The Standard can reveal its top 10 most read news stories for 2024 - and it’s not the British election, the Paris Olympics or even Brat summer that has come out top.
Hundreds of thousands of you have clicked on articles since January 1, but many of the most read stories have been from the final quarter of this year.
With New Year’s Eve falling on Tuesday, here are the most read articles from the year that was - with all data being correct up until December 30.
The top 10 most read on the Standard website in 2024.
10. London travel news LIVE: Elizabeth line suspension hits rush-hour commuters as Abbey Wood-Paddington trains resume - by Josh Salisbury
Officially the most read travel blog of the year, there was big interest in July when commuters were hit by the Elizabeth line being closed. This is how it played out.
9. UK riots LIVE: Keir Starmer holds further Cobra meeting as PM vows 'sole focus' to stop riots - by Josh Salisbury, Lydia Chantler Hicks and Jacob Phillips
The most read live blog of the year came after the prime minister held Cobra meetings in response to the riots across the UK.
This is the story which went live all day on August 8.
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8. Which generation are you? Age ranges from Gen Z to baby boomers explained - by William Mata, Sian Hewitt, Tamara Davison and Jordan Page
Search interest in the generations that people are part of showed no sign of abating in 2024, with this story carrying over and getting hundreds of thousands of views.
An update was that baby boomers are in worse health than the generations before at the same age despite living longer, a study has shown.
7. Train passengers told to avoid Euston for 10 days over Christmas - by Ross Lydall
It is now upon us, but a few months ago passengers were warned to avoid Euston for 10 days over Christmas due to engineering work and other station closures.
Ross Lydall reported the story back in September.
6. Wilko is back! Full list of new store locations and when they will open - by Nuray Bulbul
It was very popular that Wilko returned in some capacity, as more than 600,000 clicked on this list to find out more.
5. Whatever happened to Amy Winehouse’s ex-husband Blake Fielder-Civil? - by Katie Strick
In the year that Sam Taylor-Johnson released her Camden set biopic of Amy Winehouse, we took a look at the life of her partner Blake Fielder-Civil.
Jack O’Connell played Blake in the film, which received mixed reviews from critics upon its release in September.
4. Rock star in remission from aggressive cancer thanks to NHS trial - by Jane Kirby
In October, Mike Peters, frontman of Welsh band The Alarm, revealed he is in remission from aggressive cancer thanks to an NHS drug trial.
The rock star was forced to cancel a US tour earlier this year after being diagnosed with fast-growing lymphoma.
3. Israel drops 'earthquake bomb' on Syria causing huge mushroom cloud as Americans urged to leave - by Michael Howie
Only a few days ago, Israel dropped a bomb on Syria so powerful it reportedly measured on the Richter scale.
The story was the most read about conflict in a year of multiple wars.
2. Jay Slater: London man who was with missing teenager at Tenerife Airbnb says: 'He left the house alive' - by Josh Salisbury
July was abuzz with news and rumours about what might have happened to Jay Slater, a British teenager who went missing while on holiday in Tenerife.
This story from July 6 was the latest from a contact who claimed to have seen the 19-year-old in an Airbnb. Sadly, Mr Slater was later found to have died from suspected head injuries.
1. Boeing jet forced into emergency landing after passengers 'start bleeding from ears and noses’ - by Matt Watts
On September 19, a US Delta Air Lines flight from Salt Lake City to Portland, Oregon, was forced to make an emergency landing.
The original story was the most read of 2024 across all Standard channels, taking in more than 957,000 views since it was published.
