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  1. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer leaves after the multinational virtual summit and press conference at the Elysee Presidential Palace on April 17, 2026.

  2. Low angle view of three young people using mobile phones outdoors.

  3. A man with grey hair and tortoiseshell glasses squints in the sunlight. He is wearing a khaki green fleece or coat over a light blue shirt

  4. Mary Lou McDonald is pictured speaking at her party's annual conference. She has shoulder length brown hair and is dressed in a red blazer and back top, gesturing with her left hand. Behind her the backdrop is bright green and on the podium in front of her are the words 'Building Ireland's future'.

  5. A treated collage of the Welsh and Scottish flags with a close up of Keir Starmer

  6. Wales Green Party leader Anthony Slaughter in green shirt and grey jacket at his party's manifesto launch in March

  7. A man in a Union Jack shirt relaxes in a pub environment and smiles for the camera

  8. Michelle O'Neill standing at a green lecturn with a green background behind her. She is motioning with her hands. She is wearing a cream jacket and white shirt. She has blonde hair, tied back.

  9. Donald Trump waves to onlookers from his golf buggy

  10. A side-on shot of Donald Trump and Keir Starmer standing side by side.

  11. Sir Keir Starmer

  12. Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) soldiers march in formation during the annual military parade marking the Iraqi invasion in 1980

  13. People holding signs saying 'kill the bill not the ill' and 'give me choice over my death' stand protesting outdoors in Parliament Square in early June 2025.

  14. Former UK ambassador to the United States, Lord Peter Mandelson, is pictured as he walks his dog near his residence in central London on April 20, 2026

  15. Supporters and opponents of assisted dying hold placards outside Parliament in June 2025. Supporters hold pink placards reading "Campaign for dignity in dying", while opponents, some wearing white medical coats and holding mock syringes, hold signs reading "Don't make doctors killers".

  16. Colin Kennedy looking at the camera. He has brown hair and a beard. He is wearing a navy suit jacket, striped blue and white shirt and a blue and navy striped tie.

  17. Dan Thomas sitting in a radio studio in front of a microphone, which has an orange cover.

  18. A graphical image of man wearing a flat cap and a waxed jacket walks past a gate with Polling Station sign on it

  19. Jason Barker, a bearded man wearing glasses, standing in front of trees

  20. A woman in a pink top and long brown hair next to a circus performer in black tuxedo spinning plates

  21. A bus lane is seen in London.

  22. Sarah Smith has shoulder-length blonde hair and is wearing a green jacket. She looks directly at the camera.

  23. BBC News' Meleri Grug Williams, a young woman with long brown hair, looks down the camera with a shopping street and castle archway in the background.