Look Back To 2025: What Happened That Year
The Lionesses retained the Euros and the Oasis reunion filled the stadiums.
Here's 2025 in full - the music, the news, the screen, the sport and the ordinary details. Good for a birthday card, a party quiz round or a reminiscence session.
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In the charts in 2025
- Oasis played their reunion shows in Cardiff, Manchester, London, Edinburgh and Dublin over the summer.
- Streaming kept catalogue Christmas songs in the top ten from late November.
- Sabrina Carpenter, Lola Young and Alex Warren were among the year's biggest chart names in Britain.
In the news in 2025
- The cost of living and energy bills stayed the dominant domestic story.
- Artificial intelligence moved into schools, workplaces and customer service in earnest.
- VE Day's eightieth anniversary was marked in May.
On screen in 2025
- Adolescence became one of the most-discussed British dramas in years.
- Cinema leaned on sequels and reissues, with the biggest audiences at Christmas.
- The Traitors and Strictly stayed the winter schedule's anchors.
In sport in 2025
- England's women retained the European Championship in Switzerland in July.
- Liverpool won the Premier League.
- The Women's Rugby World Cup was held in England.
Everyday life in 2025
- Oasis tickets, resale prices and dynamic pricing were the year's running argument.
- AI assistants became a normal part of work for a lot of people.
- Cash was accepted almost everywhere but used almost nowhere.
If you were born in 2025
- Anyone born in 2025 was born the summer Oasis played together again.
- They arrived the year the Lionesses retained the Euros.
- Anyone born in 2025 turns 30 in 2055, 40 in 2065, 50 in 2075, 60 in 2085 and 70 in 2095.
- For a milestone card, the strongest line is usually the number one from the week they were born rather than the year's biggest events - it's personal, and it takes two minutes to find.
- For a reminiscence session, read one section at a time and stop on whatever gets a reaction. The point is the conversation, not the facts.
How to write it so it lands
- The number one from the week they were born beats the year's headlines on a card.
- Read one section at a time in a reminiscence session and stop where the conversation starts.
- Use it as a guess-the-year round by reading three facts and hiding the date.
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Frequently asked questions
What happened with the Oasis reunion?
Liam and Noel Gallagher played together again on the Live '25 tour, with UK and Ireland stadium shows through the summer of 2025.
Did England's women retain the Euros?
Yes - the Lionesses won the 2025 European Championship, held in Switzerland.
How old is someone born in 2025?
Subtract 2025 from the current year. They turn 40 in 2065, 50 in 2075, 60 in 2085 and 70 in 2095.
Do you sell anything to do with this year?
We make greeting cards, art prints and pin badges in the UK, including milestone birthday cards. This page itself is free to read and free to copy.