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  1. An artist's impression of how the plans might look. A long futuristic building with a rounded glass front stretches up a steep hillside with round windows running alongside the walls. There is another large building with a glass front to its left, with a large car park with shrubs between vehicles in front of the two.

  2. A group of police officers in black clothing, some wearing body armour, standing in the drive of a red brick house. Three officers and standing next to the wall one climbs over the fence from the top of a ladder.

  3. The wooden rollercoaster Megafobia. It has a steep climb and a dramatic drop, and is built from wooden scaffolding. Trees can be seen in the foreground.

  4. A classroom with a teacher pointing at a white board and three girls - two with their hands up - facing the front of the class.

  5. A image of Colin Richards smiling at the camera

  6. A general view from the road of St Joseph's Roman Catholic Comprehensive School in Aberavon. A gate is open leading into the school grounds with a waist-height stone wall surrounding the school boundary. A white sign with the school name on can be seen in the left hand side. Through the gate is a car park filled with cars with the school buildings in the background.

  7. A view of a wooden rollercoaster

  8. A man with white hair and glasses, wearing a blue hoody

  9. The site, which opened in 1987, announced on Wednesday it would be shutting immediately

  10. Construction work underway on a split-level dual carriageway, with yellow construction vehicles on the road. Road verges have been partially landscaped.

  11. A picture of Maria Eftimova smiling with her eyes shut and her hands in the air. There are mountains behind her and the picture is taken in a sunset. Maria has curly hair with a red hat on.

  12. A picture of Michael Sheen at a photo call for BBC drama "The Way" at the BFI Southbank on February 5, 2024 in London, England. It is a close up image of Sheen's face. He is standing in front of the BBC background.

  13. Sara Rowlands next to a photo of one of the rides suspended in mid air

  14. Four photos of people, compiled together side-by-side. One the left is Nicola Wheatley, who has bobbed brown hair and is wearing a gold necklace and gold top while smiling at the camera. Next is Morgan Rogers, who has tied back brown hair, is wearing a blue jacket and holding a dog in front of her. Next along is Paul O'Dwyer who has short dark hair and sunglasses on his head He has several medals around his neck, each with a different brightly coloured ribbon, and is smiling at the camera. And on the far right is Andrea Powell, who has blonde hair in two plaits, and is smiling while wearing a black and purple running vest which has the words 'run mummy run' on it.

  15. Leanne Williams, who has tied back blonde hair and is wearing a pink hoodie. She is holding the reigns of a black-and-white horse who is walking beside her along a forest path with trees and bushes in the background.

  16. Bernard and Danny Mendoza, both smiling at the camera in a care home. Danny has his arm around his father.

  17. Donald Trump giving a thumbs up, super imposed against a background of a generic space radar

  18. Front pages of the Daily Post and Western Mail

  19. An orange and blue rollercoaster track, with sky behind. There is a rollercoaster cart on the track, with a woman and a man, both wearing red, strapped into the six-seater cart. They are grasping their hands onto the safety vests and smiling.

  20. Leanne Williams wearing a pink hoodie. She is holding a rope guiding a brown and white horse beside her. They are in a wooded area.

  21. Rhys Salcombe holding his Oscar award up at the ceremony. He is wearing a black tuxedo

  22. Mark Drakeford smiling to the camera, wearing a white shirt and blue jumper.

  23. A Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board sign outside a hospital

  24. Alanis Morissette, wearing a sparkly black blazer and jeans with a black belt, singing into a microphone with her long dark hair behind her as she leans back. She is on a stage with lights and a guitarist behind her.