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    John Swinney at FMQs in the Scottish Parliament main chamber

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    John Swinney at FMQs in the Scottish Parliament main chamber

  3. Server cabinets line a modern data centre illuminated by blue neon lighting.

  4. A person wearing a patterned jacket, with long flowing dark hair smiles as they walk towards the camera in the Scottish Parliament building

  5. Jenny Gilruth, who has blonde hair, in a close-up shot. She is wearing a business suit.

  6. Julie Keegan and Angus McLean stand in front of steps lined with baby shoes. They are holding a placard that reads Mason Matters and wearing t-shirts with the same words.

  7. A person under a Saltire-patterned golf brolly with the EU stars on it. The person is outside the Scottish Parliament and it is raining.

  8. A small group of protestors outside Bute House.

  9. A general view of St Giles Cathedral in Edinburgh with a saltire flag on a pole in the foreground.

  10. Nicola Sturgeon, who has short fair hair, in a close-up shot. She is wearing a white jacket and standing outside on a sunny day.

  11. Prime Minister Andy Burnham. He has dark hair and glasses, and is wearing a dark suit, black tie and poppy.

  12. A woman, Hannah Smith, holding a baby after giving birth in the back of an ambulance.

  13. A newborn baby lies in a hospital cot, wrapped in a white blanket and wearing a pale green knitted hat with yellow trim. The baby has its eyes closed and one tiny hand curled up beside its face.

  14. A large black and white ship with red funnels moored at a quayside

  15. A collection of broken furniture inside a prison hall at HMP Polmont

  16. Jenny Gilruth, who has blonde hair, in a close-up shot. She is wearing a business suit.

  17. Erin Bleakley with honey blonde hair sits at a table in a university setting, big windows and brown seats behind her.

  18. A person injecting a medication into their stomach - they are wearing a denim shirt and black trousers

  19. John Healey, who is bald, holds up a red ministerial box in front of a crowd on Downing Street

  20. Close up of a rectangular building with lots of windows and a sign saying 'BBC Scotland'

  21. A compilation picture showing Kate Nevens on the left, Lara Bird in the centre and Clive Lewis on the right.

  22. A bulldozer on a landfill site with a large area of mixed waste in the foreground.

  23. Several Police Scotland officers wearing high-visibility yellow vests stand close together. Body-worn cameras and radios are attached to the vests, and one officer is holding a baton.