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  1. A disconsolate Luca Kjerrumgaard and Vivaldo Semedo of Watford alongside a photo of Southampton boss Will Still with his head in his hands

  2. An aerial view of Durham city centre. The River Wear snakes around the catherral, houses and trees.

  3. View of two men standing in front of a large window overlooking a London street. To the left is Sir Keir Starmer wearing a dark blue suit, light shirt and blue tie and his grey hair is swept back. Richard Moss on the right has greying hair and is wearing a grey suit, light coloured shirt and purple tie. In front of each of them is a microphone on a stand.

  4. A very small baby seal lying next to a rolled up white towel in a pen. His flippers are outstretched on either side of him.

  5. People in purple jackets standing outside the hospital. Lots of people holding purple flags and holding signs: "Pay Fair".

  6. Side view of a two-storey row of flats with a police tape tied to a tree cordoning off part of the area. A police van is parked to the side. There is a large tree in front of the building and a bus stop without shelter to the right of the van. Houses can be seen further down the road.

  7. Baths Bridge is an arched concrete structure across the River Wear in Durham. It has green railings. Two people are crossing the bridge.

  8. The Suez waste facility is a large blue and grey warehouse, behind metal gates. There is a pedestrian crossing at the entrance and a green and white sign for "suez".

  9. PC Cuthbertson kneeling down next to PD Louie. PC Cuthbertson is wearing his police uniform and is holding a blue-coloured award shaped like a paw. Louie is a small black cocker spaniel and has a blue medal around his neck. They are pictured in a field.

  10. A thick layer of white foam with ripples in it can be seen completely covering the surface of a river which is in the foreground with a bridge in the background.

  11. The white exterior of The Cleveland Bay with black shutters open around the windows. A picture of a brown horse can be seen above the main entrance.

  12. Fiona and Peter are walking together. Fiona is wearing a wedding dress and Peter is wearing a light brown suit. Their son is between them, dressed as Spiderman

  13. A man in orange high vis sits on a black steam engine consisting of a large boiler, funnel, pistons and four large wheels on a section of track. Behind the engine are four black coal wagons and a covered passenger cart

  14. 'Liquid Geomotry' lights up Durham Cathedral during a preview for Lumiere 2023. The sprawling medieval stone building is illuminated in black and white vertical and horizontal stripes, reminiscent of a geometric zebra. The building and lights are reflected in water in the foreground.

  15. Six teams in Championship play-offs 'dilutes it' - Smith

    72+ EFL Pod: Blackburn bother & ballers as chocolate bars

    A potential move to take the Championship play-offs down to eighth place would damage the competition's credibility, according to former Huddersfield, Stoke and Middlesbrough defender Tommy Smith.

    The EFL board is set to discuss proposals to increase the number of teams in the end-of-season play-offs from four to six but Smith, who was promoted to the Premier League with Huddersfield via the play-offs in 2017 is not a fan of the idea.

    "It's not for me - I think it suits teams who don't really have a chance to get in the top six," he told the BBC's EFL podcast 72+.

    "From a credibility point of view the top six is there to be aimed at and you have to earn your place in it."

    The play-offs were first introduced for the 1986-87 season where sides finishing third down to fifth were involved along with the team third-from-bottom in the top flight.

    After two seasons the format was changed to be played out between teams finishing third to sixth in the second tier.

    "To finish eighth in the Championship and potentially get promoted to the Premier League it just doesn't sit right with me," added Smith.

    "Notoriously over the past years getting into the top six is tough and when you get in there after a long hard season it feels brilliant, so to make it a top eight it dilutes it."

  16. Vicky Glass smiling into the camera in a grainy photo. She has red hair tied up in a white scrunchie. She has small hooped earrings and is wearing a long sleeved black top.

  17. The headquarters of the Tees Valley Combined Authority, which is based at Teesside Airport. The entrance has wooden panels and a glass fronted entrance.

  18. Jitendra Desai, from Middlesbrough stands on the kidney ward at James Cook Hospital, he is wearing a grey hoodie with a green t-shirt.

  19. A colourful illustration depicting a large black steam engine pulling a train of wagons over a stone bridge. People can be seen in tall hats and costumes waving from the wagons

  20. Park lodge dating from 1883. Red brick building with pitched slate roof, and arches edged with sandstone across the front, with a small planted area to the front and part of a clipped lawn to one side.

  21. View of the former Debenham's store in Stockton. The cream coloured building, dating from the 1890s has high windows on three levels. On the ground floor are big display windows with posters stating "Welcome to Stockton".

  22. Edwards helped convince Sene to sign for Boro

    Sene: 'Very proud' to play for Middlesbrough

    Middlesbrough forward Kaly Sene says it was boss Rob Edwards who convinced him to sign for the club in August.

    Though the 24-year-old admits he "doesn't like to watch football," he says that he did know about Boro's reputation before signing the paperwork and it was a conversation with Edwards that helped seal his move from Lausanne-Sport.

    "I know they were in the Premier League before so it was a big club and is a big club in this moment, so when the coach called me, we had a good conversation. It is because of this I signed here," Sene told BBC Radio Tees.

    "I was very happy when he called me and we talked together.

    "For me, it's very important to have a coach who believes in you and tries to put you in the best way, helps you to be better. He's doing this not just with me but with all the team."

    The Senegalese striker joined Boro having already scored six goals in Switzerland this season and has netted his first for Middlesbrough during their 2-1 victory over West Bromwich Albion on Friday.

    "The win is most important and then the goal, so if we score and then we win, I will be more happy," he added.

    "So for me, it was a very good night and yes, I'm proud to score this first goal at home."

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

    Listen on BBC Sounds

  23. Rhys with his mouth open in a slight smile. He has short, light brown hair and is wearing white, large headphones over his ears. He is looking to the left and is wearing a grey and black polo shirt.

  24. A two carriage train pulls into a station, with another train sat at the platform beyond. Both are boxy with yellow ends and blue and grey livery with the word "northern" written on in blue letters.