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  1. A man, woman and child stand behind a cemented barricade with backs to the camera, looking at muddy waters in a coastal region. There is a rocky shore and a few buildings to the right. The woman's hair is tossed into the air and the child is holding on to the barricade.

    2. A lady in a black vest top stands in front of a wooden fence with the sign to a preschool attached to it.

    • 'Gus' the T. rex - an assembled skeleton of a T-Rex dinosaur standing on plinths - stands outside in the Badlands territory of South Dakota on a cloudy grey day against the backdrop of mountains and brown shrubland

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      Man wearing purple t shirt stood in a polytunnel filled with growing plants.

    • A busy beach on a summer day shows several blue and white sun-loungers and beach umbrellas. The tide is out, with many people in the shallow waves. There are also several sunbathers on the sand. In the background, green hills and trees rise above the bay.

    • A wide picture of Southend beach with multiple people sitting on the beach, many on deck chairs. In the background is a funfair with a big wheel. It is a hazy but sunny day.

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      A man, wearing a green t-shirt and beige shorts, holding metal poles which are placed inside a burning furnace. He is in a workshop, surrounded by lots of metal items on shelves. A red gas cylinder is visible to the left of the image, as is an electrical fan.

    • Residents observe huge waves brought by Typhoon Bavi in Hualien city, Taiwan

    • A bright orange High Brown Fritillary butterfly perches on a white flower, with buds visible beneath and a soft focus background of green leaves.

    • Underwater view of a seagrass meadow, with long green blades stretching across the seabed in hazy coastal waters.

      • An oil refinery at the Port of Rotterdam. In the foreground a small boat leaves a wake in the water.

      • A desert rain frog sits on the sand of a coastal desert landscape. The small, round-bodied frog has mottled brown and cream colouring and prominent eyes. Sparse dune vegetation surrounds the frog.

      • A woman sits on a deckchair the shade while eating an ice-cream at a park in London

      • A lady with long brown hair tied back in a ponytail wearing a navy coat with GSNI written on it. She is standing beside a 'CoastSnap' poster which is pinned to a wooden post.

      • Blue and white fishing boats lined up on the left of the picture with identifying codes on them. The sea is to the right and the sun is just rising. Sailing boats can be seen in the distance.

      • Offshore oil and gas platform marked “JACKDAW 30/2a” standing on yellow support legs above the sea, with industrial equipment, pipework and a crane visible under a partly cloudy sky.

      • A female medical worker wearing scrubs walks in front of two ambulances. A sign between her and the vehicles reads "emergency vehicles only beyond this point". She has a face mask under her chin and her hair is tied into a ponytail.

      • Justin Rowlatt wearing a white coat and a blue net on his head holding a octopus.

      • Andrew Muir has short grey hair and is wearing rounded glasses with a blue shirt and bow tie.

      • Presenter Sophia Herod with an image of pylons behind her

      • Woman in stripy top and sunglasses carrying a fan

      • A firefighting plane drops fire retardant as it flies over a wildfire in Ille-sur-Tet near Perpignan in southern France.

      • Austen Moore is wearing a light blue jacket and white shirt, with the collar undone. He has very short hair and stubble. Behind him are multi-storey buildings and a bridge, out of focus.

      • A woman is walking along a street in Bristol using a small, handheld fan to cool down. She is wearing sunglasses and a white top with a bag over each shoulder.