Dazzling skies, Mr Bates and the rally against hate - the good news stories of the last year
manchestereveningnews.co.ukAn ITV drama sparking nationwide outrage over the hundreds of Post Office operators wrongly convicted of crimes due to faulty software was among the good news stories to come out of the last 12 months.
Mr Bates vs The Post Office, which first aired on ITV at the start of the year, reignited calls for justice and led to the government finally taking action to exonerate the victims of what has been described as one of the worst miscarriages of justice in UK history.
Meanwhile, scientists made key breakthroughs in medical fields with new vaccines for cancer under development and a blood test for Parkinson's being hailed as a major step towards early diagnosis of the disease.
Across Europe, stargazers were treated to dazzling displays from the Northern Lights thanks to a period of intense geometric activity, making the stunning aurora visible to parts of the continent that rarely get the chance to see them.
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