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  1. Image of an oil rig in the north sea - yellow stanchions reach down in the water from several platforms, against a blue sky and deeper blue sea

  2. John Swinney makes a speech outside a red brick building, flanked by two Zambians - a woman wearing a black t-shirt to the left of the shot and a male police officer to the right of the shot. Swinney is wearing a blue blazer, a white shirt and a bright purple tie.

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    A woman wearing a face mask, sunglasses and a red coat walks past a rainbow mural on a wall which reads "Stay alert save lives" during the Covid pandemic.

  4. A pregnant woman having her blood pressure checked by a doctor

  5. John Swinney, standing behind a podium labelled Independence and gesturing with his left hand, delivers his keynote speech at the SNP annual conference in Aberdeen

  6. John Swinney on stage at the party conference. He is on the right of the picture and looking to the left. A screen in the centre of the image says: SNP Independence: The fresh start Scotland needs

  7. John Swinney in a suit and purple tie with two hands in the air

  8. John Swinney stands at a conference podium, which has 'independence' in black letters on a yellow background

  9. John Swinney

  10. John Swinney standing at a podium. He is wearing a dark suit over a white shirt with a purple tie. He is standing against a black backdrop with his right index finger pointing in the air.

  11. John Swinney

  12. John Swinney looking slightly off camera. He is standing at a podium between two Scotland flags. His hands are raised slightly above the top of the podium. He is wearing a dark suit over a white shirt with a purple tie.

  13. Ash Regan wearing a blue blazer over a white top. She has red hair falling over her shoulders. She is looking up, off camera.

  14. Discarded drug paraphernalia, including syringes and small plastic tubes, in a lane in Glasgow.

  15. A general view of the STV sign on its Glasgow headquarters on a sunny day.

  16. A teacher sits at a desk with their head in their hand, appearing stressed while marking work. Open exercise books and colourful highlighters are on the table. Piles of folders and a stack of teaching guides, including “Reflective Teaching,” surround them.

  17. Nicola Sturgeon, a woman with short light brown hair wearing a dark blazer over a red top, speaks against a plain dark blue background. She is looking slightly to the side with a serious expression.

  18. A 1970s style school building with lots of windows and concrete walls. In front it has a play park with climbing frame, slied and roundabout.

  19. Crowds of shoppers walking up and down Glasgow's Buchanan Street during daylight hours

  20. A woman sitting with her head in her hands on the stairs of her home. She has brown hair and is covering her face.

  21. Glasgow Sheriff Court, an imposing late-Brutalist building with tall vertical columns in front and a curved structure over the glass doors.

  22. CalMac's Glen Rosa ferry is berthed alongside the Ferguson yard on the River Clyde

  23. Shona Robison is walking down a wood-panelled corridor in the Scottish Parliament holding a black leather-bound folder. The head-and-shoulders shot shows Robison with her blonde hair tied back and wearing a blue and white top with a white blazer.