Sadiq Khan wins re-election as mayor of London, England, with 43.8% of the vote, becoming the first London mayor to be elected to a third term. 2024-05-4
Luca Brecel wins his first World Snooker Championship title, defeating Mark Selby by a score of 18–15 in the final at The Crucible in Sheffield, England. Brecel becomes the first player from continental Europe to win the tournament. 2023-05-1
The monkeypox virus is detected in a person who recently travelled to England from Nigeria. 2022-05-7
Health Secretary Matt Hancock announces that all British and Irish residents returning from 33 "high-risk" countries will be charged £1,750 to stay in quarantine hotels in England for 10 days and that those who fail to do so or who violate COVID rules face fines of up to £10,000 or up to 10 years in jail. 2021-02-9
The Cathedral Church of St Peter and St Paul in Sheffield, England, suffers damage due to a fire. There were no injuries. A 40-year-old woman has been arrested and charged with arson, burglary and assault of an emergency worker. 2020-05-14
England announces that the Ministry of Housing will manage Grenfell Tower in London once the investigation into the fire that gutted the building and killed 72 people is complete. 2018-08-1
Eight inmates are acquitted of prison mutiny while one is convicted over a riot at HMP Birmingham in England described by the Prison Officers' Association as the worst violence they had seen for over 25 years. 2018-05-3
After six days of debate, the House of Commons of the United Kingdom votes to approve, with 323 votes for and 309 against, the policies set out in the Queen's Speech. In order to avoid a 'regret' amendment, Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond says that England's National Health Service is to provide free abortions to women from Northern Ireland with funds from the Government Equalities Office. 2017-06-29
The UK government sets out proposals to legalise gay marriages in England and Wales. The Church of England and Church in Wales will be banned from conducting wedding ceremonies for same-sex couples, but other religious organisations will be allowed to conduct gay weddings if they wish. 2012-12-11
A rare original King James Bible is found in a church in Wiltshire, England in the United Kingdom. 2011-03-6