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Stock markets recover in 2009, with Shanghai among the best performers as the index rises 80% over the course of the year.

The tale of a wizard, a symbologist and all the other trends in literature throughout the 2000s.

Movie director Quentin Tarantino is to be honoured for his career achievements at the Palm Springs Film Festival in the US.

As 2009 draws to a close, a look at the stories that were among the most-read of the year, from the serious to the light-hearted.

Gardeners and street cleaners are being sent out to grit pavements in Brighton by hand to avoid a repeat of the chaos caused by heavy snow before Christmas.

The BBC News website takes a look at some of the political words and phrases that made the headlines in 2009.

Look-back at what readers of the BBC Scotland news website have been reading this year.

The founder of the Cornish charity ShelterBox is appointed an OBE in the New Year Honours list.

Jonathan Pearce reflects on Gary Megson's dismissal by Bolton

Three climbers have been killed following three separate avalanches in the Highlands and Argyll, police confirm.