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  1. A police officer wearing a black top and a yellow hi-vis gilet with the word 'police' in white on a blue background.

  2. Stephen Jones pointing with his left hand towards players out of shot, while wearing a lanyard and a thick padded coat

  3. An aerial view of the port of Blyth with a number of docks visible and ships moored up. Beyond the port the coast stretches out.

  4. A road closure sign stands in front of Heugh Street Bridge. The bridge is made of two concrete arches with an asphalt road running across it.

  5. King Charles III talks with guests during a Royal Garden Party at Buckingham Palace. The King is wearing a morning suit with a pale-yellow waistcoat and light blue tie. He has short white hair and is holding a top hat in his hand. Two women have their backs to the cameras as they speak with the King. They both have long hair and are wearing white jackets and white fascinators. One has dark hair and the other one is blonde.

  6. A pink lit up sign which reads 'I bet you look good on the dancefloor' in a clear, square casing. There is a small disco ball to the left and a young boy with short hair and lit up over-the-ear headphones looking at the sign. He is partly in shadow. The photo is slightly on an angle and the sign is lighting up the room in a pink light.

  7. Poppy's mother, Becca, holds her in her arms. They are sitting in a hospital ward and medical equipment is behind them. Poppy has blonde hair and a tube is running from her nose.

  8. Sid Patterson, a trustee of the DLI Friends, centre, with Carolyn Ball, county archivist and manager of The Story, left, and Ian Brown, Chair of the DLI Friends, right, and other members of the Friends. They are smiling as the ledger rests on a big grey cushion in front of them. Sid Patterson has short white and is wearing a green t-shirt and grey trousers. Carolyn Ball has short white hair and blue long-sleeved top. She wears glasses and a necklace. Ian Brown has glasses and is wearing a blue top.

  9. A sunny view of the Newcastle Civic Centre with a row of daffodils filling the foreground. There is a round concrete building placed in front of a longer glass building. Trees can be seen on either side. Behind the round building is a square concrete tower topped with a large green and gold crown shaped design.

  10. A man places a ballot paper into a black ballot box at a polling station.

  11. A close-up of two puffins standing on grass looking at each other, with their black and orange beaks touching.

  12. Longsands beach during the bank holiday weekend of 2 May, 2026. Swarms of people can be seen stretching across the coastline, even though it did not appear to be particularly sunny when this photo was taken. In one corner, a group can be seen climbing on top of a cabin roof.

  13. The Redheugh Bridge. It is a long concrete structure supported by two pillars which stand in the River Tyne.

  14. Chris Harris clapping spectators after a match at the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France

  15. Andrew Douglas is standing by his boat in Seahouses harbour. He is a man in his 50s wearing a blue coat with a white hoodie and has short blondish grey hair.

  16. Paul Blackett celebrates after scoring a penalty as other South Shields FC players approach him. They are wearing claret and blue shirts with white shorts and socks.

  17. A Google Streetview screenshot of Hirst Park in Ashington. A tarmac path runs through a green space with trees and bushes.

  18. An aerial image of Henderson Hall after the fire. Its roof has been completely destroyed. Rubble has been left on the floor of the exposed upper floors. In the background is parkland and trees.

  19. A view of a street of tall, terraced, sandstone buildings. The two to the right are shops. One of them, Bob's Barbers, has a gaping hole in the tiled roof due to a collapsed chimney. Some rubble is strewn on the ground in front of the building and the street is taped off.

  20. A close up image of a church organ being played by a man in a grey jumper flecked with white, and with grey hair and grey stubble.

  21. HMS Northumberland, a large grey navy ship, at sea, location unconfirmed, 2015.

  22. A mid-terrace building with grey exterior walls. On the left of the building are blue double doors with glass windows. Above the doors is a sign which reads "RYHOPE WORKINGMENS CLUB AND INSTITUTE LTD" with two Heineken logos either side. In the middle and right of the exterior wall are two glass windows with white panels.

  23. A woman holding a homemade sign on the beach. It is a white square sign with blue writing which says 'sick of sewage' with blue squiggly lines around the border. The woman has grey hair with a full fringe and is wearing large sunglasses. She is also wearing a white fleece. She has a straight face and is looking to the right of the camera. There is a group of people around her, some talking to each other and others looking in the same direction.

  24. Newcastle United head coach Eddie Howe