It's a year of change in 2024, with Kier Starmer's Labour Party sweeping into power after 14 years of Conservative rule. Elsewhere, Greece became the first Orthodox Christian country to legalise same-sex marriage, Mexico elected its first female president and Kamala Harris replaced President Joe Biden on the presidential ticket. In more sombre news, both King Charles and the Princess of Wales were diagnosed with cancer.

UK house prices reached an average of £264,148 over the first three quarters of the year. While prices are predicted to creep up until at least 2028, only time – and global events – will tell...

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Average UK house prices from the year you were born to today