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  1. Two women look at the price of cheese in a supermarket chilled dairy aisle.

  2. A young woman with long reddish-brown hair and wearing a dark blue apron stands behind the counter in a brightly-lit cafe, next to an ornate chocolate cake. There is a large coffee machine on the back wall, with piles of empty take-away cups and several boxes of tea bags.

  3. An older woman smiles as she looks out of a bus window. She has short grey hair and is wearing a green scarf.

  4. A man and woman look at properties for sale in an estate agent's window. The man wears a black raincoat and down cap, while the woman wears a navy blue raincoat.

  5. A woman in a blue dress cooks a meal in a pan in a tidy kitchen and smiles at the camera. In the foreground are several herbs and spices.

  6. Hassan Ali Tipu, who has a dark beard and it wearing a brown T-shirt and a cream coloured baseball cap.

  7. Seven people standing within a lobby of a council building. A man and a woman, both with short white hair and wearing warm coats, hold a large box with a picture of an air fryer on the front. On the left, two men dressed in smart-casual clothes smile as they look towards the camera. One is holding a white bag with the logo of Lincolnshire Age UK on it. To the right, another man wearing a blue fleece and polo shirt smiles as he looks beyond the camera. More people can be seen talking in the background.

  8. A crowd of people pictured in an industrial unit hold up a large cheque for £19,000 and a blue plaque.

  9. Energy Secretary Ed Miliband being interviewed by the BBC.

  10. A group of children standing and running around on green space in front of the Houses of Parliament, with one boy in a coat and hat chasing away two pigeons.

  11. A smart meter display on a table with a mug, £5 notes and a smartphone alongside it.

  12. Four children in Halloween costumes stand on a street at night holding a colourful bucket for trick or treating. One is wearing a pink onesie with skeleton face paint and holds a purple bucket; another is wearing a pink dress with black bunny ears and holds a green bucket; the third is dressed as a vampire with white face paint; and the fourth wears black and white striped clothing. Houses are visible in the background and the image is lit by a street light.

  13. A young boy wearing a red jumper and jeans is holding a woman's hand as they walk side by side. The small child is holding a blue Minions backpack in his other hand. The woman is wearing a purple jacket and jeans. She is holding keys in her other hand.

  14. A woman sits at her kitchen table with a laptop and pen and paper

  15. Bethany Walker wearing a mauve knitted jumper with a black microphone clipped to the collar. She has brown hair pulled back in a bun and is holding her three-mont-old baby, who has a blue pacifier in his mouth.

  16. A smart meter screen that has duel energy reading. Electricity is represented in yellow with a lightening bolt icon. Gas is a blue flame icon. It has a price counter too.

  17. Man and woman sit on a sofa in a living room with a plant behind them and a table with an open notebook, paperwork, and phone in front of them.

  18. A person is lying in a sleeping bag on a blanket at the top of a set of stone steps. They also have a coat thrown over them. There is a small backpack near their head and a pack of cigarettes and a larger case on their other side of them.

  19. A row of terraced houses painted, left to right, yellow, blue, purple and pink, with fences and shrubs in front.

  20. A row of cars at car dealership

  21. Deputy Lindsay de Sausmarez - A woman with cropped brunette hair, smiling at the camera. She is wearing a black jumper with white trim.

  22. Mary McGarry with blonde hair and glasses, wearing a blue coat, takes a selfie across the road from the Highfield Tesco Express store. A set of traffic lights, parked cars and the shop can be seen over her shoulder. The store appears to be a long single storey with the pointed gable end of a two storey building above its central entrance. As it is a selfie, the image is flipped meaning the Tesco Express sign reads backwards, like in a mirror.

  23. close up of a baby being held in someone's arms

  24. A woman is wearing a silver/white long wig, with a black and white lace outfit. She is holding a blanket that looks like a ghost. A man is on the right hand side dressed in a green/brown boiler suit from Ghostbusters. On the back wall there is a clothing rail with lots of Halloween costumes hanging up, including an orange pumpkin suit and a green Frankenstein.