FROM Britain voting to leave the European Union to the launch of the new £5 note, this has certainly been a memorable year.
Press Association have released a list of some of the most eye-catching, stunning and shocking pictures from 2016.
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Kate and William pictured outside India's Taj MahalCredit: PA:Press Association Archive
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This snap was taken in Long Ashton, at the Bristol International Balloon FiestaCredit: PA:Press Association Wire
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Flowers left outside a polling station in Jo Cox's constituency, shortly after her deathCredit: PA:Press Association Wire
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An aerial view of the Flying Scotsman going over the Digswell Viaduct near Welwyn Garden City on its inaugural run from London to York after a decade long, £4.2million refitCredit: PA:Press Association Archive
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SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon reacts as results come in at a Scottish Parliament election count at the Emirates Arena in Glasgow, ScotlandCredit: PA:Press Association Archive
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Judge Nicole Scherzinger arrives at the King Power Stadium in Leicester, as the auditions for X Factor 2016 beginCredit: PA:Press Association Wire
One of the snaps shows the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge on a seven-day royal tour in India, back in April.
Another is of former London Mayor Boris Johnson being mobbed by reporters outside his home in Islington, north London.
The photo was taken in February, after Boris revealed that he would be campaigning for Brexit.
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Boris Johnson was snapped just after declaring that he was pro-BrexitCredit: PA:Press Association Archive
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70,000 soldiers from the Battle of the Somme are buried here, and young people laid wreaths at the 100th anniversary of the warCredit: PA:Press Association Wire
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The moment Theresa May first walked into 10 Downing Street as Prime MinisterCredit: PA:Press Association Wire
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Armed Metropolitan Police counter terrorism officers take part in an exercise on the River Thames in London, and are pictured passing Canary WharfCredit: PA:Press Association Wire
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Bank of England Governor Mark Carney holds a new plastic £5 note as he visits Whitecross Street market in LondonCredit: PA:Press Association Wire
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Cheryl attends the Vogue 100 Gala Dinner, to celebrate a century of the fashion magazineCredit: PA:Press Association Archive
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Little Mix stars Leigh Ann Pinnock, Jade Thirwall, Jesy Nelson and Perrie Edwards perform at V festivalCredit: PA:Press Association Archive
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A person enjoying the fountain on the South Bank, London on the hottest September day in 100 yearsCredit: PA:Press Association Wire
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Adele with 10-year-old Lyla who she picked out of the crowd for a selfie during Glastonbury performanceCredit: PA:Press Association Wire
While another pic captures the moment Theresa May walked into 10 Downing Street, shortly after becoming our new Prime Minister.
And young people were photographed laying wreaths during a service to mark the 100th anniversary of the start of the battle of the Somme.
It took place at the Commonwealth War Graves Commission Memorial in Thiepval, France, where 70,000 British and Commonwealth soldiers with no known grave are commemorated.
One memorable snap shows former UKIP leader Nigel Farage celebrating at a Leave EU party in London, after the vote's results came in.
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Seven horse riders, dressed as cowboys, arrive in London's Leicester Square ahead of a screening of The Magnificent Seven, which starred Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt and Ethan HawkeCredit: PA:Press Association Wire
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Festivalgoers enjoying the mud at Glastonbury Festival, in SomersetCredit: PA:Press Association Wire
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Renee Zellweger attending the world premiere of Bridget Jones's Baby in Leicester SquareCredit: PA:Press Association Wire
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Frankie Grande and Aubrey O'Day during the live final of Celebrity Big BrotherCredit: PA:Press Association Wire
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UKIP leader Nigel Farage celebrating the Brexit voteCredit: PA:Press Association Wire
The new Top Gear presenters: Chris Harris, Rory Reid, Sabine Schmitz, Chris Evans, Eddie Jordan and The Stig (left-right)Credit: PA:Press Association Archive
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This is the UK's largest mechanical puppet ever built in BritainCredit: PA:Press Association Wire
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This torrential downpour marked the start of the British summerCredit: PA:Press Association Wire
Also included in the list is the UK's largest mechanical puppet ever built in Britain, Cornish Man Mining Engine, being unveiled in Tavistock to hundreds of people.
The epic 10 metre-high Cornish Man Mining Engine marked the 10th anniversary of the Cornwall and West Devon mining landscape being added to the Unesco list of World Heritage Sites.
In another photo, men jump to avoid a large puddle outside London's Victoria Station, as heavy rain on 20 June marked the beginning of the British summer.
One particularly touching snap is of the floral tributes left outside Batley Town Hall, in the constituency of Labour MP Jo Cox.
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The Queen peeks out of the window at Buckingham Palace on her 90th birthdayCredit: PA:Press Association Wire
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Great British Bake Off finalists Jane Beedle, Candice Brown and Andrew SmythCredit: PA:Press Association Wire
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The Northern Lights were photographed in Northumberland this yearCredit: PA:Press Association Wire
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Five year old Alexander Drummond from Callander inspects soldiers from 7 SCOTS Royal Regiment of Scotland and a stormtrooper during the Stirling Military Show at Kings Park, StirlingCredit: PA:Press Association Wire
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Daniel Radcliffe appears on The Graham Norton Show with the model of himself used in the film Swiss Army ManCredit: PA:Press Association Wire
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The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince George and Princess Charlotte wave to the crowd before departing by sea plane from Victoria Harbour Airport in Victoria, Canada, on the eighth day of the Royal Tour to CanadaCredit: PA:Press Association Archive
One royal snap shows Queen Elizabeth II peeking out of the window at Buckingham Palace, ahead of her 90th birthday celebrations in The Mall.
And another memorable shot was of the Northern Lights appearing in the sky over Bamburgh lighthouse - at stag Rock, in Northumberland.
