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  1. Lyndon Laney, with short grey hair, is wearing a blue denim shirt. He has his arm around Tony Iommi who is wearing dark glasses, a leather jacket and a guitar strap with Iommi printed on it.

  2. Two police officers, one in a black uniform and helmet and one in a white T-shirt and black vest, push a man in a green jumper into the back of a police van

  3. A red helicopter with yellow details standing on a helipad with trees in the distance

  4. A man wearing a shirt and dark jacket is standing in a corridor. He has brown hair with a side parting.

  5. A man and a woman stand in a workshop looking at a equipment while wearing goggles. They both have purple T-shirts on and equipment can be seen behind them.

  6. A man is holding a bundle of cash next to his head

  7. Left to right: Police custody images of George Pepa, Krisjian Dedndreaj and Kristian Gropcaj

  8. A man with gelled short brown hair and stubble, wearing a blue hooded coat, looks to our right with his mouth partially open.

  9. An ariel shot showing a carriageway, parked cars on a field and golf course.

  10. Two men can be seen wading and cleaning water at the River Blythe in Solihull. Trees and bushes can be seen on the river banks

  11. The image shows a historic canal-side industrial scene, likely part of an open‑air heritage site. The setting appears to recreate or preserve a 19th‑ or early 20th‑century working environment, with brick buildings and traditional transport.

  12. Indian singer Asha Bhosle performs at the '75 years of Asha' concert at Carnegie Hall, New York, New York, April 17, 2008.

  13. A view of Harvest Crescent on a cloudy day. A few cars are parked by the business units.

  14. A photo of a mechanical bull in the middle of a train station, it has a flat cap on and is grey, matching the colour of it's head.

  15. A green and yellow double decker bus is parked at a bus stop on the new high street. Old shops form the time can been seen behind it. One is called Marsh and Baxter.

  16. Three people - a woman and two men - stood in front of a HS2 viaduct. The woman has black hair and a grey coat. The man in the middle had a black hat and black coat and the man on the right has a black hat, black coat and white shirt. Behind them is a patch of grass then a large rust coloured structure

  17. A pile of white plastic bags which contain tobacco products

  18. Two people sit close together on a sofa in a living room, with drinks and snacks on a table in front of them.

  19. Zaynul Shaffi pictured in a mugshot. He is bald and has a dark stubble beard.

  20. A woman in a black jacket and shirt sits on a sofa looking at a photo of three young men.

  21. Three people wearing dark clothing stand together in a line looking at the camera. There is a woman and two men. Behind them is a huge steel structure which is one of the HS2 viaducts.

  22. A picture of a police officer kneeling down infront of a police car with a brown spaniel police dog

  23. An aerial view of a large fire with flames and smoke coming out of a mill building in the middle of a town.

  24. A man wearing a dark sweater stands in front of a black curtain.