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    Explosion in a field in Essex

  2. A junction on the A1 with roads joining the main road from both sides. A grey hatchback is driving past on the main carriageway.

  3. Nadia McSheffrey, a woman with blonde hair wearing a cap with a blue rim, sitting on a disused railway line with her young son - aged about five - who is laughing and covering his mouth with his hand.

  4. Jamie Chappell, a young man with dark hair and a beard, is standing in a field wearing a party hat next to a young woman holding a cake.

  5. A Google Street image of a quiet road.

  6. A fire boat is towing a black rigid police vessel on the River Thames in central London.

  7. 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.

  8. A drone view of Ashton Court estate with large areas of grassland showing light brown instead of green. Small trees are dotted around the landscape and the lines of footpaths through the landscape are also visible

  9. Several green double decker buses are lined up in a car park. They have a big lightening motif on the side of them with an "electric buses/Hull eah!" logo on the side of them.

  10. An indoor skatepark at The Source Park in Hastings with ramps, rails and BMX riders. Large "SOURCE PARK" branding is displayed above the course, with spectators gathered around the edge of the venue.

  11. 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.

  12. A sow lies on her side as five piglets suckle from her. There is straw beneath them. Her eyes are covered by her long ears. The piglets are very pink while she has some mud on her.

  13. A driveway leads towards a modern building, bordered by trees in blossom, hedges, and green fencing. Signs on the fence include a taekwondo banner and a site sign that appears to read “Forge Valley”. The scene is bright and spring-like, with flowering trees and landscaped grounds surrounding the entrance road.

  14. A laboratory workspace with stainless steel benches covered in assorted glassware and chemical containers. Numerous clear and opaque plastic bottles, reagent bottles, beakers, measuring vessels and sample containers are arranged across the work surfaces, some containing amber-coloured liquids. A digital calculator and laboratory tools are visible among the equipment, while larger storage containers are stored underneath the benches. The image depicts a busy laboratory preparation or testing area with a variety of chemicals and scientific apparatus.

  15. Grey cocaine bags laid on the flood in piles in Portsmouth.

  16. A young teenage boy with brown hair and eyes with an ear piercing looks into the camera against a neutral background.

  17. A grey horse wearing a red rug, standing in a field.

  18. A red plaque on a brown stone background, reads in white writing: Battle of Bexley Square. This plaque is laid to commemorate the ' Battle of Bexley Square' which took place on 1 October 1931.

  19. Firefighters tackling the blaze at Headon Warren.

  20. A submarine coming into port in Plymouth. There are officers standing in a line on the main body of it and a couple on the turret. It is a grey day and the sea looks brown.

  21. Two police officers in hi-vis can be seen at the junction of Tottenham Court Road and Oxford Street. One is seen speaking to what appears to be a Deliveroo driver on an e-bike.

  22. Overflowing rubbish hangs from a fence at Box Hill & Westhumble railway station on 5 July 2026. Plastic bottles, coffee cups, cans and packaging have spilled onto the ground beside a ticket validator and station entrance.

  23. Sir Winston Churchill, wearing a tuxedo, addresses a crowd from a raised stage. He has one hand on his hip.

  24. Two men in white t-shirts and caps. One points at the tattoo on Hefty's wrist.