2010 -2019: The pictures of the decade

We take a look back at some of the biggest stories of the last 10 years

2010 - The first iPad was released by Apple.

2010 - The Conservative and Liberal Democrat parties formed a coalition government after Gordon Brown’s Labour Party lost the general election.

2010 - Thirty-three Chilean miners were rescued after being trapped 700m underground for 69 days following a collapse. The country’s government, NASA space agency, and corporations from around the world worked together to rescue the men.

2011 - The Hepworth opens in Wakefield

2011 - Prince William and Kate Middleton were married at Westminster Abbey.

2011 - Al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden who masterminded the September 11 attacks was killed by US special forces.

2011 - Riots broke out in London following the shooting of Mark Duggan by police on August 4. The chaos spread to towns and cities around the country. More than 1,000 people were charged with offences linked to the riots.

2011 - Trinity Walk shopping centre opened in Wakefield city centre after £210 million was invested.

2012 - London hosted the 2012 Olympics and Paralympics with Britain finishing third in both medal tables. And it was an incredible result for Yorkshire, which would have finished 12th in the overall Olympic table. Hannah Cockroft, Nicola Adams, Jessica Ennis, Alistair and Jonny Brownlee, and Luke Campbell were just some of the athletes to bring home the

silverware.

2013 - Same-sex marriage was legislation was passed in England and Wales in July 2013 and came into force on March 2014.

2013 - Former Conservative Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher died.

Baroness Thatcher led the country from 1979 to 1990.

2013 - The ‘bedroom tax’ came into force under David Cameron’s Conservative government.

2013 - Soldier Lee Rigby was murdered by Islamist terrorist in Woolwich, South London.

2013 - Anti-apartheid revolutionary and later President of South Africa Nelson Mandela died. He lead the country after spending 27 years in prison for conspiring to overthrow the white-minority rule state. Mandela was widely regarded as an icon of social justice, democracy and national reconciliation.

2013 - Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson retired. He led the team from 1986 to 2013 has won more trophies than any other manager in the history of football.

2014 - The ice bucket challenge went viral. The online phenomenon involved participant pouring a bucket of cold water over themselves while being filmed. It was established to raise awareness of motor neurone disease.

2015 - The Conservative Party won a majority in a general election.

2015 - Adele’s third album 25 became the fastest selling record in UK history.

2015 – A picture of a dress went viral online when viewers disagreed over whether it was coloured black and royal blue or white and gold. It revealed difference in human colour perception. 2015 - Amanda Knox was acquitted of the murder of University of Leeds student Meredith Kercher in Perugia, Italy.

2016 - The UK voted to leave the EU in a historic referendum. The result was 51.9 per cent of votes cast in favour of Leave. Prime Minister David Cameron resigned the following day.

2016 - David Bowie died after a battle with cancer. The singersongwriter was one of the most influential musicians in history with a career spanning six decades and countless genres. The year became notorious for the deaths of much-loved celebrities as Alan Rickman, Terry Wogan, Leonard Cohen, Prince, Harper Lee, Johan Cruyff, Muhammad

Ali, Phife Dawg, George Michael, Ronnie Corbett, Victoria Wood, Gene Wilder and Carrie Fisher – among others – all bowed out.

2016 - Rank outsiders Leicester City won the Premier League in a historic triumph that was considered carry a 5,000 to chance at the opening of the season.

2016 - A gorilla named Harambe was shot after a three-year-old boy climbed into his zoo enclosure in Cincinnati, Ohio. The incident was captured on video and the decision to kill the gorilla attracted widespread controversy. The president of the International Fund for Animal Welfare later concluded the zoo had no choice.

2017 - Prime Minister Theresa May called a snap general election and lost her majority, resulting in a hung parliament.

2017 - Terror attacks took place in London and Manchester.

2017 - Seventy-two people died after a fire broke out at Grenfell Tower in North Kensington, London.

2017 - Halifax-born Ed Sheeran’s second album ÷ became the best album worldwide of the 2017. The singer-songwriter, who lived in Hebden Bridge as a child, was later named him the second most streamed artist of the decade by Spotify.

2018 - A junior Thai football team were and their assistant coach were rescued from flooded caves after being trapped for 18 days. More than 10,000 people were involved in the rescue at Tham Luang Nang Non cave in Chiang Rai Province. A 37-year-old former Thai Navy SEAL - Saman Kunan died during the operation.

2018 - Prince Harry and Meghan Markle married at St George’s Chapel in Windsor Castle.

2018 - Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change said there was just 12 years to tackle climate change to prevent a global catastrophe.

2018 - Environmental campaign group Extinction Rebellion was established. It would go on to stage protests in cities around the world the following year.

2019 - England won the Cricket World Cup final in one of the sport’s greatest ever matches at Lords against New Zealand. Ben Stokes was the hero after a crucial innings with the bat as the game went to super over finale. It was England’s first ever World Cup since the tournament was established in 1975.

2019 - Pontefract Castle was finally removed from Heritage England’s ‘at risk’ register after 16 years. The castle has recently undergone a £5 million regeneration.

2019 - Prime Minster Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party won a House of Commons majority in the general election.