There have been some bits of good news to reflect on this year – even if it doesn’t feel like it

I think we all need some cheering up, so here are some of the more positive aspects of the year you may have missed, writes Konnie Huq

The exploits of Tom Moore brought joy to all (Getty)

As I write Christmas Day and Boxing Day haven’t even happened yet, tier 4 has been announced here in London. Anyway, happy Christmas! Hope you’re having a good one.

Anything a bit current is doomed to be ancient by the time you read this – a lot can happen in a few days – so I'm going to look back at the year. There could be a tier 22 by then and the way things are going  that’s not even much of an exaggeration.

A lot has happened in the last 12 months but I’m only going to concentrate on the good stuff. In 1992 the Queen famously opened her Christmas speech declaring it had been an annus horribilis and she was referring to a fire at one of her castles and her kid’s rocky marriages not anything affecting the average person, just personal stuff, a global pandemic. How will she open this year? Burst into a chorus of Boris Johnson’s a...? As you read this, that could already be Christmas number one.