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  1. Engineers working on the replacement of an electricity pylon. The standing pylon has four workmen on its upper reaches. At its foot a plyon lies on the ground next to a yellow crane, and to the side is a high scaffolding structure with two workmen on its higher level. The scene is rural, with trees and hills in the background, and a house an what appears to be a barn just behind the scene of work. The sky has blue patches and cloud.

  3. Portrait in oils dating from the turn of the 20th Century of an elderly woman. She appears to be seated and is holding her chin in her left hand. Her hair is grey and she is wearing a dark grey coat over a dress in muted shades of brown, orange and maroon.

  4. A marmoset monkey that has a brown face with white hair sticking out the side of his head.

  5. A runner moving captured mid‑stride on a grassy path. He is wearing a turquoise short‑sleeved top, black running shorts and running shoes and has a race number bib is attached to the front of his shorts.

  6. A view of dozens of sunflowers, crafted in metal and on long metal poles planted in a grassy field.

  7. A man with short brown hair with two other men. Two are wearing grey MNDA charity tops and the third is wearing a blue sports top. They all have dark sports trousers. There is a cycle and a cycle helmet and a brick building in the background.

  8. Aerial image of the new Innovation Centre. It is a large block building with red cladding with a small car park in the front. There is another modern office-type building next to it and the area is surrounded by terraced houses.

  9. Three vehicles parked on some grass in front of a pebbled beach. The closest is a white van, with a white car in the middle and black car in the distance with people around it. The sky is calm and the sea can be seen in the distance.

  10. Three women in an audience laughing during a comedy gig.

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    A brightly coloured train with a yellow front and blue and green sides speeds through the leafy green countryside of the Borders with a few houses in the distance

  12. A man wearing protective glasses is working with glass. He is holding a blow torch and directing the flame at a small glass object.

  13. The entrance to Cumbria Coroner's Court building. The entrance is at the right-hand side of a three-storey building, with beige cladding on the ground floor and shelldash on the upper floors. There is a sign for the coroner's court in front of a ramp leading to the door.

  14. A general view of the entrance to Carlisle's Lake District Airport. There is a sign with directions for parking and drop off areas in the foreground, next to the road which leads to the large terminal building. The flat-roof structure is dark grey with long rows of windows on two levels.

  15. A train running along the Settle to Carlisle railway line over the Ribblehead Viaduct. The stone viaduct with its many arches is surrounded by rolling green land with fells in the background.

  16. The entrance to the magistrates' court in Carlisle. Steps lead up to the arched entrance of the sandstone building, which has a sign for the magistrates' court.

  17. The entrance to the magistrates' court in Workington. A white sign with blue lettering says West Cumbria Magistrates and County Court. The sign is at the top of a long sloped lane leading to the court's car park and main building. There are several cars in the car park and the building has a flat roof and brick face, with a black metal canopy at the entrance.

  18. A stock image of the hands of an elderly person who is wearing a jacket and holding their hands one on top of the other across their body.

  19. Seven drinkers sit around a table. Other customers can be seen behind them in other areas of the bar.

  20. An older man and woman sit at a cafe table with a younger girl. The woman has her arm around the girl and she is holding a comic book the pair are looking at. The man is also looking in their direction and they are all smiling. There are more comic books on the table, next to a hot drink. In the background on the wall there are comic book style drawings.

  21. Darren White, 53, from Stockton-on-Tees, who is one of the first lung transplant patients in the UK to have a patch of their organ donors skin grafted onto their forearm in the hope that it could help medics spot signs of the lung being rejected by the body sooner.

  22. A wooden path winds around the edge of the water at High Dam Tarn. It is surrounded by shrubs and trees.

  23. Cars and lorries line two lanes of the M6. Fire service vehicles block the top of the road. Groups of people are standing outside their vehicles, including a woman with a dog on a lead.

  24. A CGI of how Carlisle Station could look. A new square outside the station entrance contains a paved area between sections of trees and planted areas.

  25. An osprey delivers a fish it is carrying in its claws to another osprey at their nest. Fields and hills can be seen in the background.