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  1. Sweet Trap in Shotton Colliery. The unit is based on the ground floor of an end-of-terrace building and the shutters are pulled down. The sign is bright pink with blue lettering and advertises cakes, shakes, book and vapes. The upper level has a central bay window with two smaller windows on either sides, with white vertical blinds. The cream paint is coming off the building in parts. There are solar panels on the roof.

  2. Aran Sadler stands behind a green and white motorcycle holding two trophies. He has black hair and beard and is wearing black biking gear and a baseball hat

  3. An aeriel view of the roof of the grand Cragside house. The mansion has multiple chimneys poking out of its red roof. The building is grey stone and surrounded by lush trees.

  4. Newcastle United head coach Eddie Howe faces the away end after the game against Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park on 12 April, 2026

  5. Owen Finney is standing in front of two parked ambulances and smiling slightly at the camera. He has short brown hair, and he is wearing a green uniform with an ambulance crest on it and a blue patch which reads: "NHS".

  6. View of a Victorian building - a former pumping station - in red brick with two high storeys and with tall windows, and a pitched roof with a small turret in the middle. To its side is a line of four brick buildings with pitched roofs and a separate high chimney. The scene is reflected in a body of water in front, with a line of leafless trees on either side under blue skies.

  7. Boy sits in radio studio with headphones on. The image also shows a drawing made by the boy of a seal.

  8. Gemma Louis with long blonde hair stands in front of the grassed area to the side of large building - a minster or cathedral. She is wearing sunglasses, a dark green anorak-type jacket over white and brown striped top, with a dark blue leather bag hung crossways over her shoulder.

  9. Kate Harrison is a young woman holding dachshund Bobbi in her arms. She is wearing a pink anorak and behind her is a long stretch of hillside with a path and a row of trees at the top

  10. Aerial view of Durham in sunshine. The cathedral, castle and associated buildings stand in the bend of the river with the city spread out on either side behind. The scene is saturated in colour, with the river a deep blue, fringed by trees in a variety of autumnal colours.

  11. Front view of a police vehicle parked at the side of a road at the end of a bridge. Other cars can be seen on the road and a figure in a high viz jacket stands next to a section marked off by police tape.

  12. A stone pathway is bordered by cherry blossom trees in bloom as far as the eye can see. The flowers on the trees are white, with specks of orange/green from the leaves. On the ground, grassy patches are dotted with yellow daffodils which are also in bloom.

  13. A large lake bordered by trees.

  14. Library image of a laptop with the OpenAI logo above.

  15. A black plastic box with the words "Ballot Box" printed on it in white. A person, who is wearing a black coat, is placing a folded piece of paper through the slit in the top.

  16. A generic image of a white sign with black lettering for a polling station. In the background there is an arched entrance to a building's garden with further signs pointing to a polling station.

  17. A man wearing a red rosette looks on at the South Tyneside election count. There are rows of people sitting behind desks and counting pieces of paper. There are signs above them with the ward names like: "Fellgate and Hedworth" and "Boldon Colliery".

  18. People enjoying the warm Spring Bank Holiday weather at Tynemouth Longsands in North Tyneside.

  19. Close-up of Lord Beecham looking into the camera. He is wearing glasses, and a dark suit with a light shirt and pink tie.

  20. Eddie Howe during the game between Newcastle United and Chelsea on 14 March, 2026

  21. Milo is wearing glasses and with a ponytail smiles as he sits in a wheelchair in his family home. He is wearing a red neck brace with yellow lightening bolts and black straps. In the background you can see the kitchen and living area with ornaments and photos.

  22. A close up shot of a narrow single track road, part of which has fallen into the river below.

  23. North East mayor Kim McGuinness and North Tyneside mayor Karen Clark visiting the Newcastle College Energy Academy in Wallsend. They are standing in a large room and talking to two students dressed in red overalls and wearing safety goggles, while other people watch them.

  24. General view of Premier League ball