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October 8, 2023 at 8:50 AM. LONDON (AP) — The British government's contentious policy to stem the flow of migrants faces one of its toughest challenges this week as the U.K. Supreme Court weighs ...
The UK winter temperature record is broken for a second consecutive day, as the Met Office records 21.2 °C (70.2 °F) in Kew Gardens, London. Various huge wildfires are reported, the largest being at Saddleworth Moor in West Yorkshire. The government publishes its assessment of the impact of a no-deal Brexit. March
As the UK heads into 2024, many are hoping for a long overdue election. Analysis by Luke McGee, CNN. December 30, 2023 at 3:55 AM. If 2023 was the year British politics got stuck in traffic, 2024 ...
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. 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%.
Wikipedia:On this day/Today. Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries/May 21 [ talk · edit · history ] May 21: World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development. 1138 – The Crusades: The siege of Shaizar ended, and the Emir of Shaizar became a vassal of the Byzantine Empire. 1864 – American Civil War: The inconclusive Battle of ...
The UK new car sales record has been broken six times in the last seven years. Britain experiences its worst flu epidemic since the winter of 1975–76, with cases peaking in mid-November. Over a million infections are recorded by December, with an increase in flu-related deaths, while hospitals are forced to cancel surgery. Publications
12 July – Robert Maxwell buys the Daily Mirror for £113.4 million. 18 July – The general-interest magazine Tit-Bits closes after 104 years. A magnitude 5.4 earthquake with an epicentre in the Llŷn Peninsula of North Wales is felt throughout the United Kingdom.