Sources: BBC
The English Court of Appeal rules that the government may continue housing asylum seekers in a hotel in Epping, Essex, overturning a previous order to relocate them. 2025-08-29
Two Just Stop Oil activists film themselves cutting through a metal fence and spraying orange paint on two private jets at Stansted Airport in Essex, England, United Kingdom. Police arrest the activists for criminal damage. 2024-06-20
The United Kingdom issues a "red extreme heat warning" as temperatures are predicted to reach a record 41 C in parts of England. Wales reports a record temperature of 37.1 C near the town of Hawarden, Flintshire, and the island of Jersey reports a record temperature of 37.9 C. 2022-07-18
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps announces that the government will reduce the length of quarantines for people who arrive in England from other countries to five days beginning December 15, if they pay for a COVID-19 test. 2020-11-24
British businessman and TV show host Zef Eisenberg is killed in a crash while attempting a new land speed record at RAF Elvington in Yorkshire, England. 2020-10-1
The driver of the lorry in which 39 Vietnamese migrants were found dead in Grays, Essex, England, pleads guilty to conspiring to assist unlawful immigration. 2019-11-25
The charity concert organized by Ariana Grande in the wake of the Manchester Arena bombing is held in Manchester, England. 2017-06-4
British police arrest five people in the English town of Luton on suspicion of the commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism. 2012-04-24
Police in the English city of Birmingham arrest four men in the Sparkhill district in a major anti-terrorism operation. 2011-11-15
English singer and musician Phil Collins announces his retirement due to health concerns. 2011-03-6