From the death of Friends star Matthew Perry leaving a nation in grief, to panic that Blackpool Tower was alight when it was in actual fact …. orange netting, take a look at the top 12 stories.
13. DECEMBER
A story to tell the grandchildren - Panic set in as news that Blackpool Tower was on fire circled the Internet on Thursday (October 28). Witnesses spotted what they said were "flames" coming from a metal section near the top of the tower in the afternoon.
Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service (LFRS) sent six fire engines and a "rope rescue" team to the scene.
However, what they found was not in fact a fire but .... orange netting which has lent itself to various jokes and memes on the internet. A 43-year-old man has since been arrested and detained under the Mental Health Act. Photo: UGC