Winner of the 2020 US President ElectionBernie Sanders and Kamala Harris sweep the rug out from under Trump's feet in a wave of optimistic populism. Sanders is not expected to take a second term, so rumors swirl from the outset regarding whom Harris, the presumed 2024 nominee, will pick as her VP.
UK Prime Minister in 2020Jeremy Corbyn, but his term is plagued by intra-party internecine fights.
UK Monarch 2020Still Elizabeth II, much to Charles' annoyance.
UK NewsBrexit not looking like such a great idea after a series of big trade deals falls through, thanks in large part to massive Tory incompetence, the new Labour-Lib Dem coalition government uses secret back channels to reluctantly petition the EU to please be let back in to the EEC. The breaking news of this will dominate the next general election.
World NewsBeijing finally severs ties with North Korea, having finally had enough of Kim Jong-un threatening to bring nuclear war to their doorstep. Plans to partition NK, dividing it between Russia, China and South Korea, with a big new DMZ, are leaked, prompting a new wave of nuclear testing from the bellicose DPRK regime. Russia becomes NK's primary benefactor for the time being.
Celebrity DeathDavid Attenborough.
Sports News"Taking a knee" spreads to British and mainland European sports. At least one Italian player is knee-capped by Camorra mafia crime syndicate for doing so.
Forum NewsJawa develops a lifelong obsession with velour tea cozies, Moggy delights in a new wave of Brexit scandals, and Petercrisp continues to antagonize far-right Americans.
Tech DevelopmentsWith i-device and Galaxy sales flagging, with nowhere new for smartphones to go, Apple and Samsung both move into the Augmented Reality headset market, currently dominated by Google Glass.
WildcardAngelina Jolie harnesses the burgeoning combined power of VR and Google Earth to adopt the entire nation of Botswana.