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  1. Large black and white banners outside a venue. One says Oasis Live 25, the other says Oasis Live 25 official merchandise

  2. A police officer standing in front of a group of people sitting down in rows in a council chamber. Several security guards dressed in hi-vis jackets are standing under an archway by a door. One person is taking a picture of the officer with their phone while another is taking a picture with their camera.

  3. A hole in a bridge carriageway captured through a metal fence

  4. 'Stoke looked like a team lacking belief'

    Mark Elliott
    BBC Radio Stoke commentator

    Stoke City's Junior Tchamadeu looking dejected after defeat by IpswichGetty Images

    Stoke are out of the Championship's top six for the first time this season and now face what may prove to be the sternest test of their promotion credentials.

    Five defeats from six games have shaken everyone's confidence and against Ipswich Stoke looked like a team lacking the belief required to take risks in possession and play forward more instinctively in the final third.

    Defensively, they were typically solid against a side who only produced one moment of real quality.

    That was in the second minute and Jaden Philogene's perfectly placed curling shot from the edge of the box, arcing back into top corner of the goal, was enough to win the game in part because Stoke could not make the most of their possession and the decent positions they got themselves into.

    Stoke have to be more precise in the final third but they also have to be more direct in taking on shots or crosses as well as in their movement and in their choices.

    Sometimes they have to try a different type of pass in congested areas and they need to look to stretch teams with more strong forward runs in support of whoever is playing as the team's central striker.

    But their next few fixtures offer an opportunity to move beyond this run of poor results.

    Stoke remain competitive in every game (Sheffield United away being the exception) so they should see three home games plus a trip to Watford as a way to finish 2025 with a flourish.

    Seven points or more would keep them right in the pack chasing a play-off place.

    As the manager Mark Robins keeps saying, there is a really special season there for the taking for the Potters if they want it and if they are good enough.

    There is no doubt that everyone connected to the club wants success but the next three weeks or so may be pivotal in determining whether this group is good enough.

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  6. A woman with bobbed hair, with glasses on her head wears a grey uniform, with a staff lanyard around her neck. She is against a yellow background and sat on a grey sofa

  7. A bridge with buildings on the opposite side. There are road closed signs and traffic cones and various pieces of machinery as well as blue temporary fencing on the bridge. There are fixed white rails either side of the bridge and a large grass embankment can be seen on the far side.

  8. A woman who is holding her son in her arms. They are both wearing black and white, she has long dark hair and he has short blonde hair. A building and grass are blurred in the background.

  9. Councillor Chris Large, a man wearing a grey suit and white shirt. He is standing outside Stafford County Buildings and is smiling for the camera.

  10. 'Final decision missing' in Potters loss at Ipswich - Robins

    Stoke City boss Mark Robins spoke to BBC Radio Stoke following Wednesday's 1-0 loss at Ipswich in the Championship:

    "It was a close game. One bit of quality came from them in the second minute, they took their chance and scored.

    "From our perspective, we created not enough. From the back to the final third, we were really good.

    "We moved the ball really well and the final pass, the final decision that's going to get you a shot or create something, is missing. We're taking the wrong option or not seeing the right one. When we get the chance for that final ball to create an opportunity, we're getting it wrong.

    "Those are the things that are frustrating because, to me, that is easy.

    "There were numerous occasions in the game where if we just take a little bit more care or we have a little bit more incisiveness, we'll win games.

    "Back to front was really good, but the final third, final ball, final shot and final creativity was lacking against a really decent team who have started to roll into gear."

  11. Ipswich celebrate Jaden Philogene's winning goal

  12. The front of a retail unit, which is a framed in blue, and has posters in the windows advertising financial products.

  13. A line of emergency vehicles, many yellow in colour, queue down a road. They all have their blue lights flashing

  14. A hoarding surrounding a development site is covered in graffiti in Hanley in Stoke-on-Trent. A man holding a shopping bag walks past colourful green orange, white and yellow symbols on a black hoarding. High-rise buildings in a dilapidated state can be seen behind.

  15. A graphic entitled Crime Next Door - the cop, the kidnap and the killer

  16. Ian Cooper sits in a maroon leather chair, with wooden panelling and a recessed bookcase behind him. He is wearing a white shirt, dark grey suit jacket, with a union flag pin badge and a clip microphone on the lapel, and a teal blue tie. He is looking into the camera with a serious expression.

  17. A mugshot of a woman with long black hair, partly tied back, and wearing a grey top.

  18. A pond and nature area seen from a road. A wooden double gate bars the entrance. Trees and bushes can be seen lining the site and by the pond. Leaves are strewn on the ground.

  19. A man with white hair wearing a black t-shirt pictured against a purple backdrop for Radio Stoke. He is smiling.

  20. A young man with thick dark hair, facial hair and black framed glasses. He is wearing a blue t-shirt.

  21. A close-up of a small yellow card on the end of an oustretched finger

  22. A man with grey hair in a blue jacket, wearing a red scarf, smiles at the camera. He is standing outside in front of a large building, which is on the other side of the road he is standing next to.