2015 in review

Stories behind the pictures of 2015: April to June
The people in the images of the year, including hugs during the election debate and survivors of the Nepal earthquake
06, Jan, 2016 @3:27 PM

Beauty: my 2015 winners
Pleasingly, it was the year of the comeback
Sali Hughes
05, Jan, 2016 @10:40 AM

The Guardian's biggest stories of 2015
What did you read last year? And how many of you read it? We compile the 20 most popular stories as read online by our audience
Chris Moran
01, Jan, 2016 @8:00 AM

The playlist: best jazz of 2015 – Kamasi Washington, Joshua Redman, Polar Bear and more
Continuing our series on some of the best music of 2015, here is our critic’s pick of the year’s best jazz tracks – from a new sax star to a hip-hop interpreter
John Fordham
31, Dec, 2015 @11:00 AM

The playlist: the best Middle Eastern and North African music of 2015 – with Insanlar, Melechesh and Mdou Moctar
From a Purple Rain tribute that doesn’t have the word purple to the keyboard king of the Nile delta, here are some of the year’s best soundtracks, metal and more
John Doran
31, Dec, 2015 @10:00 AM

The best charity videos of 2015
As the year comes to an end, Zoe Amar looks at the charity videos that stood out from the rest over the past 12 months
Zoe Amar
31, Dec, 2015 @7:00 AM

Guardian writers on their favourite sporting moments of 2015
We recall golden landmarks of the past year from a poignant embrace in the Champions League final to Anthony Crolla’s remarkable boxing comeback
Guardian sport
30, Dec, 2015 @12:59 PM

The playlist: the best reggae, dancehall and soca of 2015 – with Vybz Kartel, Protoje and Justin Bieber
Even if the standout dancehall track of 2015 came from a man in prison, the Caribbean was pumping out music that infiltrated the top of the global charts
Erin MacLeod
30, Dec, 2015 @11:00 AM

The world in 2015: how much do you know? – quiz
From the pope to historic elections, we test how much you have been paying attention to global events this year
Carla Kweifio-Okai
30, Dec, 2015 @10:00 AM

Public services in 2016: more localism but a crunch over money
There’s no magical transformation ahead, but local and central government services are changing and it’s the people at the top who set the tone
David Walker
30, Dec, 2015 @9:40 AM

Cycle gangs, naked towns and metro maps – the top city stories of 2015
We take a look back at the 20 most popular stories on Guardian Cities over the last year – from life inside France’s nude town to the world’s capital of cycling
Francesca Perry
30, Dec, 2015 @8:00 AM

Omelette dresses, male nudity and P45s: the fashion year in review
The designers that quit, the supermodels who swore and the scandals that raged – here’s everything you need to know about fashion in 2015
Imogen Fox
30, Dec, 2015 @7:03 AM
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