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    1. A headshot of Larry the cat, a 19-year-old rescue cat who has a white chest and nose, and brown tabby stripes across his eyes and forehead

      • A close up of Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer in Downing St, with a blurred background and the UK flag behind him.

      • John Swinney

      • A man wearing a suit with grey hair stands on the streets of Swindon Town Centre

      • Andy Osborn arriving at court. He has short white hair and a goatee beard. He is wearing a dark zip up top and a light shirt underneath.

      • A bus stop with an advert for the local elections. The wording reads 'get ready to vote on 7 May'. There are cars on the road beside the bus stop.

      • Shabana Mahmood leaves Downing Street.

      • Shabana Mahmood

      • Keir and Starmer pictured together talking outside in Scotland in July 2025

      • Eluned Morgan addressing the audience

      • Luke Pollard MP wearing a blue suit stood talking to armed forces personnel in front of an Apache helicopter.

      • A radar disc pointed a dark night sky with an array of stars and clouds, tinged in purple, visible. The radar itself is in silhouette.

      • HMS Dragon sets sail from Portsmouth Harbour in March

      • The exterior of the Coventry City Council headquarters is pictured. A sign in the foreground has a black background with gold writing which reads "The Council House". There are stone steps and the building has a sandstone structure with large ornate lead-lined windows. A singular Union Flag flies from one of several flagpoles protruding from the front of the building.

      • A man in a blue suit and teal tie speaks at a lectern, gesturing with his hand, against a purple-lit brick backdrop.

      • An image of Crewe Arms Hotel, a large red brick building.

      • Oliver Steadman arriving at Southwark Crown Court wearing a dark grey suit and a red tie.

      • Undercover footage of an Asian woman sitting on a bed. The chimney breast behind her has been turned into a feature wall with bright blue and silver wallpaper, while the bed cover is a large check pattern in yellow, blue and grey.

      • Zahid Hasan Akhand, a bearded man wearing a fleece jacket and jumper and sitting at a desk, in a picture taken by an undercover reporter

      • Ross Greer at the Green Party manifesto launch standing in front of a huge green poster in a navy blue suit jacket and white shirt