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  1. A man and a woman standing outside a memorial hall. The hall is made from stone and has two columns on either side of the entrance. The man and woman are cleaning up after flooding so they are wearing wellies and there is a broom as well as mop bucket and hoover.

  2. An aerial view of an area of wetland in the Stodmarsh Nature Reserve near Canterbury and Ashford.

  3. A partially constructed brick building surrounded by extensive metal scaffolding. Several construction workers wearing safety gear are working on the upper level near triangular roof structures. The site includes wooden planks, metal poles, and safety barriers in pink, grey and yellow colours. A cloudy sky forms the background.

  4. David Price standing next to his spitfire. He has short white hair and glasses and is wearing a red t-shirt. Behind him is a red-brick gable end of a house. The spitfire is painted a brown-grey colour.

  5. A chicken sits in a pen behind a wired fence. It has red and brown feathers and a redhead. It is looking away from the camera.

  6. A fallen tree blocking a minor road. It is daylight and a white van can be seen behind the tree with flashing lights on the roof.

  7. A stock photo of a white bowl with purple acai paste and fruits including berries, banana, pomegranate seeds, kiwi, and mint leaves and nuts

  8. Tree shows orange, brown and green leaves against a grey sky

  9. Alice, a woman with shoulder-length brown hair, is wearing a beige cap and large glasses. She looks to one side and is standing in a glen, with a shallow stream behind her.

  10. A woman sat on a bed smiling at her computer camera. She is wearing a black long sleeve top and wearing a cross necklace.

  11. A group of five men and women stand on a river bank around a white tray containing water, soil, plant matter and insects. One person wearing a high-viz vest is kneeling on the grass pointing at something in the tray while the others look on.

  12. An upright bird with a long curved beak, walking on grass.

  13. A close up of Terrence Bridges looking straight down the lens. He is leaning against a door frame and a small, brick walled building can be seen behind him. He is wearing a blue checked shirt, which is open at the collar, and black rimmed rectangular glasses. He is bald on top of his head, but some short grey hair can be seen on the sides of his head.

  14. A composite image showing a Gyr Falcon and a Striated Caracara. The bird on the left of the image is brown/grey and white and has a grey and black beak. The bird on the right has black feathers and a yellow and grey beak.

  15. A group of people holding colourful placards at a climate march. The left placard reads 'You cannot eat money'. The middle reads 'Go Vegan for the planet'. There are several other signs in the background. The woman front centre is smiling at the camera.

  16. Dark orange floodwater running through a village. The water has covered the road and is sweeping through the street. There is a pub on the right and a bus stop, phone box and fish and chip shop that are all flooded. A fire engine is on the left trying to pump out the water.

  17. Two people use a boat to navigate along Monmouth high street

  18. Protesters at a march in Belem, Brazil, near the COP30 climate summit.

  19. A picture from Ardley tip in Oxfordshire, with a collection of cardboard and a white van towing a trailer in the background.

  20. A large group of protesters marches down a street holding a wide black banner that reads “Scotland’s Climate March” and “A Better World Is Possible” in bold coloured letters. People at the front appear to be chanting, while others behind them hold signs with messages such as “Climate Crisis = Class War,” “Planet Over Profit,” and a peace symbol. The crowd is tightly packed, and buildings line the street in the background.

  21. Two dinosaur fossils, the one on the left is smaller than the one on the right, they are dark in colour

  22. A Reading Borough Council sticker on a black bin saying "No food in here please".

  23. Two women sit in yellow chairs in a stadium stand, wearing dark waterproof jackets. They are huddled together and smiling, and the one on the left is holding a coffee cup. The woman on the left has dark hair tied back and the one on the right is blonde. It is dark but the stand is lit.

  24. a dinosaur skeleton created from a cast towers over a group of people who are examining two dinosaur bone fossils. The fossils they are examining are small and displayed on plinths