Scotland Politics

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  1. George Reid photo from 2007

  2. A Royal Bank of Scotland bank note and coins held in someone's hand

  3. Three copies of Nicola Sturgeon's book 'Frankly' side by side. The cover shows her in profile looking to the left hand side, wearing a brown top.

  4. Splitscreen image of JK Rowling and Nicola Sturgeon, close up on their faces

  5. Nicola Sturgeon smiling at the camera, wearing a white coat and red lipstick

  6. A nurse holds the hands of an elderly woman with lots of bracelets around her arm

  7. A woman with short fair heir in the Scottish Parliament. She is wearing a green top with a flower pattern on the shoulders. She is visible from the chest up, with people walking in the background.

  8. Alex Salmond wears a dark suit and smiles while looking at Nicola Sturgeon, she smiles back at him. She had short fair hair and wears a red blazer.

  9. Nicola Sturgeon and Alex Salmond

  10. Nicola Sturgeon

  11. A group of women singing karaoke together, smiling and holding drinks

  12. Woman with pink hair and a white t-shirt, colourful handbags and posters are in the background

  13. Head-and-shoulders shot of Kate Forbes, who has shoulder-length brown hair, looking off to her left. She is wearing a black blazer-style jacket and standing outside a grey church building. Her mouth is open as if she is talking to someone.

  14. Three girls and a boy at King's Park Secondary School in Glasgow are holding pieces of paper with their results. They are wearing school uniform and are either smiling or looking quizzical.

  15. Student with long hair opens an envelope containing her exam results

  16. Three girls, mid conversation while holding bits of paper. They are wearing school uniforms and sitting at a blue table.

  17. A woman with dyed ginger hair smiles at the camera. She has blue eyes and is wearing a red vest top. She is in front of a cream wall, an orange flower with green leaves, a BBC News sign, and a gold astronaut figurine.

  18. Alice Cruickshank looks at the camera, a plant, a screen with BBC News and a gold astronaut sit behind her

  19. School drama student Tess is lit by a row of blue lights behind her

  20. Student Laura sits in the school's art studio

  21. Sport student Loui sits on a wooden bench in the school sports hall

  22. Kate Forbes - a young woman with long dark hair, seated and wearing a dark blazer and red blouse

  23. Kate Forbes, who has brown hair, is smiling in the Scottish Parliament. She is wearing a dark blue jacket and red floral shirt.

  24. Kate Forbes