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  1. Private Jethro Watson-Pickering in his uniform.

  2. An image looking up at Kim Hellberg from close-range, stood on the touchline ahead of Middlesbrough's game at Bolton

  3. Mugshot of Black. He has a thin scruffy and patchy goatee beard and messy greying hair. He is wearing glasses.

  4. Mugshot of Alfie Mavin. He is clean shaven with short thick dark hair swept across his forehead. He has bloody bruises on his chin and beside his right eye.

  5. Pick of the stats: Wrexham v Middlesbrough

    Side-by-side of Wrexham and Middlesbrough club badges

    Middlesbrough may need to retake their top position on the table when they make the trip to Wrexham on Wednesday (19:45 GMT).

    Boro could be displaced by Swansea City if the Swans find success against Portsmouth on Tuesday.

    But if the Welsh side fail to find a point, the league leaders will have the chance to extend their lead out of striking distance for the weekend.

    Though Wrexham's campaign hasn't been the promotion charge they were hoping for so far and they will be looking to make a splash against top competitors.

    • Both league meetings between Wrexham and Middlesbrough last season ended level, the only previous league games played between the sides.

    • Middlesbrough have won just two of their six meetings with Wrexham in all competitions (D2 L2), though one of those came in this season's League Cup first round (1-0).

    • Having won five consecutive away league games against Welsh sides between February 2023 and August 2024, Middlesbrough are winless in their last three visits (D2 L1). Both games last season ended in 2-2 draws (vs Swansea and Wrexham).

    • Following their 4-1 win against Preston last month, Wrexham are looking to win consecutive home league games for the first time since February.

    • Middlesbrough have lost just one of their last 12 away league games (W5 D6), going down 2-1 at Blackburn in August.

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  6. Katy, Josh, Teddy and Hetty are standing in the middle of a grassy field, with cliffs and the sea in the background. The parents are wearing green jackets. The two children are by their side and smiling at the camera. The sky is grey.

  7. Vicky Glass smiling into the camera in a grainy photo. She has red hair tied up in a white scrunchie. She has small hooped earrings and is wearing a long sleeved black top.

  8. Two large swans are separated from a group of baby swans by a tall, green metal fence which cuts through the field. There are red-brick houses in the background and a row of bushes on the left.

  9. The back of a yellow fluorescent police jacket, with the word POLICE printed on it.

  10. An empty plot of brownfield land, a blend of brown and grey earth, with vehicle tyre tracks running through it. At the top, the land transitions into an industrial site, and beyond that, green fields and residential housing.

  11. Dave Budd is looking at the camera and smiling very slightly. He has short, greying hair and is wearing a dark suit and a striped shirt with a tie.

  12. Crowds of people line the area in front of the water. There are fireworks going off overhead. They look like blue lines intersecting as they rise. The sky is also dotted with golden sprays of light.

  13. Will Lankshear (left) with his back to the photo gets a pat on the head from head coach Kim Hellberg. Lankshear is wearing Middlesbrough's special navy kit for their 150th anniversary match v Wolves. Hellberg is wearing a maroon zip-up jumper.

  14. Pete Wild during a game as Fleetwood manager

  15. Mugshot of Jack Crannage. He has a thick dark beard, black glasses and is balding with thick dark hair.

  16. 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.

  17. 'Lankshear destined for international recognition'

    Adam Cottier
    BBC Radio 5Live reporter at the Riverside

    Middlesbrough's Will Lankshear throws his fist in the air in celebration of his goal against Charlton Athletic on SaturdayShutterstock

    With so much already said about Will Lankshear's form this season, it's a little hard to know what to add as his goals tally accelerates at a rate of knots seldom seen in the second tier.

    Comparisons to a young Harry Kane are understandable because of his time at Spurs and his willingness to progress his career in the EFL.

    But Lankshear is more than finding his way - he's flourishing - and there's an aura about his presence in Middlesbrough's attack that's impossible to ignore.

    His latest two goals came as the league leaders played with astute authority against Charlton, if not at their best, ahead of two away games in the coming week.

    And they were good goals too - a clever clip over the goalkeeper for his first and a powerful accurate 20-yard effort for his second. Both goals labelled him as a supremely confident and agile striker.

    Accuracy is the key word with the Boro number seven.

    Lankshear appears to possess great positional sense and distinct awareness of where the goal is and what he needs to do with a particular attempt - the mark of all great strikers. There was little hesitation when presented with his two big chances on Saturday.

    Fifteen goals in all competitions is an outstanding number to have reached before the end of October and Middlesbrough look to have quelled any concerns that they cannot be in this promotion race for the long haul.

    They are exciting, creative and solid at the back - and in Lankshear they have a young Englishman surely destined to get senior international recognition in the not-too-distant future.

  18. A grey metal sign on a wall reads 'Aycliffe Business Park' next to a path leading into an industrial estate. A row of trees are growing behind the wall with the sign attached to it. A black car is driving out of the estate.

  19. A smiling blonde Jenny Truefitt wears a colourful jewelled headband and a bright blue top. She has blue eyes, gold earrings and bright pink-red lipstick. She smiles directly at the camera. Behind her is an elegant interior with ornate screens and a tall green plant.

  20. An elderly lady is wheeled along a busy hospital corridor in a wheelchair, with mask-wearing staff present

  21. A beautifully painted pebble showing an owl flying over a farm with a full moon behind it and stars. Behind the hand holding the pebble is the out of focus front of a cathedral.

  22. Yang the cat, who has light ginger fur and piercing green eyes, is in the arms of his owner Glynis, who is wearing a blue hoodie. They are sitting in a room which looks like a lounge.

  23. An aerial view of a large grey and black warehouse building with car parks on both sides of the building. The building has a shorter section on the left and adds an extra storey for the main area. Another separate warehouse is in the background over a small road from the main facility.

  24. Aaron McLean, Final Score EFL pundit