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  1. A US Coast Guard officer wearing a cap and a bright red jacket uses a pair of binoculars to look at the tanker.

  3. In an atmospheric image of snow capped hills on the shores of Loch Linnhe.

  4. A sign with the words High Court of Justiciary attached to the wall of the High Court in Edinburgh

  5. A large stone building behind a wall and railings. The building is grand with tall windows and a brown door. There's another modern building immediately behind. The sky is blue and cloudy and there are trees around the sides.

  6. A lynx gazes straight ahead as it prowls through a forest floor. The lynx has distinctive tufts at the end of its ear and is beige in colour with black spots.

  7. Accident spot on the A82 trunk route

  8. A black road sign for Inverness Crematorium and Kilvean Cemetery at the edge of a road - on a sunny day with green trees in the background.

  9. A dark photograph of a mountain rescue. Two people sitting on the snowy ground, wearing red jackets. They are attached to separate ropes and being helped by two people wearing yellow jackets, helmets and head torches.

  10. Road sign on trunk route.

  11. A ring of tall, grey stones in an area of short grass. The sky is a pale blue with thin cloud and the Moon is low in the sky and has a pink-orange hue.

  12. A yellow gritting lorry fitted with a snow plough travels down a snowy street in the picturesque village of Braemar.

  13. A close up of a police officer's high visibility jacket. The word "police" is in silver letters on a dark blue background.

  14. The words "Scottish Fire and Rescue Service" in black capital letters on a yellow background on the side of a fire engine. The engine is pictured in a close-up and only the grey shutters on its side and part of the ladders on its roof are visible.

  15. The ice looks like white candy floss. The formation is on the ground on a layer of brown leaves.

  16. An aerial view of Gairloch. There are white-walled houses along a strip of shore between calm, green waters of the sea and a low range of rocky hills.

  17. The reptile is up close to the glass of its enclosure. It has yellow and black scaly skin and spikes under its mouth which look like a beard.

  18. Puddles on a grey road in front of a white and yellow building with a cloudy sky

  19. A girl with long brown hair and wearing a blue top holds a mobile phone in a black case.

  20. A sandy beach on Handa on a beautiful sunny day. The shallow sea water reflects the blue of the sky above. On the opposite shore are low rocky hills.

  21. A nurse operates an MRI scanner. The unit and room it is in are bathed in a blue light.

  22. Dozens of people wearing dry suits, wet suits and colourful swimming caps run into the sea on a sunny day for the Kessock Ferry Swim.

  23. The mock up shows a long, narrow ship with its bridge in the middle. The ferry has vehicle ramps at either end. The ramps have been drawn up while the boat sails across a calm sea. The ferry is painted black, red, white and green. On the horizon is a hilly coastline.

  24. A close-up of a hen's head. The bird has a pink comb and wattle and orange feathers. It has been pictured against a neutral background.

  25. Grampian Road, the main road through Aviemore, against a backdrop of mountains and a cloudy sky.