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  1. An image of the night sky taken on a long exposure which shows it criss-crossed with dotted streaks from satellites moving through the sky. At the bottom of the image a dark line of trees is silhouetted while you can also see the stars and bright light of the milky way in the image.

  2. The hands of a chef pluck green mrenda (jute mallow) leaves from stalks and lets them fall into a white bowl underneath.

  3. A woman sitting in a field wearing a blue top and a purple scarf

  4. A car wing mirror and a flooded street

  5. Crowds of people at a festival. Many are holding umbrellas or wearing raincoats. Food and drink stalls are on the left and right, with portaloos in the background

  6. Floodwaters after a deadly storm in Texas

  7. A woman wearing a green and black jacket and a black wooly hat holds a sign that reads "No Farmers, No Food". Behind her are stood a number of other farmers, as well as tractors lined up.

  8. A sign advising people not to enter the sea. It says no bathing or paddling until further notice.

  9. The image shows a large pipe discharging brown, foamy water into a natural body of water—likely a river or stream. This outflow looks polluted, with the murky colour and surface foam suggesting chemical or wastewater contamination. The pipe’s opening is embedded in a grassy, green area, possibly near a bank or embankment, surrounded by various plants and foliage.

  10. Flowers by the canal in Birmingham

  11. The skeleton of a large standing bird. Stood behind the bird is a woman with blonde hair who is wearing a brown shirt and beige trousers. She has a small brush in her hand and is reaching up to clean the bird's head.

  12. About a quarter of a round 17th Century wooden lantern base. In the middle is a large hole, surrounded by five smaller holes. The hole is surrounded by concentric circles until it reaches its raised edge.

  13. An aerial view of Reading, with a large glass building and the town's train station dominating the setting.

  14. A large field on fire, showing a power pylon, and wires coming out of it. There are flames in the field, smoke and burned crops. There is a red hose lying on the ground.

  15. A do not enter sign, printed on a white backing warning of danger. An image of a man has a red cross, cross him, in a red circle and a yellow and back warning sign showing a falling tree branch.

  16. George has his hands in the air and is cheering. He is wearing a check shirt and has grey hair.

  17. A group of three people gather around one of three raised beds cut into the grass of Downhorn Park. To the right there is a wildlife area with colourful poppies and other wildflowers

  18. Close up of an apple tree with a block of flats seen in the background

  19. Two tall, white wind turbines are spinning in the wind. They are in a field with a line of trees in the distance. Two people in the foreground are walking their dogs.

  20. A small tortoiseshell butterfly balances on the stalk of a purple wildflower in a meadow.

  21. A field of yellow flowers as the sun sparkles.

  22. An aerial view of some of the vineyards at Denbies Wine Estate at Dorking

  23. Steffan Aquarone pictured facing towards the camera. He is wearing an orange fluorescent jacket, and PPE including gloves, hard hat and goggles. He is standing outside on a balcony talking to two people from Anglian Water. Both men he is talking to are also dressed in orange fluorescent jackets with the Anglian Water logo on the back, hard hats and goggles.

  24. A lake with grass on the banks and a green fountain-looking device in the middle of the water.