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  1. Lines of soldiers at the check-in desks at the ferry port. They are all wearing camoflauge clothing and have backpacks.

  2. The inside of the toilets. There are five cubicles with brown doors. One of them is barricaded shut with a red pole over the front and a yellow wet floor sign in front of it. There are sinks to the right a large silver urinal in front of it. The walls are covered in greyish tiles.

  3. Chris Head, wearing a navy suit and light blue tie. He has short dark hair and stubble. He is standing next to rows of seats for spectators at a cricket ground.

  4. A generic image of a white sign with black lettering for a polling station. In the background there is an arched entrance to a building's garden with further signs pointing to a polling station.

  5. A man wearing a red rosette looks on at the South Tyneside election count. There are rows of people sitting behind desks and counting pieces of paper. There are signs above them with the ward names like: "Fellgate and Hedworth" and "Boldon Colliery".

  6. Antony Gormley's Angel of the North sculpture in Gateshead. The tall brown sculpture, which resembles a man with rectangular wings, stands tall over the wiry trees below.

  7. A black plastic box with the words "Ballot Box" printed on it in white. A person, who is wearing a black coat, is placing a folded piece of paper through the slit in the top.

  8. Harrison Obatoyinbo in Newcastle Red Bulls' yellow jersey

  9. Newcastle Crown Court. An imposing building made from smooth red stone with massive black windows and tall columns along its frontage.

  10. Mugshot of Hasan Mohammed. He has thick black hair and a thick black beard.

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    A black and white photo of Jade Duncan. She has large dark eyes, a ring in her nose and thick white curly hair.

  12. A blue sign with white lettering for Haydon Bridge High School on a patch of grass covered with brown leaves. It is placed in front of a tree. To the right is a path leading to the school.

  13. A group of musicians on stage, most are wearing black but a musician in the centre is wearing a red jacket and playing the violin. There are more musicians playing violins, with a piano and viola as well. The stage wall behind them is wooden and lit up in a yellow light. The audience are sitting down in rows and the backs of their heads are in shadow. It looks very full.

  14. A CGI depicting an aerial view of how Metro Riverside will look. The shopping centre is covered in greenery and has solar panels on its roof. Buildings and homes are located around the centre and near the River Tyne.

  15. Michelle Liddle is sat in front of a wooden fence tilting a blue teacup to show tea leaves inside. She is wearing a grey t-shirt and her blonde hair is tied back.

  16. A group of representatives from Sir Bobby Robson's family, charity donors, clinical leads, Newcastle Hospitals (and the Newcastle Hospitals Charity), and the Sir Bobby Robson Foundation. Two are holding spades, and a patch of soil shows where the first ground has been broken on the project. Behind the group is a construction site surrounded by fencing where vehicles are working.

  17. A view from behind the goals of Gateshead FC's International Stadium

  18. A blue sign with white lettering for Haydon Bridge High School on a patch of grass covered with brown leaves. It is placed in front of a tree. To the right is a path leading to the school.

  19. A white and yellow search and rescue vehicle parked outside Tynemouth Volunteer Life Brigade watch house. The building is made of wood and painted white, blue and yellow.

  20. A small light brown terrier type dog has its face pressed against the bars of a cage, and a paw raised as if trying to climb through the bars.

  21. A yellow sign diverting traffic off the central motorway in Newcastle. Two cars are leaving the road and heading up a slip road. Rose Bridge can be seen in the distance across the motorway.

  22. A close up of the damaged sapling. It has been pruned by The Park's Trust.

  23. Penny Pocket is a woman in her 40s or 50s with dark hair which curls to her shoulders. She is wearing a red shirt. She is standing at the door to a shop with some postcards hanging from the wall outside.