Brexit and political turmoil may have ruled the news during much of this year – but they don’t dominate our 20 most-popular stories in 2019. Here’s what got you tapping, swiping and clicking this year, in reverse order.

20. A car ploughed into a crowd in Stevenage during an illegal street race in July, injuring more than a dozen people.

19. In a Sky News exclusive in February, IS bride Shamima Begum said “a lot of people should have sympathy” for her.

18. After November’s deadly terror attack on London Bridge, details emerged of the brave members of the public who tackled Usman Khan – including a convicted murderer.

17. Sky News reported on a harrowing domestic violence story about a woman whose partner tied a noose around her neck.

16. Thomas Cook’s collapse made headlines in September – this particular article was published shortly before the company went into administration.

15. Two days after the London Bridge attack, the first victim was named as 25-year-old Jack Merritt and it emerged he had been working at a prison rehabilitation event attended by the attacker.

14. Teenager Nora Quoirin went missing in Malaysia this summer – and after a huge search, her body was found in the jungle.

13. The death of Prodigy star Keith Flint shocked the music world in March.

12. The revelation that the London Bridge knife attacker was known to police and had links to terror groups was our 12th most-read story.

11. In October, the bodies of 39 migrants were found inside a lorry container in Essex, prompting a major police investigation.

10. The axing of The Jeremy Kyle Show in May, following the death of one of its participants, Steve Dymond, was the 10th most-read story of the year.

9. Next up is the story about Islamic State bride Shamima Begum having her British citizenship revoked.

8. In March, the UK woke up to the news of the terror attack on two mosques in New Zealand, where a far-right gunman killed 51 people.

7. Our live blog on the night of the general election, in which the Conservatives achieved a commanding majority of 80 in December, was seventh on our list.

6. Sky News revealed how “hundreds” of transgender people were wanting to return to their original sex, according to a woman setting up a charity to offer support.

5. TV chef Gary Rhodes died at the age of 59 after falling ill during a break in filming in November.

4. Dramatic pictures showed how fire devastated the Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris in April.

3. There was a rush-hour warning for “significant” snow and sub-zero temperatures back in January after the coldest night of the winter.

2. Our main story in the immediate aftermath of the terror attack on London Bridge was the second most-read article of 2019.

1. The most-read story was about the wreckage of the plane carrying footballer Emilano Sala finally being located in the Channel in February.

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