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  1. A healthcare worker wearing gloves and a protective apron removes a capsule sponge device from the mouth of a seated trial participant inside a mobile screening unit. The procedure uses a thread attached to a small sponge, which is collected after being swallowed and expanded in the stomach. The image illustrates the "pill-on-a-thread" test being used to collect cells from the oesophagus as part of oesophageal cancer screening research.

  2. A woman with brown hair and black t-shirt taking a selfie while holding a "free period products" box

  3. Willow sits in a chair in hospital cuddling a soft toy. She has a tube in her nose and is smiling

  4. "Colchester Hospital" is written in white font on a blue banner above the hospital's entrance doors. The doors are glass, as is the whole facade.

  5. A grey building with a black sign that has gold and white writing on it and reads, Dedicated Care EAST ANGLIA. There is also a logo on the left hand side of the sign which appears to be two arms holding hands to form the shape of a heart.

  6. A man is riding a motorbike with a side car. He is wearing a black helmet and white top. In the sidecar is an older woman. She has white hair. She is wrapped in a blue and red tartan blanket. She is pointing at the camera.

  7. The picture is taken from behind a young mum with light brown long blonde hair. We can't see her face but we can see over her shoulder, she is holding a baby in her arms. The young baby is wearing blue and has dark hair.

  8. A patient lies underneath a sheet on a bed at a mental health unit somewhere in England. The image is black and white and there is a dot to show where the infrared monitoring would be aimed. The patient is not identifiable and the sheets are white on a medical bed.

  9. Liberty in a grey puffer jacket and grey scarf with long brown hair stood outside in the snow

  10. Irene Breen is pictured smiling. She has a dark brown bob haircut and is wearing a red shirt. She's sitting against stacks of boxes in a warehouse

  11. Willow sits in a chair in hospital cuddling a soft toy. She has a tube in her nose and is smiling

  12. Andy Burnham (left) sat next to Archie Goodburn (right). Both are wearing suits.

  13. Senior man with hearing aid on cell phone.

  14. Rear view of a person in a hospital gown being guided by a healthcare professional

  15. Paramedic Ollie Zorab wearing an NHS green polo shirt with the NHS logo and the South Western Ambulance Service logo on it standing in front of an ambulance.

  16. Woman wears a white t-shirt and orange lanyard

  17. A young boy wearing a pale blue shirt stands next to his mother

  18. Deborah Lewis, the founder of COVID19 Families UK, receives an MBE from the Princess Royal at Windsor Castle. Lewis is wearing a light cream or ivory blazer over a floral-patterned dress.

  19. The Hawkstone Farmers' Choir stand in two rows and perform in front of a large glass window. Rosie Jones, a woman with long blonde hair, is holding a microphone to her mouth.

  20. Thierno Barry playing on the pitch, wearing an Everton shirt. He looks to his left as sweat runs down his forehead and an outline of the crowd can be seen behind him

  21. Splits screen image. On the left, Archie Goodburn looking emotional with his hands held up. On the right, Archie Goodburn sitting down talking to Andy Burnham

  22. Woman with shoulder length blond hair and glasses, in blue coat and black and yellow scarf

  23. Martine Legg is a woman with dark hair in a ponytail. She is wearing a grey hoodie and smiling at the camera.

  24. Close-up view of an open foil pouch containing small green plant buds resting on a wooden surface. Two hands with pink-and-white painted fingernails hold the pouch open, while a red plastic grinder lid sits beside it on the table. The focus is on the contents of the bag and the surrounding accessories.