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  1. Sophia Baker - a woman wearing glasses, a blue patterned dress and black lanyard - is stood next to a pink and green banner which outlines the services of charity she runs.

  2. A woman can be seen against a white backdrop, painting tall pieces of pottery. She is wearing a black sleeveless top and is holding a bowl of green paint.

  3. Two men - Burrows on the right is wearing a blue polo shirt with white and yellow edging. Another man on the left we have blurred. They seem to be at a party, with white drapes, decorative lighting and tables of people in the background.

  4. Burton boss Gary Bowyer punches the air as he celebrates the club's League One survival

  5. Stephen and Sheila are taking a selfie. Stephen has grey hair and wears black glasses and a beige top with red and navy stripes. Sheila has short grey hair and wears black glasses. She is wearing a dark blue blouse with light blue flowers

  6. Person, who is not visible, asleep in a blue sleeping bag on a grey step in front of a grey wall.

  7. A bronze statue of a solider holding a weapon, bathed in sunlight and against a blue sky

  8. Cygnet Hospital Kidsgrove has two storeys. In the photo, part of the building is at right angles to another section of the building. Trees are behind it and one tree is in front of the facility on the right hand side.

  9. More than two dozen people facing the camera, with most standing and some at the front kneeling. Some are holding placards and a drum is visible.

  10. The word police is in white on a blue background on the back of a yellow hi-vis police uniform.

  11. Scott Bailey with his back to the camera in judo action with someone else. Blue boards are on the wall behind them below windows.

  12. Mark Porter is holding a microphone in front of a mainly white background. He is wearing a dark top.

  13. A small cold coin with a portrait of a young Queen Victoria on it, showing her side profile. Latin words are written around the edge of the coin as well as the year 1838.

  14. A platform, extended from a fire engine, includes firefighters and is near the building on the right of the photo. Traffic cones are on the road in the foreground.

  15. 🎧 Stoke 'lack guile in final third'

    The job's not done yet...

    "I'm a little bit flat watching the game. The players are committed to trying to get a result but they just lack that little bit of guile in the final third."

    BBC Radio Stoke's Lucas Yeoman and former Potters defender Ian Cranson review Stoke City's defeat at home by Sheffield United on Friday and discuss... can they stay up?

    If you would like to listen to more on Stoke City, you can listen to the full episode and more on the A Cold, Wet Tuesday Night podcast.

  16. Phil Hares, a man wearing a navy blue gilet and cream-coloured top underneath it, is kneeling down on a damaged golfing green and pointing towards a patch of damaged turf.

  17. A woman with long hair holds a mobile phone showing a generic taxi app, in front of two silver cars.

  18. A cricket player is stood at the wicket as a ball is about approaching the bat. The player is wearing white trousers and shin pads.

  19. A man and woman wearing high-vis jackets and yellow hard hats hold a measuring tape in a house under construction.

  20. A large Victorian market building on the side of a road in a town centre. White letters above shop windows spell "Longton Market". People can be seen walking past.

  21. A sheep and two lambs sit in a field with two of them looking at the camera. They have white bodies and black and white heads.

  22. EFL goal

  23. Cambridge boss Neil Harris

  24. Esmai (left), with her mum Sophie (right) and her younger sister Grace. Esmai is wearing a pink t-shirt, and is holding onto a wooden pillar. Her mum and younger sister are wearing jumpers.