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A 79-year-old man in Buckfastleigh, Devon, becomes the first person in the United Kingdom to test positive for bird flu.
2022-01-6

Singapore bans all long-term passport holders and short-term visitors who had travel history to the United Kingdom within the last 14 days to enter the country beginning tomorrow at 11:59 p.m. local time due to the emergence of a new strain of SARS-CoV-2.
2020-12-22

It is reported today that right-wing British activist Tommy Robinson was sentenced to 13 months in prison for contempt of court within five hours after being arrested outside Leeds Crown Court on 25 May. A ban on reporting his sentence is lifted today following a legal challenge by journalists.
2018-05-29

A roadside bomb in Syria kills one British and one U.S. soldier and injures five more coalition personnel. It is the first death of a British soldier fighting ISIL.
2018-03-30

Mount Hope, in a disputed region of Antarctica, is found to be the highest mountain in territory claimed by the United Kingdom. Ben Nevis in Scotland is the highest mountain in the United Kingdom.
2017-12-11

A Singapore court convicts British author Alan Shadrake of insulting the judicial system in his book "Once a Jolly Hangman: Singapore Justice in the Dock".
2010-11-3

A Turkish film wins the Best Documentary award at the Thanet International Film Festival in the United Kingdom. [http:--www.hurriyetdailynews.com-n.php?n=1029214729191-2010-11-01 (Hurriyet Daily)]date=August 2019
2010-11-1

Author Alan Shadrake is released on bail after being arrested while promoting his book on the death penalty in Singapore; a trial is forthcoming on 30 July.
2010-07-20

75-year-old author Alan Shadrake is arrested in Singapore while promoting his book about the use of the death penalty. He is charged with criminal defamation and faces two years imprisonment.
2010-07-19

Singapore closes beaches along 7.2 kilometers (4.5 miles) of its east coast as an oil spill from the damaged Malaysian tanker MT "Bunga Kelana 3" continues to spread.
2010-05-27