The newsmakers of 2009

From Michael Jackson to the G20; duck islands to Twitter - the people, events and items that most transfixed Britain's mediaSo how was it for you? The Queen described 2009 as a year best forgotten and, not for the first time, the monarch had a point. There will, no doubt, be some who thrived over the past 12 months – that Jedward pair haven't had an entirely dreadful year – but the list of those glad to see the back of 2009 is perhaps rather longer.And so, out of consideration for ...

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