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  1. Singer KT Tunstall with long dark hair and a silver top sings into a microphone

  2. A 1970s style school building with lots of windows and concrete walls. In front it has a play park with climbing frame, slide and roundabout.

  3. Five ice-hockey players on the ice holding hockey sticks and chasing a puck, with a crowd looking through perspex glass in the background

  4. A computer-generated image showing an artist's impression of a McDonald's next to a main road

  5. A woman with a blue t-shirt and silver glasses stands next to a woman with a grey cap and brown t-shirt

  6. A red squirrel holding a nut in its hands in a woodland scene

  7. Firefighters respond to a fire in Glasgow city centre. A fire engine is in the foreground.

  8. A timber lorry, heavily laiden, drives through the village of Crocketford with a sign for Dumfries and Carlisle to its left. There is a grass banking, hedge and tees at the side of the road and a "thank you for driving carefully" sign.

  9. Sings and other infrastructure at Loch Ryan Ferry Port. There are a nuber of overhead blue signs, with one nearest to the viewer reading: "Welcome to Loch Ryan Port".

  10. Rab Smith has dark hair and is wearing a white darts shirt with red shoulders as he throws a red dart

  11. A wind turbine with thistles in the foreground

  12. Statue of Robert Burns surrounded by flower beds in Dumfries. Behind the statue is a row of shops, including Greggs and Border Travel

  13. Another computer generated view of a courtyard outside Irvine House with a white exterior and numerous windows and plants situated and some tables and chairs in the foreground

  14. Sam Heughan in a black jacket sits on a motorbike in front of the sea. The bike has a flag saying "RIDE GALLOWAY DARE TO EXPLORE"

  15. A view up a pathway past gravestones and trees to a white church building with a spire.

  16. Man wears a Scotland top, hat and sunglasses, outside a sport stadium

  17. An aerial view of the Crichton Estate with sandstone buildings and green rolling fields

  18. A straight road. There are green trees and hedges on either side. There is a road off to the right, with a few signs which are too far away to read.

  19. Gavin Esler and Steph McGovern - he has grey hair and grey stubble and is wearing a dark jacket with a green shirt underneath. She has blonde hair and is wearing a white blouse with a rose pattern on it.

  20. A road closure outside a chip shop - an area of the road has been fenced off with work taking place on the ground. There is a lorry within the work area.

  21. A bike rider is upside down over a track with other riders looking on and a large granite building in the background.

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    Geraint Thomas crosses the finish line cheered by the riders in his farewell and last race as a professional cyclist during the 21st Tour of Britain 2025. The riders are all wearing cycling colours and helmets.

  23. A close-up of a golden eagle with its distinctive yellow beak and large brown eye, looking off to the left

  24. A man in a baseball cap with glasses on in a black T-Shirt stands next to a young footballer with brown hair in a black and blue striped top. They are standing in front of a football pitch with a large blue stand in the background.