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  1. The two members of the band Benefits, Robbie Major and Kingsley Hall, close up and staring at the camera with pensive, penetrating expressions. Robbie Major is wearing a green t-shirt with white stripes down the arms and has chin-length hair, a beard and moustache. Kingsley Hall has short hair and is clean shaven with a slight five o'clock shadow. He's wearing an open-neck black shirt and has his chin lifted, giving the impression he's looking down on the viewer.

  2. Boro must back Carrick - McAnuff

    Middlesbrough boss Michael CarrickRex Features

    Michael Carrick was appointed Boro boss in October 2022

    Middlesbrough should stick with Michael Carrick and back their head coach to get them into the Championship play-off places this season, according to former Reading, Watford and Crystal Palace winger Jobi McAnuff.

    Boro have lost five of their past six games and are in 11th place, four points outside the top six - albeit with a game in hand on all of the clubs above them.

    But chairman Steve Gibson is reportedly keen to see Carrick stay despite their miserable run.

    "I don't think there will be any value in getting rid of Michael Carrick," McAnuff told BBC's Football Daily 72+: The EFL Podcast.

    "They have had a couple of tough games of late, against Sheffield United and Sunderland. In the Sunderland game they were fantastic for 30 minutes and should have put the game to bed.

    "But under Michael Carrick there has always been an inconsistency - not just from game to game - but actually in the 90 minutes itself.

    "And it's been a really poor run, losing to Preston and Portsmouth and Watford away.

    "If you want to get in the play-offs these are games you have to win. There's no two ways about that so I understand the pressure and the speculation but you have to give him time."

    Middlesbrough were fifth following their win over Hull City on New Year's Day and Carrick has been surprised by their slip down the table.

    "I thought they would have a real good season this time out," McAnuff added. "They had a positive end to last season after a difficult start.

    "I think if they don't finish in the play offs it will be a really disappointing season, but he has to be given the opportunity to get them in the play-offs - and potentially get them promoted that way."

    You can listen to the full Football Daily 72+: The EFL Podcast on BBC Sounds.

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  4. A police van parked alongside a mountain rescue van. Mountain rescuers can be seen in front of the vans in red jackets with police officers in black standing in a separate group. Moorland can be seen behind the vans which stretches beyond the horizon.

  5. Bella sat at a restaurant table eating a dessert. She is wearing a flowery dress and has long wavy light-brown hair.

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  7. Inside the Empire's auditorium which has red seats and red walls. There is a balcony with additional seating.

  8. Leeds United's Largie Ramazani in action against Sheffield United and Burton Albion manager Gary Bowyer

  9. Pick of the stats: Bristol City v Middlesbrough

    Bristol City and Middlesbrough club badges

    Bristol City welcome Middlesbrough to Ashton Gate on Friday night (19:45 GMT) for a clash between two sides hoping to make the Championship play-offs.

    The Robins are eighth, two points off the top six, but have won just two of their past seven games (D3 L2).

    A run of four straight defeats for Boro and only two wins from their previous 11 matches (D4 L5) has seen them slip to 11th, four points behind West Bromwich Albion in sixth.

    • Bristol City have won each of their past three league games against Middlesbrough, last enjoying a longer winning run against Boro between 2012 and 2017 (five wins).

    • Middlesbrough have failed to win any of their past three away league games against Bristol City (D1 L2), conceding 2+ goals in each. Boro last failed to win on more visits to Ashton Gate between 1977 and 1993 (seven games).

    • Bristol City have won five of their past six home league games (L1), keeping four clean sheets during that time.

    • Middlesbrough have lost each of their past three away league games and will be looking to avoid losing four in succession for the first time since September 2023 (a run of five).

    • Across Middlesbrough's past five Championship games, they've scored with four of their 23 shots from outside the box (17%) but only scored with two of their 42 shots from inside the box (5%).

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  11. The entrance to Sheffield's Millennium Gallery. A revolving door at the front of a glass and concrete building.

  12. A University Hospital of North Tees building which is surrounded by scaffolding. The building is bricked and has very dated panels.

  13. A red brick derelict detached building, formerly the Old Station Arms, which has boarded up windows.

  14. Tommy Conway in action for Middlesbrough

  16. Artist's impression of the county council's new headquarters at the Rivergreen Centre. A series of buildings are surrounded by paving and landscaping.

  17. A black plastic stationary pot sits in front of an out-of-focus school classroom. It holds a dusty whiteboard, pairs of scissors, blue biro bens and a selection of coloured pencils.

  18. Lizzie Esau singing into a microphone on stage in front of a drummer and guitarist. She's got pink, long hair and is wearing a purple crop top and black skirt.

  19. A silver and blue TransPennine Express train on tracks. The front of the train is yellow and features a small sign in the left corner that reads "Manchester".

  20. A derelict brick building, with windows that have been boarded up and scaffolding, stands in an overgrown field.

  21. Artist's impression of the proposed Eston Precinct redevelopment showing a number of single-storey brick buildings with large glass windows and doors either side of a landscaped area. Four cars are parked in bays at the front of the area.

  22. Queen Street has a row of buildings on either side. The bottom floor consists of shop fronts - including the grey shop front for Peggy Junes. The upper floors are residential. A number of cars are parked on the road.

  23. A junction where three cars are parked closely to the turning. There is a car approaching the junction.

  24. Tim Wood in the Cleveland Mountain Rescue control vehicle. He is wearing a red waterproof jacket and a head torch, and is looking at a map on a computer screen.