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  1. A aerial view of the Stadium of Light and the Beacon of Light in Sunderland. The stadium is a bowl shape with a white roof. A section of the playing surface and the red and white seats of two of the stands can be seen. People are milling around the car parks and pathways that surround the ground.

  2. The run-down former Stanley Board School on Stanley's Front Street in County Durham.

  3. Seven nurses standing outside the tribunal centre in Newcastle. They are wearing smart outfits and serious expressions.

  4. Edwards on Conway penalty call and Wrexham success

    Edwards: 'Wrexham achievements special'

    Middlesbrough boss Rob Edwards said he has received an apology from PGMOL after referee Thomas Kirk did not award Tommy Conway a penalty kick during their 1-0 win against Sheffield Wednesday.

    The forward was brought down following a heavy challenge from Owls goalkeeper Joe Lumley, however, Kirk waved away any penalty appeals.

    "I've had a conversation with [the referee manager in the Championship] Kevin Friend on it, and it was a really good, open honest one, and they realised it should have been a penalty," Edwards told BBC Radio Tees.

    "You can accept it now because no real harm was done. People are human beings, they can make mistakes, but I just felt like that was a clear one."

    Boro meet Wrexham on Saturday (15:00 BST), with the potential to top the league should Coventry City falter in their lunchtime fixture against Watford.

    The Red Dragons have enjoyed three successive promotions under current boss Phil Parkinson, and while the Welsh side have not yet emerged as contenders to make it a fourth, Edwards has plenty to admire about the club.

    "What Phil has done, I'm not sure anyone has done that. It's incredible what he's done from a managerial point of view," Edwards said.

    "It's pretty special what they've achieved there."

    Listen to the full interview with Edwards and more Middlesbrough content on BBC Sounds.

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  5. A photo of a street with light-coloured stone buildings. The focus is a shop with a grey front and large windows which is behind a blue car to the right of the photo and a bus stop in front of it

  6. Pick of the stats: Middlesbrough v Wrexham

    Side-by-side of Middlesbrough and Wrexham club badges

    Middlesbrough and Wrexham will meet for the first time ever in the English Football League when they face off at the Riverside on Saturday (15:00 BST).

    For Boro, victory could see them back at the apex should Coventry City fail to get a result earlier in the day against Watford.

    Wrexham will not be able to escape the midtable with an additional three points to their name but they would begin a winning streak having beaten Oxford United last time out - and defeating Middlesbrough is something boss Phil Parkinson would love to add to his CV.

    • This is the first ever league meeting between Middlesbrough and Wrexham – it's the first time Middlesbrough are facing a side for the first time since January 2021, winning 3-1 vs Wycombe.

    • Wrexham and Middlesbrough last faced in December 1999 in the FA Cup, with the Welsh side winning 2-1 thanks to goals from Robin Gibson and Darren Ferguson.

    • Middlesbrough have won eight of their last 11 home league matches (D2 L1), with their only defeat in this run coming against last season's champions Leeds in April.

    • After losing their last away league game 1-0 to Stoke, Wrexham will be looking to avoid recording consecutive defeats on the road for just the third time since returning to the EFL in 2023 (January 2025 and a run of three in February 2024).

    • Wrexham manager Phil Parkinson has lost all four of his previous league meetings with Middlesbrough, losing both games in 2017-18 and 2018-19 with Bolton, failing to score in any match.

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  7. Seven nurses standing outside the tribunal centre in Newcastle. They are wearing smart outfits and serious expressions.

  8. Former Middlesbrough and Ipswich Town defender Mick McNeil standing with his hands on his hips

  9. Venator's site in Greatham. It is a two-storey brown brick building with a blue and red Venator sign at the front and another on the building between the ground and first floors.

  10. Head and shoulder view of the Reverend James Harvey who has short greying hair and is wearing a grey checked jacket over a black top with a collar. He is standing in the aisle of a church, with pews to either side and an arch with the altar and stained glass window behind him.

  11. A blonde-haired woman smiles as she dances in an illuminated room. She is wearing headphones.

  12. Two seal pups. One is in the foreground and slightly out of focus while the other in the background is in focus. They are grey and have large black eyes.

  13. 'Job done' for Edwards after win at Wednesday

    Rob Edwards clenches his fist towards Middlesbrough fans at the end of their win over Sheffield WednesdayPA Media

    Only once have Middlesbrough collected more points from their first 11 games than Rob Edwards' side

    Middlesbrough head coach Rob Edwards says it was a case of "job done" after their narrow win at troubled Sheffield Wednesday.

    Morgan Whittaker's sixth minute goal proved enough although only a series of saves from Owls debutant goalkeeper Joe Lumley prevented the visitors from finishing the game off.

    Without that buffer, Edwards was just pleased that those missed chances did not prove costly.

    "We got the job done in the end," he told BBC Radio Tees. "All that mattered was the three points, not really how we did it.

    "We didn't get the second goal, which I think we deserved and that always kept them in it, always kept them believing they were one moment away from something.

    "So I was really pleased to keep the clean sheet and the win in the end."

  14. Four women stand outside an office building holding a pink and purple banner with the slogan "Safe spaces for women" written in large white letters.

  15. The police officers dressed in black uniform and wearing navy helmets break down the door of a house. The pieces of the door have been smashed into the hallway of the red brick terraced property. A green garden hedge is visible in the foreground.

  16. Tom Allan standing at the side of roadworks on Ladgate Lane. He has short grey hair and is wearing a blue coat. His right arm is raised and pointing towards temporary traffic lights. A number of cars are travelling through the roadworks.

  17. Four speedway riders on their motorbikes on a dirt track. They are in blue overalls wearing helmets and goggles. Behind you can see the crowd watching on.

  18. A head and shoulders picture of Margaret Stone with the bell from the ship, The Masonic, in a display case at Brightlingsea Museum

  19. Jane Galliford, a blonde-haired woman wearing a black jumper with Maxi's Mates written on it along with a paw logo. She is standing in front of the charity's kennels, which each have a dog inside.

  20. A Cleveland Police van is parked between two rows of terraced houses, with a grass area separating them. There is police tape cordoning off the scene.

  21. Rob Edwards clapping Middlesbrough supporters at the end of their 2-1 victory over Ipswich

  22. Entrance sign at Ropner Park. It has a map of the site. It stands alongside grassed areas and trees.

  23. Wellfield School in Wingate, County Durham. A circular area of shrubbery stands in front of black metal fencing and gates. Behind it is a two-storey glass and brick structure. The entrance has an overhanging, silver coloured roof. Just behind the fence is a large purplish blue sign containing the school's name and badge.

  24. Hartlepool council leader Pamela Hargreaves, Lyndsay Hogg and MP Jonathan Brash are all standing next to a small wooden box filled with books. The box has a glass front with the Penguin Books logo on it.