REVIEW OF THE YEAR JANUARY

JANUARY

2. Michael Schumacher in 'stable' condition after brain surgery.

3. New City Centre Team tasked with making Glasgow city centre one of the best in the world.

6. Prime Minister David Cameron confirms he will not take part in referendum debate with First Minister Alex Salmond.

8. Four crew members killed in helicopter crash in north Norfolk.

9. More than 20 agencies join come together to run Govanhill EPIC, a scheme to prevent crime in the area.

10. Thousands of people affected in city centre as nine water mains burst around Glasgow causing flooding and disruption.

13. East End couple forced to flee home as a sinkhole opened up in their garden and the house started to collapse.

15. Freddie Starr re-arrested over fresh sex allegations relating to Operation Yewtree.

16. Lost Danish tourist gang-raped, beaten and robbed in New Delhi, itIt is the latest in a string of sexual assaults in the city.

17. More than 350 people arrested in a crackdown on shoplifting in Glasgow.

20. Children leave teddy bears at Mikaeel Kular's home and the spot where his body was found as families pay tribute to him.

21. Housebreaking in Glasgow is halved in the city centre after a campaign by police to crack down on burglars.

23. Clyde regeneration is to end as cash runs out and the organisation set up to breathe new life into Clydebank is wrapped up.

24. Man gunned down in East End while at work during a lunchtime attack in Parkhead.

27. Presidential elections brought forward in Egypt. , said interimInterim president Adly Mansour, said they will be held within three months.

28. Coronation Street Star William Roache cleared of one out of seven sex allegations against him.

30. A man died of a brain haemorrhage just weeks after being diagnosed by the GP as having a build up of earwax.

31. Council Glasgow City Council paid £10,000 a year to remove the cone on top of the Wellington Statue's head in Royal Exchange Square but have only received one complaint.

FEBRUARY

1. Thousands of protestors gather in Spain to dispute new abortion law that could put greater restrictions on abortion in the country.

2. American actor, director and producer Philip Hoffman dies of accidental drug overdose.

3. 17-year-old girl dies after drug incident in The Arches night club in Glasgow. Her death was linked to the 'mortal kombat pill'

4. Glasgow's much loved Italian restaurant, Dino's in Sauchiehall Street is announced to close.

5. Anne Frank's toys are found and due to go on show for the first time in a Rotterdam art gallery.

6. Rangers fans take steps to launch a bid to buy the club.

7. The National Gallery acquires its first ever American piece of artwork: George Bellows 1912 painting, Men of the Docks.

8. McDonald's opens its first outlet in Ho Chi Minh City, in Vietnam.

9. 14 severe flood warning are issued along the River Thames in Berkshire and Surrey.

10. Children under 10 are admitted to hospital after suffering from the effects of alcohol.

11. Exhausted Davina McCall is carried from lake after 1.5 mile swim for Sports Relief

12. MPs call on the Scottish Government to pay back bedroom tax to all tenants

13. Glasgow youth project begins to tackle sectarianism through educating young people about the effects of bigoted language

14. £3 million bid to shape up the streets of Glasgow in time for Games visitors.

15. Supercomputers are used to help select personal medicine, this includes the start of simulating and blocking the key protein in HIV.

16. China expands unwanted baby hatch scheme where parents can safely abandon their unwanted infants.

17. "The Street" documentary on Sauchiehall Street, one of Glasgow's busiest streets is launched. It follows a mix of residents including bar staff, buskers and cafe owners.

18. Glasgow has made £2million from bus lane fines over the last year.

19. The Arches in Glasgow brings in a strict age limit of no under-21s following the death of schoolgirl Regane MacColl, 17 due to drugs.

20. Alex Salmond reveals £4 million fund to create jobs for 1200 people.

21. Popular riverside path, Kelvin Walkway closed due to fears for public safety.

22. Neknominate drinking game has caused five deaths and is warned to be a very dangerous idea.

23. Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe celebrates his 90th birthday and thousands gather to celebrate.

24. Glasgow's Savoy Centre to undergo refurbishment to give it a "new lease of life".

25. Swine flu hits Yorkhill Hospital for Sick Children in Glasgow.

26. Glasgow's Queen Street Station to close for four months for maintenance work.

27. Ranger fans back Dave King's demand to withhold season ticket cash from the club.

28. Unexploded war time bombs discovered after storms and floods in South West Wales.

March

1. Russia's upper house of Parliament has approved force to be used in Ukraine.

2. Ukraine orders military mobilisation in response to Russia's forces in Crimea.

3. Number of transplant operations up to 3,147 in UK.

4. Glasgow has more betting shops than any other city in Britain. A total of 759.

5. The increase in food banks is linked to welfare reform.

6. A Barbie with standard human body proportions is to be manufactured.

7. Half of the homes which have been built for the Athletes Village have been sold to first time buyers.

8. Malaysian plane MH370 disappeared en route to Kuala Lumpur.

9. Graffiti has cost Glasgow £2million in 5 years.

10. Dangerous weapons are seized from prisoners at Barlinnie. The amount of weapons found has increased by more than 170% in three years.

11. Formula 1 star Michael Schumacher has been showing small signs of recovery from his medically-induced coma after a skiing accident in December.

12. Rangers win the League One crown at Ibrox.

13. Stem cell study in Japan has uncovered inappropriate handling of data.

14. Thousands of people attend a breastfeeding protest in support of a Mother who was called a "tramp" for breastfeeding her baby in public.

15. Voting begins in Venice on whether or not to separate from the rest of Italy.

16. Scientists have new evidence to suggest and support the Big Bang Theory for the origin of the Universe. A signal was left in the sky by the rapid expansion of space.

17. Famous Glasgow restaurant, Dino's on Sauchiehall Street finally closed its doors to customers after 50 years.

18. Nicola Sturgeon lists six reasons why to vote yes in the referendum.

19. Breast cancer death rates in Scotland are at their lowest level in more than 100 years due to increased awareness and the NHS breast screening programme.

20. More than 600 workers at the NHS have been physically or verbally assaulted in the last three months.

21. UK support in looking for missing Malaysian plane.

22. Fears are announced over cholesterol-lowering statin drugs which are offered to around seven million people in the UK

23. Afghanistan's first spaceman, Abdulahad Momand, returns home.

24. Malaysian Prime Minister announces that missing flight MH370 has crashed in the southern Indian Ocean.

25. According to a group of MPs, there is a lack of action to tackle liver disease.

26. Type 2 diabetes sufferers are taking part in a project organised by the NHS which is encouraging people to cycle and change their lifestyle for the better.

27. Glasgow sandwich shop offers help for the homeless. The Social Bite has employed two men who were previously struggling with being homeless and using drug.

28. Deaf woman hears for the first time after Cochlear implant.

29. Los Angeles experiences an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 on the Richter Scale.

30. Two men are arrested after trying to deposit trillions of euros into the Vatican Bank.

31. Glasgow climber, 57, dies after falling from Ben Nevis.