We had the usual winter weather ...
Followed, of course, by a hosepipe ban ...
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But the Olympics was the story of the year ...
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There was a new addition to the London skyline ...
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A government minister prompted a fuel panic ...
There were teething problems with technology ...
A new Archbishop of Canterbury was chosen, via a long and drawn-out process ...
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And, as ever, there was some very strange stuff that came out of nowhere ...
Have a happy 2013, everyone!