Birmingham & Black Country

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  1. Flowers by the canal in Birmingham

  2. An elderly man with short white hair, glasses, a blue shirt, with his hands clasped, sits in a wheelchair and looks at the camera. Behind him is an old yellow car with a black roof.

  3. Three police officers sat in classroom chairs wearing virtual reality goggles

  4. A mural on a brick wall of Black Sabbath band members

  5. Artist Tom Hicks, who is wearing a blue T-shirt and dark coat, is standing next to his sculpture You Are Here. It is a bright blue and pink metal structure with the names of local shops engraved on it

  6. A woman with glasses, a necklace, a long green dress, and a man with glasses and a green tuxedo, sit on a light grey sofa with their son, who is wearing a green waistcoat and suit, and daughter, who is wearing a green dress. All four of them are smiling. A plant is behind the man's right shoulder. Curtains behind them are grey and have white stars on them.

  7. Generic Google Streetview of Glebefields Primary School. A green hedge borders the left side of the school, with a green fence surrounding most of it, A cul-de-sac lies in front

  8. Three immigration officers putting handcuffs on a man. He has dark skin and is wearing a green jacket. There is an e-bike behind him. His face has been blurred so we do not know who he is.

  9. Ozzy Osbourne on stage with his arms outstretched and a big open-mouthed grin

  10. Tippa Naphtali wearing a red, blue and white checked shirt with a black waistcoat holds his arms out to present the new mural of his brother. The mural shows the face of Benjamin Zephaniah in reds and oranges in front of a green background.

  11. An Avanti West Coast train

  12. Crowds gather at a stage with artists playing. Signs on either side of the stage say "Mostly Jazz, Funk and Soul Festival". Orange lights are flashing as the crowd plays

  13. A computer-generated image showing groups of people standing in a public area with a large blue stadium behind them. The stadium has the word "Blues" on in white letters. There are trees and steps around them.

  14. Peggy – a pug and Chinese crested cross dog - sits on a sofa which has a green blanket on it. Two purple cushions which say Birmingham Dogs Home are on the sofa, next to a small blue sign which says thank you on it in yellow letters, with illustrations of dogs on it. Peggy wears a light grey harness with illustrations of Highland cow faces on it.

  15. Sam Allardyce is painted on the side of a white wall wearing a dark navy blue suit eating orange chips out of a white paper bag.

  16. Farzana Kauser with blonde hair in a ponytail and a black top, stood in front of a grey background for her mugshot.

  17. five police officers crowded around a living room window looking at where two gunshots have penetrated the glass

  18. A man with dark hair wearing a black and white T-shirt.

  19. A bald man, who is wearing a dark blue coat with the hood down, has his mouth partially open as he stands in front of a wall.

  20. Hannah Hampton in a green football kit cheering with her knees bent and fists scrunched in celebration

  21. Vinnie, who has short brown hair and wears a purple school uniform, smiles at the camera in front of a painted multi-colour mural.

  22. Prince Albert Jacob, known as Jake, proudly wears his RAF beret along with a white shirt and blue tie, jumper and suit.

  23. A smiling Mayar Yahia wears a yellow dress and beaded plaits. She is sitting in front of a cake which says Happy Birthday Mayar

  24. Neil Shastri-Hurst during the Prime Minister's Questions at the House of Commons in London. He is stood in front of other MPs who are seen in the background. He is holding a piece of paper in his left hand and gesturing with his right.