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  1. The remains of a burnt out two storey house that still has white puffs of smoke coming away from it. A fire fighter out of shot shoots water up and over the property.

  2. Suzan Holder wearing black on the right is smiling at the camera. Noddy Holder, who has a cap and scarf on, is on the left and they are both in front of a mainly purple background.

  3. Mounted police officers wearing high-vis jackets over uniform stand outside Aston Villa Football ground. Behind them many other officers wearing bright yellow jackets can be seen

  4. Ismail Younis, 24, wearing a dark coloured Nike hoodie

  5. Crimestoppers/West Midlands Police credited screenshot of CCTV footage

  6. General view of Foundry Lane in Smethwick. On the left-hand side there are industrial units and on the right-hand side there is a wall. In the background there is a row of trees

  7. Natalie is sitting upright in a hospital bed, cradling a newborn baby wrapped in a patterned blanket and cream-coloured knitted hat. The hospital room contains medical equipment and bedside supplies, with pillows propped behind the patient and bedding covering most of the bed. A blue cooling eye mask rests on the person's forehead, while the baby is held close against their chest.

  8. A photo of a group of teenagers standing and smiling into the camera they are all wearing a school uniform.

  9. A woman with a red/brown bob wearing a white top with red and green flowers on it

  10. A mugshot of a man with dark grey hair. He wears a light pink shirt.

  11. A grey metal shutter with orange graffiti is pulled over the entrance to Luna Springs. Murals are painted on the red brick wall around its entrance. Signs either side of the entrance say 'Stay Wild' in blue, with a white 'Luna Springs' sign above.

  12. A garden fence on fire in a back garden

  13. A woman is stood against a white wall looking directly at the camera. She is wearing black glasses and a navy blue shirt.

  14. A small tabby kitten lies underneath a fluffy green and yellow dinosaur teddy. The kitten lies on a soft red blanket.

  15. Balvinder is wearing a blue and white patterned top and she is sat in a chair in an officer. She has sort bobbed hair.

  16. Noora sits on a beige settee in a white shirt. She has shoulder length dark hair. Ornaments and a vase of flowers can be seen behind her on a sideboard.

  17. Close up of the face of a grey cat that is wrapped in a white blanket. There is a green tube in the right-hand top corner of the image

  18. The photo shows Tony Singh looking at the camera as part of a promo video. He's an asian man wearing a Turban. He is dressed in a blue shirt, navy waistcoat and maroon tie.

  19. A grey metal shutter with orange graffiti is pulled over the entrance to Luna Springs. Murals are painted on the red brick wall around its entrance. Signs either side of the entrance say 'Stay Wild' in blue, with a white 'Luna Springs' sign above.

  20. Hazel Tompkins is wearing a blue and white floral-patterned top stands in the foreground of a fire-damaged residential area. Behind the person are heavily charred homes, blackened walls and debris, with signs of extensive fire damage to the properties and surrounding gardens. The image is focused on the person, while the burnt buildings in the background are slightly blurred, highlighting the scale of destruction caused by the blaze.

  21. The exterior of Canley railway station, with a small red-brick building next to a large set of steps.

  22. A man is standing on a train station platform holding a black cat. He has a cream cap on, black beard and tattoos. Behind him there is a sign saying "Royal Town of Sutton Coldfield", blue fence and platform.

  23. The back of a police officer's yellow high visibility vest with the word POLICE emblazened across it on a blue rectangle.

  24. The cab and first carriage of a CrossCountry train travels on tracks in the countryside. In the background trees and fields can be seen.