News stories of 2018 in pictures

As the year draws to an end, it’s an opportune moment to pause, reflect and allow the news stories of 2018 stir in the mind. But we’re pretty sure you don’t want to read every single news headline of the year, so we’ve put together a month-by-month gallery to allow your eyes to take a gentle saunter down memory lane. Got your tea or coffee ready? Let’s go.

January

Scheveningen, Netherlands. 1st Jan, 2018. The traditional New Year's dive (Niuewjaarsduik) in front of the Kurhaus and next to the pier of Scheveningen. Credit: Kim Kaminski/64��Live News

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Live news: Melbourne Centre, Melbourne, Australia. 23rd Jan, 2018. Australian Open Tennis; Clara Burel (Fra) Credit: Action Plus Sports/64��Live News — Action Plus Sports Images / 64��Stock Photo

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New York, United States. 28th Jan, 2018. Bruno Mars arrives in the press room with his six Grammy Awards at the 60th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony at Madison Square Garden in New York City on January 28, 2018. The CBS network will broadcast the show live — Newscom / 64��Stock Photo

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February

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M5RX5F Rome, Italy. 26th Feb, 2018. Burian, a freezing wind from Siberia hits Rome with icy temperatures and snow. Credit: Fabrizio Troiani/64��Live News — Fabrizio Troiani / 64��Stock Photo

Menton, France - February 17, 2018: 85e Fete du Citron / 85th Lemon Festival in Menton: Bollywood / Bioves Garden, Jardin Bioves Night Shots Credit: Mandoga Media/64��Live News — Mandoga Media / 64��Stock Photo

An art installation in Chester Cathedral entitled "Our Colour Reflection" The piece was created by artist Liz West and aims to create a conversation between the viewer and the setting using hundreds of mirrors made of coloured acrylic. Picture Credit: Bri — Brian Hickey / 64��Stock Photo

March

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Bonchester Bridge, Hawick, Scottish Borders, UK. 17th March 2018. Horses in New Zealnd winter rugs in snowfall near Bonchester Bridge in the Scottish Borders. Credit: Chris Strickland / 64��Live News — Chris Strickland / 64��Stock Photo

London, UK. 10 March 2018. Gemma Arterton, actress, joins thousands of women taking part in the annual Million Women Rise march and rally, walking from Oxford Street to Trafalgar Square to protest against male violence towards women. Credit: Stephen C — Stephen Chung / 64��Stock Photo

Dhaka, Bangladesh. 1st Mar, 2018. A celebration of youth with splashes of colours during the Holi festival. The photograph was taken at the Dhakeshwari temple. Credit: SK Hasan Ali/64��Live News — SK Hasan Ali / 64��Stock Photo

Aberystwyth Wales UK, Thursday 15 March 2018UK Weather: At dusk on a mild and calm March day, a group of your Aberystwyth university students - wearing wet suits ! - make the most of the conditions to go jumping and diving off the wooden pier into t — keith morris / 64��Stock Photo

April

London, UK. 23rd Apr, 2018. Kate (Catherine Middleton) Duchess of Cambridge and Prince William Duke of Cambridge with their third child, at Lindo Wing, St. Mary's Hospital, London. Credit: Paul Marriott/64��Live News — Paul Marriott / 64��Stock Photo

Toronto, Canada. 24th Apr, 2018. A makeshift memorial is on display along Yonge Street in northern Toronto, Canada on April 23, 2018, hours after a man plowed a white van into pedestrians, killing 10 pedestrians and injuring 15. The driver, Alek Minassian — CrowdSpark / 64��Stock Photo

A peaceful demonstration in Windrush Square, Brixton, outside the Black Cultural Archives, to show solidarity with members of the Windrush Generation who face deportation: — Anna Watson / 64��Stock Photo

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April News - Washington, United States. 02nd Apr, 2018. U.S. President Donald Trump (C) and first lady Melania Trump (L) walk out onto the Truman Balcony with a person in an Easter Bunny costume during the 140th annual Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White Ho — Newscom / 64��Stock Photo

April news - Gaza. 6th Apr, 2018. Palestinian protesters run for cover from tears gas canisters fired by Israeli troops during clashes on the Gaza-Israel border, east of Gaza City on April 6, 2018. Hundreds of Palestinian demonstrators began Friday to set fire to doze — Xinhua / 64��Stock Photo

May

Hawaii, USA. 20th May 2018. Channelized lava streams down fissure 20 into a massive ground crack from the eruption of the Kilauea volcano May 20, 2018 in Pahoa, Hawaii. Credit: Planetpix/64��Live News — USGS / 64��Stock Photo

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Windsor, UK. 19th May, 2018. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, now the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, sit in an Ascot Landau for a carriage procession among 110,000 well-wishers on the streets of Windsor and on the Long Walk in Windsor Great Park following the — Mark Kerrison / 64��Stock Photo

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Washington, United States. 08th May, 2018. President Donald Trump holds up a National Security Presidential Memorandum that he signed after announcing his decision to end the United States participation in the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Acation (JCPOA) w — Newscom / 64��Stock Photo

London, UK. 27th May, 2018. UK Weather: Lightning strike over The Shard skyscraper building. Thunderstorms swept across Britain Saturday night of the May Bank Holiday. © Guy Corbishley/64��Live News — Guy Corbishley / 64��Stock Photo

Dhaka, Bangladesh. 1st May, 2018. Muslims pray during a special prayer at the National Mosque of Bangladesh to mark Shab-e-Barat or 'night of forgiveness' in Dhaka, Bangladesh on May 01, 2018.Muslims mark the night of Shab-e-Barat, one of the holiest nig — zakir hossain chowdhury zakir / 64��Stock Photo

Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, Palestinian Territory. 14th May, 2018. Palestinian protesters gather during clashes with Israeli security froces in a tent city protest where Palestinians demand the right to return to their homeland, on the occasion of the 70th a — ZUMA Press, Inc. / 64��Stock Photo

June

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La Malbaie, Canada. 09th June, 2018. HANDOUT - 09 June 2018, Charlevoix, La Malbaie, Quebec, Canada: German Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU, C) speaking with US President Donald Trump (r) during proceedings on the sidelines of the official order of business — dpa picture alliance / 64��Stock Photo

London, UK. 20th June, 2018. Dancers from Semaphore Ballet Company perform at sunrise in Greenwich Park on the last sunrise of spring before the summer solstice. Beth Wareing is choreographed by Semaphore Ballet Company founder and artistic director: Mais — Guy Corbishley / 64��Stock Photo

London, UK. 11th June 2018. The Honourable Artillery Company (HAC), the City of London?s Reserve Army Regiment, fire a 62 Gun Royal Salute at the Tower of London in honour of the 97th birthday of His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.. T — Guy Bell / 64��Stock Photo

Shepton Mallet, UK, 2nd Jun 2018. Cool sheep in sunglasses in the Grand Parade at the 155th Bath and West Show 2018, James Thomas/64��Live News — James Thomas / 64��Stock Photo

Glasgow, UK. 2nd Jun, 2018. Courtney Barnett in concert at The Barrowland Ballroom, Glasgow, Great Britain 2nd June 2018 Credit: Stuart Westwood/64��Live News — Stuart Westwood / 64��Stock Photo

July

PBPJR6 a beautiful picture of the "blood moon" total eclipse on the 27th of July 2018 from Brunate, Como, Italy — photoarkive / 64��Stock Photo

P91M1T London, UK, London, UK. 14th July 2018. The Wimbledon Tennis Championships, Day 12 womens singles final; Angelique Kerber (GER) kisses with the Ladies Single Trophy after defeating Serena Williams (USA) in the final Credit: Action Plus Sports Images/64��Live News Credit: Action Plus Sports Images/64��Live News — Action Plus Sports Images / 64��Stock Photo

P7ACDT Maryland, USA. 4th July, 2018. July 4, 2018, Washington, DC - Fireworks display on the National Mall as seen from the Marine Corps Memorial located in Arlington Virginia. Credit: Michael Jordan/ZUMA Wire/64��Live News — ZUMA Press, Inc. / 64��Stock Photo

August

PD8FDR Wenzhou. 8th Aug, 2018. People practice line dancing at a square in Wenzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Aug. 8, 2018, the National Fitness Day. Credit: Su Qiaojiang/Xinhua/64��Live News — Xinhua / 64��Stock Photo

PE275P St Petersburg, Russia. 12th Aug, 2018. ST PETERSBURG, RUSSIA - AUGUST 12, 2018: Stand up paddle boarders take part in the 2018 Fontanka-SUP surfing festival in the Moika and the Fontanka Rivers, the Kryukov and the Griboyedov Canals. Peter Kovalev/TASS Credit: ITAR-TASS News Agency/64��Live News — ITAR-TASS News Agency / 64��Stock Photo

PF6TY1 Leeuwarden, The Netherlands, 19th August, 2018. The world-famous production of Royal de Luxe makes its Dutch premiere in the European Capital of Culture. Over the course of three days, these towering giants walk the streets of Leeuwarden and provide an unforgettable experience with their 'Big Skate in the Ice' show. Royal de Luxe is an extraordinary street theatre company. The company flies around the world with their impressive Giants, puppets several meters high and taller than the buildings around them. Credit: Ricardo Hernandez/64��Live News — Ricardo Hernandez / 64��Stock Photo

PGK40F London, UK. 27 August 2018. A performer takes part in The Grand Finale parade at the Notting Hill Carnival. Over one million revellers are expected to visit Europe's biggest street party over the Bank Holiday Weekend in a popular annual event celebrating Caribbean culture. Credit: Stephen Chung / 64��Live News — Stephen Chung / 64��Stock Photo

PDCKDG Serra de Monchique, Algarve, Portugal. 8 Aug 2018. Air support dropping water on the burning mountains. Credit: Craig Rogers/64��Live News — Craig Rogers / 64��Stock Photo

PE231D Berlin, Germany, 11 Aug 2018. Dina Asher-Smith (gold) celebrates with the British flag after the Women's 200m on Day 5 of the European Athletics Championships in Berlin, Germany Credit: Ben Booth/64��Live News — Ben Booth / 64��Stock Photo

PDC8HW Lombok, Indonesia. 8th Aug, 2018. Search And Rescue (SAR) team work at a collapsed mosque in North Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia, Aug. 8, 2018. Death toll from Sunday's 7.0-magnitude quake in Indonesia reached 131 on Wednesday, according to Indonesia's National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB). Credit: Agung Kuncahya B./Xinhua/64��Live News — Xinhua / 64��Stock Photo

September

PN6YGR Yinchuan, China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. 20th Sep, 2018. People stage a performance during a grand gathering held to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the founding of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region at Helan Mountain Stadium in Yinchuan, capital of northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Sept. 20, 2018. Credit: Chen Jianli/Xinhua/64��Live News — Xinhua / 64��Stock Photo

PMTTA5 Oban, Scotland. 19th Sep 2018. UK Weather: A thunderstorm announces the arrival of Storm Ali just after 12:30am into the western isles of Scotland. Credit: Nick Edgington/64��Live News — Nick Edgington / 64��Stock Photo

PM9MKK Inter-Korean Summit, Sep 18, 2018 : North Koreans wave as North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un and South Korean President Moon Jae-In move in a car parade from the Pyongyang Sunan International Airport to the Paekhwawon State Guesthouse in Pyongyang, North Korea. EDITORIAL USE ONLY (Pyeongyang Press Corps/Pool/AFLO) (NORTH KOREA) Credit: Aflo Co. Ltd./64��Live News — Aflo Co. Ltd. / 64��Stock Photo

PJWRK3 New York, USA. 8th September 2018. US Open Tennis: Naomi Osaka of Japan kisses the US Open trophy aloft after defeating Serena Williams in the US Open women's final. Williams was penalized a game at 4-3 in the final set, which added controversy to the match. Credit: Adam Stoltman/64��Live News — Adam Stoltman / 64��Stock Photo

PJF38M Los Angeles, United States. 06th Sep, 2018. General overall view of Nike ad featuring former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the "Just Do It" campaign on the side of building on S. Broadway between Washington and West 18th Street. ?Believe in something,? the advertisement reads in white letters in front of a black-and-white portrait of Kaepernick. ?Even if it means sacrificing everything.? Photo via Credit: Newscom/64��Live News — Newscom / 64��Stock Photo

PJF12B Los Angeles, California, USA. 6th Sep, 2018. Gregg Donovan places flowers on Burt Reynolds's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, in Los Angeles, Thursday Sept. 6, 2018. Reynolds died at Jupiter Medical Center in Florida at age 82. Credit: Ringo Chiu/ZUMA Wire/64��Live News — ZUMA Press, Inc. / 64��Stock Photo

October

PTDY4F Washington, United States. 09th Oct, 2018. U.S. President Donald Trump announces that he has accepted the resignation of Nikki Haley as US Ambassador to the United Nations, in the Oval Office on October 9, 2018 in Washington, DC. President Trump said that Haley will leave her post by the end of the year. Credit: Mark Wilson/UPI Photo/Newscom/64��Live News — Newscom / 64��Stock Photo

PRN7H3 Paris, France. 3 October 2018. A full size Bugatti Chiron made of Lego on display at Paris Motor Show. © David Bertho / 64��Live News — David BERTHO / 64��Stock Photo

PRF19K Kolkata, India. 02nd Oct, 2018. People wear mask of Mahatma Gandhi and participate in a walk organized by Ministry of Culture and Indian Museum to commemorate the Mahatma Gandhi 149th birth anniversary. Credit: Saikat Paul/Pacific Press/64��Live News — PACIFIC PRESS / 64��Stock Photo

N00XWB Teignmouth, Devon. 12th Oct 2018. UK Weather: Storm Callum. Soaked at Teignmouth Credit: nidpor/StockimoNews/64��Live News — nidpor / StockimoNews / 64��Stock Photo

PWP936 Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 17th Oct, 2018. Cannabis is legal in Canada in October 17th. Recreational use of cannabis is allowed for adults over 19 years of age. People gather in Toronto to celebrate the legalization of cannabis. Credit: Johnny De Franco/ZUMA Wire/64��Live News — ZUMA Press, Inc. / 64��Stock Photo

PW5WH9 London, UK. 12th Oct, 2018. Sotheby's staff members present Banksy's "Love is in the Bin" in London, Britain on Oct. 12, 2018. Originally titled "Girl with Balloon", the British street artist Banksy made his painting self-destruct on Oct. 5 moments after it was auctioned for 1.042 million British pounds (1.37 million U.S. dollars) at Sotheby's in London. Credit: Ray Tang/Xinhua/64��Live News — Xinhua / 64��Stock Photo

November

R0HKRY Westminster, London, UK, 5th Nov 2018. A puppet of Theresa May is part of the human chain. Protesters form a human chain from Downing Street to Parliament Square in Westminster.'The Last Mile', a mass lobby in Westminster, is organised by anti-Brexit organisation The Three Million, highlighting that no withdrawal agreement has been published yet regarding EU citizens in the UK. Credit: Imageplotter News and Sports/64��Live News — Imageplotter News and Sports / 64��Stock Photo

R0HW7M Lewes, East Sussex, UK. 5th November 2018. Bonfire celebrations in Lewes, East Sussex. The town is famous for its annual event different bonfire societies gather in their thousands, to celebrate the foiling of the 1605 gunpowder plot, before blowing up various satirical tableaux. ©?Peter Cripps/64��Live News — Peter Cripps / 64��Stock Photo

R2D5WK Xichang. 19th Nov, 2018. China sends two new satellites of the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) into space on a Long March-3B carrier rocket from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province, at 2:07 a.m. on Nov. 19, 2018. Credit: Ju Zhenhua/Xinhua/64��Live News — Xinhua / 64��Stock Photo

R31D16 Phnom Penh. 21st Nov, 2018. Boat racers take part in the Water Festival in the Tonle Sap river in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on Nov. 21, 2018. Cambodia began to celebrate the three-day Water Festival here on Wednesday with boat races attracting tens of thousands of spectators from across the kingdom. Credit: Sovannara/Xinhua/64��Live News — Xinhua / 64��Stock Photo

R4YWF3 Berlin, Germany. 29th Nov, 2018. Dancers of the Shanghai Ballet show a choreography in the Bode-Museum. On 01.12.2018 the performance will celebrate its German premiere. Credit: Britta Pedersen/dpa-Zentralbild/dpa/64��Live News — dpa picture alliance / 64��Stock Photo

R49JKW Abu Dhabi, UAE. 25th Nov, 2018. HAMILTON Lewis (gbr), Mercedes AMG F1 Petronas GP W09 Hybrid EQ Power , portrait podium ambiance during the 2018 Formula One World Championship, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix from November 22 to 25 in Yas Marina - Photo Francois Flamand/DPPI Motorsports: FIA Formula One World Championship 2018, Grand Prix of Abu Dhabi, World Championship;2018;Grand Prix;Abu Dhabi, #44 Lewis Hamilton (GBR, Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team), 25.11.2018. | usage worldwide Credit: dpa picture alliance/64��Live News — dpa picture alliance / 64��Stock Photo

December

R5DF5C Inner Mongolia, ChinaWulatehou Banner, Bayan Nur of north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. 1st Dec, 2018. Herdsmen riding camels enter the venue of an international camel cultural festival held in Wulatehou Banner, Bayan Nur of north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Dec. 1, 2018. The three-day festival opened here on Saturday. Credit: Yu Dongsheng/Xinhua/64��Live NewsInner Mongolia, China. 1st December 2018. Credit: Xinhua/64��Live News — Xinhua / 64��Stock Photo

64��Live News. R834RG New York, USA. 12th Dec, 2018. A federal judge sentenced Trump's former lawyer MICHAEL COHEN to three years in prison on Wednesday following Cohen's guilty pleas to a number of political and finance crimes. Those three years would be followed by three years of supervised release, and Cohen also is subject to forfeiture of $500,000, restitution of $1.4 million and a $50,000 fine. Pictured: August 21, 2018 - New York, New York, U.S. - President Trump's longtime personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, leaves Federal Court after making a plea deal. This is an 64��Live News image and may not be part of your current 64��deal . If you are unsure, please contact our sales team to check. — ZUMA Press, Inc. / 64��Stock Photo

R7WP6Y Strasbourg, France. 12 December 2018, France (France), Strasbourg: Police forces secure an entrance to the Old Town and thus to the Christmas market. Following an attack in the Strasbourg Christmas market area, anti-terrorism specialists from the Paris public prosecutor's office have taken over the investigation. Photo: Christoph Schmidt/dpa Credit: dpa picture alliance/64��Live News — dpa picture alliance / 64��Stock Photo

R6DAJT Washington, United States. 05th Dec, 2018. Former President George W. Bush speaks during the State Funeral for his father, former President George H.W. Bush, at the National Cathedral, Wednesday, December 5, 2018, in Washington, DC. Credit: Alex Brandon/UPI Photo/Newscom/64��Live News — Newscom / 64��Stock Photo

R5P7JR Los Angeles, California, USA. 1st December, 2018. (in color trunks) Deontay Wilder knocks down Tyson Fury a 2nd time in the 12 round at the Staple Center Saturday. The fight was draw between both fighters from the judges scoring . Los Angeles, CA. Dec 1, 2018.Photo by Gene Blevins/ZumaPress Credit: Gene Blevins/ZUMA Wire/64��Live News Credit: ZUMA Press, Inc./64��Live News — ZUMA Press, Inc. / 64��Stock Photo

Matt Yau

Matt started off as a live music photographer covering up-and-coming bands in Brighton, and since then has become enamoured by the power of pictures. With a penchant for storytelling, he's on a mission to uncover unique images from the 64��library and tell the story behind them.

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