Sources: BBC
Researchers from the Natural History Museum in London, United Kingdom, discover the fossils of a herbivorous dinosaur species named "Vectipelta barretti" on the Isle of Wight. The ankylosaur, with "blade-like spiked armor", is the first of its kind found on the island in 142 years and will be added to the collection at Dinosaur Isle for public display during the summer. 2023-06-15
Disney announces that it shut down "Club Penguin Rewritten", which was seen as a successor to the defunct "Club Penguin", over concerns of copyright infringement. Assets are seized by the Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit. Three people are arrested in London, United Kingdom on suspicion of distributing materials infringing copyright. 2022-04-13
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announces the introduction of "Tier 4" restrictions in London and South East England beginning at midnight. Households in those areas are to be banned from mixing over the festive season, while in the rest of the country, mixing of households will only be allowed on Christmas Day. 2020-12-19
UK citizen Khalid Ali is found guilty at the Old Bailey in London of plotting a terror attack after he was found with knives in the city, and of building and detonating bombs for the Taliban in Afghanistan. He was detained within metres of Parliament, and wished to murder MPs and police officers. 2018-06-26
The first ever direct train from London to Amsterdam departs from St Pancras railway station. The new Eurostar service estimated at three hours and 41 minutes arrived six minutes behind schedule. 2018-04-4
Thousands, including some from Australia, protest in London, England, against the renewal of the United Kingdom's Trident nuclear deterrent system, the largest anti-nuclear rally since 1983. Leader of the Labour Party Jeremy Corbyn, Scottish National Party leader and First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon, the Welsh Plaid Cymru Party, and the Green Party participated in the march. A parliamentary vote on renewing Trident is expected this year. 2016-02-27
2013 Vauxhall helicopter crash: A helicopter crashes into a crane atop a building in central London, killing two people and injuring 13 others. 2013-01-16
Tens of thousands of protesters march through London, Glasgow and Belfast in a series of demonstrations against UK government austerity measures. 2012-10-20
London's Metropolitan Police are investigating an attempted break-in at the British Houses of Parliament on Friday evening. 2012-03-17
Michael Jackson's memorial plaque will be unveiled at a West End theatre in London on June 24. In mid-February Los Angeles coroners have released a report of his autopsy, which said his death was a homicide. 2010-06-20