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  1. A sign for Kendal Calling. It looks like a road sign pointing right, and there are flowers and vines entwined around it.

  2. A toppled tree with its stump in the air in a glade. Litter, including BBQs, bottles and tarpaulin surround it.

  3. Jake Shears of Scissor Sisters smiles during an outdoor interview with a BBC microphone. He is wearing a black-and-white patterned jacket over a light-coloured top. A large rainbow-coloured backdrop and green trees are visible behind him.

  4. Image shows Barack Obama, who is wearing a white shirt and sunglasses, standing next to George W Bush at a golf event. Bush is wearing a blue and white striped shirt. Obama is waving to a crowd.

  5. A strange sea creature with lots of white rings in the centre before a deep blue edge with tendrils stretching into the sand. The white rings in the centre have a semi-transparent 'sail' standing up in the middle of the creature.

  6. Close up of a sunflower in full bloom, with one in bud beside it. The background is of foliage, slightly out of focus, under a blue sky.

  7. The Silver Bars perform on the main stage at Kendal Calling in front of a large crowd. A giant screen behind the band displays The Silver Bars logo in bold white lettering. Audience members watch from the front of the stage as the band plays under the festival lighting.

  8. A fire engine and a smaller van from the fire service, parked on the side of a road, next to a hedge. It is dark and both vehicles have their beam lights on. There are bags on the floor, next to the van.

  9. A black and white image of Beatrix Potter at her Hill top home in 1913. She is standing in the porch of a cottage-style home. Her hair is tied back and she is holding a hat with a wide brim in her hands. She is wearing a coat and skirt. The cottage has sash windows and there are creepers going up the walls and shrubs surrounding the house.

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    A composite image of a young girl with two concrete zebras, and Alan Carr

  11. A stock image of NHS workers in a hospital corridor. They are wearing blue scrubs. One is pulling a wheelchair while two are looking at paperwork on a reception desk.

  12. Close up of the front portion of a white-clawed crayfish. The crustacean is brown, mottled with white and has two red antenna.

  13. The Castlegate and Derwent Surgery site. It is a modern-looking building and the entrance has glass doors. A sign to the right-hand side of the doors directs visitors to different departments. A young tree planted next to the sign.

  14. Sarah Burrows, captain of Penrith Pumas wheelchair rugby team. She has light brown hair tied back and blue eyes. She is inside a sports hall and is wearing a red, yellow and green vest and protective sport equipment including gloves and elbow pads.

  15. The railway station at Settle with a red sign with white lettering in the foreground. There are two platforms in the shot, with two people waiting on one of them. There is a pedestrian overpass in the background.

  16. A view of the front of Cumbria House, Cumberland Council's offices on Botchergate, Carlisle. There is a glass front to the building on the left of the picture and an adjoining stone wall straight ahead, with a flagpole in the foreground.

  17. A wooden bench in the foreground overlooks Buttermere. Hills in the distance are reflected in the lake on a sunny day.

  18. A gold statue on top of the Old Bailey from below. It is of a woman in a dress with a spikey hat and outstretched arms. In one hand she is holding some scales and the other a sword. The sky above is grey.

  19. A large crowd begins to gather in front of the main stage in a field in the sunshine.

  20. A strange sea creature with lots of white rings in the centre before a deep blue edge with tendrils stretching into the sand. The white rings in the centre have a semi-transparent 'sail' standing up in the middle of the creature.

  21. A close-up of the back of a police jacket. The word police is written in capital letters in white against a navy blue background in a rectangular box. A strip of blue and white chequered pattern is running between the two shoulders of the jacket.

  22. A visitor information sign in the foreground explains the thinking behind the scheme. It shows a map of the river area alongside several lines of text. Across the field, dozens of plastic tubes have been placed in the ground.

  23. Large outdoor car park on a cloudy day, featuring a long covered parking structure (with a slanted roof) with multiple vehicles parked underneath and in marked bays beside it. A black SUV is parked on an elevated ramp in the foreground, while rows of cars line the car park. A residential building with a white wall and tall trees are visible in the background under an overcast sky.

  24. Three people wearing white hard hats, safety glasses, and high-visibility yellow jackets stand beside a rural road, holding and reviewing a large site plan. The tree men are all all clean shaved and smiling. The man on the right in Tim Farron. Trees and rolling green hills are in the background. The sky is blue.