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  1. The building that will host Sunderland’s new eye hospital is covered in protective grey sheeting. NHS boards are all around the lower floor of the site. A crane is visible above the building.

  2. The crane chick standing next to one of its parents which towers above it. The older crane has long black legs and a large white body with a white, black and red head. They are standing next to a wire fence.

  3. Elderly woman stting in an armchair, smiling and holding a grey dog with shaggy ears. On either side are women, looking at her and smiling. The one of the left has short blonde hair and is wearing a red fleece, the one on the right has dark hair and is wearing a t-shirt in the same colour. Both have "Wag and Company logs, and the same logo is on a red bandana worn by the dog.

  4. View of a two-storey retail unit in red brick, with high narrow windows on the first floor. The three units on the ground floor have roller shutters over then, and a sign on the building reads: Houghton-le-Spring Library and Learning Centre.

  5. Aerial image of Sunderland city centre with Mowbray Park in the foreground.

  6. The stone Victoria Viaduct photographed from the path below. The viaduct has a series of arches and fencing, trees and shrubs run under one of them.

  7. Ben Banerjee receiving his honorary doctorate of medicine from the University of Sunderland. He is wearing an orange academic cap and gown as well as a brown military uniform. He is holding a scroll and looking into the camera.

  8. The Bears batsman Tom Latham celebrating his century against Derbyshire

  9. Kira Chathli batting

  10. Codi Yusuf, wearing a Durham cap, in the field during a Championship match

  11. An image showing an early depiction of Lara Croft from the Tomb Raider video games. She is standing in her famous outfit consisting of a green T-shirt and beige trousers. behind her to the left is another picture of her firing two guns into the air. An explosion is taking place to her right with three silhouettes in front of the blast.

  12. Jonathan Paton cutting an autistic client's hair outside

  13. Fiona Gosling is standing on the bank of the River Wear which is bordered on on side by trees, with a green field on the other. She has brown hair, which is tied back, and is wearing a black fleece. She has an expression that shows a mixture of worry and sadness.

  14. The crenelated tower of St Cuthbert's Church emerging over a tree. The roof of the main body of the church can also be seen.

  15. Mhairi Hale is smiling as she holds the disability passport. It is a small book with red covers reading Disability Passport New College Durham. Student Emily Liddell is standing next to Mhairi and smiling slightly at her. They are both wearing glasses. Mhairi has blonde wavy hair and is wearing a navy blouse and black cardigan. Emily has long dark red straight hair and is wearing a black leather jacket and light blue t-shirt.

  16. A small stone brick building sits behind railway lines on a sunny day. There's a railway crossing to the right with trees.

  17. A CGI image shows what the residential community could look like. Blocks of flats overlooking the River Wear are interjected with green spaces. A footbridge connects the homes to the other side of the river. The homes are situated between the Stadium of Light and the Wearmouth bridge.

  18. A train window with a smashed hole in the centre of it. Above a sign reads 'not in service'.

  19. Two workers wearing high viz jackets and hard hats installing solar panels on a building's roof.

  20. The fenced off toilet block pictured in March 2025. It is a one-storey brick house with green doors and matching window seals. It is surrounded by a metal fence.

  21. A group of protesters on the pavement outside a building on a sunny day. They are holding signs that say 'stop the burn' and 'clean air for good'. One is dressed like a shark.

  22. General view of cricket being played at Chester-le-Street in Durham in front of the main pavillion

  23. The National Glass Centre is a tall building made of metal panels and glass, overlooking the River Wear. There is seating space and a cafe in front of it, with a dog walker in the distance.

  24. The new council members smiling as they line the steps in front of Durham County Hall in May 2025. It is a beige building with a lot of windows and the county crest.