The Audience 2024
366 Newspaper Faces Hand-Stitched To Napkins
Started 1st January 2024, finished 9th February 2025.
For new friends, I have been hand-stitching a newspaper (or other discarded some-such) face each day to record the year, not always successfully, since 2014. This is the 2024 version, obvs.
* The photo credits, below, are as they appear in the articles from which the faces were cut. For the record, I don’t accept the name of a company as a photography credit. There was an actual person behind the camera. If you are that person, or know them, please give me a shout. Also, the information in the articles may be fabricated. I use the Metro newspaper because it is free. I couldn’t afford to make this piece if I bought a more reputable publication every day
Day 1: Julie Hesmondhalgh Metro 31.12.23. Photo: ITV*
As Suzanne Sercombe in 'Mr Bates vs the Post Office', a drama about the outrageous hounding and wrongful prosecution of thousands of subpostmasters between 1999 and 2015. One of the most appalling miscarriages of justice in UK history. Cut from the TV Listing page.
Day 2: Toby Jones Metro 31.12.23. Photo: ITV*
As Alan Bates in 'Mr Bates vs the Post Office'. As above.
Day 3: Claudia Winkleman Metro 31.12.23. Photo: BBC*
Presenter of The Traitors, a BBC TV programme in which the contestants have to figure out who is lying in order to win a huge cash prize.
Day 4: Sarah Lancashire Metro 31.12.23. Photo: Uncredited. Sky?*
As Julia Child in Julia, a 'much-loved American chef'. Cut from the TV Listings page. Sky Atlantic.
Day 5: Camila Batmanghelidjh, 1963 - 2024 Evening Standard 3.1.24. Photo: Uncredited.
Social justice campaigner.
Day 6: Les McCann, 1935 - 2023 Metro 3.1.24. Photo: Uncredited.
Jazz legend.
Day 7: Luke Littler Metro 4.1.24. Photo: Uncredited.
The youngest ever darts player to reach the final of the World Championship, at the age of 16. Phil Haigh is credited as a source in the article.
Day 8: Alan Bates Metro 5.1.24. Photo: Uncredited.
Letter from Ian, Glasgow, ('Send Us Your Views' Page) about the huge integrity of Alan Bates from Justice For Subpostmasters Alliance.
Day 9: Suresh Damodharan Metro 8.1.24. Photo: Uncredited.
A doctor, who has flown from India every Christmas, for the last 11 years, to help the NHS.
Day 10: Gabriel Attal Metro 10.1.24. Photo: Uncredited.
France's youngest, and first openly gay, Prime Minister.
Day 11: Maria Metro 11.1.24. Photo: BBC*
Article by Brooke Davies about the huge miscarriage of justice at the Post Office. The photo is a still, taken from the BBC's Breakfast programme the previous day, when sub-postmasters were sharing their horrific experiences. Maria was one of them. I'm assuming that she didn't want her surname to be broadcast, but said she was from Huddersfield. Her contract was terminated after she paid more than £30,000.
Day 12: Sally Stringer Metro 11.1.24. Photo: BBC*
Sally ran a small, rural Post Office in Beckford for nearly 20 years. She says, "This is one of the worst miscarriages of justice this country has ever seen." Article as above.
Day 13: Tom Hedges Metro 11.1.24. Photo: BBC*
Tom ran a Post Office near Skegness. He was there for 16 years until he was dismissed in 2009 and convicted in court in 2010. He says, "It wrecked my life, my family's life and everybody I know." Article as above.
Day 14: Tim Brentnall Metro 11.1.24. Photo: BBC*
Tim ran a Post Office in Pembrokeshire from 2005, until a shortfall was found in 2009. "I was told that if I didn't repay it, I'd be facing a theft charge. So I raided my savings, my parents' savings, I had to sell my car. And as soon as that was done, I was then charged with false accounting." Article as above.
Day 15: Alison Hall Metro 11.1.24. Photo: BBC*
Alison ran a Post Office in West Yorkshire. She was suspended in 2010. Article as above.
Day 16: Varchas Patel Metro 11.1.24. Photo: BBC*
Varchas’ father, whose health is completely shattered, ran a Post Office in Horspath, Oxford, and was wrongfully prosecuted in 2011. Article as above.
Day 17: Parmod Kalia Metro 11.1.24. Photo: BBC*
Parmod paid the Post Office £22,000, was jailed for 6 months, shunned by his community, and attempted to take his own life 3 times after his marriage broke down. Article as above.
Day 18: Jess Kaur Metro 9.1.24. Photo: ITV*
Jess was falsely accused of stealing £11,000 from the Post Office, resulting in a suicide attempt, sectioning and shock therapy.
Day 19: Roy Calne, 1930 - 2024 Metro 8.1.24. Photo: Uncredited.
Carried out the first successful liver transplant operation in Europe, in 1968.
Day 20: Simon Parkes Metro 18.1.24. Photo: Uncredited.
Article by Sam Corbishley. Detectives have received fresh information about Simon Parkes, who went missing in 1986.
Day 21: Julia Sawalha Metro 22.1.24. Photo: ITV*
As Bubble in The Masked Singer, an ITV programme in which anonymous celebrities sing in fabulous costumes.
Day 22: Hilary Fleming Metro, 25.1.24. Photo: SWNS*
A retired NHS worker who has worn a different hat every day for three years to raise funds for Wiltshire Air Ambulance, who twice saved her husband's life.
Day 23: Chris Kapessa, 2006 - 2019 Metro, 23.1.24. Photo: Uncredited.
Article about the death of Chris Kapessa age 13, who drowned after being pushed into a river as a 'prank'.
Day 24: Vanessa Ruck Metro, 24.1.24. SWNS* is credited a different photo in this article.
The first female Brit to finish a 13-day, 3,700 miles bike race across the Saharan sand dunes.
Day 25: Raye Metro, 25.1.24. Photo: Uncredited.
Article by Alicia Adejobi about the Brit Awards nominations. Raye has received a record seven nominations.
Days 26-28: Grace O’Malley-Kumar, Ian Coates and Barnaby Webber Metro 26.1.24. PA*
Article by Brooke Davies about the fatal stabbings of three people who were getting about their lives, and then they weren't.
Day 29: Jaz Singh Metro, 30.1.24. Photo: Uncredited. BBC?*
Missed out on a prize of £95K in The Traitors, a BBC TV programme in which the contestants have to figure out who is lying.
Day 30: Cyrus Lueng Metro 31.1.24. Photo: Uncredited.
A 12yo schoolboy with the same IQ as Einstein and Stephen Hawking.
Day 31: Jefferson Parlett Metro 31.1.24. SWNS* is credited for a different photo in this article.
Article by Elizabeth Hunter about the first person in the world to get a degree in the clowning craft.
Day 32: David Creamer Metro 1.2.24. Photo: Uncredited.
A former miner, in agony for 7 months as he was unable to get NHS dental treatment.
Day 33: Gulzarin Iqbal Metro 2.2.24. Photo: Uncredited.
Article, by Tom Sanders, about how Mr Iqbal ran to the aid of a stabbed teacher.
Day 34: Stephanie Bunyan Metro 2.2.24. Photo: Rex*.
Article, by Gergana Krasteva, about a Japanese macaque who spent 5 days on the run from Highland Wildlife Park in the Cairngorms. Honshu, said monkey, was helping himself to Stephanie's bird feeder.
Day 35: Keagan Kirkby, c1999 - 2024 Metro 6.2.24. Photo: Uncredited.
25yo jockey who died after a fall in a race.
Day 36: Ai Weiwei Metro 5.2.24. Photo: Uncredited.
He says ‘cancel culture’ in the West is like Mao Zedong's China.
Day 37: Ian Lavender, 1946 - 2024 Metro 6.2.24. Photo: Michael Fresco.
As Frank Pike in the classic BBC sitcom, Dad's Army (by David Croft and Jimmy Perry). The last surviving cast member.
Day 38: Chris Pratt Metro 7.2.24. Photo: SWNS* Lidl*.
Lidl staff member and perfume advert model.
Day 39: Ricard Plaud Metro 8.2.24. Photo: Uncredited.
Article, by Sam Corbishley, about a sculptor who spent 8 years building the Eiffel Tower from matchsticks, only to have his Guinness World Record attempt rejected on a technicality.
Day 40: Henry Fambrough, 1938 - 2024 Metro 9.2.24. Photo: Uncredited.
Last surviving member of the Detroit Spinners.
Day 41: Hind Rajab, 2018 - 2024 Metro 12.2.24. Photo: AFP*.
Article, by Sara Odeen-Isbister, about how the bodies of Hind, her aunt, uncle and three cousins were found dead in their bullet-riddled car.
Day 42: Jennie Berry Metro 12.2.24. Photo: Uncredited.
Jennie, a wheelchair user, had to 'shuffle' up a flight of stairs at Dalston Junction Station when the lift was out of order. There was no sign advising her of this in advance. She says this is a common occurrence. However, she was more upset about the appalling treatment she got from staff. TFL says it's being investigated.
Day 43: Stevie Wonder Metro 12.2.24. Photo: Uncredited.
Article, by Rachel O'Connor, about how the Glastonbury lot are trying to get Stevie because they're having trouble getting Madonna.
Day 44: Dead Dawg/ Pablo Grant, 1997 - 2024 Metro 13.2.24. Photo: Uncredited.
Article about the death of rapper and actor, Dead Dawg.
Day 45: Leanne Mohamad London Evening Standard 13.2.24. Photo: Uncredited.
Article, by Rachael Burford, about how pro-Palestinian candidates are working together in London to unseat politicians who do not support a ceasefire. One such candidate, Leanne Mohamad, is campaigning to unseat Wes Streeting.
Day 46: Ralph Sims Metro 15.2.24. Photo: PA*.
Ralph Sims died in 2019 at the age of 65. His death was entirely avoidable. The hospital trust has finally admitted negligence and apologised. Ralph's family say that the best thing they can do now is ensure guidelines and protocols are followed.
Day 47: Lucie Colebeck Metro 16.2.24. Photo: Uncredited.
Former Team GB gymnast and Cirque du Soleil star, Lucie, has set a world record by doing 36 handsprings in 30 seconds.
Day 48 + 49: Bianca Stigter and Steve McQueen Evening Standard Magazine 9.2.24. Photo: Getty*
Bianca Stigter and Steve McQueen discuss their new film, 'Occupied City', with Ethan Croft.
Day 50: Jimi Famurewa London Evening Standard 28.2.24. Photo: Uncredited.
Restaurant review in which a meal for two, plus drinks, costs about £170. Jimi is 'Restaurant Writer Of The Year'.
Day 51: Gabriela Rodriguez Metro 20.2.24. Photo: Uncredited.
Gabriela was sacked after eating a tuna sandwich from a leftover platter at a business meeting at the solicitors' office where she cleaned. She had worked for the company for two years and had an impeccable record.
Day 52: Robin Windsor, 1979 - 2024 Metro 22.2.24. Photo: PA*.
Article, by Josie Copson, about the death of dancer Robin Windsor.
Day 53: Ewen MacIntosh, 1973 - 2024 Metro 22.2.24. Photo: Shutterstock*.
He played ‘Big Keith’ in The Office so beautifully.
Day 54: Hide Takemoto London Evening Standard 28.2.24. Photo: Jeremy Selwyn.
Article, by Ross Lydall, about the return of the TFL Busking Auditions.
Day 55: Yulia Navalnaya Metro 29.2.24. Photo: Reuters*.
The wife of Alexei Navalny, lawyer and Russian opposition leader, says her husband was tortured for 3 years and murdered by Vladimir Putin. Article by Gergana Krasteva.
Day 56: Dave Myers, 1957 - 2024 London Evening Standard 29.2.24. Photo: Uncredited.
Article, by Tina Campbell, about the cook and television presenter.
Day 57: Mia Allen Metro 26.2.24. Photo: SWNS*?.
Britain's youngest crane operator.
Day 58 + 59: Steve Whitehouse and Kevin Marriott Metro 29.2.24. Photo: SWNS*.
Article, by Jen Mills, about a binman who helped another binman to save a man, woman and dog from a burning building, and then went on to finish his round.
Day 60: Oliver Campbell Metro 29.2.24. Photo: Cover Images*.
Article, by Sam Corbishley, about a man with learning difficulties who was jailed for life in 1990. The case was 'full of holes' and Mr Campbell was interviewed by police without a solicitor present, and officers may have 'deliberately lied' to him to adduce confessions.
Day 61: John Sheeran Metro 1.3.24. Photo: Uncredited.
Ed hired the Louvre so his parents could look at the art in private.
Day 62: Justin Welby Metro 5.3.24. Photo: Uncredited.
The Archbishop of Canterbury wants to repair the damage done by the Church of England's historic links to slavery, but needs more money.
Day 63: Shaquille Graham, 1994 - 2024 Metro 12.3.24. Photo: Uncredited.
A 'figure of light', who was murdered on the street.
Day 64: Katie Boulter Metro 5.3.24. Photo: Getty*.
Katie Boulter celebrates after winning the San Diego Open. That's tennis. Article by Dave Filmer.
Day 65: Jeff Bezos Metro 6.3.24. Photo: Uncredited.
Once again the richest person in the world. Net worth: £158 billion.
Day 66: Maria Branyas Morera Metro 5.3.24. Photo: Uncredited.
At 117, Maria is the world's oldest person. She says the secret is lots of positivity and staying away from toxic people.
Day 67: Jodie Foster Metro 8.3.24. Photo: Uncredited.
Another Oscar nomination for Jodie Foster, who is 58 years into the career her mother predicted would be over 20 years ago.
Day 68: Dave Rowntree Metro 8.3.24. Photo: Uncredited.
The Blur drummer has been announced as Labour's candidate for Mid Sussex at the next General Election.
Day 69: Grace Subathirai Nathan Metro 8.3.24. Photo: Uncredited.
Ten years since the disappearance of flight MH370, Grace recalls the last phone call with her mother. Article by Sarah Bajc.
Day 70: Irma Garcia Metro 11.3.24. Photo: Uncredited.
Article about the Sussexes visiting the family of Irma Garcia, who was killed in a Texas school shooting in 2022.
Day 71: Norah Jones Metro 11.3.24. Photo: Uncredited.
At the age of 44, Norah Jones has won 9 Grammys. Interview by Graeme Green.
Day 72: Da’Vine Joy Randolph Metro 12.3.24. Photo: Uncredited.
Article, by Alicia Adejobi, about this year's Oscar winners. Da'Vine Joy Randolph won Best Supporting Actress for The Holdovers.
Day 73: AI Generated Man Metro 5.3.24. Photo: Uncredited.
Article, by Hiyah Zaidi, about how Trump fans are posting AI images to claim the ex-president popular with black voters.
Day 74: Paul Alexander, 1946 - 2024 Metro 14.3.24. Photo: Uncredited.
Paul ‘lived in an iron lung’ for more than 70 years.
Day 75: Diane Abbott Metro 15.3.24. Photo: Uncredited.
Letters Page focusing on Frank Lester's racist and misogynistic comments towards Diane Abbott, and about how the tories haven't refunded the millions he has donated to the party.
Day 76: Ben Gojka Metro 15.3.24. Photo: SWNS*.
Article about how Ben kicked his potato waffle habit.
Day 77: Taylor Swift Metro 19.3.24. Photo: SWNS*, Getty* or AFP*.
Article, by Dean Murray, about how 70,000 jumping/dancing fans created earth tremors equalling a 0.8 magnitude quake.
Day 78: Barack Obama Metro 19.3.24. Photo: Uncredited.
Article about the former US President visiting Downing Street.
Day 79: Oprah Winfrey Metro 19.3.24. Photo: Uncredited.
Article, by John Dunne, about the fat-shaming Oprah had endured for decades, and also about the growing trend of weight management medication.
Day 80: Ann Wilson Metro 20.3.24. Photo: Uncredited.
At 82, Britain's oldest barmaid, having poured more than 3 million drinks.
Day 81: Ewan McGregor Metro 23.3.24. Photo: Uncredited.
As Mark Renton in Danny Boyle's Trainspotting (1996) from the book by Irvine Welsh. Cinematography by Brian Tufano. TV Listings page, edited by Laurence Phelan.
Day 82: Shelley Duvall Metro 22.3.24. Photo: Rex*
The axe used in The Shining (cinematographer: John Alcott) has sold for £98,000.
Day 83: Karl Wallinger, 1957 - 2024 Metro 23.3.24. Photo: AP*.
Obituary of the musician.
Day 84: Kate Middleton i 23.3.24. Photo: Twitter/ KensingtonRoyal*
The Princess of Wales tells the world she has cancer.
Day 85: Natalia i 23.3.24. Photo: Uncredited.
Natalia was a vet, now she treats people. From a documentary following a Ukrainian battalion on the front line of the war against Russia (Director - Jamie Roberts; Editor - Kate Spankie; Composer - David Schweitzer; Line Producer - Claire Walker; Executive Producer - Jonathan Smith; Production Company - Hoyo Films Ltd.). TV Listings page, edited by Laurence Phelan. BBC2, Monday 25th March, 2024.
Day 86 Laura Kenny i 23.3.24. Photo: Uncredited.
Laura is retiring, after 5 Olympic gold medals and 7 World Championship titles.
Day 87: Unnamed Protester Metro 27.3.24. Photo: EPA*.
Demanding the release of India's opposition leader and anti-corruption activist, Arvind Kejriwal, who is being held in custody on corruption charges just in time for the election.
Day 88: Gary the Gorilla Metro 27.3.24. Photo: SWNS?*.
The rear of a fibreglass gorilla, named Gary, has been found in a layby on the A92 in Fife. His face, chest and front have been missing for a year. Article by Jen Mills.
Day 89: Michael Copeland Metro 27.3.24. Photo: SWNS*.
Campaigner for mental health, climbed Kilimanjaro (and other mountains) with a fridge strapped to his back.
Day 90 + 91: Miguel Luna and Maynor Suazo Metro 28.3.24. Photo: Uncredited.
Construction workers who were fixing potholes when a container ship crashed into the Key Bridge in Baltimore. Presumed dead. Article by Gergana Krasteva.
Day 92: Mo Ali Metro 2.4.24. Photo: Open Bionics*/SWNS*?
The first person to receive 3D printed bionic fingers. Mo had four fingers amputated following a childhood accident. Article by Katie Boyden.
Day 93:JK Rowling Metro 2.4.24. Photo: Uncredited.
Rowling dares police to arrest her as she lashes out at hate crime law'.
Days 94 - 100: Saifeddin Issam Ayad Abutaha, Lalzawmi (Zomi) Frankcom, Damian Sobol, Jacob Flickinger, John Chapman, James (Jim) Henderson and James Kirby World Central Kitchen workers, killed in Gaza. Article by Liam Coleman. Metro 4.4.24. Photo: Uncredited.
Day 101: Juan Vincente Perez Mora, world's oldest man, 1909 - 2024 Metro 4.4.24.
Photo: Uncredited.
Day 102: Rick Slayman Metro 5.4.24. Photo: Uncredited.
‘First patient to receive a genetically modified pig kidney is out of hospital'.
Day 103: Unnamed Member of the Garde Republicaine Metro 9.4.24. Photo: Uncredited.
'Troops swapped places in Paris and London to celebrate 120 years since the Entente Cordiale was signed'.
Day 104: Ruwaida Adan, 2009 - 2024 Metro 11.4.24. Photo: Uncredited.
'None of the go-karts had undergone the required daily checks'. Article by Danny Rigg.
Day 105: Unnamed Police Officer Metro 12.4.24. Photo: Peter Byrne/PA.
‘A ring of steel has been thrown up around Aintree racecourse as police ramp up security to protect the Grand National from protesters'. Article by Sam Corbishley.
Day 106: Mister Cee, producer and DJ, 1966 - 2024 Metro 12.4.24. Photo: Uncredited.
Day 107: Daisy Cooper Metro 15.4.24. Photo: Uncredited.
Sewage is leaking into hospitals.
Day 108: Susanna Vaughan Metro 16.4.24. Photo: Uncredited.
Susanna's father, Joseph Lynch, has been 'dug up and placed in a bone hole'. Article by Kirsten Robertson.
Day 109: Alina Mykolaets, 1999 - 2024. A police officer killed by Russian bombing.
Metro 19.4.24. Photo: Uncredited.
Day 110: Karim Mussilhy Metro 19.4.24. Photo: Getty*?
Grenfell Tower has been edited out of a scene in an advert.
Day 111: Brian Andrews i 20.4.24. Photo: Uncredited.
Britain's oldest lollipop man has retired at 86. Article by Izzy Hawksworth.
Day 112: Lloyd Martin i 20.4.24. Photo: Uncredited.
19-year-old getting ready to run the London Marathon. 'If I get tired or sore, I'll just keep going or I'll probably take a break for a few minutes, then rethink and then get running again'. Article by Kimberley Mannion.
Day 113: Eleanor Coppola, 1936 - 2024, documentary maker. Obituary by Veronica Lee.
i 20.4.24. Photo: Uncredited.
Day 114: Chris King, 1991 - 2024, rapper. Metro 23.4.24. Photo: Uncredited.
Day 115: Jess Carter Metro 24.4.24. Photo: Uncredited.
Article, by Jessy Parker Humphreys, about how Chelsea have become the first football team in 5 years to beat Barcelona at home.
Days 116 - 120: Miriam Haley, Jessica Mann, Annabella Sciorra, Dawn Dunning and Tarale Wulff
Metro 26.4.24.Photo: Getty?* Article, by Brooke Johnson, about appeal judges ruling that Harvey Weinstein did not get a fair trial.
Day 121: Humza Yousaf Metro 26.4.24. Photo: Uncredited.
Article, by Katrine Bussey, about the SNP pulling out of its agreement with the Green Party.
Day 122: Esther Rantzen Metro 30.4.24. Photo: Uncredited.
Esther continues her campaign to change assisted dying laws.
Day 123: Stormzy London Evening Standard 2.5.24. Photo: Uncredited.
Stormzy has opened a football centre with a recording studio in Croydon to provide opportunities for young Londoners. The space will be managed by the Communities First Foundation Charity with investment from Adidas and continues the Merky FC careers programme set up by Stormzy and Adidas.
Day 124: Daniel Anjorin Metro 3.5.24. Photo: Uncredited.
RIP Daniel Anjorin, aged 14, murdered as he walked to school.
Day 125: Kris Hallenga, 1985 - 2024 breast cancer activist and charity founder. Metro 7.5.24.
Photo: Uncredited.
Day 126: Ncuti Gatwa London Evening Standard 9.5.24. Photo: Uncredited.
The new Doctor.
Day 127: Henry De Los Rios Polania London Evening Standard 9.5.24. Photo: Uncredited.
Henry suffered serious hand injuries while fighting off an attacker who burst into his home brandishing a Samurai sword.
Day 128: Patrick Grant London Evening Standard 9.5.24. Photo: Uncredited.
He says that the Prime Minister should champion local makers and stop wearing global brands.
Day 129: Opal Sandy London Evening Standard 9.5.24. Photo: PA*.
Opal 'born completely deaf can now hear after having world-leading gene therapy in a trial at an NHS hospital'.
Day 130: Tony Hudgell Metro 10.5.24. Photo: Uncredited.
Tony missed the Palace Garden Party because he was stuck in traffic, but the King's people said he can come to the next one instead.
Day 131: Karim Kabore i 11.5.24. Photo: Uncredited.
Karim is cycling around Africa to raise awareness of environmental issues. Article by Charles Pensulo.
Day 132: Didier Drogba i 11.5.24. Photo: Sylvain Thomas.
Drogba lights the Olympic Cauldron in Marseille.
Day 133: Sangita Myska i 11.5.24. Photo: Uncredited. LBC*?
People are wondering what has happened to her.
Day 134: Roger Newman Metro 13.5.24. Photo: Uncredited.
Roger, who has haemophilia, was given infected blood between the ages of 8 and 10. Article about the Plasma Scandal by Noora Mykkanen.
Day 135: Susan Backlinie 1946 - 2024 actor and stuntwoman. Metro 14.5.24. Photo: Getty/Rex*.
Day 136: Gudrun Ure, 1926 - 2024 Super Gran. Metro 16.5.24. Photo: Uncredited.
Day 137: Gina Reinhart Metro 17.5.24. Photo: Uncredited.
Mining magnate, Gina Reinhart, wants her portrait (by Vincent Namatjira) removed from a gallery to which she donates cash, because the artist has given her a double chin.
Day 138: Oscar Wilde Metro 17.5.24. Photo: Uncredited.
Computers can now detect sarcasm. Article by Stephen Beech.
Day 139: Shirley Conran, 1932 - 2024 author and designer. i 18.5.24. Photo: Uncredited.
Obituary by Tom Nicholson.
Day 140: Paul McCartney i 18.5.24. Photo: Uncredited.
McCartney has become the first billionaire musician from the UK, according to the Sunday Times Rich List.
Day 141: Asian Hornet Metro 20.5.24. Photo: Uncredited.
The Asian Hornet is putting 'bees' lives at risk' and you can report them via the Asian Hornet Watch App.
Day 142: Unnamed Protester Metro 20.5.24. Photo: SWNS*.
Water companies continue to release raw sewage into our seas and rivers.
Day 143: Lee Turton Metro 21.5.24. Photo: Uncredited.
Article by Jen Mills about a report revealing 'how the infected blood scandal, that killed 3,000 people and ruined the lives of many more, could have been avoided - and was hidden for decades in a subtle, pervasive and chilling cover-up'.
Day 144: Johnita Kossiwa Dogby, 1993 - 2024 Randomly murdered as she walked through a park in daylight. Metro 24.5.24. Photo: Uncredited.
Day 145: Leah Harrison Metro 24.5.24. Photo: SWNS*.
RIP Leah Harrison, a Year 6 pupil, who died in a mudslide on a school trip. Article by Katie Boyden.
Day 146: Abby Lampe Metro 28.5.24. Photo: PA*.
Winner of the Women's Cheese Rolling Race in Gloucester.
Day 147: Kazeema Asfal Metro 28.5.24. Photo: Uncredited.
A mental health nurse who nearly died when a patient throttled her with the drawstring of a hoodie.
Day 148: Helena Wong Metro 31.5.24. Photo: Uncredited.
Former lawmaker, convicted in a Hong Kong court, for her role in an unofficial election in 2020.
Day 149: Barry Sloane London Evening Standard 30.5.24. Photo: Uncredited.
As Yosser Hughes in Boys From The Blackstuff (by Alan Bleasdale, 1982) currently showing at the National Theatre (stage adaptation by James Graham, produced by Kate Wasserberg). Review by Nick Curtis.
Day 150: Simon Girma Metro 29.5.24. Photo: Uncredited.
Simon has won the National Dunking Championship with a Chocolate Hobnob.
Day 151: Mabel Metro 29.5.24. Photo: Uncredited.
Mabel has 'released a T-shirt to benefit Grenfell'.
Day 152: Rishi Sunak Metro 31.5.24. Photo: Leon Neal.
Article by Sarah Hooper about the Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, reluctance to answer questions about tax. And he 'accidentally' posed for a photograph which made him look like Mickey Mouse.
Day 153: Andrew Malkinson i 1.6.24. Photo: BBC*?
A security guard who spent years in prison for a crime he did not commit'. TV listings page, 'The Wrong Man: 17 Years Behind Bars'.
Day 154: RIP Jeanne Bisgood, 1923 - 2024 golfer. i 1.6.24. Obituary by Veronica Lee. Photo: Uncredited.
Day 155: Claire Waxman i 1.6.24. Photo: Caroline Teo. Article by Lizzie Dearden.
Victims Commissioner for London. She is worried about potential further offences committed by high-risk prisoners being granted early release from prison.
Day 156: Claudia Sheinbaum Metro 4.6.24. Photo: AP*.
Mexico's first female president. Article by Tom Sanders.
Day 157: Cecil Farley Metro 4.6.24. Photo: PA*.
'The first patient in England to receive an artificial cornea'.
Day 158: RIP Jeanette Charles, 1927 - 2024 actor. As Queen Elizabeth II in Naked Gun. Cinematographer: Robert M. Stevens. Metro 6.6.24. Photo: Alamy*.
Day 159: Dionne Brown Metro 7.6.24. Photo: Eljay Briss/ Channel 4/ Rex/ Cosmopolitan UK*.
As Queenie Jenkins in Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams.
Day 160: RIP Michael Moseley, 1957 - 2024 doctor, journalist, writer, producer, presenter.
Observer 9.6.24. Article by Helena Smith and Clea Skopeliti. Photo: Ken McKay.
Day 161: Me Observer 9.6.24. Article about me by Alice Fisher. Photo: Michelle Richards.
Day 162: Olga Brown Observer 9.6.24. Photo: Mucem Marseille*.
Paris circus star, drawn and painted by Degas many times. Review, by Laura Cumming, of an exhibition at the National Gallery.
Day 163: Eli Ink Metro 11.6.24. Photo: Uncredited. 98% of his body has been tattooed
Day 164: Unnamed Elephant Metro 11.6.24. Photo: Uncredited. Elephants have names for each other.
Day 165 + 166: RIP Jonathan Collins and Neil Moon pest control workers found frozen to death in a chicken factory. 'Norfolk police confirmed that two companies - Banham Poultry Ltd and Air Products PLC - faced charges of corporate manslaughter'. Metro 14.6.24. Article by Brooke Davies. Photo: Uncredited.
Day 167: Craig Ferguson Metro 14.6.24. Article by Sarah Hooper. Photo: Uncredited.
'He set off from Glasgow and trampled across five countries in 41 days on his 1,000 mile journey to raise money for men's mental health charities - and received a hero's welcome' when he arrived in Germany to watch the Scotland football team play in the Euros.
Day 168: Cor Hutton Metro 17.6.24. Photo: Uncredited.
A quadruple amputee, who set up the charity - Finding Your Feet - is tackling the 26-mile Inca Trail.
Day 169: Stephen Lawrence Metro 19.6.24. Photo: Uncredited.
‘Four retired detectives who probed Stephen Lawrence's murder should not face criminal charges, a review concluded'.
Day 170: Carol Higgins Metro 19.6.24. Photo: Uncredited.
She reported her father, who repeatedly raped her, to the West Yorkshire Police five times between 1984 to 2015. He was finally jailed for 20 years in 2019.
Day 171: Michelle Wibowo Metro 21.6.24.Art icle by Isobel Williams. Photo: Pinpep/ SWNS*.
Michelle makes sushi sculptures of celebrities like Elton John, Ed Sheeran and Alison Hammond. Article by Isobel Williams.
Day 172: Lystra Adams Metro 21.6.21. Photo: PA*.
‘The Real Housewives of Cheshire star' went to Royal Ascot wearing a huge hat, which I've had to trim for technical reasons.
Day 173: RIP Jay Slater, 2005 - 2024 Metro 21.6.24. Photo: Uncredited.
Day 174, 175 + 176: Ted Dixon, Kieran Wood and Frankie Smith Metro 25.6.24. Article by Sam Montgomery. Photo: SWNS*.
‘Three teenagers have been praised by police for pulling a suicidal man out of the path of an oncoming train.'
Day 177 + 178: Coco and Juno Metro 19.6.24. Article by Danny Rigg. Photo: Nikki O’Carroll SWNS.
Dogs who have travelled all over Europe.
Day 179: M.I.A. Metro 27.6.24. Photo: Uncredited.
She has launched a conspiracy-laden clothing line. 'The £80 tin-foil hat has 100% brain coverage' and the '£160 silver poncho protects from nanoparticles’.
Day 180: RIP Patrick Dispoto who died trying to save kids in a storm. Metro 28.6.24. Photo: Uncredited.
Day 181: Yoshiharu Watanabe Metro 28.6.24. Photo: Ella Millward. He has developed a 36-leaf clover.
Day 182: RIP Bill Cobbs, 1934 - 2024 actor. Metro 28.6.24. Photo: Uncredited.
Day 183: Ed Davey Metro 1.7.24. Photo: Matthew Horwood.
‘Ed Davey takes part in an aqua aerobics session while on the campaign trail ahead of the General Election'.
Day 184: Nancy Strong Metro 2.7.24. Photo: Uncredited.
‘Taylor Swift's oldest fan who flew 5,000 miles to see the star perform twice - at age 90'.
Day 185: Andy Murray Metro 3.7.24. Photo: PA*.
'Andy Murray's hopes of a fitting farewell to Wimbledon were dashed when the two-time champion was forced to withdraw through injury'.
Day 186: Khalifa Aminu Metro 4.7.24. Photo: Getty*.
Khalifa, a Nigerian schoolboy, has designed glasses to help blind people carry out their daily tasks. 'His specs have ultrasonic and infrared sensors that quickly detect approaching objects and can activate an alarm system'.
Day 187: Sofia Hayat Metro 5.7.24. Photo: SWNS*.
The British Bollywood actress says she was detained in Dubai for two months after she ‘threatened to post about a row on social media'. The British Embassy in Dubai did not respond to a request for comment. Article by Laura Harman.
Day 188: Keir Starmer Metro 6.7.24. Photo: Reuters*. The UK has a new Prime Minister.
Article by Arj Singh, Chloe Chaplain and Kitty Donaldson.
Day 189: Carlo Acutis i 6.7.24. Photo: Uncredited.
A 15 year old boy, who died in 2006, might be made the first millennial saint, on account of a couple of miracles he has done. Article by James Imam.
Day 190: Rachel Reeves Metro 9.7.24. Photo: Uncredited.
The new Chancellor 'has lifted restrictions stopping builders using greenbelt land for development in an attempt to kickstart the economy'. Article by Danny Rigg.
Day 191: Adelaide Hall Metro 9.7.24. Photo: Uncredited (1973).
The 'real first lady of jazz' is to be honoured with a blue plaque.
Day 192: Unnamed magnificent tree frog Metro 11.7.24. Photo: SWNS*.
A blue magnificent tree frog has been found in Kimberley, Western Australia. It's unusual because they are normally green.
Day 193: Unnamed cymbals player i 13.7.24. Photo: Brian Lawless.
'Marchers and band members take part in an Orange Order parade in Belfast'.
Day 194: RIP Rob Burrow, 1982 - 2024 rugby player and MND campaigner. i 13.7.24. Photo: Uncredited.
Day 195: Sloane Stephens i 13.7.24. Photo: Uncredited.
The former US Open tennis champion has called for players' rankings to be protected if they choose to freeze their eggs.
Day 196: Harry Kane Metro 15.7.24. Photo: Uncredited.
'Agony for England as Euros final ends in heartbreak.'
Day 197: Jack Thompson Metro 15.7.24. Photo: Uncredited.
A 'blind student with a brain tumour is to take on a skydive as his final daring charity pursuit before his exams.'
Day 198: RIP Corey Comperatore, 1974 - 2024 The 'bystander killed during an assassination attempt on Donald Trump.' Metro 16.7.24. Photo: Uncredited.
Days 199 + 200: Jessica Oliver and Charlotte Harris Metro 18.7.24. Photo: SWNS/Team Wild Waves*.
The best pals smashed the record of rowing across the Atlantic (2,800 miles) by 9 days.
Article by Elizabeth Hunter.
Day 201: Dr Rosemary Fowler Metro 22.7.24. Photo: Uncredited.
In 1948, Rosemary's findings paved the way for discoveries that would rewrite the laws of physics. Now 98, she has been given an honorary doctorate, having given up her PhD 75 years ago to have a family.
Day 202: Christina Assi Metro 22.7.24. Photo: Getty*.
Assi, wounded in an Israeli air strike, 'carries the Olympic torch in Paris to honour journalists killed in the field'.
Days 203 + 204: Joe Biden and Kamala Harris Metro 22.7.24. Photo: Getty/ AP*
The 81-year-old, self-isolating with Covid, wrote on X, 'It has been the greatest honour of my life to serve as your President. And while it has been my intention to seek re-election, I believe it is in the best interests of my party and the country for me to stand down and focus solely on fulfilling my duties as President for the remainder of my term'. Kamala Harris is in line to take over as the Democrat candidate to face Donald Trump in November. Article by Will Neal.
Day 205: Christine Ohuruogu Metro 18.7.24. Photo: Andy Hooper.
The former Olympic champion 'was painted head to toe in gold as part of the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board's campaign to highlight the link between dairy, red meat and sporting excellence'.
Day 206: Beau Greaves Metro 22.7.24. Photo: Uncredited.
Retained her Women's World Matchplay darts title.
Day 207: Doreen Lawrence London Evening Standard 25.7.24. Photo: Uncredited.
A 'man suspected of the murder of Stephen Lawrence was not investigated after telling the Metropolitan Police that he had a "girlfriend" who was still at school.' Article by Tristan Kirk.
Day 208: Charli XCX London Evening Standard 25.7.24. Photo: Uncredited.
Female acts dominate this year's Mercury Prize shortlist. Charli XCX has been nominated for Brat.
Article by Robert Dex.
Day 209: Kikuyo Nakamura i 27.7.24. Photo: Uncredited. BBC*?
One of the dwindling number of survivors of the Nagasaki bombing. Part of a BBC documentary 'ahead of the 80th anniversary'. TV listings page (some missing text).
Day 210: Sarah Vaughan i 27.7.24. Photo: Uncredited. BBC*? Cut from the TV listings page.
'The great American jazz singer was born 100 years ago and this live prom is an anniversary tribute.'
Day 211: Simone Biles Metro 29.7.24. Photo: AP*.
Simone Biles performs her jaw-dropping gymnastics. The 'hottest ticket at the Paris Olympics'.
Article by James Goldman.
Day 212: RIP Edna O'Brien, 1930 - 2024 writer. Metro 30.7.24. Photo: Uncredited.
Day 213: Unnamed Protester Metro 31.7.24. Photo: Getty*.
People in Venezuela are protesting on account of the presidential election being rigged.
Day 214: Reece Wilton Metro 1.8.24. Photo: PA*. Article by Sarah Hooper.
A boy of seven was delighted to become the first patient in the UK to have robotic surgery for a kidney condition'.
Day 215: ‘Screaming Woman’ Mummy Metro 2.8.24. Photo: SWNS*.
An Egyptian woman, who died 3,500 years ago, was mummified with a contorted face. This may or may not mean she died in agony.
Day 216: Steve Wainwright Metro 2.8.24. Photo: SWNS*. Article by Katie Boyden.
After retiring from the ambulance service, Steve now creates giant household objects.
Day 217: RIP Pavel Kushnir, 1984 - 2024 pianist who died in custody after criticising Putin.
Metro 6.8.24. Photo: Uncredited.
Day 218: Cedric Mitchell Metro 6.8.24. Photo: Uncredited. Article by Charles Thomas.
Cedric has been missing in Jamaica for over a year.
Day 219: Bridget Saric Metro 6.8.24. Photo: SWNS*. Article by Sarah Hooper.
Bridget has seen Taylor Swift nine times in four countries.
Day 220: Narinder Kaur Metro 7.8.24. Photo: Uncredited.
Narinder says she is scared when her son and daughter leave the house, after fascist riots in the UK.
Days 221 + 222: Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams Metro 9.8.24. Photo: NASA.
Two astronauts, who went to the Space Station for a week, are stranded in Space until February 2025.
Day 223: Ksenia Khavana Metro 16.8.24. Photo: AFP*. Article by Gergana Krasteva.
Former Russian ballet dancer 'who gave £40 to Ukraine charity jailed for treason'.
Day 224: Keely Hodgkinson London Evening Standard 13.8.24. Photo: Uncredited.
Article by Matt Majendie and Malik Ouzia.
Keely won a gold medal (800m race) at the Paris Olympics.
Day 225: Banksy’s Rhino Metro 13.8.24. Photo: @SAMC2586. Article by Miriam Burrell.
One of the Banksy animals to recently escape from London Zoo. Half-inched shortly afterwards, of course.
Day 226: Paul Spiers London Evening Standard 13.8.24 + 20.8.24. Photo: Uncredited.
A massive number of Beckenham residents have 'chipped in to send Paul Spiers, 63, on a summer break' to Portugal. However, his boss at Veolia (Bromley Council contractor) said he couldn't accept it. However, On The Beach (online travel agent) stepped in and gave him the holiday, anyway. He had the time of his life with his brother Dave. Veolia has donated the money to charity according to the Evening Standard. Articles by Rachel Burford and Jasper King.
Day 227: Arezoo Badri Metro 15.8.24. Photo: Uncredited.
Shot by Iranian police over an alleged violation of the hijab rules. She may never walk again.
Days 228 + 229: Michael Smith and Jack Stacy Metro 16.8.24. Photo: PA*.
Michael Smith, who is registered blind, will be tethered to Jack Stacy while they tackle 24 Lake District peaks in 24 hours' for the charity SeeAbility.
Day 230: RIP Gena Rowlands, 1930 - 2024 actor. Metro 16.8.24. Photo: Uncredited.
Day 231: Hank Metro 19.8.24. Photo: Uncredited.
A rottweiler got his head stuck in a cat flap and had to be rescued by the Fire Brigade.
Day 232: Natalie Cassidy Metro 19.8.24. Photo: Uncredited.
Natalie has asked mothers what their 'truly honest out of the office messages' would be. They are much more restrained than I was expecting.
Day 233: Olivia Gotts Metro 20.8.24. Photo: Uncredited.
Olivia was one of a few NHS workers 'who shielded a man from a racist thug'.
Day 234: RIP Recaldo Thomas chef on a sunken superyacht. Metro 21.8.24. Photo: Uncredited.
Day 235: Esperance Fuerzina Metro 23.8.24. Photo: Guinness World Records*.
The world's most tattooed woman.
Day 236: Danny Davey Metro 23.8.24. Photo: Uncredited.
Passed his GCSE English at the age of 73.
Day 237: Janusz Racz Metro 23.8.24. Photo: PA*.
Janusz was the first person in the UK to receive a 'new jab that primes the immune system to recognise and fight lung cancer'.
Day 238: Victoria Siddall London Evening Standard 29.8.24. Article by John Dunne. Photo: Uncredited.
First female boss of the National Portrait Gallery.
Day 239: RIP Sven-Goran Eriksson, 1948 - 2024 first foreign manager of the England men's football team. Metro 27.8.24. Photo: Uncredited.
Day 240: RIP Ryan Evans, c1986 - 2024 safety advisor for Reuters, killed during the bombing of Ukraine. Metro 27.8.24. Photo: Reuters*. Article by Craig Munro.
Day 241: Spencer Matthews Metro 28.8.24. Photo: Uncredited.
He ran 786 miles through the Jordanian desert, in unimaginable heat, to raise funds for Global's Make Some Noise.
Days 242 + 243: Liam and Noel Gallagher Metro 30.8.24. Photo: PA*. Article by Danni Scott.
Very expensive tickets for Oasis, and that's before the dynamic pricing kicked in.
Day 244: Michael Keaton as Beetlejuice Metro 30.8.24. Photo: Warner Bros/ AP*.
Tim Burton has made a sequel, 36 years after the original film, which I've yet to see.
Days 245 - 250: RIP Hersh Goldberg-Polin, Eden Yerushalmi, Almog Sarusi, Alex Lobanov, Carmel Gatwa and Ori Danino, six Israeli hostages found dead in a tunnel in Gaza. Metro 2.9.24. Photo: Getty*.
Article by Danny Rigg.
Days 251 + 252: Danielle Adams and Jamilla Fletcher Metro 5.9.24. Photo: SWNS*.
Part of the first all-female, all-black train crew.
Day 253: RIP Rebecca Cheptegei, 1991 - 2024, Olympic athlete burned to death by her boyfriend.
Metro 6.9.24. Photo: Uncredited.
Day 254: Ngā Wai hono i te pō Metro 6.9.24. Photo: Uncredited. A new Māori queen is crowned.
Day 255: RIP James Earl Jones, 1931 - 2024, actor Metro 11.9.24. Photo: AP*.
Day 256: Harry Jamieson Metro 12.9.24. Photo: SWNS*. Retiring, after 50 years of making fishing rods.
Day 257: Jared Isaacman Metro 13.9.24. Photo: Uncredited.
The only non-professional astronaut ever to step outside a craft in orbit. A billionaire, obvs.
Day 258: Jack White Metro 11.9.24. Photo: Uncredited.
The White Stripes are suing Donald Trump for using their song Seven Nation Army in a social media post.
Day 259: Kate Lampard Metro 10.9.24. Photo: Uncredited. PA*?
The Lampard Inquiry will aim to understand what happened to patients (more than 2,000) who died at children and adult inpatient units, under the care of the NHS in Essex, between the years 2000 and the end of 2023. Article by Sam Russell.
Day 260: Linda Thomas-Greenfield Metro 18.9.24. Photo: Getty*.
The US ambassador to the UN told the Un Security Council there was 'no basis' for Israeli forces 'to be opening fire on clearly marked UN vehicles'.
Day 261: RIP Jessica Bonner, 'died from sepsis three days after undergoing a hysterectomy where surgeons used equipment not approved by the NHS.' Metro 17.9.24. Photo: Uncredited.
Article by Ed Chatterton.
Day 262: Vivek Trivedi Metro 18.9.24. Photo: PA*.
Junior doctors, who were being paid about £15 an hour, will now get about £17 per hour, a 22.3% pay rise.
Day 263: Paul Robinson Metro 7.9.24. Photo: SWNS*.
Paul has set a new record for the Enduroman Arch to Arc triathlon. He ran, swam and cycled 289 miles from Marble Arch to the Arc de Triomphe.
Day 264: Azza Yehia i 21.9.24. Photo: Uncredited.
Azza is in Beirut caring for her mother, who doesn't have a visa to go to any other country. She says she is 'always operating on the assumption that any day shit will hit the fan.' Article by Rami Abukalam.
Days 265 + 266: Bob Mortimer and Paul Whitehouse i 21.9.24. Photo: BBC*.
Possibly the best thing the BBC have given us in ages - Gone Fishing. Cut from the TV Listings page.
Day 267: Claire Lister Metro 23.9.24. Photo: SWNS*.
Claire has won the Women's World Gurning Crown 8 years in a row. Article by Imogen Howse.
Day 268: Jolyn Mitchell Metro 24.9.24. Photo: Uncredited. Born into a religious cult.
Day 269: RIP Keith Brown, sandwich maker. Metro 25.9.24. Photo: Uncredited.
Article by Sam Corbishley.
Day 270: Shigeru Ishiba Japan's new leader. i 28.9.24. Photo: Reuters*.
Article by Leika Kihara and Makiko Yamazaki.
Day 271: Oliver Bromley Metro 27.9.24. Photo: Uncredited.
Oliver 'was thrown out of a restaurant when staff claimed his facial disfigurement was scaring customers'.
Day 272: RIP Maggie Smith, 1934 - 2024, actor. Metro 28.9.24. Photo: Uncredited.
Article by Joe Duggan.
Day 273: RIP Camilla Carr, 1958 - 2024, aid worker. Metro 28.9.24. Photo: Uncredited.
Article by Veronica Lee.
Day 274: RIP Shawn Seesahai, c2005 - 2024, future engineer. Metro 28.9.24. Photo: Uncredited.
Article by Alannah Francis.
Day 275: Victoria Lupton Metro 2.10.24. Photo: PA*. Waiting to escape Lebanon.
Day 276: RIP Micah Drye, aged 6, died when floods submerged his house.
Metro 2.10.24. Photo: Reuters*.
Day 277: Letitia Wright Metro 3.10.24. Photo: Elle UK/ Christina Ebenezer.
She 'wanted to have a seat at the table'.
Day 278: József Váradi Metro 4.10.24. Photo: uncredited. £2.1m bonus.
Day 279: Girish Jani Metro: 4.10.24. Photo: Uncredited. Retiring after 50 years of train driving.
Day 280: Emily Damari Metro: 7.10.24. Photo: Uncredited.
The 'only UK hostage who remains captive' in Gaza.
Day 281: Mark Squires Metro: 7.10.24. Photo: Uncredited.
He fixes pinball machines, and has a four-and-a-half year waiting list.
Day 282: Alexandre Lavet Metro: 9.10.24. Photo: Uncredited.
The artist spent days meticulously hand-painting artwork to look like cans of Belgian beer, only to have them mistaken for rubbish and thrown in the bin. Article by Gergana Krasteva.
Day 283: RIP Cissy Houston, 1933 - 2024 gospel singer.Metro: 9.10.24. Photo: Uncredited.
Day 284: Rachel Gunn Metro: 11.10.24. Article by Katie Boyden. Photo: Getty*.
Breakdancing can leave you with a cone-shaped head.
Day 285: Vicky Flind Metro: 11.10.24. Photo: Uncredited. Hew Edwards' wife files for divorce.
Day 286: RIP Sara Sharif, 2013 - 2023 subjected to horrific abuse.
Metro: 16.10.24. Article by Sara Hooper. Photo: Police/PA*.
Day 287: Chloe Haywood Metro: 14.10.24. Photo: Uncredited.
Article, by Sarah Ingram, about Chloe's ethical ethos, her pre-loved garments business and her textile waste collection service. I met Chloe a decade ago (I'm guessing) at an upcycling event in London. We have been friends ever since and I'm over the moon to be stitching her beautiful face.
Day 288: Renee Tyers Metro: 14.10.24. Photo: Uncredited.
One of nearly 70 gardeners being evicted from allotments established in 1894.
Day 289: Dawn Sturgess Metro: 15.10.24. Article by Sarah Hooper. Photo: PA/ Rex*.
Murdered by poisoning in 2018.
Day 290: RIP Ka, 1972 - 2024 rapper and firefighter. Metro: 16.10.24. Photo: Uncredited.
Day 291: Nigel Howell Metro: 3.10.24. Photo: Uncredited.
Aims to hike up 214 Lake District peaks carrying a hod of bricks.
Day 292: RIP Ethel Kennedy, 1928 - 2024 human rights advocate. Metro: 18.10.24. Photo: Uncredited.
Day 293: Joe Wardman Metro: 21.10.24. Photo: SWNS*. The 'world's oldest paperboy' retires at 82.
Day 294: David Poole Metro: 21.10.24. Photo: Uncredited.
Was left stranded when a bus 'sailed straight past' him and his 82yo wife. He took Arriva to court when they failed to pay his cab fare. He would have dropped the whole thing for an apology.
Day 295: Sunil Patel Metro: 21.10.24. Article by Sara Odeen-Isbister. Photo: Uncredited.
The former postmaster spent nine months in prison after being wrongly convicted during the Post Office/ Horizon IT scandal. He has turned down compensation of £600k.
Day 296: Lidia Thorpe Metro: 22.10.24. Article by Tom Sanders. Photo: Reuters*.
An 'Aboriginal Australian' said 'You committed genocide against our people. Give us our land back. Give us what you stole from us. Our bones, our skulls, our babies, our people. You destroyed our lives. Give us a treaty', to King Prince Charles when he was getting about his royal business down under.
Day 297: RIP Liam Payne, 1993 - 2024 singer and songwriter.
Metro: 23.10.24. Article by Pierra Willix and Danni Scott. Photo: PA*.
Day 298: Isabel Wilkins Metro: 24.10.24. Photo: SWNS*.
Isabel 'has won a freestyle football world championship for a second time'.
Day 299: RIP Geoff Capes, 1949 - 2024 strongman and budgerigar breeder.
Metro: 24.10.24. Photo: Uncredited.
Day 300: Nigella Lawson Metro: 30.10.24. Photo: Uncredited. The 'new face of Greggs'.
Day 301: RIP Teri Garr, 1944 - 2024 actor. Metro: 31.10.24. Photo: Getty/ Warner*.
Day 302: Mark Cranston Metro: 30.10.24. Photo: SWNS*.
He has a collection of 4,000 bricks, 'rarities include a fire brick from SS Politician which ran aground in 1941 with 260,000 bottles of Scotch, inspiring the novel and film Whisky Galore!'
Day 303: Aitana Bonmati Metro: 30.10.24. Article by James Goldman. Photo: Uncredited.
She won the women's Ballon d'Or for the second year running.
Day 304: Ticketmaster Effigy Metro: 31.10.24. Photo: PA*.
A giant figure mocking the Oasis ticketing fiasco has been unveiled by a Kent town (Edenbridge) for its Bonfire Night effigy'.
Day 305: Isabel Eriksson Metro: 31.10.24. Article by Emma Lewis. Photo: Uncredited.
A woman (not her real name) who was drugged, kidnapped and locked in a bunker by a man in Sweden.
Day 306: RIP Ella Adoo-Kissi-Debrah, died aged 9 from a pollution-linked asthma attack
Metro: 1.11.24. Article by Emily Beamont. Photo: Uncredited.
Day 307: B.dacnis flea toad The world's second-smallest vertebrate. Just discovered.
Metro: 1.11.24. Photo: SWNS*.
Day 308: Heather Walker Builder. Metro: 1.11.24.Photo: SWNS*.
Day 309: King Felipe of Spain Unprepared for devastating flash floods that have killed at least 204 people and many still missing. Metro: 4.11.24. Article by Noora Mykkanen. Photo: AFP*.
Day 310: RIP Dr Paul Stephenson, civil rights campaigner, 1937 - 2024
Metro: 5.11.24. Photo: Uncredited.
Day 311: RIP Quincy Jones, musical genius, 1933 - 2024 Metro: 5.11.24. Photo: Uncredited
Day 312: Usha Chilukuri Vance Trump wins the US presidential election by a lot.
Article by Jessica Kwong. Metro: 7.11.24. Photo: Getty*.
Day 313: Merlin A vet has performed a 'first of its kind' operation to remove a tumour from a goldfish.
Metro: 8.11.24. Article by Adam Dutton. Photo: SWNS*.
Day 314: Susie Wiles First woman appointed as White House chief of staff.
i 9.11.24. Article by Ben Mckelvey. Photo: Reuters*.
Day 315: Salman Rushdie 30-year ban on Rushdie's 'The Satanic Verses' lifted.
i 9.11.24. Article by Shivam Patel. Photo: Reuters*.
Day 316: Chris McCausland Chris, a contestant on Strictly Come Dancing, 'wowed with a dance (with Diane Buswell) that included a blackout, to reflect his blindness'.
Metro: 11.11.24. Photo: BBC*.
Day 317 + 318: Fiona Bone and Nicola Hughes Police Officers, killed in the line of duty.
i 9.11.24. Article by Sam Hall. Photo: Uncredited.
Day 319: RIP Roy Haynes, drummer and jazz icon, 1925 - 2024 Metro: 14.11.24. Photo: Uncredited.
Day 320: RIP Timothy West, actor, 1934 - 2024 Metro: 14.11.24. Photo: Uncredited.
Day 321: Coleen Rooney The 'I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here' contestants are announced. Coleen will take home £5m. Allegedly. Metro: 12.11.24. Photo: ITV*.
Day 322: Maya Rudolph Kamala Harris impersonator on Saturday Night Live.
Metro: 4.11.24. Photo: Reuters/ AFP*.
Day 323: Steven Faughnan had 'the entire away end of a stadium to himself when he travelled to Italy to watch his favourite team'. Metro: 8.11.24. Photo: SWNS*.
Day 324: Xi jinping The Chinese President at the G20 summit in Rio De Janeiro.
Metro: 19.11.24. Article by Caitlin Doherty. Photo: PA*.
Day 325: RIP John Prescott, giant of British politics, 1938 - 2024
Metro: 22.11.24. Obituary by Brooke Davies. Photo: Uncredited.
Day 326: Pauline Prescott Supported her husband, John Prescott, through university with her hairdresser's wages. Metro: 22.11.24. From John's obituary by Brooke Davies. Photo: Uncredited
Day 327: Cary Grant A new blue plaque in Bristol for 'suave film icon'.
Metro: 22.11.24. Photo: Uncredited.
Day 328: RIP Barbara Taylor Bradford, writer, 1933 - 2024 Metro: 26.11.24. Photo: Uncredited
Day 329: Krish Arora smarter than Einstein, and he's only 10.
Metro: 26.11.24. Article by Gethin Hicks. Photo: W8 Media*.
Days 330 - 332: RIP Rachel McDaid, Mayawati Bracken and Tara Kershaw, murdered by their partners Metro: 26.11.24. Photo: Uncredited.
Day 333: RIP John Tinniswood, the world's oldest man and lifelong Liverpool FC supporter, 1912 - 2024 Metro: 27.11.24. Photo: Guinness World Records/ PA*.
Day 334: Asako Yuzuki Author of 'Butter', Waterstones' Book of the Year 2024.
Metro: 28.11.24. Photo: Uncredited.
Day 335: Unnamed woman, Lebanon Thousands of people head home 'to ruins of Lebanon as ceasefire takes effect'. Metro: 28.11.24. Article by Katie Boyden. Photo: Anwar Amro/ Getty.
Day 336: Melanie Sykes The Metro (4.12.24) says her encounter with Gregg Wallace on Celebrity Masterchef made her quit her TV career. Sykes says this is baloney and buy her book. Photo: Uncredited
Day 337: Arthur Weekley The 4yo can identify the flags of 195 countries.
Metro 5.12.24. Photo: Uncredited.
Day 338: Luigi Mangione Shot dead Brian Thompson, a health insurance CEO, on account of healthcare companies putting profit before people. Metro 10.12.24. Photo: Uncredited.
Day 339: Wonga Woman Winner of the Turnip Prize 2024.
Metro 5.12.24. Article by Lauren Beavis. Photo: SWNS*.
Day 340: Jasleen Kaur Winner of the Turner Prize 2024.
Metro 5.12.24. Article by Lauren Beavis. Photo: SWNS*.
Day 341: Narges Mohammadi Iran has 'temporarily freed' the Nobel Prize laureate from prison on medical grounds. Metro 6.12.24. Photo: Uncredited.
Day 342: Danny Jones Winner of 'I'm a Celebrity...' 2024.
Article by Ruth Lawes. Metro 10.12.24. Photo: Shutterstock*.
Day 343: Tom Daley He has knitted a Christmas jumper warning of the dangers of drinking and driving.
Metro 9.12.24. Photo: Uncredited.
Day 344: Asma al-Assad She did a degree in computer science in London, followed by a career in investment banking, before becoming a dictator's wife in Syria. Metro 10.12.24. Photo: Uncredited.
Day 345: Unnamed Man holding a noose in Sednaya prison, Syria. Metro 10.12.24. Photo: Uncredited.
Day 346: Gisèle Pelicot Taken from the 'Letters Page'. Letter from Gill Watson, from Brixton, explaining why Gisele Pelicot should be Time magazine's Person Of The Year. Metro 13.12.24. Photo: Uncredited.
Day 347: Nigel Richards Nigel has won the Spanish Scrabble World Championship despite not being able to speak Spanish. Metro 13.12.24. Article by Joseph Wilson. Photo: AP*.
Day 348: Brenda Blethyn As DCI Vera Stanhope in the ITV drama by Ann Cleeves. It's coming to an end after 13 years, 14 series and 56 episodes. Metro 13.12.24. Article by Paul Simper. Photo: ITV.
Day 349: Dianne Buswell Winner of Strictly 2024, along with Chris McCausland (316).
Metro 16.12.24. Photo: BBC*.
Day 350: Grace Dent Tipped to replace Gregg Wallace on Masterchef.
Metro 16.12.24. Photo: Uncredited.
Day 351: David A. Lindon Has created the world's smallest Santa. Metro 10.12.24. Photo: SWNS*.
Day 352: Samuel Paty Murdered in 2020 after showing his class cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad during a debate on free expression. i 21.12.24. Article by Conrad Smith. Photo: Uncredited.
Day 353: Zoe Ball Leaving the Radio 2 Breakfast Show after 5 years.
i 21.12.24. Article by Christian Oliver. Photo: BBC*.
Day 354: Fiona Wood First female Countdown champion in 26 years.
i 21.12.24. Article by Charlotte McLaughlin. Photo: C4*.
Day 355: RIP George Eastham, footballer, 1936 - 2024 i 24.12.24. Photo: AP*.
Day 356: Blake Lively The object of 'a targeted, multichannel online attack'.
From the 'Opinion' page. i 24.12.24. Photo: Uncredited.
Day 357: Feargal Sharkey says that the British public should do what they do in Denmark and use less water. i 24.12.24. Article by Tom Bawden. Photo: Phoebe Fleming.
Days 358, 358 + 360: Wallace, Gromit and Norbot From the TV Listings pages. Vengeance Most Fowl, to be shown on BBC1 on Christmas Day 2024. Written by Nick Park and Mark Burton, directed by Nick Park and Merlin Crossingham, produced by Richard Beek. i 9.11.24. Aarddman Animations*.
Day 361: Prisha Tapre At 16 years old, one of the youngest people to swim the English Channel.
i 28.12.24. Photo: Paul Meyler/ PA.
Day 362: RIP Rik Van Looy, cyclist, 1933 - 2024 i 28.12.24. Obituary by Tom Nicholson.
Day 363: Wendy Milsom Dave’s daughter. Photo by Elsie Stephen, Dave’s first wife, 1963/4. See 364.
Day 364: RIP David Steven (brother of Rob Steven, who I follow on Instagram). Photo by Elsie Stephen, Dave’s first wife, 1963/4. @robstephen_photos posts my favourite posts. Some people have the ability to touch you with a few words. Rob is one of those people. His brother died earlier this year. I asked Rob if he had any spare photos. He sent me this one. After much deliberation I decided that I should not separate Dave’s family, so I sewed all four.
Day 365: Elsie Bremner née Allan, Wendy’s maternal grandmother. Photo by Elsie Stephen, Dave’s first wife, 1963/4. See 364.
Day 366: Doreen Innes Wendy’s aunt. Photo by Elsie Stephen, Dave’s first wife, 1963/4. See 364.
This year I have made two ‘Audiences’. I did not have a duplicate copy of Rob’s photo, and it goes against my grain to print a copy especially to stitch. So, Audience ‘A’ has the four faces from Rob, and Audience ‘B’ has two extra Gisèles, and an extra Chris and Dianne, as below.
363b + 364b: Dianne Buswell and Chris McCausland Winners of Strictly Come Dancing 2024. Cut from 'Quiz of the Year 2024' by Emily Cope. i 28.12.24. Photo: BBC*
365b + 366b: Gisèle Pelicot The 72-year-old Frenchwoman waived her right to anonymity to ensure the 'shame shifted to the other side'. Originally from the Daily Mirror. i 21.12.24. Photo: Uncredited.
Copyright: Alison Aye, 2025
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It's not just the ethical stance on copyright that I love (although I do). It's not even the wide variety of people whose faces you choose, and the respect with which you treat their portraits (although that's a big part of it).
What always strikes me about your work is the sheer beauty of it - the balance of sizes, and colours, and spaces between, the care you take to make the entire piece so harmonious.
I love your determination to make art, and I really love the results. May your paper scissors never go blunt, and your thread never get into a tangle.
The discipline and precision of this project and post is mind-blowing. I love the durational aspect and the meticulous record-keeping, not to mention your ethical position regarding photo attribution. It’s got a touch of George Perec about it - a fellow lover of lists. If you haven’t read ‘Life:A User’s Manual’ I can strongly recommend it (and everything else he wrote).