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In English football, Crystal Palace wins the FA Cup after defeating Manchester City 1–0 in the final played at Wembley Stadium in London. It is Crystal Palace's first major trophy in the club's 119-year history.
2025-05-17

Two children are killed and 16 other people are injured when a car crashes into a primary school in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom.
2023-07-6

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

UEFA removes the Aviva Stadium in Dublin and the San Mamés in Bilbao as tournament hosts due to a lack of guarantees regarding the admission of spectators as a result of the pandemic. The organization decides to reallocate the matches planned to take place in Dublin to the Krestovsky Stadium in Saint Petersburg and Wembley Stadium in London, while those in Bilbao will be moved to La Cartuja in Seville.
2021-04-23

Julian Assange issues a statement to supporters from a balcony of London's Ecuadorean embassy, in which he refers to the U.S. Pentagon's recent description of the existence of WikiLeaks as an "ongoing crime" and suggests it is the intention of WikiLeaks to release a million more documents in 2013.
2012-12-20

The musical "Chicago" is to close after a run of 15 years on London's West End, the longest run for a revival in British theatre.
2012-07-14

A 22-year-old woman is arrested in east London in connection with an ongoing counter-terrorism operation.
2012-07-7

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 premiered in London.
2011-07-7

Delroy Grant, a 53-year-old London taxi driver who was found guilty on a total of 29 charges including indecent assault, burglary and rape committed against 10 elderly people between 1992 and 2009, is sentenced to life imprisonment at Woolwich Crown Court with a recommendation that he should serve at least 27 years in prison before parole can even be considered.
2011-03-25

Students and union members stage protest marches in London and Manchester against increases in tuition fees and public spending cuts in the United Kingdom.
2011-01-29