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  1. Somerset's Lewis Gregory batting

  3. An empty three-lane motorway with one white lorry parked on the hard shoulder. There are damp patches across the motorway and trees lining the edges

  4. A man holding the Baton of Hope during an event in Kent in 2023 with another man putting his arm around him and others in the background

  5. Ruth Mulvie leaning over painting one of her brightly coloured works. The picture is of Saltdean Lido, people in the water, sitting on the side of the pool, a dog in the foreground, a ball.

  6. A man wearing a blue coat and holding a destroyed plastic water bottle in one hand and a paddle board oar in another. He is stood on a pebble beach at sunset with a pier in the background.

  7. A person in a blue basketball kit drilling a basketball towards a person in a white basketball kit. The blue kit says "Worthing Thunder" on the front.

  8. Black and white image of a seaplane flying over Brighton pier circa early 20th Century

  9. A man in a white shirt waters plants with a hose. The plants have purple and yellow flowers and appear lush.

  10. Eighth up for grabs? Keep an eye on Chelsea

    Chief football news reporter Simon Stone byline banner

    Before this season, Crystal Palace's victory at Wembley would have tidied up the European qualification position within the Premier League.

    However, England gaining a coveted European Performance Spot has added a layer of complication, which is why Brentford, Brighton, Bournemouth and Fulham fans should not give up hope of a Conference League place just yet.

    Here is why.

    Ordinarily, England gets four Champions League places, two in the Europa League, for the FA Cup winners and the fifth placed team and one in the Conference League for the Carabao Cup winners.

    So far, so straightforward.

    If the Carabao Cup winners qualify for one of the higher ranking European competitions, the Conference League spot goes to the next team down in the Premier League.

    Just as Manchester United or Tottenham will qualify for the Champions League because one of them will win the Europa League after finishing outside the Champions League places, the same is also true for Chelsea if they win the Conference League and finish outside the Europa League places.

    Still with me?

    The complication comes through EPS. So, while fifth now gets you into the Champions League and sixth into the Europa League, for the purposes of competition qualification, the EPS situation doesn't count.

    So, if Chelsea finish sixth and win the Conference League, without EPS, they would already be in the Conference League berth, so they go into the Europa League as Conference League winners and England would not take its Conference League place. With EPS added, instead of the sixth-placed team (Chelsea) qualifying for the Europa League through their league placing, because they are already in, the seventh-placed team benefits. So that would be three English teams in the Europa League and none in the Conference League.

    By the same process, if Chelsea finish seventh and win the Conference League, without EPS, they would qualify for the Europa League despite being outside the European places, meaning three English teams in the Europa League – Chelsea, Palace and the fifth placed team – and one – the sixth-placed team – in the Conference League. With EPS added, everything drops down a place BUT as Chelsea are already in the Europa League, instead of the Conference League spot going to them after finishing seventh, it goes to the eighth placed team.

    In other words, the teams battling for eighth need Chelsea to win the Conference League and to finish seventh.

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  12. Somerset's Craig Overton celebrates taking a wicket against Sussex

  13. The Women's Rugby World Cup trophy at the top of Brighton i360

  14. Police cars outside Southdowns pub in Bognor Regis at night time

  15. A close up image of Ruth Jones outdoors smiling to camera

  16. Lola Lou, a nine-year-old Staffordshire bull terrier cross wearing a bow

  17. Close up image outdoors of the three of Monday in Basel before Eurovision

  18. Archie Vaughan batting

  19. A man in a white shirt and blue tie with a backpack over his shoulder.

  20. James Messhamsat in a chair in a restaurant holding a baby

  21. Two vans parked in a green grass field beside a road on the right. In the centre of the field is a rectangular hole cut into the earth

  22. Bella Sankey cutting the red ribbon on Hove seafront with a crowd of people behind her. She is wearing a black blazer and red dress and smiling. Next to her is mayor Mohammed Asaduzzaman wearing a brown suit and red and green hat and sunglasses with his civic chain on

  23. A man with short grey hair wearing a grey tracksuit top. He is being taken out of a prison van and staring at the camera.

  24. Hurzeler on fitness boosts, Pedro's nomination and Gruda's improvement

    Katie Stafford
    BBC Sport journalist

    Brighton boss Fabian Hurzeler has been speaking to the media before Monday's Premier League game against Liverpool (kick-off 20:00 BST).

    Here are the key lines from his news conference:

    • Lewis Dunk and Igor Julio are set to return and Joao Pedro is also available again after serving his suspension.

    • Kaoru Mitoma "has a minor issue" but Hurzeler is hopeful he will still be in contention for Monday's game. Georginio Rutter "is also very close" to returning so may make the final game of the season.

    • James Milner "is doing rehab on the pitch, so he is getting closer" but Hurzeler is unsure whether he will be fit enough before the season ends.

    • On Pedro being nominated for Premier League young player of the season: "We always try to push young players and give them the platform and stage to improve, play and be allowed to make mistakes. It's not just an award for the individual player but for the whole club and the way Brighton is working."

    • He said Brajan Gruda, who scored against Wolves last weekend, "had a lot of positive actions" in that game and was given the opportunity based on his work ethic in training.

    • On Liverpool having some rest days and Arne Slot being spotted on holiday: "I am not focusing on them. They deserve it as they won the Premier League in an impressive way. It is not our responsibility to comment on that but to be ready and play a high intensity game against high individual quality."

    • As the race for European football goes down to the wire, he said: "We really want to compete with the best and chase them."

    • Reflecting on this season: "I am very grateful for working with this team because they are all great characters and have intrinsic motivation to improve. But I am also grateful to the staff as they built the environment and foundation for me to build on. It is crucial the togetherness and team spirit."

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  25. of the British Eurovision fan club OGAE UK pose for a photo with Eurovision 2024 winner Nemo. Nemo is wearing a cream, fluffy hat and stripped shirt. Everyone is smiling for the photograph.