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+import { css } from '@emotion/react';
+import { from } from '@guardian/source/foundations';
+import { palette } from '../palette';
+import type {
+	DCRContainerPalette,
+	DCRContainerType,
+	DCRFrontCard,
+} from '../types/front';
+import { FrontCard } from './FrontCard';
+import { ScrollableCarousel } from './ScrollableCarousel';
+
+type Props = {
+	trails: DCRFrontCard[];
+	containerPalette?: DCRContainerPalette;
+	showAge?: boolean;
+	absoluteServerTimes?: boolean;
+	imageLoading: 'lazy' | 'eager';
+	containerType: DCRContainerType;
+};
+
+const itemStyles = css`
+	scroll-snap-align: start;
+	grid-area: span 1;
+	position: relative;
+`;
+
+const verticalLineStyles = css`
+	:not(:last-child)::after {
+		content: '';
+		position: absolute;
+		top: 0;
+		bottom: 0;
+		right: -10px;
+		width: 1px;
+		background-color: ${palette('--card-border-top')};
+		transform: translateX(-50%);
+	}
+	${from.leftCol} {
+		:first-child::before {
+			content: '';
+			position: absolute;
+			top: 0;
+			bottom: 0;
+			left: -10px;
+			width: 1px;
+			background-color: ${palette('--card-border-top')};
+			transform: translateX(-50%);
+		}
+	}
+`;
+
+/**
+ * A container used on fronts to display a carousel of small cards
+ *
+ * ## Why does this need to be an Island?
+ *
+ * The carouselling arrow buttons need to run javascript.
+ */
+export const ScrollableMedium = ({
+	trails,
+	containerPalette,
+	containerType,
+	absoluteServerTimes,
+	imageLoading,
+	showAge,
+}: Props) => {
+	return (
+		<ScrollableCarousel carouselLength={trails.length}>
+			{trails.map((trail) => {
+				return (
+					<li key={trail.url} css={[itemStyles, verticalLineStyles]}>
+						<FrontCard
+							trail={trail}
+							imageLoading={imageLoading}
+							absoluteServerTimes={!!absoluteServerTimes}
+							containerPalette={containerPalette}
+							containerType={containerType}
+							showAge={!!showAge}
+							headlineSize="medium"
+							headlineSizeOnMobile="medium"
+							headlineSizeOnTablet="medium"
+							imagePositionOnDesktop="bottom"
+							imagePositionOnMobile="bottom"
+							imageSize="small" // TODO - needs fixed width images
+							trailText={undefined} // unsupported
+							supportingContent={undefined} // unsupported
+							aspectRatio="5:4"
+							kickerText={trail.kickerText}
+							showLivePlayable={trail.showLivePlayable}
+							showTopBarDesktop={false}
+							showTopBarMobile={false}
+						/>
+					</li>
+				);
+			})}
+		</ScrollableCarousel>
+	);
+};
diff --git a/dotcom-rendering/src/components/ScrollableMedium.stories.tsx b/dotcom-rendering/src/components/ScrollableMedium.stories.tsx
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+import type { Meta, StoryObj } from '@storybook/react';
+import { discussionApiUrl } from '../../fixtures/manual/discussionApiUrl';
+import { trails } from '../../fixtures/manual/highlights-trails';
+import { FrontSection } from './FrontSection';
+import { ScrollableMedium } from './ScrollableMedium.importable';
+
+export default {
+	title: 'Components/ScrollableMedium',
+	component: ScrollableMedium,
+	args: {
+		trails,
+		containerPalette: undefined,
+		showAge: true,
+		absoluteServerTimes: true,
+		imageLoading: 'eager',
+		containerType: 'scrollable/medium',
+	},
+} as Meta;
+
+type Story = StoryObj<typeof ScrollableMedium>;
+
+export const Default = {};
+
+export const WithFrontSection = {
+	render: (args) => (
+		<FrontSection
+			title="Scrollable medium"
+			discussionApiUrl={discussionApiUrl}
+			editionId={'UK'}
+			showTopBorder={false}
+		>
+			<ScrollableMedium {...args} />
+		</FrontSection>
+	),
+} satisfies Story;