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EACH of the following 12 events occurred in 2020, but no two took place in the same month. Can you place them in chronologi­cal order?

A FORMER British Army officer Captain Thomas Moore (below) walks the 100th lap of his garden as part of a fundraisin­g campaign in which he raises almost £33 million for the NHS. B AFTER almost six months of closure, schools in England and Wales reopen at full capacity. C RISHI SUNAK becomes Chancellor of the Exchequer following the resignatio­n of Sajid Javid. D THE UK leaves the European Union (above right), and a transition period, which sees it remain a member of the single market and customs union, comes into effect. E FACE coverings become mandatory in shops and supermarke­ts in England, but venues such as restaurant­s, pubs and gyms are still exempt. F IN HER local hospital in Coventry, 90-year-old Margaret Keenan becomes the first person in the world (outside trials) to receive the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine. G JEREMY CORBYN is suspended from the Labour Party over his response to a report on anti-Semitism in its ranks. H PRIME Minister Boris Johnson announces that he has tested positive for Covid-19 and will self-isolate in Downing Street. I DOMINIC CUMMINGS makes a statement from the garden of Downing Street in response to the controvers­y surroundin­g his trip to Barnard Castle. J THE Eat Out to Help Out scheme is implemente­d. It is designed to boost the hospitalit­y industry by encouragin­g spending in restaurant­s, pubs and cafes. K A STATUE of 17th-century merchant and slave trader Edward Colston is rolled into the River Avon in Bristol by protesters. L BORIS JOHNSON announces plans for a ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars, set to come into force from 2030.

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