The world paused to remember the tenth anniversary of the worst terrorist atrocity in recent memory: the attacks on the World Trade Centre and the Pentagon which have become known simply as ‘September 11th’ or ‘9/11’.

US President Barack Obama told his countrymen they should honour those who had died, but look to the future with “hearts full of hope”.

Here, Prime Minister David Cameron said lessons must be learned from what had happened.

He also spoke of his fears in the hours immediately following the attacks that his wife Samantha may have been killed. She had flown to New York on a business trip the previous day and he was unable to contact her for some hours because phone networks were down.

In national news, the TUC announced that there would be a national day of action on November 30 in protest at public sector pension changes; and four miners died after being trapped in the flooded Gleision Colliery in South Wales.

The tragedy prompted calls of sympathy and support from all over the world.

Here, teenager Aaron Richardson was left fighting for his life in hospital after being viciously assaulted on Knavesmire.

He suffered head injuries which left him in a coma, but the 14-yearold, from Acomb, made an amazing recovery.

By the end of October he was able to visit friends and teachers at his school, York High.

There was anger when City of York Council revealed it had paid another £211,000 of local taxpayers money to consultants Northgate Kendrick Ash, even though they had walked away before completing their job of advising the council how to save £15 million in the More for York project. And, in other local news, a mob took to the streets of York.

Fortunately these were no rioters – just fashion models who, as the York Fash Mob, burst onto St Helen’s Square to strike poses as part of Fashion City York.

Developers Oakgate submitted a formal planning application for a community stadium and associated shopping development at Monks Cross – prompting a furious debate about the threat posed by out-of-town shopping to York’s city centre.

Meanwhile, Dartstone Development outlined proposals for a ‘Plan B’ on the community stadium – a 34-acre sporting village, to include the stadium, near Huntington fire station, and even more shops at Monks Cross.

Following the death of 21-yearold Richard Horrocks, who drowned after jumping into the River Ouse, The Press launched its Think, Don’t Swim campaign – with the backing of Richard’s mother, Vicki, and sister, Abbi.

And transport experts brought in by the city council drew up radical plans to tackle York’s traffic problems – including the possibility of banning cars from Ouse and Lendal bridges.