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  1. A white jet with a blue stripe photographed from the ground against a blue sky with a few small fluffy clouds

  2. A photo of people on a beach in Lyme Regis during the last heatwave

  3. A recycling lorry used by Swindon Borough Council

  4. Two people holding hands walk through a water feature spraying a fine mist

  5. A bright blue sky with some patches of cloud at Glastonbury Festival.

  6. Two green road signs with white writing. One is pointed towards Omagh, the other to Ballygawley

  7. Rows of lavender extending into the distance with trees and rolling hills in the background

  8. Passengers are seen walking along railway tracks in hot weather after disembarking from a stationary train, with a rail worker in high-visibility clothing ahead and a tall building visible in the background.

  9. two people in high vis jackets stand on an elevated metal walkway on top of a roof with solar panels

  10. The King with his script for the BBC World Service broadcast

  11. A panoramic view of a city with the sun directly overhead, casting an orange glow across the sky from the intense heat

  12. A drilling platform for oil in the North Sea The view is diagonal. A boat can be seen in the distance behind it.

  13. The back of a black car, with exhaust fumes visible.

  14. The sun rising over the fumes from the Grangemouth industrial complex

  15. People swim at Banbury Lido at Woodgreen Leisure Centre in Oxfordshire.

  16. A boy carries a box of bottled water on his head. He is wearing a white-coloured shirt. There is bright sunshine in a blue sky behind him, as well as trees and a road sign.

    • BBC World Service

  18. Martin Griffiths with short white hair smiling at the camera and wearing a blue jacket with a light blue tie and white shirt. He is standing in a council chamber where there are seats arranged behind wooden tables with white labels showing councillors' names.

  19. Dr Sarah Benn at a protest. She has bobbed grey hair and is wearing a hoodie with a sheepskin-stlye hood and a backpack. The bacjground is blurred.

  20. A photograph of a basking shark underwater with its mouth open and one eye facing the camera.

  21. Aerial image of a large wildfire in an area of heathland on Rushmore Heath, Ipswich, Suffolk from August 2022

  22. Two men and two women standing in a vineyard in front of large green boxes full of grapes

  23. A treated image showing a black and white ice cream melting onto a red and cream background