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  1. A person holding a clipboard with a pen, writing on it. The paper on the clipboard has various hazardous symbols on with a bullet point check list next to it. Freight trains in a yard can be seen behind them.

  2. A selfie taken by Alex Staniforth. He has fair hair and stubble and is wearing a red top. He is standing on a Lake District fell with several other peaks visible in the background.

  3. David Cameron (right) talks with analytical chemist Dave Sargeant during a visit to GlaxoSmithKline's plant at Ulverston. Mr Cameron is wearing a suit. Mr Sargeant, who has short dark hair, is wearing a white lab coat and glasses.

  4. Wayne, Finn and Lisa O'Neil taking a selfie standing on a bridge over a river. There are lights from restaurants and bars in the background. Wayne has a bald head and stubbly beard. Young Finn has short, thick ginger hair and freckles. Lisa has long, wavy blonde hair which has been clipped back at the sides.

  5. A line of protestors outside a council building, which has high glass windows. They are holding placards and signs saying: "No gas plant dioxins" and the words "Secrecy Transparency", with the word "secrecy" crossed out.

  6. A group of DofE students wearing large hiking rucksacks walk in a drizzly wet environment in the Lake District.

  7. A tent surrounded by litter in picturesque woodland in the Lake District. There is a lot of rubbish and discarded camping equipment.

  8. A mural on a wall inviting people to take part in a survey about the library service. Graphics include a blue speech bubble containing the works "have your say in making your library fit for the future", and a cartoon of a girl sitting on top of a pile of books

  9. Front entrance of Allerdale House - a two storey building in a light stone colour, with an arched porch with double glass doors in the centre. A paved ramp with low walls on either side leads up to it.

  10. A message about Wigton Town Council - containing an expletive which has been blurred out - was carved into the grass.

  11. A red emergency rescue unit is parked beside a pier at Derwent Water. There are other boats tied up to the pier with the Lake District fells in the background.

  12. A red and black male white-faced darter dragonfly sits on a wooden brand with a green water background.

  13. A hospital bed halfway out of a ward doorway. Someone is lying in the bed covered by blue and black blankets. A corridor is on the left with doctors and staff walking down it.

  14. A straight, narrow country road near the proposed caravan park with a long line of traffic on the left hand side and fewer vehicles travelling towards the camera. The road is lined by a few trees and hedges, with wild green fields either side and mountains in the distance.

  15. Ethan and Kaelan standing on a piece of play equipment. They are leaning on the yellow railing and looking down at the camera. They look unhappy. Red and brown rust can be seen in many places on the equipment.

  16. An image of Ann Raney Coleman etched on to a flagstone. The design shows a head and shoulders image of a woman with short hair. Behind her are three men on horses and a horse-drawn cart.

  17. Black and white picture of the old waiting room probably from the 1950s or 60s. There is a counter with a woman and two children waiting to be served next to a cabinet of cakes. Several people are sat tables around the room which has an ornate vaulted ceiling.

  18. Four hen harrier chicks are standing together on the ground with their beaks open. They are all tagged.

  19. A Google street view screenshot of Netherhall School in Maryport. It is made up of several buildings, with a car park at the front and a sports pitch to the side.

  20. The former Copeland Borough Council building in Whitehaven. The building is white and ornate. A sign signifying the building was previously used as a market is displayed above the entrance.

  21. A general view of the entrance to the coroner's office in Cockermouth. There is a sign that says 'HM Coroners Service Cumbria' outside the entrance to a car park that leads to a low building.

  22. Two women and a man wearing black t-shirts with a white and green Railway Children writing and log on the front. They are standing on a station platform in front of a blue train. The woman on the left has black hair and white trousers and is smiling. The taller man has hiking poles in each hand and is wearing beige trousers. The woman on the right is younger, has long dark hair and transparent framed glasses. She is wearing beige trousers.

  23. A wild bog landscape with white plants in the foreground as well as a meadow and a large hill covered in trees in the background.

  24. A view of a village in the Yorkshire Dales, with traditional whitewash and red brick buildings, set around a village green. A heather-covered hill can be seen in the background.