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  1. Two British Army soldiers wearing desert fatigues stand close to the camera in an urban landscape in Afghanistan. An Afghan National Army soldier stands, framed by the British troops.

  2. The side of a fire appliance. The words: "Scottish Fire and Rescue Service" are in black letters on a yellow background.

  3. Part of the slate roof of the property has collapsed, while another section of the home has been gutted by the fire. There is police tape in front of the house.

  4. Close up of the back of a police officers high-vis jacket with the word "police" on it.

  5. Wooden sign at the entrance to Culduthel Woods in Inverness. The words "Culduthel Community Woods" have been carved into the wood.

  6. A close up of the side of a fire engine. There are ladders on the roof of the vehicle with the words "Scottish Fire and Rescue Service" written on it in black letters on a yellow background.

  7. Many tree saplings planted on a sunny hillside, surrounded by debris from felled trees, with Loch Ness and mountains in the background.

  8. A military ambulance, believed to belong to Belgian forces at Kinloss. The vehicle is green but has a red cross marking on it.

  9. The gable end of a white building with a small window near the roof. 'Isle of Harris Distillery' is painted on the wall in large letters. There's a vehicle parked below.

  10. A view over the centre of Inverness, with its town house, steeple, flats and shops, towards the Kessock Bridge and the Black Isle.

  11. An illustration of wind farms on the Aspen site in the North Sea. The turbine are installed on floating platforms. The sea is a dark blue under a light blue sky.

  12. A ScotRail coach at Inverness Station. The coach's livery is blue and white.

  13. Brooke Lamond holds a lobster in front of a small creel fishing boat. She wears a long-sleeve black top with yellow fishing overalls on top. It is a sunny day and you can see the water behind her and hills in the distance.

  14. Hi vis jacket that says police

  15. A young man with blonde hair smiles at the camera. He is wearing a hooded white top.

  16. A row of white-walled houses below a rocky hill on the shores of the loch. It is a sunny day.

  17. An Iceland store sign. The word "Iceland" is in white lettering on a red/orange background.

  18. The sandstone castle has turrets and battlements. It is set among grassy grounds filled with flowers.

  19. A police van is parked across the road behind blue and white police tape, and a blue sign with the word "police" on it. Inverness Castle is in the background.

  20. A gull in flight. The bird is looking down towards the ground.

  21. The retail units have lost their roofs and there is debris on the ground.

  22. Finlay MacDonald is pictured in a police mugshot. He has short hair, and injuries to his face.

  23. The distillery is a white-walled building with long rectangle windows. The words "Talisker Distillery" is on one wall.

  24. The nuclear site is on a rugged, rocky coast. The sea below the shore is dark blue with choppy waves. The buildings include Dounreay's dome, a landmark feature on the Caithness north coast.