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  2. The fluorescent yellow bonnet of a police car, with the word police in reverse letters.

  3. A huge pile of illegally dumped waste material, which appears to include housebuilding materials and tubing and various other items.

  4. A middle-aged woman with short dark hair and wearing a pale blue cardigan is holding a glass of red wine and smiling at the camera. Her other hand is on the shoulder of another woman of a similar age with shortish blonde hair, who is also smiling at the camera.

  5. Police mugshots showing Dylan Hurd Maskery and Callum Talbot. The pair are wearing grey jumpers and are standing against a white background.

  6. Scott Bryan, a man with short brown hair and a stubbly beard, is wearing a dark green t-shirt.

  7. The exterior of an observatory, with wooden benches and a telescope in the foreground. The observatory building comprises a light-coloured brick flat section and a dark-coloured brick curved section which has a silver domed roof on top.

  8. A woman stands in a corridor. She has straight brown hair. She is wearing a black and white polka dot shirt, a black apron, and a name badge that says "Victoria Key" on it.

  9. The bonnet of a police car, with the word police in reverse lettering on a yellow fluorescent panel.

  10. A black and white portrait-style photograph of a man with a moustache which curls at the ends, a side parting, and thin framed glasses. His face is angled to the left and he is gazing beyond the camera.

  11. Tom Aplin, a man with dark brown hair, is wearing a navy blue fleece jacket with the Trent Valley Trust logo on the chest. He is stood next to a colourful mural of a kingfisher.

  12. Stoke appoint Torrance as head of recruitment

    An exterior view of Stoke City's bet365 stadiumGetty Images

    Stoke City are currently 20th in the Championship table

    Stoke City have named former Southampton chief scout Ian Torrance as their new head of recruitment.

    He has spent the past year in Italy in a similar role with Serie A club Como and replaces Lee Darnbrough who left the club in February after just eight months.

    He becomes Stoke's third head of recruitment in under a year, following the departure of Jared Dublin last May after 11 months in the role.

    Torrance spent 13 years with Southampton, eventually becoming chief scout before leaving to join Como in time for their first season back in Italy's top flight.

    "We know our work in the transfer market will need to be smart, agile and diligent for us to be successful," said Stoke sporting director Jon Walters.

    "We believe Ian is the right person to help us implement that moving forward."

    Mark Robins' Potters lie 20th in the Championship table, a point clear of trouble, going into the final eight games of the season.

  13. Police mugshots of five men. Konrad Kupczyk (top left); Jack Miller (centre); Owen Lloyd (top right); Stephen Lloyd (bottom left); John Collins (bottom right).

  14. A woman and two men are standing in front of a large building alongside a large white padded figure with the word "Michelin" on a sash in front of it.

  15. Spencer has brown hair and is wearing a grey top and black coat. He is holding a white and red rugby ball. He is standing on a green rugby pitch with a rugby post behind him, that has a padded material over it with the Keele University logo on a red background

  16. A woman sat down holding a photo of a man and a woman.

  17. A woman with curly hair stands in front of a board smiling into the camera.

  18. Cars drive in both directions on the main road. The photo shows a 30mph sign for Rugeley with trees on either side of the route.

  19. Ian is wearing a black T'shirt with his firm's name and logo on and is stood behind lots of ceramic items on show at the market with crowds in the background

  20. A woman sitting on a cream sofa, with her arms folded around her stomach. the woman's face cannot be seen. She is wearing a pink jumper and beige leggings and is partly hunched over.

  21. A sheep with white wool and a black head looks directly into the camera. To its left is a lamb, looking to the right of the frame, with the same colour wool and head. They stand in a grassy field.

  22. Notts County midfielder Charlie Whitaker dives over Crewe Alexandra goalkeeper Filip Marchall leg during the match between the two sides

  23. A black and white portrait-style photograph of a man with a moustache which curls at the ends, a side parting, and thin framed glasses. His face is angled to the left and he is gazing beyond the camera.

  24. A man with short brown hair looks into the camera. He wears a white shirt and a dark suit jacket.