In the first episode of our three-part Year in Review series, we revisit the big local and international stories that shaped January through to April, as well as the most clicked links in the Squiz Today email.

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Episode notes:

An unlikely parrot love story 

Dog training academy fail 

The story behind that Harry and Meghan umbrella photo

Barbie marries One Directioner Louis Tomlinson

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