Bayern’s heart ache
A dramatic penalty shoot out settled the UEFA Champions League Final between FC Bayern Munich and Chelsea in Munich. Chelsea became the champions of Europe, breaking the home fans hearts, after coming out best in the shoot out.
Bayern Munich face heart ache as they loose out to Chelsea in Champions league final
Manchester City’s title
Manchester City’s late and dramatic win against Queens Park Rangers ensured that they were crowned Premier League champions 2012. They scored two late goals to come from behind to win and therefore take the title by virtue of goal difference.
Manchester City win Premier league title
Francois Hollande wins
Socialist Francois Hollande defeated president and conservative candidate Nicolas Sarkozy, with just under 52% of the vote in the second and final round of the French Presidential elections.He becomes the country’s first Socialist president for 17 years.
Francois Hollande defeated president and conservative candidate Nicolas Sarkozy
Chelsea through
Chelsea celebrated booking their place in the UEFA Champions League Final, with a draw in their second leg match against FC Barcelona in Spain. Fernando Torres scored the goal that put the tie beyond doubt. They will meet Bayern Munich in the final in Munich.
Fernando Torres scores as Chelsea reach Champions League final
Breivik acted Out Of Goodness
The Norwegian far-right activist, Anders Breivik, who killed 77 people last year told a court that he was fighting a battle against multi-culturalism and acted out of “goodness, not evil”.
Anders Breivik says he acted Out Of Goodness when he killed
Tsunami warning
A tsunami warning was issued and then lifted for coastal areas of southern Thailand, Sri Lanka and Indonesia after an 8.6 magnitude occurred off coast line. Evacuations took place but warning was lifted.
Tsunami warning off Indonesian coast line
Texas Tornadoes
Several powerful tornadoes have hit Dallas, in the US state of Texas, flipping trucks, wrecking homes, uprooting trees and grounding planes.
Tornadoes hit Texas causing damage
Oil rig gas leak
An Oil platform in the North Sea has been completely evacuated following the discovery of a gas leak. The platform, which lies about 150 miles from Aberdeen, has a three-mile closure zone around it. The company Elgin insists there is still no risk the flare will ignite the gas cloud beneath the platform.
Elgin oil rig leaks gas and is evacuated
Fabrice Muamba collapses
Bolton Wanderers midfielder Fabrice Muamba was left critically ill after collapsing during an FA Cup football match against Tottenham. It is believed that the 23-year-old suffered a heart attack. Medics resuscitate him on the field after he fell to the ground.
Bolton's Fabrice Muamba collapses during FA cup match
Belgian school trip disaster
A Belgian school skiing trip ended in tragedy when 22 children were killed in a coach crash in an Alpine tunnel, in Switzerland. Driving through a 2.5km tunnel in south-west Switzerland, the coach hit the kerb and spun out of control.
Belgian School trip tragedy in Swiss tunnel
Too many foreigners
French President Nicolas Sarkozy is building his challenge for re-election next month. In a debate this week he defended his plan to almost halve the number of new arrivals in France, as he believes there are too many foreigners in France.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy says there are too many foreigners
Andre Villas-Boas sacked
Andre Villas-Boas is sacked as Chelsea manager after a poor run of results. The manager is believed to have fallen out with many of the clubs senior players in recent weeks.
Andre Villas-Boas sacked as Chelsea manager
Boxers Brawl
British boxer David Haye causes an scene at post fight press conference, which lead to a brawl between himself and fellow British boxer Dereck Chisora. The brawl followed the WBC Heavyweight World Championship fight between Vitali Klitschko of Ukraine and Dereck Chisora, in Munich, Germany.
David Haye and Dereck Chisora brawl at boxing press conference
Whitney Houston dies
Singer Whitney Houston has died at The Beverly Hilton hotel in Beverly Hills, CA. The singer will be remembered for her remarkable career, despite troubles in her private life in recent years.
American singer Whitney Houston dies
Fabio Copello
Fabio Copello resigns from his post as England manager. The managers surprise resignation came on the back of the FA deciding to strip John Terry of the England captaincy, a decision that Copello did not accept.
Fabio Capello resigns as manager of England
Cold hits Europe
Freezing temperatures have gripped Europe this week. The sudden cold caught many unprepared, especially Eastern Europe which was hardest hit, with over 100 deaths in Ukraine.
Freezing temperatures across Europe
Northern lights
The aurora borealis, the Northern Lights, are normally seen only from the furthest northern areas, but have been seen from much further afield this week because of a powerful solar storm.
Northern lights the most visible for 6 years
Republican Newt Gingrich
Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich has made a dramatic comeback by winning the Republican US presidential primary in South Carolina. The victory means three different candidates have won the first three contests in the state-by-state battle for the Republican presidential nomination to face Democratic President Barack Obama.
Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich
Cruise ship grounded
The cruise ship Costa Concordia lies grounded off the shore of the island of Giglio, Italy. The death toll stands at 6, with a further 16 people still missing.
Ship grounded off the coast of Italy
Two behind bars
Two men, Gary Dobson and David Norris, have been convicted of the racist murder of black teenager Stephen Lawrence, 18 years after the attack in south London. Stephen Lawrence was stabbed to death on April 22, 1993, by a murderous racist gang. Two of the members of the gang are now behind bars because of new advances in police forensic testing.
Gary Dobson and David Norris, have been convicted of the racist murder of Stephen Lawrence
Happy New Year
The world welcomes in the New Year with spectacular celebrations around the globe.
Happy New year everyone
Kim Jong Il dies
Kim Jong Il, North Korea’s dictator and leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, has died. It is believed he died on a train trip on last Saturday at the age of 69, but reports in the media have not surfaced until now such as the secrecy that surrounds the country.
Kim Jong Il has died aged 69
Belguim gunman
Five people have died and 125 have been injured after a man fired shots and threw hand grenades in the Belgian city of Liege. Nordine Amrani, shot himself dead after going on a rampage and killing spree.
Belgian city of Liege attacked with grenades
UK EU veto
Prime Minister David Cameron vetoed at the EU summit causing a ripple in the coalition government and in Europe. Mr Cameron failed to reach an agreement with French president Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
David Cameron vetos the EU
Russian vote
Parliamentary elections took place in Russia giving Vladimir Putin a test of his popularity. Protesters gathered as the heavily disputed poll showed United Russia still the controlling power.
Protests ahead of elections in Russia
RIP Gary Speed
The football world mourns the death of the Wales football teams manager, Gary Speed, aged only 42. It is believed that the manager took his own life. He leaves behind a great footballing legacy and was the mastermind in the recent Welsh national teams resurgence.
Gary Speed dies aged just 42
Spain’s popular winners
Supporters of the Spanish Popular Party celebrate as the party wins in the Spanish general elections. Spaniards went to the polls to vote for Spain’s new Prime Minister, voting in a majority
Spanish popular party wins election
Berlusconi quits
Silvio Berlusconi has resigned as Italy’s prime minister. Berlusconi to steps down in a measure to attempt to shore up investor confidence in Italy’s debt-ridden economy.
Silvio Berlusconi resigns as Italy's prime minister
Pakistan cricket trial
Cricket agent Mazhar Majeed pleaded guilty to charges of spot-fixing at the trial of Pakistani players Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir. All were found guilty of ‘match fixing’ charges and sent to prison.
Pakistan cricketers and agent sent to prison for spot fixing
Flooding in Thailand
Thailand is experiencing the worst flooding it has seen in over 50 years. Over 400 people have died in flood-related incidents since late July, in Thailand and neighbouring Cambodia and Vietnam. Flood waters from the north have made there way down south to the capital Bangkok.
Thailand floods worst for 50 years
Turkish earthquake
The city of Van in Turkey has been reduced to rubble by an earthquake. Rescuers are working around the clock, but most are finding only bodies among the ruins. The 7.2 magnitude quake has reportedly killed at least 450 people.
Rescue mission after Turkey earthquake
