The past year has seen some big news stories in the East Midlands. Arguably the most astonishing was in February - when scientists confirmed that a skeleton found beneath a Leicester car park belonged to the lost Plantagenet King Richard III
In April, Prince Harry visited Nottingham. He opened the headquarters of a brain injury charity and delighted an audience at the new Notts TV Institute by showing off his grasp of the East Midlands dialect - "Ay up me duck!"
May saw the 70th anniversary of the daring Dambusters raids which flew from Lincolnshire during World War Two. BBC reporter Greig Watson tracked down photographs of all the airmen who took part, allowing them to be seen together for the first time
In April, Mick and Mairead Philpott were found guilty of the manslaughter of their six children who died in a fire at Victory Road, Derby. In this picture Mairead's mother Vera Duffy waits for the demolition team to begin knocking down the house
In July, as temperatures soared, Twycross Zoo in Leicestershire came up with a novel way to keep their animals cool - special ice lollies containing fruit
Dr Muhammad Taufiq Al Sattar looks to the sky at Spinney Hill Park in Leicester after funeral prayers for his wife and children. The neurosurgeon lost his family in an arson attack at their house in September. Seven people have been charged with murder
In October, the remains of William and Patricia Wycherley, who disappeared in 1998, were found buried in the garden of their former home at Forest Town near Mansfield. The couple's daughter and son-in-law have been charged with their murders
Also in October, a Muslim free school in Derby was branded "dysfunctional" by education watchdog Ofsted. Inspectors said Al-Madinah was inadequate in every category. A follow-up report in December said it remained in chaos
The same month, flowers were laid outside the Mountsorrel home of four-year-old Lexi Branson, who was killed by her family's dog. The girl's mother Jodi Hudson stabbed the animal with a kitchen knife in a bid to save her daughter
The East Midlands experienced another tragic fire in November. In North Wingfield, Derbyshire, young brothers Tyler and Jordan Green died along with their mother Josie Leighton and her friend Claire James. The fire service said the blaze was caused by faulty wiring
And £60,000 in cash was found floating in a Lincolnshire waterway. A dog walker spotted the banknotes in the South Drove Drain in Spalding in November - how the money came to be in the water remains a mystery
In December, the Red Arrows - based at RAF Scampton in Lincolnshire - completed a tour of the Middle East, including their first visit to Kuwait. This year the team also performed in Nottingham on Armed Forces Day and during The Ashes test at Trent Bridge
In early December, a tidal surge hit the east coast of England, flooding parts of Lincolnshire. It was described as the "most serious" storm for 60 years. Many people in Boston saw their homes flooded and were evacuated to temporary accommodation
