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  1. A generic view of the River Ribble, showing flat, calm water surrounded by large trees on the banks

  2. Two students in the trenches digging for skeletons and artefacts

  3. A picture of a barn owl in flight, with the background blurred. The owl has a white face and white and brown wings. Wooden perches are to the left and brown of the owl.

  4. This artist’s concept shows what a gas giant orbiting Alpha Centauri A could look like. In this concept, Alpha Centauri A is depicted at the upper left of the planet, while the other Sun-like star in the system, Alpha Centauri B, is at the upper right. Our Sun is shown as a small dot of light between those two stars.

  5. Two people standing in a large field of bright yellow sunflowers which extends to the horizon. A man with grey hair and glasses is wearing a checked shirt and a woman on his right is wearing a dark polo shirt. There is an overcast sky.

  6. A male firefighter dressed in navy blue uniform is holding a swan gently around its body and neck. He is stood in a green field, bordered by a hedge and trees, with a house in the background.

  7. A Mid Devon District Council recycling lorry parked in a parking area. Blue and cloudy skies.

  8. A close up view of several empty wine bottles in a plastic recycling box

  9. People standing in what looks like an old quarry site, which as neat trenches dug and big piles of dirt. All are in high-vis and hard hats. Some are gathered round a new find while in the background there is another group in another trench

  10. An orangutan with pink ball in his mouth and he is holding on to a black pipe. Behind him is a cushion which says "it's my birthday'

  11. Harvey is looking into the camera with a serious expression. He's wearing a brown waterproof jacket with a green button up shirt underneath. Behind him, in the distance, is a field of yellow crops, with some red farm machinery on the edge of the field. Closer to the camera, on either side of the image, are two large barns - one is clad in green corrugated iron, and the other in black corrugated iron. The sky is cloudy with a few spots of blue visible. It's clearly rained recently as the concrete farmyard has lots of puddles.

  12. An empty field with trees either side and brambles in the foreground

  13. Livestock in the main show ring at the Royal Show. The handlers are wearing white trousers and coats, and there are marquees in the background.

  14. A small waterfall with rushing river water. The river is overlooked by thick trees

  15. A large white crate being lifted by a crane which has "Crossborder Animal Services" written on its side. There are people wearing hard hats monitoring the lift. In the background is a fence with a field and trees.

  16. A white butterfly with two black spots is shown from its side as it clings onto a yellow flower.

  17. A firefighter holds a yellow hose over his shoulder as he walks through a burning forest area clouded with smoke.

  18. Groove Armada member Andy Cato on stage at a festival. He has a black top with a white logo on it and there are large neon lights behind him. He is wearing sunglasses

  19. A Thames Water van is parked on a residential street with three workers in white hard hats and orange high visibility vests talking in the foreground - the people are out of focus.

  20. A man in green jacket, flat cap, hi-vis vest and red gloves waist-deep in water surrounded by leaves and branches. He is holding a plastic bag of rubbish and moving towards a blue wheelie bin on its side in the water.

  21. A full brown food waste bin showing rotting food spilling over the top, it is in a locked bin store separate from the street.

  22. Mariah Carey and Scott Mills smile and stand in a room next to each other - Mariah is wearing sunglasses

  23. A man wearing an Ipswich Town shirt while sitting in a tractor.

  24. An adult penguin with a black chest stripe and a green tag on its flipper stands beside a fluffy brown chick. They are on a rocky surface with pebbles next to a stone background.