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Dec 31, 2008 · The most-read stories of 2008. A look back at the stories that proved the most popular of the year, from the serious to the quirky. A few were momentous, some were tragic and many were uplifting,...
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Dec 9, 2009 · The attacks on the World Trade Center in New York on 11 September 2001, killed nearly 3,000 people and directly affected many more. They also led to a chain of events that altered the lives of...
Dec 29, 2008 · All episodes of BBC News 2008.
- JANUARY. Image caption, Satellite images showing Britain under snow would return in December. Snow and ice dominated the headlines for more than a week at the start of the year, as Britain shivered in the longest cold spell for almost 30 years.
- FEBRUARY. Image caption, Kate Moss was said to be devastated by the death of her "dear friend" Showbiz relationships led February's most-read stories as model Katie Price married her boyfriend Alex Reid and Cheryl Cole split from her footballer husband Ashley Cole.
- MARCH. Chancellor Alistair Darling's Budget was the most popular story this month as he set out battle lines for the general election. He cut stamp duty for first-time buyers and raised taxes for the better-off, amongst a series of other measures.
- APRIL. Ash from a volcanic eruption in Iceland dominated the most-read list in April as all flights in and out of the UK were suspended. The cloud triggered the UK's worst airspace restriction in living memory and brought much of Europe to a standstill.
Dec 31, 2008 · What stories did they think had the biggest impact? Here are their choices for the Top 10 news stories of 2008. 10. Radovan Karadzic Extradited To The Hague
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