What are the most significant news stories of the year?

chelsea are still cunts

england suck at penalties

portugese are cheating cunts

italians are cheats and should be banned from internation football

zidane is the only wc winner

germany deserve respect for their team and hospitality

americans still are idiots

Depends on the country, here's a few:

1) The death of President Ford

2) Steve Irwin's death

3) Britney Spears pictures - no panties & divorce filing

4) The Duke Lacrosse case

5) Typhoon Durian - The storm killed at least 720 in the Philippines.

6) Saddam Hussein - executed

7) Tom & Katie Cruise - having baby Suri Cruise

8) Super Bowl - Pittsburgh Steelers defeats Seattle Seahawks

9) The Aruba Case - missing Natalee Holloway

10) Time's person of the year is "You"

I think the poisoning of Alexander Litvinenko was really important. If a man can be poisoned so easily with radioactive polonium 210 on our shores, in our restaurants/hotels what else is going on that we don't hear about? What politics are involved, and what danger is Russia to us and the rest of the world if they truly did do the deed.

My favourite sporting moment was turning off the telly in disgust at our horrendous performances... I had many such moments this year

The most important news event of 2006 was my retirement on 20th November 2006. Hurrah!

Ignore the celebrity news ... that doesn't last. I'd say it's to do with the Korean nuclear issue. That one is very worrying and has enormous consequences for the future. We should keek an eye on the Korean and Chinese news on this stuff.

Deaths of the journalist's.