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  1. Arlene Fraser sitting with her left elbow resting on a wooden table. She is wearing a blue denim shirt, white trousers and a white top. Behind her can be seen a fridge with a number of fridge magnets, patterned wallpaper and a wooden beam.

  3. A white football with black panels on grass, with a goal net in the background

  4. A white football with black panels on grass, with a goal net in the background

  5. Scotland's Kenny MacLean is on his knees on the Hampden pitch as he celebrates scoring his goal against Denmark. Scotland substitutes run towards him to congratulate him.

  6. Aberdeen City Council's grand granite headquarters, with a statue in the foreground

  7. A blonde female teacher, wearing a black top, with her back to the camera facing four school children sitting in a school corridor. They all appear to be looking at phones.

  8. Aberdeen chairman Dave Cormack says the club will not rush the search for Jimmy Thelin's successor

  9. Aberdeen's Nicky Devlin looks dejected at full time during a William Hill Premiership match between Aberdeen and Dundee at Pittodrie Stadium, on February 21, 2026, in Aberdeen, Scotland.

  10. Twin images depicting a human footprint embedded in the clay, and the same image with the footprint highlighted, alongside an archaeologist's measuring tool.

  11. A white football with black panels on grass, with a goal net in the background

  12. A person wearing a yellow high-vis vest carries bin bags in either hands towards the rear of a bin lorry parked on a road. His body and legs are in shot but his head is not. There are a small pile of bin bags at his feet.

  13. An artist's impression of a rocket launching from Sutherland Spaceport. There is a plume of smoke below the rocket as it takes off.

  14. Aberdeenshire Council headquarters with a sign outside it and a set of stairs leading up to the building

  15. Close up of a blue and white STV sign on a building, photographed against a cloudy blue sky

  16. Jamie Forbes leaning against a white wall, smiling at the camera. He is wearing a grey hooded jumper.

  17. The Donald Russell business in Inverurie, with cars in the foreground.

  18. Aberdeen’s Toyosi Olusanya (L) and Motherwell’s Stephen Welsh in action during a William Hill Premiership match between Motherwell and Aberdeen at Fir Park

  19. Blue skies over Sanday highlight the large quantities of plastic found on just one beach. Bottles add up to the same amount of driftwood and seaweed.

  20. A close-up of a pharmacist searching for prescription medicine in storage rack

  21. A man with glasses wearing an orange fleece holding a blue book "Business for Punks" by Brewdog founder James Watt

  22. A weathered looking puffin with its black and white feathers and it's orange beak looking sorrowful.

  23. Keith Rollinson, who has a bald head, is smiling at the camera

  24. A view of a council tax bill, with some of the wording blurred.

  25. Aerial shot of the Ness Energy from Waste facility in Aberdeen. It is a big silver building with a tall chimney and lots of buildings around it. The sea is in the background where you can see a large ship and cranes.