Birmingham & Black Country

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  1. An area in front of a small block of flats is cordoned off with blue and white police tape. There is a police officer in a black hat and fluorescent yellow vest guarding the tape. A forensic officer in a full white suit is looking inside a black car

  2. A huge brown bridge structure with a lattice type pattern on the top. It is on a site with vans parked, shipping containers and machinery. On the left is a railway line and in the background are high rise buildings.

  3. Samantha Panton smiling for the camera. She is in her cafe. There is flowery wallpaper behind her. We can see a menu and some salt and pepper shakers blurred out in the background. She has long blonde hair and is wearing a colourful pink and white top.

  4. A woman with curly dark hair and black eyeliner, wearing a grey turtleneck, looks at the camera. The West Midlands Police logo is at the bottom right of the picture.

  5. A view of a school with white gates outside it. A blue sign saying 'Welcome to St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School and Nursery' is visible, as is a yellow 'No stopping' sign which has times on it.

  6. A re-created £20 note, featuring Ozzy in profile, with his trademark long hair and purple sunglasses. He is face an illustration of a sea of industrial chimneys with dark smoke rising from them.

  7. A black and white photo of a young woman with short dark curly hair. She wears a cardigan with white collar sleeves and stands in front of a brick building with a black fence.

  8. A generic image of unidentified primary school pupils holding their hands up while wearing blue sweatshirts.

  9. A woman with black shoulder-length hair wearing a black and white top smiles at the camera. She stands in a office near the counters.

  10. A woman with brown hair and a blue shirt, stands in the living room of an apartment.

  11. A woman with curly dark hair and black eyeliner, wearing a grey turtleneck, looks at the camera. The West Midlands Police logo is at the bottom right of the picture.

  12. A man with grey hair wearing a light green t-shirt lies in a hospital bed, propped up against a pillow. He is looking upwards.

  13. Mugshot of Aimee Betro with plaits in her blonde hair and black glasses

  14. An advertising campaign shows a billboard with the slogan "Floorida". The poster has an image of someone sleeping on the ground, on a pavement, and reads "minimalist 0* stay in heart of the city". It has a made-up company name called Street Escapes.

  15. Ali Durrani looking at the camera. He is wearing a Rab outdoor jacket which is dark blue with a yellow zip. He is in a park and there is lots of shrubbery and greenery surrounding him. He is stood near a fence which has black graffiti on it.

  16. Footage captures Betro possibly in a shop with baggage. She has headphones on over a blue jacket and patterned dress.

  17. An aerial view of the fire at the waste depot. A large rectangular building has got blackened, charred areas and there is smoke billowing from the roof. Lorries are parked around the site with waste management equipment.

  18. A woman in a wheelchair looking at a car parked in front of a dropped kerb.

  19. A blonde woman wearing a pink shirt smiling inside of a shopping centre

  20. A black and white timber building covered in scaffolding is surrounded by hedges and trees in a park.

  21. Graham Cockerill is seen in a police mugshot. He has receding white hair and a beard and he is glaring at the camera. He is wearing a dark puffer jacket with fur around the edge of the hood.

  22. Two women sit opposite each other looking at a laptop screen and an iPad device. They are in an open-plan office with windows behind them as well as chairs and a desk.

  23. A barn owl perched on a branch

  24. A composite image of the mugshots of three men. All have very short dark hair