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  1. there are flames and smoke as the hillside fire burns

  2. A man wearing a blue hoodie and cap with a brown dog

  3. An empty Edinburgh street with a four-storey tenement building that is bathed in winter sunshine

  4. A busy road with police cars and armed officers

  5. A city street scene cordoned off by emergency services on a sunny day. Blue-and-white police tape stretches across the foreground, blocking the road. Behind the tape, a marked police van with high-visibility red and yellow chevrons and the word “POLICE” is parked on the left, next to an ambulance response car with yellow and green markings. A modern tram in bright blue and pink livery is stopped on tracks running through the middle of the street. The street is lined with multi-storey stone buildings featuring rows of windows, chimneys, and ground-floor shops, including signs such as “The Leith Walk Gallery” and “Greet the Ch…” (partially obscured). Overhead tram wires and poles run along the street. A few pedestrians are visible on the pavement behind the cordon, and some people can be seen further up the road near the emergency vehicles. The sky is clear blue with scattered clouds, and strong sunlight casts long shadows across the pavement and road surface. Yellow road markings and tactile paving are visible in the foreground near the blocked crossing. The scene suggests an active incident with the area restricted for safety.

  6. A single carriageway road surrounded by fields on a sunny day

  7. A cordoned off area of a street in South Queensferry. There are people wearing white hazmat suits and uniformed police officers. A blue forensic tent is in the front garden of one of the properties and cars line the street.

  8. Steven Barrett sits in an armchair in a living room, facing the camera and smiling. He is wearing a grey fleece and glasses.

  9. Hughie Stirling and Caroline Williams are pictured outdoors on a heather-covered hill. Hughie, who has his arm around Caroline, has grey hair, glasses and is wearing a black T-shirt. Caroline is wearing sunglasses and light blue jumper. They are smiling as they look into the camera.

  10. A general view of the High Court in Edinburgh

  11. The exterior view of Edinburgh Airport, with a large slogan above the sliding entrance doors saying "where Scotland meets the world" in white letters.

  12. Hearts' Lawrence Shankland with stewards at full time during a William Hill Premiership match between Celtic and Heart of Midlothian at Celtic Park, on May 16, 2026, in Glasgow, Scotland.

  13. The exterior of St Leonard's Custody Centre

  14. A general view of the crossroads of Dunniker Road, Lauder Road and Wilson Avenue.

  15. A lorry trapped under a bridge on Balgreen Road in Edinburgh

  16. (Clockwise from top left) Alan Hush, Gavin Brown, Adam Sharoudi and Gavin Cox

  17. A landfill site next to some water and a windmill is on fire with smoke rising from the scene.

  18. Wide open grassy field at Joppa Quarry Park with two white football goals, a paved path in the foreground, houses and trees in the distance, and a blue sky with scattered clouds above.

  19. Ndata Bobb is sitting in a room in a house. She is looking into the camera and is smiling. She has a hand raised close to her face. She is wearing a white outfit decorated with embroidered circular patterns. The same material is wrapped around her head as a head scarf

  20. United Rugby Championship flag with a tournament includes teams from Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland, Italy and South Africa

  21. Buildings painted in a range of different colours in Edinburgh's Old Town.

  22. Paul McGinness has a grey beard and a shaved/balding head. He is wearing a green T-shirt. His wife Fiona has shoulder-length brown hair and sunglasses on top of her head. She is wearing a dark blue top. They are both smiling. They are at some kind of outdoor event with people in the background in a field with a hill behind.

  23. Emily and Robert Hairstans stand side by side in the House for an Art Lover, holding their award, a round plaque that reads “2026,” while facing the camera. They are positioned in a light, decorative interior with pale wood panelling, curved architectural details, and a heart motif above them.

  24. A landfill site next to some water and a windmill is on fire with smoke rising from the scene.