A LOOK BACK AT NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER

NOVEMBER 3:

HIGH COURT BREXIT RULING

The Government must seek Parliament's approval

before triggering Article 50 to start the UK's

withdrawal from the EU, the High Court ruled.

The Government appealed the decision at

the Supreme Court, with a ruling expected in January.

NOVEMBER 5:

ANDY MURRAY AT NO 1 

Britain's Andy Murray became the top-ranked tennis

player in the world. He finished the year as number

one after defeating Novak Djokovic in the

final of the season-ending World Tour Final in London.

NOVEMBER 8:

TRUMP WINS PRESIDENCY

In a result that sent shockwaves around the world,

Donald Trump was elected US president after

defeating Hillary Clinton following a bitterly-fought

campaign. The billionaire business tycoon,

who has no experience in politics, vowed to be a

president "for all Americans" when he

takes office on January 20, 2017.

NOVEMBER 9:

CROYDON TRAM CRASH

Seven people died and many more were injured when

a tram, going over three times the speed it

should have been, derailed in south London.

NOVEMBER 11:

LEONARD COHEN DIES

The acclaimed Canadian singer, songwriter and

poet Leonard Cohen died aged 82.

NOVEMBER 16:

FOOTBALL ABUSE SCANDAL EMERGES

Sparked by revelations by Andy Woodward, more

than 20 former footballers came forward with

allegations of historical sexual abuse in football.

The FA announced an internal investigation

of the abuse, as have clubs linked to it.

NOVEMBER 25:

FIDEL CASTRO DIES

The former Cuban leader Fidel Castro died

at the age of 90.

NOVEMBER 28:

COLOMBIA PLANE CRASH

Seventy one people, including 19 players and staff from

the Brazilian football club Chapecoense, were

killed when the plane carrying them crashed

outside Medellin in Colombia.

DECEMBER 5:

ITALIAN PM RESIGNS AFTER REFERENDUM

Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi announced that he

intends to resign after being defeated in a

referendum on constitutional reform.

DECEMBER 10:

AA GILL DIES

Sunday Times restaurant critic AA Gill died aged

62, just three weeks after revealing he had cancer.

DECEMBER 15:

ALEPPO TAKEN BACK BY GOVERNMENT FORCES

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said "history is being

made" as rebels forces are finally defeated in the

besieged city. Over the following week, efforts

were made to evacuate people from the east of the city.

DECEMBER 19: 

RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR SHOT DEAD

The Russian ambassador to Turkey, Andrey Karlov,

was shot dead as he gives a speech in Ankara.

DECEMBER 19:

BERLIN LORRY ATTACK

Twelve people were killed when a lorry ploughed into a

crowded Christmas market in Berlin in a deliberate attack.

The attacker, Tunisian Anis Amri, was shot dead

by police in Milan, Italy four days later.

DECEMBER 25:

GEORGE MICHAEL DIES

The pop superstar passed away peacefully at home aged

53. As a performer with Wham! and then a solo singer

he sold more than 100 million albums throughout

a career spanning almost four decades.