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  1. A woman wears a giant blue costume, surrounded by a parade of people in yellow and red tops carrying drums.

  2. A photo of the outside of the theatre. The name of the theatre is written in red neon. Above that are the six statues which have been restored.

  3. Screenshot from a video showing flames licking through the windows and doorway of a one-story building. The frame of another building sits to its right. Smoke rises high into the air and the sky is coloured orange by the flames.

  4. A blurry picture of a building on fire in the dark.

  5. A group of men in dark clothing, one holds a blue sign which says "GET THEM OUT". A police officer faces the crowd and his high vis vest can be seen in the foreground

  6. Sam Nicoresti, a transgender comedian, stands in front of a backdrop which reads "Edinburgh Comedy Awards". Sam wears round glasses, a patterned blue shirt and has a shoulder-length, curly brown mullet.

  7. The Scotsman and The National front pages

  8. Tina Fey, who has log brown hair and is wearing a maroon blouse with a beige blazer, standing against a bright red backdrop multiple white logos including "Edinburgh TV Festival" and "Screen Scotland"

  9. A view of the Grangemouth petrochemical plant in Grangemouth. A large white tower is in the foreground, with three darker ones further away. Smoke billows from the chimneys f various buildings in the heavily industrial site

  10. Louise Yule, smiling, with her head under a brown horse's face, in a field.

  11. Hot air balloons tethered to the ground glow brightly at night

  12. Martin Dickie, who has dark cropped hair, standing staring at the camera with a serious expression on his face. A field and a grey wooden building with a glass window can be see in the background. He is wearing a dark blue t-shirt.

  13. A group of men attempt the greasy pole challenge - one man is standing on another's shoulders, with his arms wrapped around the pole. Another four men are watching, presumably ready to start climbing.

  14. Traffic cones and three red and white signs block a road in a residential area. A number of white bungalows can be seen in the background. The rectangular signs read "SLOW CHECK POINT FOR AUTHORISED ACCESS" and "ROAD CLOSE". A circular "10" speed sign is also standing nearby. The signs are standing at an angle, as if they have been partially tipped over.

  15. A crash scene on a motorway, with three cars smashed up. Police and other emergency services members are standing around the scene, with bits of the cars lying on the road.

  16. A very dry river bed with only a little water in the middle and some buildings beyond a lawn in the distance.

  17. A grey rectangular building in Inverness city centre. There are two levels and long thing windows. The entrance to the building is glass. There are bikes, bins and pedestrians on the pavement outside. It's a cloudy sky.

  18. Transport and Environment Convener,Stephen Jenkinson (left) wearing a dark jumper and light trousers and Voi UK General Manager, James Bolton (right) wearing dark clothing test out the new e-bikes at the launch of Edinburgh's trial cycle hire scheme.

  19. A semi-submerged beaver swimming through water

  20. A golf club, poised to be swung towards a golf ball on a simulator

  21. Jeremy Balfour

  22. An aerial view of George Square, Glasgow Queen Street train station and North Hanover Street. Disused land is next to the station.

  23. Yachts and boats in a harbour at night

  24. Artist impression of a playpark, featuring a tall tower.