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  1. Artist Rebecca Louise Law standing beside red and yellow flowers suspended from the ceiling, Her grey hair is pulled back and she is wearing an orange top. She has blue eyes and is smiling slightly at the camera.

  2. Presenter Jeff Stelling watching Hartlepool United v Yeovil

  3. Community caretakers Liam Price, Simone Widdowson, Jonathan Bannister, Alex Tarling, Samantha Wilson and Karl Carr with Executive Member for Environment and Sustainability Councillor Peter Gavigan and Mayor Chris Cooke at Pallister Park. The community caretakers are wearing blue shirts and trousers, with orange vests. Peter Gavigan and Chris Cooke are wearing trousers, white shirts and jackets.

  4. A member of Redcar Model Boat Club is sailing a mini vessel in the refilled section of the lake. He is wearing an orange jumper, jeans and a black cap. A white mini boat is sailing in the water. A group of people, including two children are looking on. There are parked cars on the grassland next to the lake.

  5. Two excavators are parked among piles of rubbish which includes bags of sand, wood, rubble and piles of wheelbarrows. The vehicle in the foreground is orange. A yellow digger in the background is parked on a large pile of rubbish. Both have long pneumatic arms, the orange one has a grabber and the the yellow one a digging claw.

  6. 🎧 72+: Championship season preview

    72+: The EFL Podcast

    "The amount of new managers coming into the league this year, I have never seen anything like it".

    Aaron Paul and Jobi McAnuff are joined by special guests Tommy Smith and Alex Bruce to preview the 2025-26 Championship season.

    They discuss a range of topics including assessing chances of sides coming down from the Premier League, who the contenders might be for the top six and take a deep dive of each of the sides promoted from League One.

    Listen to the full episode of 72+ and more on BBC Sounds.

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  7. First game a 'pinch-me moment' for Edwards

    Rob Edwards 'really excited' for opening Boro game

    Middlesbrough head coach Rob Edwards has admitted he is "really excited" to lead out his new side in their opening game of the Championship season when they host Swansea City on Saturday (15:00 BST).

    Edwards joined Boro on a three-year deal back in June, and told BBC Radio Tees that it will be a proud moment for him to take charge.

    "I am really excited. If somebody had said to me years ago that I'd be the head coach of this club and leading them out, it is a pinch me moment," he said.

    "We want to make it a winning week. There has been a really good blend of clear messages and a fun, relaxed environment this week.

    "Of course it would be great [to start with a win], but it is the one thing that we can't guarantee. Hopefully we see a really good performance full of hard work."

    This week the club announced the signing of defender Callum Brittain on a four-year deal and Edwards added: "I think he is a brilliant player, I really do. I think over the past couple of years in this league he has proven to be the most consistent right-back.

    "He has got a brilliant attitude, he has got leadership qualities and has a real appetite to want to join us and play for us."

    Listen to the full BBC Radio Tees interview with Edwards here via BBC Sounds.

  8. 'A season of consolidation and transition ahead?'

    Are Boro on for a season of transition?

    "It has been a rather slow summer. From the Coventry game at the end of last season to now, it feels like things have been moving at a glacial pace."

    Ahead of Middlesbrough's opening game of the new season at home to Swansea on Saturday (15:00 BST) Boro fan Chris Saunders joined BBC Radio Tees' Rob Law to look ahead to the new campaign.

    "I felt that after the absolute trainwreck that was last season, I had to detox from it all, but I'm so pleased it is back," Saunders said.

    "I have no expectations of us doing anything this season. I think it will be a season of consolidation and transition.

    "That feeling could change depending on the incomings and outgoings between now and the end of the window, however, as it stands, I haven't seen a squad this ill-prepared for a season in a long time."

    Listen to the BBC Radio Tees season preview in full via BBC Sounds.

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  9. Marti Cifuentes (left), John Mousinho (centre) and Will Still (right)

  10. Mugshot of Conn. He has a thick dark beard and short dark hair and his mouth is slightly open giving his face a glazed expression

  12. Pick of the stats: Middlesbrough v Swansea City

    Side-by-side of Middlesbrough and Swansea City club badges

    Rob Edwards makes his league debut as Middlesbrough head coach on Saturday (15:00 BST) as they host Swansea City.

    The former Luton Town boss was appointed in June following the dismissal of Michael Carrick and will have promotion expectations on his shoulders after the club failed to break into the top six last season.

    Meanwhile, the Swans will be hoping to reap revenge on the Teesside club for last year's opener, which Boro won with a penalty.

    • Middlesbrough have won each of their last five home league games against Swansea City, with four of those victories coming via a one-goal margin.

    • Swansea City won their last league game against Middlesbrough and will be looking to win successive matches against Boro for the first time since June 2020.

    • Middlesbrough beat Swansea on MD1 of the last Championship season and will be looking to win back-to-back opening matches of a league season for the first time since 1994.

    • Swansea have failed to win any of their last four opening day fixtures (D2 L2), with both defeats during that time coming on the road via one-goal margin.

    • Middlesbrough's Riley McGree has struck three goals across his prior five league appearances against Swansea, his most against any side in the EFL.

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  13. A side-by-side of Birmingham City's Chris Davies pointing and Ipswich Town's Kieran McKenna applauding

  14. Louise Penders wearing a yellow jumper and a black lanyard. She has her brown hair tied back and is smiling in from of a board that says "Durham" in red letters

  15. A section of the Linthorpe Road cycle lane which is marked by a solid white line and black and white poles. Cars can be seen to the left of the cycle lane.

  16. Hartlepool goalkeeper Harvey Cartwright

  17. A street view of Portchester Close. It is a curved street with newly built detached houses.

  18. Brittain looking to offer 'something different'

    Callum Brittain applauding fans at full timeGetty Images

    Middlesbrough defender Callum Brittain hopes he can bring "something different" to his new team.

    The 27-year-old arrived this week on a four-year deal from fellow Championship side Blackburn Rovers.

    "He [Rob Edwards] just loves my energy, up and down on that right hand side," Brittain told BBC Radio Tees.

    "I think it's a bit different to what the rest of the lads have been playing as I am very direct on the ball, I like to cross the ball and get it in the box.

    "Obviously there is the defensive side as well, trying to be as aggressive as I can, I like to be front footed, and love one-to-one defending as well."

    Looking ahead to what the season has in store, Brittain added: "We have to create an atmosphere inside the changing room. We all have to pull in the same direction and work for each other.

    "There is lots of quality in this dressing room and I think if we play with freedom and on the front foot, we can create a lot of chances this season."

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  20. Mike Young has a dark beard that is greying and grey hair. He wears glasses and smiles at the camera. He is wearing a brown suit jacket and beige jumper.

  21. (Left to right) Birmingham striker Jay Stansfield, Sheffield United midfielder Gustavo Hamer, Ipswich head coach Kieran McKenna and Coventry boss Frank Lampard.

  22. Michael Webb has square black glasses and close shaved hair. He is wearing a blue top and is sitting in the cockpit of an old RAF aircraft.

  23. A white car with two black cameras mounted on top. Stickers printed on the side read: "Mobile CCTV Enforcement Vehicle" and "Keeping you Community Safe". The Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council logo is also printed on the car door, as is an icon depicting a camera.

  24. Rob Darby is posing by a stone column with a sign on it that reads: "Hart". He is wearing a red padded coat and has short white hair. He is smiling slightly at the camera.