Who will you choose? The five inspiring figures from 2024 include a politician who fought against Putin and an astronaut trapped in space.
Vote for The Day’s hero of the year!
Life changing: We have featured many inspirational individuals in our news stories in 2024, and now it is your turn to select your favourite – the person who will become The Day's hero of the year – from our five finalists (above). Glossary
Novichok - A group of nerve agents, most infamously used in the poisoning of former Russian intelligence officer Sergei Skripal and his daughter in the UK in 2018.
Exile - Forced out of one's country, often as a form of punishment.
Mantra - A phrase that is often repeated, like a motto. The word comes from a Sanskrit term referring to a sacred utterance.
Genetic Modification - A laboratory-based process that changes the DNA of an organism to give it new or different characteristics.
Patenting - To get the official legal right to make or sell an invention.