The three top trending terms on Google UK this year were football related, with only one reference to Covid in the top 10.

"Euros", "Premier League" and "Christian Eriksen" - the Danish player who had a cardiac arrest on the pitch - were the top three, with "Covid vaccine" fourth.

Covid had dominated last year's list.

Google News Labs head Matt Cooke said the annual list revealed "insights into the zeitgeist of the nation".

"During a year of unpredictability, we have turned to sport, entertainment, gardening, recipes and UK-based travel to get us through some of the most frustrating and difficult times," he added.

Top 10 terms in UK for 2021

The global list was also dominated by sport:

There were rises in queries about second-hand goods and sustainability, as well as searches for new trends such as nail art and ice-coffee recipes.

And once again, the UK proved to be a nation of gardeners and do-it-yourselfers, with "Garden ideas" and "How to unblock a toilet" appearing on lists.

Covid was never far from people's minds though, with six of the top 10 searches beginning with "When" relating to lockdowns.