2014

 2014 

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 * UK Prime Minister: David Cameron
 * FA Cup Winners: Arsenal (beat Hull City  3-2 aet] 17 May 2014
 * Christmas Number One: Ben Haenow - Something I Need
 * Eurovision Song Contest: Copenhagen, Denmark 10 May
 * Contest Winner: Conchita Wurst - Rise Like a Phoenix (Austria)
 * UK Eurovision Entry: Molly - Children of the Universe (17/26)
 * Blue Peter Team: Barney Harwood, Lindsey Russell, Radzi Chinyanganya
 * Doctor Who: Peter Capaldi (S8, starting 23 August 2014, plus Christmas Special 'Last Christmas'.)
 * Radio 1 Breakfast Show DJ: Nick Grimshaw
 * Big Christmas Day Film On BBC1: Puss In Boots

Main events
see events on Wikipedia
 * 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia
 * Prince Harry launches the Invictus Games
 * 2014 World Cup in Brazil (England eliminated after first round)
 * 100th anniversary of the outbreak of World War I
 * 2014 was the UK's warmest year since records began with an average temperature of 9.9C

TV
New shows


 * Good Morning Britain (from 28 April)

Music

 * Biggest selling singles: Pharrell Williams - Happy (2013), Clean Bandit ft Jess Glynne - Rather Be, John Legend - All of Me  (full chart here)


 * Biggest selling albums: Ed Sheeran - X, Sam Smith - In the Lonely Hour, George Ezra - Wanted On Voyage (full chart here)
 * Compilation albums: NOW 87 - 88 - 89, ''BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge 2014


 * Debut albums:
 * Eponymous debut albums: Royal Blood, Hozier,

Films
UK release


 * Interstellar, Transformers: Age of Extinction, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, Maleficent, The Grand Budapest Hotel, X-Men: Days of Future Past, Postman Pat: The Movie, The Imitation Game, The Theory of Everything, Paddington.



Births
Births
 * Mia Tindall

Birthdays

 * 20: Justin Bieber, Harry Styles, Becky Hill, Tom Daley
 * 30: Calvin Harris, Little Boots, Gareth Gates, Olly Murs, Katy Perry, Duffy, Clara Amfo, Prince Harry
 * 40: Mel C, Robbie Williams, James Blunt, Chris Moyles, Victoria Beckham, David Mitchell, Gok Wan, Nicole Appleton, Sara Cox
 * 50: Christopher Eccleston, Prince Edward, Andy Bell, Bonnie Langford, Liza Tarbuck
 * 60: Adam Ant, Steve Wright, Anne Diamond, Neil Tennant
 * 70:

Deaths

 * Lynsey De Paul, Kate O'Mara, Alvin Stardust