ISSUe 290 - First News

2FirstNews Issue 290 23 DECEMBER 2011 – 5 January 2012FIRST NEWS HEADLINESFor the latest on these headlines, go to www.firstnews.co.uk/newsRemember what11 February: Egyptian antigovernmentprotesters celebrate afterPresident Hosni Mubarak steps down.11 March: Japan is hit by amassive 8.9 magnitude earthquake anddevastating tsunami.29 April: Two billion people watch asPrince William marries Kate Middleton.1 May: US President Barack Obamaannounces the death of terrorist leaderOsama bin Laden.One of theworst naturaldisasters inhistoryJan Feb Mar Apr May Jun2011 has been a year of huge news stories,writes editor Nicky Cox. Historic changes in theArab world, the deaths of tyrant leaders, naturaldisasters, riots, the phone-hacking scandal, theAfrican famine and good news, too, such as theRoyal Wedding, are all stories that have made theheadlines this year. Here are some of the majorstories we have featured in First News over thelast 12 months. Of course, there were many otherevents which we can’t squeeze onto these twopages. Let us know what you think were the mostimportant stories of 2011 at www.firstnews.co.uk.Some of the other stories31 October: The global population reaches seven billion.April: Prime Minister DavidCameron announces Governmentcuts, prompting protests.22 July: Norway suffers from two terrorist attacks – a bombing inRegjeringskvartalet and a shooting at a political youth camp on the islandof Utøya.February: Schoolgirlcampaigns to keep her library open.July: NASA’s final space shuttlemission is launched.September: Ten-yearanniversary of the 9/11 attacks inthe United States.