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  1. A woman can be seen dragging a black dog onto a patio area with a lawn behind. There is a green wheelie bin on the left hand side of the image. The woman is wearing a black top and has blonde hair.

  2. A man with very short hair in a blue tracksuit top sitting in a chair

  3. A man with ginger hair, glasses and a beard in a blue shirt in front of a small stained glass window

  4. A wooden church painted blue and green and with pointed windows has a blue sign outside, a woman with shoulder length brown hair is attaching a white poster that says 'polling station' in black writing on it. It is a stock image from a previous election in Birmingham

  5. Ryan Hook stood against a white wall. He has white and grey hair styled in a quiff, wears a mustard T-shirt underneath a blue blazer.

  6. A man wearing glasses, a grey blazer and a light blue shirt stands beside a heavy iron fly press in an industrial workshop. Behind him, strip lighting illuminates a cluttered workspace filled with machinery, tools and equipment. A second worker can be seen in the background on the left of the frame.

  7. A blue stethoscope next to a laptop computer on a wooden table.

  8. Lyndon Laney, with short grey hair, is wearing a blue denim shirt. He has his arm around Tony Iommi who is wearing dark glasses, a leather jacket and a guitar strap with Iommi printed on it.

  9. Two police officers, one in a black uniform and helmet and one in a white T-shirt and black vest, push a man in a green jumper into the back of a police van

  10. A red helicopter with yellow details standing on a helipad with trees in the distance

  11. A man wearing a shirt and dark jacket is standing in a corridor. He has brown hair with a side parting.

  12. A man and a woman stand in a workshop looking at a equipment while wearing goggles. They both have purple T-shirts on and equipment can be seen behind them.

  13. A man is holding a bundle of cash next to his head

  14. Left to right: Police custody images of George Pepa, Krisjian Dedndreaj and Kristian Gropcaj

  15. A man with gelled short brown hair and stubble, wearing a blue hooded coat, looks to our right with his mouth partially open.

  16. An ariel shot showing a carriageway, parked cars on a field and golf course.

  17. Two men can be seen wading and cleaning water at the River Blythe in Solihull. Trees and bushes can be seen on the river banks

  18. The image shows a historic canal-side industrial scene, likely part of an open‑air heritage site. The setting appears to recreate or preserve a 19th‑ or early 20th‑century working environment, with brick buildings and traditional transport.

  19. Indian singer Asha Bhosle performs at the '75 years of Asha' concert at Carnegie Hall, New York, New York, April 17, 2008.

  20. A view of Harvest Crescent on a cloudy day. A few cars are parked by the business units.

  21. A photo of a mechanical bull in the middle of a train station, it has a flat cap on and is grey, matching the colour of it's head.

  22. A green and yellow double decker bus is parked at a bus stop on the new high street. Old shops form the time can been seen behind it. One is called Marsh and Baxter.

  23. Three people - a woman and two men - stood in front of a HS2 viaduct. The woman has black hair and a grey coat. The man in the middle had a black hat and black coat and the man on the right has a black hat, black coat and white shirt. Behind them is a patch of grass then a large rust coloured structure

  24. A pile of white plastic bags which contain tobacco products