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  1. Jane Roche pictured with brown hair with blonde highlights in it. She is smiling slightly and wearing a blue roll-neck jumper.

  2. An artist's impression submitted as part of a planning application for a new building at a facility in Stafford. It shows a large building with a lorry in front of it.

  3. Presenter Lee Blakeman is wearing a red nose and holding two Red Nose Day branded balloons. He is stood against a purple BBC Radio Stoke branded backdrop.

  4. A road junction, with rows of terraced houses and a wide pavement that has red paint covering a section of it.

  5. Football player Oliver Finney. He is wearing a blue Hartlepool United shirt and is stood on a football pitch.

  6. A black and white image showing hundreds of people gathered at Piccadilly Circus in London, with Union Jack flags flying from some buildings.

  7. A cobbled courtyard surrounded by brick-built buildings and historical bottle ovens. There are a number of outbuildings and piles of coal located alongside the bottle ovens.

  8. Sophia Baker - a woman wearing glasses, a blue patterned dress and black lanyard - is stood next to a pink and green banner which outlines the services of charity she runs.

  9. A woman with blonde hair smiles at the camera. She is wearing a white polo shirt with a name badge and a green lanyard around her neck. Behind her is a shelf with plants on it

  10. A gun, with a ruler below and above to measure its size. It is black, with metal visible as some of the paint has chipped off.

  11. A paramedic transports a woman on a stretcher to an ambulance. She has her hand on her head. The ambulance doors are open.

  12. Rob Barber, chief fire officer for Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service, is stood against a wood-panelled wall in his uniform.

  13. Veronica Ash and her husband are smiling for the camera. Ms Ash is wearing a patterned top and her husband is wearing a black suit jacket and a white shirt.

  14. A man stands next to stainless steel containers and tanks.

  15. Gateshead v Tamworth

  16. The side of a rural road showing bunches of flowers propped up against a tree. The hedge to the right, between the road and a field, appears to have been damaged.

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    Richard Burrows seen in a police mugshot. He is wearing a blue shift and peering at the camera. He has short white hair

  18. The yellow bonnet of a police car, with the word police in reverse lettering.

  19. 🎧 Millwall loss a massive sucker-punch

    "It's a massive sucker-punch to what seemed like a promising week. It's annoying that a game has been decided by that. It's just a tough one to take."

    Stoke City fan and host of the Potterlytics podcast, George Weaver, joins BBC Radio Stoke presenter Lucas Yeomans to discuss the Potters' last-gasp defeat by Millwall at The Den.

    You can listen to the full episode of A Cold Wet Tuesday Night podcast on BBC Sounds.

  20. A brick wall outside Staffordshire Police headquarters. The wall has the force's badge on it, a silver star shamed symbol with a red crown and a silver rope on a green background, and the wording 'Welcome to Staffordshire Police'

  21. Bocat left frustrated by late Millwall defeat

    Stoke's Eric Bocat in action passing the ballRex Features

    Stoke City left-back Eric Bocat says the last-gasp defeat at Millwall was a frustrating way to finish domestic matters before the international break.

    Mihailo Ivanovic's controversial 94th minute penalty meant the Potters lost their second successive away game in stoppage time with Mark Robins' side now hovering precariously above the relegation zone by just one point.

    "I don't think we could have done better than this because we stuck together all game long, we defended together, but that is football," the 25-year-old told BBC Radio Stoke.

    "Last week against Coventry away it was the same – at the end of the game we conceded a goal at the end and came back home with zero points.

    "Yeah, really frustrating, it is what it is but we have to stay focused and keep working together.

    "We have a really good team that can hurt anybody in this league. We have eight games now to secure this team in this league."

  22. Stoke-on-Trent South MP Allison Gardner, wearing glasses and a black suit jacket, is stood talking to two men, one is wearing a light-coloured jacket and the other is wearing a purple hoodie.

  23. A medical professional holds the hand of an elderly person. Both are wearing face masks. The elderly person is wearing a light peach-coloured shirt and the medical professional is wearing a white top and has a stethoscope around their neck.

  24. A woman with long grey hair and glasses is wearing a grey hoodie and holding a blue mug. She is standing in front of shelves containing board games and gaming models.