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  1. Kier Starmer, a middle-aged man with silver hair swept to the side, standing in a classroom. He is wearing black-rimmed glasses.

  2. A large queue of people waiting in an airport.

  3. A Union Jack and European Union flag fly against a blue sky in front of Big Ben in central London.

  4. Shows a woman with glasses and smiling in front of a DUP banner, which says DUP and has a lion on the motif.

  5. Keir Starmer, UK prime minister, during a news conference standing in front of the EU and Union Jack flags.

  6. Gareth Lewis in a jacket and white shirt holding up a manifesto with a picture of Rhun ap Iorwerth saying "For Wales"

  7. Composite photo of Donald Trump and Keir Starmer

  8. Scottish party leaders in a BBC studio for a Debate Night taping. John Swinney is speaking animatedly.

  9. Anas Sarwar

  10. Carney speaks, wearing a suit and tie and gesturing with his hand

  11. Riona Zaman has long black hair with two bright red streaks at the front framing her face. She is wearing a gold necklace and black cardigan. The room around her is panelled in pine wood with blue at the top part of the wall and several bright white lights.

  12. Six men in suits standing behind rostrums during a TV debate for the 2026 Scottish parliament

  13. U.S. Vice President JD Vance boards Air Force Two, after peace talks with Iran in Islamabad

  14. Three men in business suits stand at podium gesticulating at each other

  15. Reform UK deputy leader Richard Tice at a press conference at the Macdonald Norwood Hall Hotel in Aberdeen, whilst campaigning for the upcoming Holyrood election. Picture date: Wednesday April 8, 2026. PA Photo.

  16. Welcome to Wales sign

  17. Oblique view of the eastern (main) elevation from north east. Hackney Town Hall, London

  18. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer speaks to the media at the airport in Doha, Qatar, as part of a visit to the Gulf region to meet leaders of countries who have been in the front line and discuss diplomatic efforts to support and uphold the ceasefire for a lasting resolution to the conflict. Picture date: Friday April 10, 2026.

  19. Crowds of people walk on pavement on either side of a road. The road goes underneath a blue railway bridge in the distance that has the words Camden Lock painted on it in bright yellow capital letters. There are buildings, market-style shop fronts and signage all around.

  20. Aerial view of housing in Inverclyde, with a long straight street lined by tenement buildings, a church spire in the foreground and the River Clyde visible in the distance.

  21. Matt Chorley looks startled as he turns to the camera. He is sitting on the driving seat of a van and holding a red microphone

  22. A bird's eye view of the Chagos Islands – officially known as the British Indian Ocean Territory – in the Indian Ocean, with white clouds in the sky.

  23. A man in his 30s with short hair and a trimmed beard looking towards the camera. He's wearing a blue suit and tie with a white shirt. Behind him are desks and chairs in a council building. At the back out of focus is a coat of arms with the union jack flag on the left and St George's flag on the right.