2018: In Pictures
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January 1st: Nearly all cars inside a car park at the Echo Arena in Liverpool were destroyed following a fire that started on New Year's Eve.
February 1st: Torside reservoir overflow in Derbyshire.
March 4th: Up to 80 boats anchored at Holyhead marina on Anglesey were destroyed as Storm Emma continued to cause havoc across the country. Some winds reached up to 80mph.
March 4th: Llyn Ogwen in Snowdonia was completely frozen as cold weather continued.
April 18th: People enjoying the warm weather in Sefton Park in Liverpool following weeks of cold weather early in the year.
April 24th: The 'China's First Emperor and the Terracotta Warriors' exhibition at the World Museum in Liverpool.
April 28th: Hundreds of people attended a balloon release and left tributes outside Alder Hey hospital for 23-month old Alfie Evans who was at the centre of a long running legal row over his care.
May 14th: Sunset at Amarreurs harbour on the Channel Island of Guernsey.
May 16th: Life on Sark. Sark, one of the Channel Islands, is one of the few remaining places in the world where cars are banned from its roads.
May 22nd: Cunard's Queen Victoria sails into the River Mersey.
May 24th: 'Ghost Ship', an art installation by Mihai Baba of a life sized sailing ship on Salthouse Dock in Liverpool.
May 29th: Artist Luke Jerram's installation 'Museum of the Moon' inside Liverpool's Anglican Cathedral.
July 14th: New polar research ship, RRS Sir David Attenborough, the biggest civilian ship to be built in the UK for 30 years was launched into the River Mersey from Cammell Laird shipyard. The original name of the ship, 'Boaty McBoatface', was voted for by members of the public, but Government decided to name the vessel after Sir David Attenborough.
July 14th: Thousands lined the streets to see Brazilica parade through the streets of Liverpool. The festival is still the largest celebration of Brazilian culture in the United Kingdom.
August 12th: Police carrying out fingertip searches after 12 people were injured in a shooting at a street party in the Moss Side area of Manchester.
September 2nd: The iconic Littlewoods Building on Edge Lane in Liverpool ablaze. It was later announced that the fire was started deliberately.
September 23rd: Thousands of demonstrators marched in Liverpool calling for a "People's Vote" on the final Brexit deal. It coincided with the opening of the Labour Party Conference being held in the city.
October 7th: 1.3 million people saw Royal de Luxe's Giant Spectacular return to Liverpool for the final time.