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  1. A man in his 30s, with dark brown hair and a dark brown beard, sits in a television studio wearing a dark grey suit, light blue shirt and dark blue tie.

  2. Ben Osborn playing for Stockport County in the EFL Trophy final at Wembley in April

  3. Young Blades defender Tahir heads to Oldham on loan

    A ground-level view of the Joe Royle Stand at Oldham's Boundary Park on a sunlit early evening.Shutterstock

    Oldham are preparing for a second season in League Two since promotion in June 2025

    Oldham Athletic have signed teenage defender Zain Tahir on loan from Sheffield United for the 2026-27 season.

    Tahir will enjoy his first experience of the English Football League, having played four games on loan in the National League with Scunthorpe United last season.

    The 19-year-old has been part of the Blades' Professional Development League squad for the past couple of years.

    "For a young player, it's about finding the right environment to take that next step and we're able to provide that place for him to continue his development," Latics manager Micky Mellon told Oldham's website.

  4. Sam Sherring wearing the red-and-white striped home kit of Cheltenham Town

  5. A woman with dark hair wearing a denim shirt clapses her husbands face as he smiles. Both are stood outside in a wood on a sunny day.

  6. White smoke billows from moorland

  7. Manchester's skyline featuring a wide variety of buildings from traditional redbrick pubs to futuristic glass-fronted skyscrapers.

  8. A blue and white striped police tape with the word police written on it in blue lettering

  9. Bickershaw Waste site on Bolton House Road

  10. Close-up of a white rare commemorative jug of the Peterloo Massacre which features a map of the site when the 1819 tragedy unfolded. The lip of the jug has a red flowers with green leaves and a purple rim. Someone is holding the item with purple gloves.

  11. A woman with her brown hair pinned back holding up her traditional dress which is predominantly red with white lace and green, pink, yellow and blue ribbon during a parade. She wears large gold dangle earrings.

  12. Street view image of the Ko-Ko Lounge, a stone building with two small square windows to the right of the entrance which is under a black canopy and a bright pink on black sign saying Ko-Ko Lounge

  13. Street view image of the Ko-Ko Lounge, a stone building with two small square windows to the right of the entrance which is under a black canopy and a bright pink on black sign saying Ko-Ko Lounge

  14. General view of an aircraft at Manchester Airport outside the grey terminal

  15. Head and shoulders of Morrissey on stage with his right hand thumb and index finger cupping his chin. He is wearing a gold signet ring, a black shirt and the background is lit red with scafolding

  16. Harry Smith of Wigan running past St Helens defence

  17. Manchester United midfielder Mason Mount

  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. 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.

  20. A woman and a man stand smiling in a square.

  21. Portrait of MP Jo Platt standing on Railway Road, Leigh. She is wearing a red jacket and smiling.

  22. Wigan celebrate against St Helens

  23. Sam Waller in action for Harrogate Town wearing a pink goalkeeper shirt

  24. A man with black hair and glasses stands in front of a sign saying 'Number 10 of the North'.