James Speakman

Colourful performers at the ‘Welcome Party’, commissioned by Manchester’s Accommodation BID to celebrate and welcome visitors to the city over the Manchester Pride Festival.

National Trust workers Francesca Bray & Kate Divey-Matthews assess scorched moorland on Marsden Moor. A fire has been burning on the moorland underground for over three weeks.

Over 3,500 players take part at the Bongo's Bingo 8th birthday in Liverpool.

Free Your Mind creative team Michael 'Mikey J' Asante MBE, Es Devlin, Danny Boyle and Kenrick 'H2O' Sandy MBE inside Aviva Studios, Manchester’s new cultural landmark and the permanent home of Factory International, ahead of its official opening and the world premiere of Free Your Mind, a large-scale immersive performance based on The Matrix.

The Princess Royal meets employees during a tour of the Jaguar Land Rover factory in Halewood, Liverpool to mark 60th anniversary of manufacturing at the plant.

Gabriel Clarke, 12, sanding a bowl at home. Gabriel has become famous at a young age for his woodworking abilities, raising hundreds of thousands of pounds for charity with his works.

Owner Sacha Lord at the Warehouse Project nightclub in Manchester, UK.

Michael Murray, CEO of Frasers Group, inside the new flagship Flannels store in Liverpool, UK.

Staff interact with diners at Karen's Diner in Prestwich, Manchester.

Former England Women's footballer Jill Scott at her coffee shop Boxx 2 Boxx in Wythenshawe, Gtr Manchester.

James Harper, 35, inside the cab of the JCB Pothole Pro machine in Stoke on Trent.

Surveyor Aaron Lawson, 31, scans the graveyard of St Michaels Church in Barton, Penrith for Atlantic Geomatics.

Volunteers fill food bags for The Bread and Butter Thing at St Peter's Church in Salford, Gtr Manchester.

Dena Murphy, 93, at her allotment in New Moston, Greater Machester.

Alison Rooney, her husband Andrew Whittle and their two children, Lucia and Oren Whittle.

Florence Wright, Brenda Inman and Christine Jones meet an alpaca at Anchor Berkeley Court Care home in Leeds.

Max Christian at his home in Stockport, Gtr Manchester.

 Diane Dean at her home in Derbyshire for the Financial Times

Emma Hammond in front of the Train Carriage Airbnb she constructed by herself over a period of nine weeks, in Glasshouses, Yorks.

Ezphia Rennock, 35, with his horse Agricola in his stables near Preston, Lancs. Together they protected the royal family until Ezphia retired in 2007 to raise a family expecting never to see Agricola again until his friends that were still serving let him know that Agricola was set to retire in 2019.

Youtube X Creative Kitchen networking event in Liverpool.

Bill Heaton, 55, creating an artwork in the garden of his home in Macclesfield, Cheshire. 20.08.19

Glen Mills, the 85 year old indoor skydiver with Multiple Sclerosis, at the iFly Skydiving Centre in Manchester, UK. 

Chartered Engineer Jag Virdie, 50, claims to have found the perfect solution for the Boomerang Generation returning home after university with his conker-inspired design. The pods can be installed in the parents’ back garden in just one day and function as an independent living space for their kids as they look to jump on the housing ladder. 30.07.18

Joseph Carpenter is one of five children adopted by single 'Super Dad' Benjamin Carpenter, all with additional specialist needs.

Mirror Reporter Amanda Killelea on Winter Hill during a wildfire that lasted over four weeks. 03.

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Shantelle Gaston-Hird, 30, the UK's fastest 'Retro Runner' at Longford Park Stadium, Manchester. 

Jackson Junior Yamba, 38, and his son David, 10, in their flat in Irlam, Salford. Jackson's door and two other communal doors were sprayed with disgusting 'No Blacks' graffiti five days after moving into the flat in Greater Manchester. 17.02.19

Andy Maxfield, 50, is well known in his village of Inskip, Lancs, is attempting to mow the furthest distance in 24 hours. Dad-of-three Andy Maxfield previously achieved a world record by driving a lawn tractor 874 miles from John O'Groats to Land's end in just over five days in July 2017.   But not content with one world record,he will attempt to set a new one this Saturday at Ewood Park, the home of Blackburn Rovers.

Leon Parker, 24, who has turned his life around following a period of homelessness after leaving the army, at the Leverhulme Hotel in Port Sunlight. An army veteran who was homeless for three years and unable to eat for days at a time is now a top chef at a five star hotel.

Former MP George Galloway in Liverpool, Merseyside, appearing on Sky News this morning. Galloway has been highly critical of the seven MPs who left the Labour Party this week to form a group of Independents. The staunch ally of Jeremy Corbyn, who was kicked out of the Labour Party in 2003, has stated that he has formally asked to rejoin the party after his “ridiculous expulsion” by Tony Blair.

Abbie Colvin, 20, with her son Oscar Buchanan, seven months. Abbie, an aspiring doctor diagnosed with cervical cancer at 19 who shunned chemotherapy to save her unborn baby has now written a bucket list – including learning pole dancing, riding an elephant and having sex under the stars. 

Evie Lambert, 11, using her new bionic arm to help her wrap presents for the first time. Evie was born without a left hand and was delighted when an anonymous donor paid for her to have the new bionic arm fitted.