11:16am Friday 2nd January 2009
From Oriental City closing to pop star Paul Young becoming a chef, see what made the headlines in 2008.
We've put together a selection of the best stories month by month.
Read them all here.
We have also put together some of the best pictures of 2008 in a gallery.
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