Birmingham & Black Country

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  1. Two people standing indoors at an event booth display branded ‘BBC Midlands’ in the background. Both individuals are holding a tall, transparent trophy featuring a golden microphone design mounted on a base with engraved text. The backdrop includes a purple gradient panel with a circular BBC Sports logo and vertical ‘BBC Midlands’ text along the side. The setting appears to be an awards or media event, with exhibition stands and signage visible in the background.

  3. A faded photograph of a group of men on a beach in swimming trunks, while some of them wear England T-shirts.

  4. A black police jacket with a yellow taser handle

  5. A table is filled with various knives and machetes sitting on top of their respective boxes. Some are wrapped in plastic packaging. In the centre of the image is a whole-head mask of a bald person.

  6. Person standing on a city pavement wearing a pink patterned dress, with long dark hair and arms loosely crossed, facing the camera. A blurred urban street scene appears in the background with buildings, pedestrians, and a curved stone structure overhead.

  7. An empty street, viewed from the air, with red brick buildings down either side and pink barriers and traffic cones blocking it off at the near end

  8. A photo of someone in a hospital bed lying down and wearing a green hospital outfit. They have got breathing machines attached to them and a woman with brown hair is standing and holding his hand.

  9. A man with grey hair and a grey and white striped shirt next to a bald man with glasses and a red white and blue striped shirt and a woman with long blonde hair and a black top in a white-walled room

  10. A close-up of a silver police badge on a black jacket, which reads West Midlands Police.

  11. Two twin men, in their 60s, are smiling looking away from the camera. One is wearing a blue mac, the other a beige one. They are holding up white certificates close to their faces. The certificates read "20,000 rides on the big one, congratulations".

  12. Green barriers surround a takeaway called Lo's Garden which is a detached building on the street. It has a green frontage and yellow sign with a floor above the takeaway. Part of a metal covering across the lower floor of the takeaway is hanging off over the pavement which the barriers are protecting. A man is standing by the barrier looking at the shop.

  13. A large sports hall with white walls, an arched roof and yellow floor with people standing around and cricket stumps in the foreground

  14. Kevin Oakes stands in Cofton Park, behind him is a vivid blue sky, trees and bright green grass. He has short hair and is wearing a blue running top and a black jacket.

  15. The outside of Birmingham City Council's council house, with a statue of Queen Victoria in front and a blue tram crossing in front.

  16. A boy with blonde hair, a green top and a red bag on his back standing on grey paving

  17. Darren Round pictured with brown hair wearing a blue and white stripe collar T-shirt and dark jacket.

  18. A man with short dark hair, a dark coat, dark polo shirt and dark cap with one hand raised, palm forward

  19. A woman in an underpass is manhandled by a youth who is taking her bag off her. Another youth stands a few feet away. The woman is grimacing. She is wearing a grey jacket and has short grey hair. The youths have their faces covered by furry-edged anoraks.

  20. Woman with black hair wearing glasses and a high-visibility vest standing outdoors in front of a residential building with brick walls, windows, and greenery.

  21. A row of six black, numbered wheelie bins on a pavement in front of a grass lawn and a house

  22. Glasshouse with a sloped, weathered glass roof and white-painted metal arches, filled with dense green plants, including cacti and tropical foliage, under a cloudy sky.

  23. Three women wearing sunglasses smile at the camera.

  24. A McDonald's shop front at a busy junction with a small van and two cars, two cyclists and pedestrians at a pelican crossing.

  25. Residential street with red-brick houses, a small grassy area and tree, wooden fencing, and two parked cars, a red hatchback and a dark car, under clear blue sky.