We begin our look back at the year in pictures with what was making the news in January.
Scroll down to see some of the stories that made headlines in the Mail that month.
5. Frances Connelly vows to shed more pounds
Euromillions winner Frances Connelly (pictured with Olivia) launched the UChangeLives25 campaign to support Hartlepool Carers. Photo: Tom Banks
6. There for the isolated
As a second lockdown came in community coffee shop LilyAnne's delivered 100 hampers to homes as part of a Let's Talk Loneliness campaign. Photo: UGC
7. Memorable send off
Timber merchant Tony Carr's coffin was carried to his funeral as per his wishes on the family's forklift truck at All Saints Church, Wheatley Hill. Photo: Stu Norton
8. Remembering Mary
Family and friends of the late Mary Musgrave (pictured with son Chris Musgrave) gave £50,000 to Alice House Hospice in her memory. Photo: Stu Norton