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  1. 'Police accident' sign, blue with white writing, on a road.

  2. A hand holds the hand of a person in a hospital gown with a hospital wristband on

  3. Stuart Hunter is photographed looking directly at the camera. He is a bald man with large round-rimmed glasses and a white beard. He is wearing a blue shirt and dark blue tie.

  4. A group of marchers go through a Dundee street - they are holding banners saying Fighting For Jobs at the University of Dundee and other slogans and flags. One man has a megaphone in his hands.

  5. A woman with short grey hair and glasses speaks in the Scottish Parliament. She is visible from the neck up and is wearing a silver necklace. The background behind her is out of focus.

  6. Three men pose for photos. The one on the right is wearing a dark jacket and a balaclava in the Irish tricolour. The one on the left is also wearing a dark jacket. He has dark hair and is smiling. The one in the middle is wearing a beige coloured jacket with his hood up. He is also smiling.

  7. Liz Shanks standing outside the High Court in Glasgow. She is wearing a red and blue hoodie and a grey jacket, and has shoulder-length blonde hair.

  8. A pregnant woman having her blood pressure checked by a doctor

  9. Roz Foyer has short dark hair and holds a microphone up to her mouth while she speaks.

  10. The coffin of Pope Francis is carried during the funeral Mass of Pope Francis in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican

  11. Education Secretary Jenny Gilruth is pictured with four female school pupils. The girls have their back to the camera as Gilruth talks to them from the other side of a school desk. She is wearing a black suit and has blonde hair in bob-style.

  12. John Swinney speaking at first minister's question about the gender identity issue

  13. Emma Caldwell smiles for the camera - she has reddish blonde hair.

  14. Pope in red and white papal robes lying in an open coffin in front of an altar as cardinals, also in red and white robes and skull caps file past.

  15. Cars going over the Queensferry Crossing

  16. John Swinney making a speech - he is wearing a black blazer, a white shirt and a purple tie

  17. A woman with long dark hair smiles at the camera while kneeling next to a black and gold coloured greyhound. She is holding the dog's shoulder with her right hand.

  18. Maggie Chapman - a woman with short greying hair and lasses -speaking

  19. The pope, wearing all white, sits in a white chair with his finger to his mouth

  20. First Minister John Swinney is dressed in a black suit, white shirt and purple tie. He looks slightly to the left of the image. There is a Scottish Saltire in the background along with a gold mirror, gold framed painting and a chandelier reflected in the mirror.

  21. Flags outside the Scottish Parliament flying at half mast. The Union Jack is on the left, the Scottish Saltire in the centre and the European flag on the right. The parliament building is in the background.

  22. John Swinney, a bald man with glasses wearing a dark suit and purple tie, with a saltire pin on the lapel. He is standing in front of a saltire flag during a press conference mid speech with his hand elevated.