Off the back of a year that brought us the 2020 Olympics in 2021 and a British 18-year-old following up her A-Levels by winning the US Open tennis, only a fool would make predictions for 2022.

Prince Andrew's bid to block the continuation of a lawsuit by a woman who says he sexually assaulted her when she was 17 - on the grounds that she no longer lives in the US - has been rejected by a judge.

Longlong the elephant is eight months old, 300kg - and still hungry. Even a short amble through the forest of his sanctuary takes some time, as he eats every bit of foliage in range of his trunk.

Rural farming communities in Wales could be "decimated" if blanket afforestation is allowed, according to the president of the National Farmers Union in Wales.

A fire has broken out at South Africa's parliament in Cape Town.

It was "respectful" and the "right thing to do" to give Tony Blair a knighthood, the Commons Speaker has said.

A research station in Antarctica is battling a coronavirus outbreak, with at least 16 of the 25 workers testing positive for the virus.

Around 132 million coronavirus vaccine doses were administered in 2021 - the largest inoculation campaign in British history.

It would be fair to say Steven Gerrard was not everyone's first choice replacement for Dean Smith at Aston Villa.

Michael Smith ended the title defence of Gerwyn Price at the World Championship, despite a magnificent nine-dart finish from the world No 1 in a quarter-final classic at Alexandra Palace on New Year's Day at the darts.