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

  2. A woman with blonde hair tied back. She is smiling and wearing a black sports top over a white T-shirt. She is standing in a room with grey carpet and circular tables.

  3. Former mayor Andy Street smiles into the camera. He is wearing a blue shirt and suit with a purple tie.

  4. A woman with blonde hair to her shoulders sits in a brown and red tartan chair with her head on a blue cushion. She has a grey top with a black, red and blue flower design outlined on it. In her left hand, which is visible, she holds several pieces of paper with blue writing on them.

  5. A group of seven people, with a mix of men and women, stand in front of a derelict building on a sunny day. There is grey fencing around the building.

  6. Linda Philips, 72, and Amanda Riley, 49

  7. A knitted rat, holding a large carrot sits on top of a postbox. The words 'Rats the size of cats' has been sewn onto the topper.

  8. Alan Kennet holding up a picture of himself during 1942 in the RAF. He is wearing glasses and has a white beard.

  9. A Google street view image of some high street buildings with an old, dark brown four storey building in the centre of the frame. A "for sale" sign has been placed at the front. People can be seen walking past or sitting on public benches in the foreground.

  10. Irene Taylor looks out of the shot, has grey hair, and wearing a black hoodie. She stands in front of a flower bed and cars are behind her on the housing estate

  11. The exterior of North Staffordshire Justice Centre, a red brick building. There is grey signage with white writing that identifies the building.

  12. A man with short hair, a black scarf and dark coat, stands in front of a shelving unit which has folders and screens on it.

  13. A black Volkswagen car with a learner driver plate attached to the grill with black zip ties.

  14. A police mugshot shows a man with a shaved head and stubble. There is a West Midlands Police logo in the bottom right of the image.

  15. The group fundraising in fancy dress. From L-R, the group is dressed as Mr Blobby, Sylvester, Puff the Magic Dragon, Donald Duck and Batman. In front of them, two of the group are in the bobsled wearing helmets.

  16. Emma and John Logan out for a walk in a field. He has his tattooed arm around her. They are both smiling and posing for the camera.

  17. Amy wears glasses, a grey jumper and long brown boots. She is sat next to her 12-year-old son Cooper, a child who has brown hair and is wearing an Aston Villa top. They are sitting on a sofa in a living room looking at a book with a French door behind them. They are both smiling.

  18. Men and women are lined up singing and dancing and covered in streamers as celebratations are held on VE day in this black and white archive photograph. The women are wearing 1940s skirts, jackets and blouses and two of the men are in uniform. There are reams of streamers underfoot.

  19. A visualisation of the proposed revised design for Curzon Street Station, the HS2 station in Birmingham. Designs show a building with a wavy, curved roof, a pedestrian area with planting outside and people walking around.

  20. A person dressed as Darth Vader from Star Wars is running in front of other men and women, who are also competing but wearing shorts and T-shirts.

  21. Ken Hawkins, Portfolio Holder for Environment & Infrastructure, Albert Price’s daughter Karen, the Mayor of Solihull Shahin Ashraf MBE, and Albert’s wife Betty Price.

  22. Solihull's mayor, Councillor Shahin Ashraf, is pictured sitting in a theatre with purple velvet seats to the side and behind her. She is wearing a light pink headscarf and two large gold chains over a black jacket.

  23. A field of bluebells and trees. There is a dirt track winding throughout the field.

  24. The Shrewsbury Morris Dancers performing in the town. The women are wearing colourful pinafore dresses over white tops and the men are wearing white shifts with green Morris dancing jackets. They are dancing in a circle, facing the outside with their backs to the centre. The town, including a black and white building, is in the background.