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  1. King Charles pointing at a colourful tapestry depicting "Bruce's siege of Carlisle and beginning of little ice age".

  2. The main road through Sanquhar clogged up with traffic, we can see cars in the foreground and a lorry with a large, round, wooden cog on the back in the background. The vehicles appear to be at a standstill.

  3. torpedo-shaped satellite tracking device used to monitor the movements of sharks and other marine creatures.

  4. A computer-generated view of a data centre with a green roof blending in to the surrounding landscape

  5. A man with short grey-brown hair and a greying beard in a grey jacket with a blue jumper and pale blue shirt stands next to a woman with long brown hair, bright red lipstick and a patterned blouse and black jacket on the steps of Dumfries and Galloway Council.

  6. A stranded black heifer with the number 35 on the tag on its ear looks out forlornly from inside an ice house

  7. A pyramid shaped stone cairn on the top of a Borders hillside. There are stones littered around it on a grassy landscape with a cloudy blue sky above.

  8. A natterjack toad sits on a rock in a pool of water with some plant life around it

  9. Three police officers wearing high-visibility yellow reflective vests over black uniforms stand together outdoors. The vests display "POLICE" markings, and one officer has a radio attached to their chest. The image is cropped to show only the officers' torsos and equipment, with a blurred background. Visible sleeve text reads "Police Scotland."

  10. A young boy on a bike with a helmet on and a grey T-shirt stands in front of a bike track with numerous bumps and bends

  11. Gamekeepers battle smoke on a field with hills in the distance

  12. A man with a blue hat and blue jumper

  13. A group of young school children on scooters with brightly coloured orange and blue helmets on

  14. A view of a wind farm development among rolling hills in the south of Scotland

  15. Hayley Watkins with long blonde hair, wearing a maroon long-sleeved top and holding a pale green mug, standing in a kitchen

  16. Center Parcs

  17. A police van parked across a road in Dumfries. The van is white with bright green and blue markings down the side and the word police in blue. Two officers in hi viz jackets are on the pavement to the left.

  18. Young man in glasses and a white hard hat.

  19. The front of Wigtown County Buildings with a small ramp at the front door.

  20. A sweeping view across the hills in the Scottish Borders with a patchwork of field colours and a triangular stone monument in the foreground

  21. Miguel Freckleton lifts the Premier Sports Cup at Hampden

  22. A golden eagle on a branch in the rain. Its wings are spreading out as if to shelter itself or take flight.

  23. A view of the main street through Gatehouse with its clock tower

  24. A grey-haired man, wearing a black sweat shirt, holds a rugby ball and American football helmet