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  1. The pedestrianised street is bordered by various shop fronts, including a red shop with a sign that reads: "The Blandford". Red and grey bricks on the road are arranged in a zigzag pattern. Above, large, colourful circular bunting is hanging. There are people coming in and out of the shops.

  2. Four forensic officers in white overalls and carrying equipment enter the building where the baby's body was found in Bishop Auckland. The entrance is next to a takeaway food outlet painted in a vivid blue. It is in a row of shops. Two police staff are also in view.

  3. Toddler Maya is smiling brightly at the camera with one arm raised. She is wearing a pink shirt and has mid-length blonde hair.

  4. Ian Huntley pictured in 2002 outside court. He has a very faint black moustache and short black hair.

  5. Looking down over a navy industrial plant, which sits in a larger site with other facilities for car manufacturing. The plant is surrounded by a car park and grass.

  6. A man wearing a dark red rain coat is standing outdoors with a green field behind him. He has grey hair and a stubbly beard. He is smiling for the photograph.

  7. A light can be seen in the black night sky. There are street lights on the ground.

  8. Mugshot of Ahmed. He has a short black goatee beard and shaved head with short black hair on top.

  9. Brian Brobbey

  10. Sweet Trap in Shotton Colliery. The unit is based on the ground floor of an end-of-terrace building and the shutters are pulled down. The sign is bright pink with blue lettering and advertises cakes, shakes, book and vapes. The upper level has a central bay window with two smaller windows on either sides, with white vertical blinds. The cream paint is coming off the building in parts. There are solar panels on the roof.

  11. Maya, pictured standing in a park. She is wearing a blue hooded jacket with white dots.

  12. Lee Nicholson, a man with greying hair wearing a pink t-shirt and green trousers, is holding up ornate dresses while standing in what looks like a community hall. He is wearing a glum expression.

  13. A "selfie" picture of McDonald and Mel on a beach. She has short blonde hair and is wearing pink lipstick. She has her arm around him and he is wearing a white t-shirt and blue suit waistcoat. They're both smiling.

  14. Durham spinner Callum Parkinson in his bowling action.

  15. Gemma Louis with long blonde hair stands in front of the grassed area to the side of large building - a minster or cathedral. She is wearing sunglasses, a dark green anorak-type jacket over white and brown striped top, with a dark blue leather bag hung crossways over her shoulder.

  16. Kate Harrison is a young woman holding dachshund Bobbi in her arms. She is wearing a pink anorak and behind her is a long stretch of hillside with a path and a row of trees at the top

  17. Aerial view of Durham in sunshine. The cathedral, castle and associated buildings stand in the bend of the river with the city spread out on either side behind. The scene is saturated in colour, with the river a deep blue, fringed by trees in a variety of autumnal colours.

  18. Ben McKinney looking upwards with his bat over his left shoulder

  19. Gaby Lewis of Lancashire celebrates reaching her century

  20. The pedestrianised street is bordered by various shop fronts, including a red shop with a sign that reads: "The Blandford". Red and grey bricks on the road are arranged in a zigzag pattern. Above, large, colourful circular bunting is hung. There are people coming in and out of the shops.

  21. A black and white image of two men in suits pointing to a sign that reads: "Welcome to Sunderland". They are standing on a high-street bordered by shops in concrete and brick buildings. The men are smiling at the camera.

  22. Head and shoulder portrait picture of Sophie who is smiling young girl. She has long blond hair and is wearing a dark top.

  23. Ben McKinney batting for Durham

  24. A general view during local elections outside a polling station on May 05, 2022 in Sunderland, England. A black and white sign reading: "Polling station" is tied to a black metal gate. there is a grassy field behind it that leads to a tall stone church.