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  1. Two older women reading a map

  2. Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) at the opening bell in New York City, on April 3, 2025.

  3. A yellow plastic dining tray. In one section is some food, which appears to be meat and vegetables covered in gravy. In another, smaller section is some chopped-up fruit while a blue plastic cups sits in another.

  4. Stephanie Swann standing in the countryside.

  5. Woman wearing a blue hoodie and black top stirs ingredients in a slow cooker. The slow cooker is black and inside there is what looks liked mashed potato inside. Along the counter you can see two white kettles on the right and on the left a partial view of another slow cooker with a metal serving spoon inside.

  6. A man with short dark brown hair and a stubbly beard, wearing a dark green sweater, is standing with his arm around a woman with shortish dark blonde hair and black-and-white-rimmed glasses. She is wearing a green blouse and is holding a small white dog.

  7. A small white puppy plays with a toy held up to it by someone's hand. It's a very cute puppy, and it has its right paw up as it sniffs the toy.

  8. Naveed Amini, 43, Sultana Amini, 69

  9. Vending machine with fruit juice, onions, bacon, pies and fresh vegetables in shipping container at The Old Tractor Shed Farm Shop in Brookland

  10. A woman holding a young girl, who is holding a doll, as they look at the boiler in their home.

  11. A stock photo of woman sitting at the breakfast table with a laptop open and a paper bill in her hand, as a man sits next to her while holding a young infant. She is looking concerned while studying the laptop. The image contains a graphic overlay at the sides saying 'Your Voice, Your BBC News'.

  12. A child in a yellow shirt uses tape on a cardboard box while his father watches in a bedroom with bunk beds in the background.

  13. A smiling dad with a child on his back walks down a residential street

  14. Money stacked on top of a council tax bill.

  15. Finance expert Martin Lewis wearing glasses at home

  16. A woman with grey hair, glasses, a grey top and a blue apron standing in front of shelves piled with bread of different sizes

  17. Mike Jones smiling at camera

  18. A man and woman look at their bills at a kitchen table

  19. Woman opening door with key

  20. A branded image showing a woman's hand adjusting a radiator thermostat, overlaid with a white arrow on a red background

  21. Supermarket cashier and female customer

  22. An assortment of pound coins and banknotes from £5, £10, £20 and £50.

  23. Carolyn Hobbs, stood in front of four transparent fridge doors. She is wearing a grey jumper with two hedgehogs embroidered on the front. She has a leather brown handbag strap across her chest. She has large thin-rimmed spectacles, and grey hair. She is smiling at the camera

  24. A child in a yellow shirt uses tape on a cardboard box while his father watches in a bedroom with bunk beds in the background.