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  1. Brick building with more than 18 visible windows. There are people walking on the pavement, a tree, a waste bin, a bench and three black bollards.

  2. A ScotRail train in purple and yellow on the train tracks leaving the Forth Bridge. The train is travelling towards the camera. On the right are green bushes and trees. Behind is a brick archway in front of a metal structure.

  3. A couple photographed from behind walking down a residential street past houses painted pink, yellow and blue

  4. Two women volunteers - one wearing a purple floral top - handing out a plate of toast to a lady in a black jacket, who is also holding a cup of tea and has her back to the camera. Another volunteer is wearing an animal-print hoodie smiling at the lady receiving the toast.

  5. Black metal shelves holding various labelled items of clothing in different colours

  6. A stack of eggs in yellow boxes on a supermarket shelf. The packaging reads "the happy egg company", and below is a hand-written sticker that reads "Eggs 50 pence."

  7. Woman getting cash out while holding her phone at a ATM

  8. A bright yellow Ford Puma parked beside a street. A person in a red jacket, black shorts, and white sneakers walks on the pavement in front of a green building with horizontal white slats. The car faces right, and its license plate reads 'HOI108'.

  9. A man, looking directly at the camera wearing a blue and white checkered top and black coat. Behind him is a building with scaffolding. The ground is pavement.

  10. A lady with grey short hair standing in a shop. there are toothbrushes, petfood and a till in the background.

  11. A woman in her 30s wearing a pink top. She is sat on a bench and her hair is scraped back

  12. A table with school uniform on it. The uniforms are navy blue and turquoise and have a school badge on it.

    13. A nursery worker wearing a blue lanyard reading "staff" and a small boy wearing an apron play with a sandpit full of plastic animals at nursery.

    • A concerned young woman sits in her home with a laptop open and an energy bill in her hand.

    • Stock photo shows a person wearing a black and white striped top loads clothes into a washing machine in a laundry room at home.

    • David Hilferty, director of impact at Citizens Advice Scotland, sits in front of a sign displaying the charity's logo. He has brown hair and a brown beard and wears a white shirt.

    • Treated picture of a hand on a radiator control.

    • Tommy Coyle pictured at his school uniform giveaway during 2024. He has short black hair and a black beard and is wearing a black T-shirt. Behind him is a long table with various multi-coloured items of school uniform laid out. Five people can be seen behind the table who are working on handing out the items of clothing.

    • A row of vans, caravans, and cars are parked up on a street with a green field lined with trees.

    • A woman looking at the quality of a box of eggs in the supermarket by opening the lid

    • A head and shoulders image of Laura Brockwell. She is wearing glasses and looking into the camera.

    • The image shows an aerial view of a coastal town featuring a white sandy beach with clear turquoise water. Rocky patches are visible near the shoreline. A road runs alongside the beach, separating it from a residential area with houses and buildings.

    • A crowd of people dancing at Shambala Festival on a summer day.

    • A white plastic sign with Gloucester Foodbank in green letters is stuck to the brick wall above the entrance door.