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  1. A man with his hand to his forehead passes down the signage of a temporarily closed branch of Poundland in Southport, UK, 2024.

  2. Two black limos parked up

  3. A woman with short grey hair, wearing sunglasses and a pink patterned T-shirt and pink coat stands in front of a blue and white Guernsey Electricity building.

  4. A pair of hands - one hand is holding a smart meter showing the money spent on electricity and another is adjusting a thermostat.

  5. A view of a horse-shoe shaped 18th century brick building with black framed windows and black iron gates at the front

  6. Generic close-up image of part of a newborn baby's face and hand. The baby lies on its side on a white blanket.

  7. A poundland store in Folkestone, UK

  8. Man walks away wearing dark clothing in a store aisle lined with children's toys

  9. Man leans against a work surface in a kitchen holding paperwork and a phone.

  10. Potatoes in soil after being dug up.

  11. The photo shows a lady with a neutral expression looking at the camera. She is wearing a green hoodie, and is holding an empty blue crate. Behind her are stacks of crates about 5ft (1.5m) high which are also all empty.

  12. A man with a long grey beard, wearing a blue shirt and a brown cap and glasses. He is looking directly at the camera. Behind him to the right is a road and traffic lights. To the left of him is the high street and a metal bench.

  13. A man in a black t-shirt. He is stood in a coffee shop next to two machines used to make coffee.

  14. A balding man with blue eyes mid speech with a yellowy blurred background behind him. He is wearing a white shirt, navy tie with pink spots on it and a navy blazer.

  15. File photo of a woman with long brown hair looking at some papers (probably bills) which she is holding with her left hand. She holds a mobile phone in her right hand. She is wearing a light-coloured top with a high neck and standing in front of some light-coloured curtains.

  16. Margaret Galloway has grey hair parted slightly to the side. Quilted, patterned cushions are visible behind her.

  17. A large array of food cans on shelves and other produce in the background.

  18. Rosie is standing in front of a blue astro padel court. She is wearing a black t-shirt and matching tracksuit bottoms and we can only see her from the waist up. She is holding a turquoise padel racket in one hand and the other hand is on her hip. Rosie has shot blonde hair, which has been tied back into a low ponytail. She is smiling into the camera with no teeth. Behind her are two men playing on the court, who can be seen through the glass walls. There is white branding written on the glass.

  19. Beyoncé walks down a catwalk during a London concert wearing a white bodysuit and frilled chaps

  20. A file photo of a smiling baby with very short hair, wearing a blue and white outfit and lying on a grey sheet

  21. Tom Pinsard is smiling at the camera as he stands on a garden. Behind him is a road which has cars parked along it next to a harbour wall with the sea extending beyond. He has short brown hair and is wearing a navy crew cut jumper.

  22. Older woman looks at a bill with curtains closed behind her.

  23. A woman holds a packet of spaghetti in her left hand and a tin in the right, above a stack of plastic food baskets.

  24. Two women wearing white t shirts and dark coloured trousers stand in a room which has bare plaster walls and floorboards, with their arms outstretched.