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  1. The black and white photograph shows what looks like a long neck of a creature above the surface of the loch and silhouetted against the water.

  2. Sharleen with her trademark black hair over her eyes and black clothing. She is smiling as she holds a hand to her face.

  3. The back of a police officer's jacket. The word "police" is in silver letters on a blue background.

  4. Firefighters fix hoses at the back of their fire engine.

  5. The close up of the side of a Police Scotland car. It has the word "police" and Police Scotland's Twitter/X and website addresses.

  6. Two women walk towards the ferry, MV Corran. It is a wet day and the jetty is damp, and mist covers hills in the distance.

  7. Cruise ship passenger Maria Snijders standing outside on the shores of the Cromarty Firth, has her blonde hair tied in a long braid. She is wearing a dark top with a colourful floral pattern. Maria is smiling, and the sun is shining.

  8. The back of a police officer's jacket. The word "police" is in silver letters on a blue background.

  9. Buildings on Inverness' riverside are lit up at night. The buildings include a large block of flats, the city centre's steeple and Inverness Castle. The lights are reflected in the River Ness.

  10. Black and white mugshot of a woman with dark hair piled on top of her head. She has a high collar around her neck and is looking slightly above the camera. There is a number - 28 - in the bottom left hand corner.

  11. An older man wearing a white formal shirt, with light blue stripes, and holding a walking stick.

  12. A girl with red hair holds a mobile phone contained in green case. The girl is wearing a blue top.

  13. A view down the high street with a mix of traditional stone-built buildings and more modern, block-like shop premises. There are a number of cars on the road and it is a fine, sunny day.

  14. polar bear in snow

  15. Two men in fluorescent safety gear stand on a platform at a fishing farm. One man on his knees swings a baton towards a fish he has pinned to the ground.

  16. Clouds of smoke in a forest area

  17. An aerial view of Inverness, looking back on the city from the East Longman area. A large grey rectangular building is surrounded by grass and trees near the bottom of the image. The Kessock bridge can be seen in the far right-hand side of the picture with the city centre in the far left. It's a sunny day and the Beauly Firth is bright blue.

  18. A lorry negotiates the interchange. A bridge carries the A9 above a road leading on to the A96.

  19. Grey buildings in the hospital complex. The buildings have multiple floors. There is a car park and a bus shelter.

  20. An older person is sitting in a chair with one hand placed on top of another. They have a tartan blanket on their lap.

  21. A nurse facing a pregnant woman. Their faces can't be seen. The nurse is wearing a blue uniform and the pregnant women is wearing a red dress.

  22. A Scottish hillside reflected in a sea loch on a cloudy day

  23. a lynx wild cat sitting in grass

  24. The outside of the Balcas timber factory with a sign that says 'Balcas' and a blue lorry in the background.