Did you say news or snooze?
According to The Society of Editors "The big stories of the past year: the McCanns, Prince Harry and the Credit Crunch. Did we get the balance right?".
I am mystified why Prince Harry is thought to be one of the three big stories of the year. Also, I don't think the McCanns have been such big news this year. To my reckoning, that's two out of three ain't good...