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Meta Platforms begins introducing paid verification on Facebook and Instagram for users in the United Kingdom.
2023-05-16

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

France recalls its ambassadors from the United States and Australia in protest of the security pact, which also includes the United Kingdom. The French Foreign Ministry says that the "exceptional decision" was justified by the seriousness of the pact, which has replaced its own security agreement with Australia.
2021-09-17

The Thai Ministry of Digital Economy and Society files legal complaints against Facebook and Twitter for ignoring requests to take down content, such as those that criticize the royal family.
2020-09-24

British-Dutch consumer company Unilever, owner of brands including Lipton and Dove, announces that they will suspend advertising on social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter for the rest of the year, saying that they have not been doing enough to counter "divisiveness and hate speech during this polarized election period in the U.S."
2020-06-26

The documents include names of individuals and companies such as that of United States businessman and Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross, United Kingdom monarch Elizabeth II, Liberian president Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, former German chancellor Gerhard Schröder, Russian-Uzbek business magnate Alisher Usmanov, the social media companies Twitter and Facebook, and pop stars Bono and Madonna.
2017-11-5

Pakistan expels British military advisers following the United States Navy Seals raid that resulted in the death of Osama bin Laden.
2011-06-27

Facebook recognises civil unions and domestic partnerships as relationship statuses in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, France and Australia.
2011-02-18

A British man is sentenced to 18 weeks in prison for posting malicious and abusive messages on Facebook memorial sites, including the page for deceased reality TV star Jade Goody.
2010-10-29

Gunman Raoul Moat shoots and kills himself after a 6-hour standoff with police, ending the largest manhunt in United Kingdom's recent history.
2010-07-10