a row of white buildings

  13. A large blue tram travelling through Birmingham. It has the white West Midlands Metro logo on the side, and there are large yellow, blue and white tram signs nearby

  14. A huge metal circle is protruding out of a piece of land. The metal is bronze in colour. A man in an orange high-vis jacket and grey helmet is poking his head out with his thumb up in the air. He is holding a Donegal flag, which is green and orange.

  15. The image shows a square at dusk with trees and walkways through it leading to several building with shops on lower floors and living space above.

  16. A group of 11 people, including police officers in uniform, stand and kneel on a stretch of grass, smiling at the camera. Three dogs are in the photo, with leads held by three police officers in uniform who kneel on the ground. An orange tent is behind them.

  17. A visualisation of a proposed design for Curzon Street station in Birmingham. It shows a building with a curved roof, a pedestrian area and people walking around.

  18. A man wearing black walks past black bin bags piled up on a residential street, with terraced houses on either side.

  19. A police car in the foreground of the image, which shows a road on the left and the right. A white car and other vehicles further away are behind police tape on the right.

  20. Betty Hollingbery wears a pair of sunglasses, a light blue jumper and a scarf. She has grey hair and is sitting in a wheelchair. Behind her is a VE Day banner with a Union Flag on it.

  21. Cody Fisher, a young man with blond hair, is wearing a light blue T-shirt with a dark tracksuit top over it. He is sitting at a table and smiling

  22. A red, grey and yellow Transport for Wales train on a track.

  23. Betty Harrod with care workers Colette and Sharon at Aran Court Care Home. Ms Harrod is holding the other women's hands and is surrounded by birhtday cards and gifts as well as balloons and a sign saying "100 & fabulous".

  24. A man with very short hair, a purple tie, white shirt and a grey jacket, smiles while looking to his right.