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  1. A firefighting crew deployed to battle a wildfire spreading in Lege-Cap-Ferret, south western France, late 24 July 2026.

  2. Ginger boy holds a microphone

  3. A Biffa recycling lorry is parked on a residential street beside wheelie bins. The vehicle displays a large "Reduce Reuse Recycle" sign and branding from Tandridge District Council and Biffa, with collection staff visible nearby.

  4. nethy bridge

  5. A bright red dragonfly with transparent wings rests on a brown plant stem against a blurred green background. Fine details of the insect's body, eyes and wing structure are visible.

  6. The image is a stylised protest poster focused on commercial fishing and its impact on marine life. Across the top, large green text reads "PROTECTED IN NAME ALONE". In the foreground is a line of pink fish stretching into the distance, many appearing trapped within a large fishing net that dominates the centre of the image.

  7. A green flag with a white stripe across the bottom and a tree with a parent and child stood next to it in white. It reads 'Green Flag Award 2026/27. A tree is in the background against the blue sky.

  8. A composite image of an Eastern Rosella and a little boy singing

  9. A gardener watering plants in a flowerbed using a water hose. You can see a hand wearing an orange glove.

  10. BBC Berkshire breakfast presenter Rich Clarke

  11. A young woman with long strawberry-blonde hair wears sunglasses and pouts at the camera, she is holding a white BuzzBallz container to her face. She is wearing sunglasses and a lace top with multiple necklaces on. Behind her is a London Transport Tube station sign and a pink brick wall.

  12. Farmer Olly Harrison with short brown hair and stubble wearing a beige t-shirt. He is standing in a field with trees behind him on a sunny day.

  13. A stormy coastal scene showing powerful waves breaking over scattered brown rock formations. Large amounts of white and yellow sea foam blanket the foreground shoreline and swirl across the water's surface. The ocean appears turbulent, with multiple rows of white-capped waves extending toward the horizon under an overcast gray-blue sky.

  14. A wooden boardwalk with dark handrails curves gently through a wooded nature area. Trees and dense green vegetation line both sides of the path, creating a shaded corridor that opens onto a sunlit grassy meadow in the distance. Dappled sunlight filters through the tree canopy onto the walkway, highlighting the natural, tranquil setting.

  15. Small, white nurdles in a pile on some wet sand, mixed in with sticks, seaweed and rocks. There are similar piles around this large one, with the nurdles strewn across the sand.

  16. From a low angle, brown grass is in the foreground with green trees and blue sky in the background.

  17. A large pile of discarded waste spread across a road, with smoke rising from a section of the rubbish in the foreground. A refuse collection vehicle and a fire engine are positioned nearby. Dense hedgerows line one side of the road, while a pavement and streetlight are visible on the opposite side.

  18. A Spanish Civil Guard officer wears a protective mask as smoke from a wildfire obscures the sky in Cenicientos, Madrid

  19. Split screen showing a rocket launch on the left and splashdown into the ocean on the right.

  20. A woman with black rimmed glasses in a black t shirt is holding a red spherical plastic and metal drink called a BuzzBall in her right hand. In her left hand is a bluetooth microphone. In the background there are stone buildings that house a mixture of shops, bars and restaurants, there is also the rainbow themed pride flag and multiple people walking around the centre of Cardiff. There are also dark blue parasols and bright pink flowers on either side of the street decorating two of the aforementioned bars.

  21. A group of more than a dozen people holding a protest. They are a mix of men and women holding between them four large home made banners with slogans including "protect our seas", "no more nurdle disasters, demand government action now!" and one with drawings of dolphins along with writing. Behind them is the mouth of the Tyne, with on the opposite river bank, a large block of flats on top of a grassed bank, and a church spire in the far distance.

  22. A red-orange full Moon hangs low in the night sky over a lighthouse

  23. A parched, brown park with the London City and Docklands skylines in the distance

  24. Firefighter putting out a fire in a forest in France.