Following the year that brought us Brexit, the unprecedented political upheaval that ensued and the election of Donald Trump as US President, few expected 2017 to be much calmer.
With a string of devastating terror attacks, the Grenfell Tower fire, EU negotiations, a General Election and the Westminster sexual harassment scandal, the last 12 months have been anything but relaxing.
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