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  1. Close up of a wind turbine on the left and an oil platform in the north sea on the right

  2. Six men in business suits lined up behind podiums smiling at the camera in a television studio

  3. Men wearing business suits line up for a photograph in front of podiums. There is a sign saying "STV leaders debate" on the floor

  4. A busy cobbled street with colourful shop fronts in the background and hundreds of people milling about

  5. iPhone home screen with a purple wallpaper and the BBC News app. White text reads: ‘Are you still not sure who to vote for?’

  6. Mairi McAllan

  7. Black and white photo of Prof Sir John Curtice who has a bald head with grey hair at the sides. He is wearing metal-rimmed glasses, a dark suit and tie and a light-coloured shirt. He is smiling at the camera. The background is a prism r triangle made up of different bright colours

  8. A treated collage of the Welsh and Scottish flags with a close up of Keir Starmer

  9. A picture of a crowded street in central Glasgow, with hundreds of pedestrians walking both towards and away from the camera. Green trees are visible on the left of frame, the entrance to a subway station is at the far end of the street in the middle, and a "People Make Glasgow" banner adorns a lamp post to the right.

  10. Donald Trump waves to onlookers from his golf buggy

  11. A BBC Verify graphic in the signature blue of the brand, with the Scottish Parliament building on the right of frame and a Scottish five pound banknote underneath a couple of pound coins on the left.

  12. A black and white ship with red funnels

  13. A woman with shoulder-length blonde hair, looking off camera. She is wearing a black and white polka dot top.

  14. Graphic with the words “Scotland Policy Guide” in bold white text on a dark purple background. To the right, a stack of paper is shown with the Scottish flag shown on the top piece.

  15. Alex Cole-Hamilton, who has short grey hair, smiles while standing under a yellow Lib Dem branded umbrella

  16. A loch surrounded by trees and and a hilly landscape in the distance