First Secretary of State Damian Green has resigned his cabinet position after an investigation into allegations he was found to have kept pornography on a parliamentary computer.
European Court of Justice rules that sharia law's 'triple talaq', Islamic instant divorce, not legal under EU legislation.
"This may qualify as the stupidest thing she's ever said," one Twitter user said.
"Clapper has a half-century of experience in US intelligence. His words must be heeded," one Twitter user wrote.
EU officials have revealed two key pieces of information ahead of the second phase of Brexit negotiations.
We've put together a quiz that will test your knowledge on 2017's tumultuous events. Do you remember the past 12 months as well as you *think* you do?
The US Senate has voted in favour of some of the biggest changes to the tax system in more than 30 years.
Citizens plumped for Ronald Reagan and Bozo The Clown in the write-in votes for the recently held senate election.
Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman says the annual budget is chiefly aimed at improving the living standards of Saudi citizens.
Schoolgirl Amika George has spearheaded the fight against period poverty this year, launching an 85,000-strong petition and organising a protest in Westminster.
Saudi forces intercepted a Houthi missile which was aimed at a royal palace in the residential area of the kingdom's capital.
Britain's only aircraft carrier, the HMS Queen Elizabeth, was undergoing sea trials when a leak was discovered by engineers.
Murat Bayaral's intervention, made on a religious TV channel on 16 December, has highlighted the increasing Islamisation of Turkey under President Recep Erdogan.
Pakistan's National Security Adviser Nasser Khan Janjua says a nuclear conflict is only a "mistake away".
"What is it with Trump and his two-handed chipmunk-like style of drinking water?" one Twitter user wrote.
"He's never not an a**hole. Never," Andy Lassner, an executive producer for The Ellen Show, tweeted.
Home Secretary Amber Rudd has written an open letter to all EU citizens that are currently living in the UK.
Tokyo's cabinet approves installation of two land-based missile interceptors, which would cover the entire Japanese territory.
Brexit secretary David Davis had hoped to reach a bespoke trade deal with the European Union, similar to the one implemented by Canada.
US President Donald Trump has pledged the threats from the reclusive Kim Jong-un regime will be "taken care of".
Washington stood isolated at the UN Security Council after it vetoed a resolution, which was supported by 14 states of the 15-member body.
The Labour Party leader said he was appalled by the Westminster sex scandal which alleges sexual assault by a number of his party's members.
Daniel Kibblesmith, from The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, took the US president down with a hilarious series of tweets, saying Trump wanted one adult ticket to see Boss Baby.
Donald Trump is set to mark a key reversal in policy from the previous Obama administration by denouncing climate change as a possible threat to the US.
Weird news stories in 2017 included Donald Trump tweeting "covfefe," Theresa May's conference disaster, the bizarre statue of Cristiano Ronaldo and a black bear playing piano.
Several thousand North Koreans braved freezing conditions in Pyongyang to pay tribute to their former leader Kim Jong-il on the sixth anniversary of his death.
Scotland houses 2,000 Syrian refugees three years ahead of schedule through the Syrian Vulnerable Person Resettlement Programme, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announces.
Family planning organisation, Having Kids are offering US House Speaker Paul Ryan $25,000 to get a vasectomy as part of their push for people to have smaller families.
There were some very high-profile dismissals from Trump's White House in 2017 - can you name them all?
"This is not even remotely normal. There's something going on here," one Twitter user said.
