Last-gasp Hamilton takes F1 crown
McLaren's Lewis Hamilton became the youngest world champion in Formula One history by the skin of his teeth after a thrilling Brazilian Grand Prix, 2nd November 2008. The 23-year-old Englishman's title rival Felipe Massa won the race in his Ferrari but Hamilton grabbed the fifth place he needed at the last corner.

A late-race rain shower looked to have cost Hamilton the title when he dropped to sixth after a stop for wet tyres. Hamilton's success buries the ghosts of twelve months earlier, when after a remarkable debut season he let slip a massive lead in the final two races and Raikkonen sneaked in to win the title. Full Story and gallery more

Barack Obama became America's first black president.
Democratic Senator Barack Obama has been elected the first black president of the United States of America, 4th November 2008. The Electoral College votes were Obama 349 and Republican rival John McCain received 162. Mr Obama was cheered by hundreds of thousands of supporters as he walked on to a stage in Chicago with his wife Michelle and young daughters Malia, 10, and Sasha, seven, at his side. In his first speech as President elect he told a mass rally in Chicago: "Change has come to America".

Remembrance Sunday Service 2008
Over the Remembrance weekend, we remember twenty million victims of the Great War which ended 90 years ago this month, the war which was meant to end, all conflicts. But in 2008, thousands of British troops, are still risking their lives in Afghanistan and in Iraq. Full story and picture gallery more..