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  1. A bus approaches a railway bridge with a low emission zone sign on a lamp post in the foreground

  2. an older woman with grey hair is sitting on a couch holding a walking stick and looking out of a windown which has a radiator below it

  3. A care home worker helps an elderly resident down into a chair

  4. Kirsty Buchan looks over her shoulder. She has blonde and brown hair tied in a plait and is wearing a white and black striped vest top.

  5. An older woman sits on a couch with a cup between her hands. She has her feet on a stool next to a heater

  6. First Minister John Swinney stands in front of shrubbery wearing a dark suit with a purple tie and light shirt

  7. Scottish Labour leader, Anas Sarwar, wears a white shirt and dark blue blazer

  8. Anas Sarwar - a man with short dark hair and wearing a suit - claps his hands while standing outside on the campaign trail. Candidate Davy Russell is walking behind him in the background, smiling.

  9. Anas Sarwar and new MP Davy Russell smiling and holding up their fists as they celebrate their victory

  10. Nigel Farage standing outside, wearing a navy blue suit and a yellow and blue tie

  11. Three workmen in hi-vis jackets and helmets removing cladding from a building

  12. Davy Russell in suit jacket and blue checked shirt smiles in a head and shoulders shot

  13. Davy Russel wearing a suit and red rosette shakes the hand of an SNP candidate in a yellow rosette

  14. A man opens a large plastic box on table, labelled "postal ballot box". He is wearing a blue council polo shirt. Two other council workers, both women with dark hair, are either side of him.

  15. A woman's hand, with nicely manicured nails, pointing at a tablet computer which shows six brain scans.

  16. Three women counting votes at an election centre. One person is tipping a box of ballots onto a table, where the other two start are starting to sort the votes.

  17. A brick wall painted white with a University of Edinburgh sign

  18. Keir Starmer has short grey hair and is wearing black glasses, a black suit jacket, white shirt and black and white spotted tie

  19. John Swinney, a bald man with glasses and wearing a dark suit, purple tie and white shirt, points a finger in the air as he addresses MSPs

  20. A woman with shoulder-length hair and clear glasses looks directly at the camera. She is wearing a blue and green patterned top.

  21. A sandstone council headquarters in Dumfries on a sunny day with cars parked in front and a blue sky above

  22. Small missiles on display

  23. A bald man in a dark suit stood behind a rostrum and to his left is a woman in pale blue suit stood behind a rostrum, and to her left is a woman in a dark dress stood behind a rostrum

  24. A bearded man wearing a cardigan and striped shirt standing in front of the sea