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  1. A raindrop threatens to fall off the snowdrop flower petals in the foreground. Out of focus in the background are more white snowdrops and a set of gravestones.

  3. Six rows of people in the cream-coloured hall are facing a panel of five people at the front. Three blue flags hang from the wall behind them and the tall curtains on the side of the room are also cream. There is a man in a black coat operating a camera on the left hand side.

  4. Hemlock water dropwort roots, also known as "dead man's fingers". It is a brown/cream-coloured plant attached by a brown root. It looks similar to a parsnip vegetable.

  5. A brown and white spaniel dog is standing side on in a huge puddle on a path. It is looking down into the water as if sniffing the surface and has its long haired tail standing upwards. The entirety of the dog's body is captured in a clear reflection in the water. The pathway is surrounded by browning trees and overgrown bushes. There is the lower part of a lamppost on the right which is also being reflected.

  6. A damaged old bronze plaque on a dark background. Words etched in the metal can just be made out but the plaque has may holes in it.

  7. A mugshot of a elderly man, mostly bald and with a close cropped grey beard. The collar of a dark grey jumper or fleece can be seen. His expression is serious.

  8. A room badly damaged by fire has ash and rubble strewn across the floor. A fireplace and desk on the far wall seem mostly undamaged. The walls are blackened with ash.

  9. Looking up at Carlisle Cathedral's east window with the sun shining through, lighting up the array of colours. The decorated blue and gold starred ceiling can also be seen at the top of the picture.

  10. Kendal's historic town hall, with a clock tower, situated on the streets in the centre of the town and surrounded by busy roads and shops.

  11. Mayor David Farrar wears a gold chain of office on top of a white jumper and beige trousers while digging a hole in the ground using a spade. He is surrounded by tree saplings protected in plastic tubes on a patch of green land in Siddick. A large blue industrial unit and some wind turbines are in the distance.

  12. Hemlock water dropwort roots, also known as "dead man's fingers". It is a brown/cream-coloured plant attached by a brown root. It looks similar to a parsnip vegetable.

  13. A four-legged, yellow and black robot with Boston Dynamics written on its side. It has a large, extendable arm at the front which holds a yellow swabbing tool.

  14. Kendal's historic town hall, with a clock tower, situated on the streets in the centre of the town and surrounded by busy roads and shops.

  15. Marianne Birkby is taking a selfie in front of the orange water at Whitehaven Harbour. The harbour has a wooden pontoon, and two boats docked. Birkby has mid-length grey hair and is wearing an orange jacket.

  16. A woman with short dark hair looks at the camera, while the second image of this composite picture, a man with spectacles, wearing a red hoody under a blue gilet, looks at the camera

  17. Coral Perkins-Bell and Alexa. Coral wears a black and white patterned cardigan and a black lace top. She has curly brown hair and glasses. Alexa has black hair with silver rimmed glasses and wears a black hoodie.

  18. A mouldy damp wall under a windowsill. There are large patches of black mould and part of the wall is in poor condition.

  19. Brandlehow Cottage in the Lake District. The white-rendered cottage stands to the left at the end of a short gravel track. A wooden garage is to the right.

  20. A bride and groom stand close together outside a modern building entrance, smiling at the camera. They hold a large, decorative bouquet filled with greenery, white and red flowers, and long feathers.

  21. Russell Curwen is standing on a drive with an unnamed woman. He is wearing fluorescent emergency service clothing which has reflective stripes and there is a blood service motorbike in fluorescent yellow in front of him.

  22. Richard Nankivell stands in front of a white screen. He has white grey hair and blue eyes. He is wearing a white shirt and a black jumper.

  23. Dunlin bird stands in green grass. It has brown and white speckled feathers and has a long dark brown beak. Its underbelly has darker feathers.

  24. A white-faced darter dragonfly sits on a green stem of a plant on a peatland bog. The dragon fly has a red and black body and head. Its wings are translucent.

  25. Mugshot of Francis Ventre, who has dark glasses and short white hair.