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  1. A woman with a dark coat holding a large yellow umbrella in the rain

  2. A CrossCountry train travels along the tracks. It is red with some yellow colouring on the front carriage. Houses can be seen in the background and the sun is shining.

  3. A woman with blonde hair and a wide-brimmed yellow hat beside a man with short brown hair in a grassy area

  4. This is a three-panel composite image featuring portraits of different people in distinct settings: Left panel: A person wearing a blue sports top is seated in a narrow racing kayak or canoe on a body of water, holding a paddle. Trees and greenery are visible in the blurred background. Centre panel: Two people are posing together indoors. One is wearing a pink Adidas shirt, while the other is wearing a patterned top with a light denim jacket. The setting has coloured lighting and framed pictures on the wall behind them. Right panel: A person wearing glasses and a white T-shirt stands inside a shop. Shelves behind them display boxed Pokémon trading card products, including visible packs and collector sets.

  5. A white football with black panels on grass, with a goal net in the background

  6. A street with shops along the left and flood water pooling outside.

  7. An aerial image of a series of historic buildings. there are two bottle-shaped brick chimney structures along with a number of three-storey factory buildings. The site is slightly overgrown, and surrounded by housing as well as a small wooded area.

  8. Lightning bolt over Birmingham

  9. Nikki Twemlow wearing a green dress and a lanyard as well as glasses on top of her head, is standing beside a playing pitch

  10. A side by side image of worried looking Mark Robins and a dejected Nuno

  11. Steve Speed is wearing a blue football top is standing by the side of a football pitch. There are tall trees and parked vehicles in the distance behind him.

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  13. A purple sky with a long line of forked lightning. The street below is dark with street lights glowing

  14. Two houses, with collapsed roofs, can be seen behind metal fencing. There are gardens in the foreground and a telegraph pole.

  16. A man wearing a white and red sports top is holding a yellow ball with blue and red stripes. He is looking at the camera whilst sitting in a wheelchair inside a sports hall with a blue floor.

  17. Two houses, with collapsed roofs, can be seen behind metal fencing. There are gardens in the foreground and a telegraph pole.

  18. A Staffordshire Police emblem on the window of a police vehicle which features a crown and a Staffordshire Knot. There is a yellow high visibility section of the vehicle on the left hand side of the image.

  19. Positives for Stoke despite cup loss

    Mark Elliott
    BBC Radio Stoke commentator

    Stoke City's Robert Bozenik points to the crowd in celebration of his goal against Hull City in the EFL Cup on TuesdayGetty Images

    Despite a good start from Hull, Stoke spent much of the first half in the ascendancy and deserved to take the lead through a well worked goal from Robert Bozenik, but conceding just before half-time robbed them of their momentum and they didn't ever really get it back.

    The Premier League visitors weren't great, they'd made eleven changes but missed several chances in a poor spectacle of a second half before sneaking through on penalties.

    The big positives for Stoke came in the form of minutes for players who have been on the fringes of things so far and an impressive debut from teenager Laurence Giani.

    The 18-year-old full back kept things simple in the early stages before growing in confidence and showing more of the ability that's earned him international honours with Italy at youth level.

    He looked strong enough and calm enough to provide a realistic option in a problem position for Stoke due to injuries and has been training with and around the first team for some time.

    The likes of Djibril Soumare, Ben Pearson and Bozenik will benefit from the game time they got against Hull but attention will quickly turn to what feels like a far bigger game at Wolves in the league.

    Stoke travel to Molineux searching for a first Championship point of the season in a campaign that needs a big performance and result to give it the kick start they need.

  20. A black-framed noticeboard at Newcastle-under-Lyme Crematorium in Bradwell. There is gold lettering on a panel above the noticeboard, and there are trees and bushes in the background.

  21. A man wearing glasses and a dark blue jacket is looking at the camera. He is standing outside a glass-fronted building with ornamental pottery works on shelves in the window.

  22. 🎧 'Do you want to be here?'

    The latest episode of BBC Radio Stoke's A Cold Wet Tuesday Night podcast is out now.

    Lucas Yeomans, Matt Sandoz and former Stoke City striker Louis Moult discuss Stoke's defeat at Southampton plus transfer talk for the final week of the window.

    Listen above or on BBC Sounds here - and don't forget to subscribe to get each episode into your My Sounds feed.

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  23. A photo of a man and a woman smiling together. The man is bald and is wearing a pink top. The woman has ginger hair with a fringe and is wearing a blue denim jacket.