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  1. Keir Starmer is gesticulating with both hands held up in front of him while responding to a question. He is wearing a dark navy shirt and suit jacket. The sky is bright blue behind him.

  2. The Shields Ferry. The vessel has received new paint work. It is blue and white. The name Pride of the Tyne is printed on its stern.

  3. Mugshot of Hall. He is clean shaven and balding with short fair hair, a drooped expression on his face and large ears.

  4. A stock image shows a Reform Party logo on a rosette on someone's chest. It is light blue, and the logo is of a white arrow with test that reads: "Reform UK"

  5. Mugshot of Adam Hall. He is clean shaven and balding with short fair hair, a drooped expression on his face and large ears.

  6. Split image showing Gateshead captain Kenton Richardson celebrating and manager Rob Elliot clapping

  7. A view on a sunny day of South Shields' Mariners Park ground

  8. Brett Connon standing on the pitch wearing a yellow Newcastle away kit

  9. A £5 note, a £10 note, a £20 note and a £50 note laid out next to each other along with several pound coins.

  10. Lines of soldiers at the check-in desks at the ferry port. They are all wearing camoflauge clothing and have backpacks.

  11. The inside of the toilets. There are five cubicles with brown doors. One of them is barricaded shut with a red pole over the front and a yellow wet floor sign in front of it. There are sinks to the right a large silver urinal in front of it. The walls are covered in greyish tiles.

  12. Chris Head, wearing a navy suit and light blue tie. He has short dark hair and stubble. He is standing next to rows of seats for spectators at a cricket ground.

  13. A generic image of a white sign with black lettering for a polling station. In the background there is an arched entrance to a building's garden with further signs pointing to a polling station.

  14. A man wearing a red rosette looks on at the South Tyneside election count. There are rows of people sitting behind desks and counting pieces of paper. There are signs above them with the ward names like: "Fellgate and Hedworth" and "Boldon Colliery".

  15. Antony Gormley's Angel of the North sculpture in Gateshead. The tall brown sculpture, which resembles a man with rectangular wings, stands tall over the wiry trees below.

  16. A black plastic box with the words "Ballot Box" printed on it in white. A person, who is wearing a black coat, is placing a folded piece of paper through the slit in the top.

  17. Harrison Obatoyinbo in Newcastle Red Bulls' yellow jersey

  18. Newcastle Crown Court. An imposing building made from smooth red stone with massive black windows and tall columns along its frontage.

  19. Mugshot of Hasan Mohammed. He has thick black hair and a thick black beard.

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    A black and white photo of Jade Duncan. She has large dark eyes, a ring in her nose and thick white curly hair.

  21. A blue sign with white lettering for Haydon Bridge High School on a patch of grass covered with brown leaves. It is placed in front of a tree. To the right is a path leading to the school.

  22. A group of musicians on stage, most are wearing black but a musician in the centre is wearing a red jacket and playing the violin. There are more musicians playing violins, with a piano and viola as well. The stage wall behind them is wooden and lit up in a yellow light. The audience are sitting down in rows and the backs of their heads are in shadow. It looks very full.

  23. A CGI depicting an aerial view of how Metro Riverside will look. The shopping centre is covered in greenery and has solar panels on its roof. Buildings and homes are located around the centre and near the River Tyne.

  24. Michelle Liddle is sat in front of a wooden fence tilting a blue teacup to show tea leaves inside. She is wearing a grey t-shirt and her blonde hair is tied back.