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From 29 May it will spend 15 consecutive weeks at number one in the UK Singles Chart, the longest spell ever attained by a British act. [13] 12 May – John Smith (Labour Party leader) dies suddenly of a heart attack in London at 55 years old. 13 May – The film Four Weddings and a Funeral is released in the UK.
The Guardian is a British daily newspaper.It was founded in Manchester in 1821 as The Manchester Guardian, and changed its name in 1959, [4] followed by a move to London. . Along with its sister papers, The Observer and The Guardian Weekly, The Guardian is part of the Guardian Media Group, owned by the Scott Trust Limite
Over 50% of the UK population (well over 30,000,000 people) now have internet access. Car sales in Britain reach a record level for the second year running, now exceeding 2,500,000 for the first time ever.
The Sun has reportedly enjoyed the biggest rise in sales, now selling more than 4,000,000 copies a day on a regular basis. 5 February – Laker Airways collapses, leaving 6,000 passengers stranded, with debts of £270,000,000. [9] 6 February – The Queen commemorates her Pearl Jubilee.
Breitbart News is a far-right [5] American news, opinion, and commentary website. [6] [7] Some news outlets describe it as a conservative news outlet or as part of the alt-right. [7] [90] [91] [92] One of the site's objectives is to court millennial conservatives. [46]
23 June – The 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum is held in the UK and Gibraltar, the first of its kind since the 1975 referendum on the UK's membership of the then European Economic Community. [21] 24 June The United Kingdom votes to leave the European Union in a vote of 51.9% to 48.1%, in a record voting turnout of 72% ...
2 March – Singer Dusty Springfield, who received an OBE last month, dies aged 59 at Henley-on-Thames after a five-year battle against breast cancer.; 7 March – American-born film director Stanley Kubrick dies at his home in St Albans, Hertfordshire, of a heart attack aged 70, five days after completing his final film Eyes Wide Shut, which is released in July.
The UK government announces a scheme that will freeze wholesale gas and electricity prices for businesses for six months from 1 October. [174] 22 September – The UK government reverses the ban on fracking in the UK. [175] UK interest rates rise from 1.75 to 2.25%, the biggest increase in 27 years, as the Bank of England attempts to curb ...