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  1. More than 50 people - men and women - lining the steps in front of Durham County Hall - part of the building can be seen behind them. It is of beige coloured stone with a plaque of the the county crest.

  3. The A1 near Gateshead. There are four lanes but the two lanes at the edges are coned off, with cars going along the middle two lanes. A large gantry stands above the road with place names on it.

  4. Mugshot of Edwin Taha. He has black hair and is wearing a black hoodie. He is looking directly at the camera and not smiling.

  5. A fleet of white electric council vans hooked up to EV chargers.

  6. A row of red-brick houses with almost every window and door boarded up

  7. Coventry loss 'just a glitch' in promotion chase

    A red banner with 'Your Opinions' written across in white lettering next to an image of the Middlesbrough club badge
    A close-up of Jeremy Sarmiento with his tongue out while wearing a Middlesbrough home shirtGetty Images

    We asked you what you thought of Monday night's performance from Middlesbrough and whether it had given you any doubts in the promotion race.

    But fear not, confidence still seems to be high despite the loss to Coventry City (mostly!).

    Here is what you had to say:

    Andrew: I think this was just a glitch. We have a great team, great manager and a wonderful club owner. I still think we can get automatic promotion and still excellent chance of finishing top!

    Guy: Boro's next two games are home to Oxford and Leicester City, while Coventry go to West Bromwich Albion at lunchtime on Saturday then Sheffield United on Wednesday.

    Boro could be top again by 17:00 GMT on Saturday and I fully expect them to be top by the time Coventry kick-off at Bramall Lane.

    All that said, the title is gravy. Guarantee me second place now and I'll drive the trophy to the CBS myself.

    Alan: Thought Sol could have prevented the first two goals. It would have been a penalty at either end. Still our bogey team but if we beat Oxford and they don't beat West Bromwich Albion we are back on top.

    Paul: Middlesbrough were lethargic and looked nervous in the first half. They were lucky to be only 1-0 down!

    Second half they improved and could have got a draw, but made two schoolboy errors that deserved to be punished.

    Coventry battled hard, were gritty and played like the away side. They were not very creative though, and won that game because Middlesbrough gifted it to them.

    Middlesbrough will need to be more combative in future games, because they were bullied and overpowered at times (particularly in the first half).

    Paul: The stats don't lie. Boro had 71.5% possession, double the number of shots on goal and more than double touches in the box against Coventry. Still five points clear of play-off teams and two of the bottom three at home next games. Keep the faith!

    Neil: Boro were bullied in the first half and then gifted goals to Coventry in the second.

    If they keep faith in their ability to pass through teams they'll beat most in the Championship, but last night might have shown others the way to stop them.

    Still, I'd prefer to watch Boro's passing football than Coventry's 80's throwback style.

  8. Stones tumbling down a cliff face on to a beach.

  9. The outside view of County Hall in Durham. It is a large concrete building with a wall of windows on the front.

  10. Frank Lampard punches the air in delight after his Coventry City side returned to the top of the Championship by beating Middlesbrough

  11. Mylo smiling into the camera. He is wearing a grey cap and England football shirt. He has a plaster on his chin.

  12. A mugshot of Hussain. He has black curly hair and a goatee and is staring into the camera.

  13. Mugshot of Robson. he has a haggard looking face, with a short dark beard and messy dark hair.

  14. Daniel Ambler, a 23-year-old man with short dark hair, wearing spectacles and a grey hoodie. He is standing in what looks like a living room. There is pink and grey wallpaper on the wall behind him.

  15. Wealdstone FC stadium Grosvenor Vale from pitch level.

  16. 🎧 The defeat at Coventry and Boro's title bid

    Reaction: Coventry 3-1 Boro

    "There's still a lot of football to play. We've just had six wins on the bounce, an unbelievable run we've had to get us where we are. I've seen enough from this side to know that we'll be up there."

    BBC Radio Tees' Rob Law, Neil Maddison and Dana Malt discuss Middlesbrough's 3-1 defeat at title rivals Coventry City and how it impacts the bid for promotion from the Championship, alongside reaction from head coach Kim Hellberg and defender Luke Ayling.

    Listen to more Middlesbrough coverage from BBC Radio Tees on BBC Sounds.

  17. Disappointment for Boro, but can they bounce back?

    A red banner with 'Have Your Say' written across in white lettering next to the Middlesbrough club badge

    A loss at the CBS Arena on Monday means Middlesbrough once again find themselves trailing Coventry City at the top of the table.

    The result ended the Teesside club's six-match winning streak, but should it leave them feeling disheartened?

    What did you think of your side's performance, Boro fans?

    Was this a season-defining result? Or do you still fancy your chances of lifting that Championship trophy come the end of the season?

    Let us know your thoughts on Monday's match here and come back later to see a selection of your verdicts.

  18. Les McCaffrey wears a navy quilted coat with a navy jumper and a navy shirt on underneath. He has short silver hair and wears clear-framed glasses. he is standing in a park which has green trees, grass and a pond.

  19. Middlesbrough v Oxford match action

  20. Hellberg laments 'terrible goals' in Coventry loss

    Tommy Conway (left), Kim Hellberg (centre) and Adilson Malanda (right) clap Middlesbrough fans at the end of the loss to CoventryShutterstock

    Eight of Middlesbrough's remaining 14 games are at the Riverside Stadium

    Middlesbrough head coach Kim Hellberg says his side conceded two "terrible goals" to send them to defeat in the top-of-the-table Championship clash at Coventry City.

    Trailing 1-0 at half-time, Boro let in a goal from goalkeeper Carl Rushworth's long kick and then after reducing the deficit to 2-1, Matt Targett's needless handball allowed Haji Wright to complete his hat-trick and seal a 3-1 success for the Sky Blues.

    It ended Boro's six-match winning run and allowed the Sky Blues to jump back above them, one point clear at the top.

    "The second half in general was very good from us," Hellberg told BBC Radio Tees.

    "We created a lot of opportunities and we had two good chances but ended up conceding with a kick behind our line that bounced in our penalty box and it's a terrible goal to concede.

    "We built momentum again, scored to make it 2-1 and had a lot of energy for that last part of the game and then it's a handball from nowhere.

    "You cannot give away those type of goals to a very good team.

    "Terrible timings, terrible goals. They don't have to play in our half but they've almost got two goals from never being there."

  21. Haji Wright celebrates scoring

  22. A road leading to the entrance of Hartlepool Hospital. There are two blue signs and on one of them it says there is no A&E. The hospital s in the background and is spread across two or three buildings.

  23. A weathered bronze bell is being placed in a cemetery and a green tractor is in the background.

  24. A composite image of Malcolm. The one on the left is a CCTV still showing him standing with a stick wearing glasses and a check shirt, a gilet and brown trousers. The other on the right is a close up picture of Malcolm looking at the camera from a right-side perspective. He is wearing glasses and has white receding hair and white beard.