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  1. Fergus Crawley is wearing a blue top and blue cap with a closely trimmed beard and moustache. He is running in a park

  2. An older man wearing a blue cap, yellow glovas and overalls is standing next to a green steam train.

  3. Thorny Gale Trig Pillar, which features a bronze plaque, standing on the top of a hill. A green valley and fells are in the background.

  4. Stock image of a teckel dachshund - a small dog with dark hair - having fun at a beach. It is running along the sand at the water's edge.

  5. Marcus Harris celebrates scoring a century

  6. An artist's impression of how the new housing estate could look, with high-rise apartment-style buildings built around a paved walkway interspersed with benches, pocket parks, and trees.

  7. Sunderland's Daniel Ballard holds his forehead, wearing his team's away shirt, which is blue with a repeated pattern depicting a lighthouse through a circular structure

  8. Brian Brobbey pushes Cristian Romero into Spurs team-mate Antonin Kinsky during the Premier League match between Sunderland and Tottenham Hotspur

  9. People stroll along the market which is full of stalls, including fruit and veg and a coffee shop.

  10. Two banners have been attached to wooden stakes at the top of a hill. The banner on the left reads "Say no to solar panels and save your countryside". The one on the right says "Maiden Law solar farm the size of 250 football pitches from Burnhope nature reserve to Lanchester".

  11. Mugshot of Hall. He is clean shaven and balding with short fair hair, a drooped expression on his face and large ears.

  12. Mugshot of Adam Hall. He is clean shaven and balding with short fair hair, a drooped expression on his face and large ears.

  13. A blurred picture of a teenage boy in a school uniform. Specific details are difficult to make out.

  14. The entrance of the National Glass Centre in Sunderland. A large grey sign is suspended between two high cement pillars. A sloped path leads to the glass doors of the building. The fenced off roof of the building is visible in the distance.

  15. Sunderland Pianoforte Society has ornate legs and is in light walnut colour. Some ceramics are stored in glass cupboard behind it.

  16. A general view during local elections outside a polling station on May 05, 2022 in Sunderland, England. A black and white sign reading: "Polling station" is tied to a black metal gate. there is a grassy field behind it that leads to a tall stone church.

  17. A large brick built hospital with a shelter in front. In front is a large single-storey building with a triangular glass-fronted entrance. Behind it is a three-storey building with long, uninterrupted windows along each floor. To the right is a seven-storey building in the same style, with a large stairwell structure just off-centre. The buildings are arranged in a T-shape with the tallest building at right angles to the other two.

  18. Mugshot of Tyson. He has a neat ginger beard and short dark hair.

  19. 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.

  20. Mugshot of Mark Branker. His head is large and shaved and he has a neat grey beard. He is squinting slightly.

  21. Two block of flats are covered in scaffolding as they are being built in Sunniside, Sunderland. The site is fenced off with a tall yellow crane towering above the buildings.

  22. Manchester City defender John Stones

  23. A Google Maps screenshot of Sunderland City Hall, where the coroner's court is based. The concrete building features full-height widows across the length of each floor.

  24. Paul Fairless, left, is in a hospital bed. He is wearing a grey jumper and is smiling. He is laying next to his son, Charlie, who is wearing a beige coloured tracksuit with the words POLO printed in white. Both are showing a thumbs up to the camera.