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  1. Chirag Khajuria with short black hair wearing a red sherwani on stage talking into a microphone.

  3. Star Wars Stormtroopers in body and helmets on the promenade at Cleveleys

  4. Olly Stone celebrating

  5. Kalea Moore bowling

  6. Young England fans, boys and girls, in red and white colours, cheering with their arms in the air.

  7. Amdouni and Sa sail through to last 16

    Zeki Amdouni, wearing his red Switzerland kit, competing for the ball against Algerian players during their World Cup match on FridayGetty Images

    Burnley forward Zeki Amdouni featured in the closing minutes of Switzerland's 2-0 victory over Algeria on Friday morning to help the side win their first World Cup knockout game since 1938.

    The 25-year-old came on as a substitute for goalscorer Breel Embolo in the 83rd minute after spending the past two group games on the bench.

    Switzerland will now face either Colombia or Ghana on Tuesday at 21:00 BST in the last 16.

    Wolves keeper Jose Sa will also be heading into the next round after Portugal beat Croatia, but their 2-1 victory caused controversy as Croatia had an equaliser ruled out in the 103rd minute after video assistant referee intervention.

    Sa is yet to pick up any minutes at this World Cup.

    Portugal play Spain on Monday at 20:00 BST, with the winner facing hosts USA or Belgium in the quarter-finals.

  8. Close-up view of the claret and blue Harry Potts Way street sign in Burnley.

  9. Dylan who passed away aged 13. He has blue eyes and is wearing a white woolly slouch beanie hat and a turquoise t-shirt. He is smiling.

  10. A red road sign with the words Lancashire, The Red Rose County on it in white letters.

  11. Gill Charlton, who is wearing a leopard print top and black denim jacket with tassels is smiling the camera with her hands grasped together.

  12. Police custody image of Muhammad Billal who has black hair and beard and black glasses. He is wearing a grey t-shirt.

  13. Judith and Steve Hindley standing together in a garden, with Judith wearing a light pink top and pale trousers and Steve in a dark jumper and jeans, his arm around Judith, in front of a wooden fence and leafy trees.

  14. Shadab Khan in the field during Lancashire's T20 match away to Leicestershire

  15. TV schedule announced for start of EFL season

    An image of a sign saying 'Welcome to Hillsborough' inside the stadium in SheffieldGetty Images

    The TV schedule for the opening two months of the English Football League's 2026-27 season have been announced and with that, there are a few games getting a headline slot.

    Here are the new dates to jot into your calendars across the EFL in August and September:

    • Thursday, 20 August - Sheffield Wednesday v Bradford City (20:00 BST)

    • Sunday, 23 August - West Bromwich Albion v Burnley (12:00 BST)

    • Friday, 28 August - Wrexham v Birmingham City (20:00 BST)

    • Sunday, 6 September - Birmingham City v Wolves (12:00 BST)

    • Monday, 7 September - Bromley v AFC Wimbledon (20:00 BST)

    • Thursday, 10 September - Stevenage v Luton Town (20:00 BST)

    • Friday, 11 September - West Ham United v Wrexham (20:00 BST)

    • Sunday, 13 September - Sheffield United v Wolves (12:00 BST)

    • Thursday, 17 September - AFC Wimbledon v MK Dons (20:00 BST)

    • Friday, 18 September - Bristol City v Watford (20:00 BST)

    • Sunday, 20 September - Wolves v West Bromwich Albion (12:00 BST)

    The above matches are the single-game choices whose dates have been moved for TV coverage - there are also a number of Saturday lunchtime, evening and multi-game midweek matches also being televised. The full list is available here.

    The BBC Sport website will have live text commentaries of all the above fixtures and you can also tune in to games via your local BBC Radio station.

  16. An image at night showing the top of a white coastguard van that says "HM Coastguard Search and Rescue" below Blackpool Tower outlined in blue lights and a view of the lit-up pier to the right.

  17. EFL stars bow out of World Cup

    Aaron Wan-Bissaka, wearing his blue DR Congo kit, bends down with his hands on his knees with a look of dejection during their match against England on WednesdayGetty Images

    Four English Football League stars have exited the World Cup after DR Congo and Senegal suffered defeats in the last 32 on Wednesday.

    West Ham right-back Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Burnley defender Axel Tuanzebe were both in the starting line-up for DR Congo's 2-1 loss to England, the African side having led through a seventh-minute goal from Brian Cipenga.

    Watford's Edo Kayembe came on as a DR Congo substitute in the 76th minute before Harry Kane netted a second goal to send the Three Lions through.

    Meanwhile, Hammers left-back El-Hadji Malick Diouf featured for Senegal as an extra-time substitute in their game against Belgium but a controversial late penalty from Youri Tielemans knocked the Lions of Teranga out of the competition.

  18. A combination of satellite images shows Caraballeda in Venezuela before (on the right) and after the devastating earthquakes (on the left).

  19. A rough sleeper in a green sleeping bag sleeps beside a row of shop windows

  20. David Willey holding his bat aloft in his left hand after scoring a half-century for Northamptonshire Steelbacks

  21. Venus Weerappuli, in action, bowling for Lancashire Thunder.

  22. A fire engine and a fire van along with fire fighters outside a home on Redcar Road in Blackpool where a fire has broke out. The windows of the house are open and you can see fire damage.

  23. Lee Nicholls in action for Huddersfield in a pink goalkeeper jersey

  24. A marble block with the words Nursing and Midwifery Council written on it inside a building.

  25. The Hillhouse chemical plant, a large, industrial complex consisting of several large grey buildings, sit on the opposite bank of the River Wyre. In the foreground is a field.