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A 28-year-old Muslim man is charged by West Midlands Police with attempted murder for immolating two elderly Muslim men outside of mosques in London and Birmingham, United Kingdom, on 27 February and 20 March.
2023-03-23

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says that he is lifting domestic coronavirus restrictions in England, including the legal requirement for people with COVID-19 to self-isolate, from February 24. As part of the plan, free self-testing will end by April 1.
2022-02-21

In the United Kingdom, protesters gather in Birmingham and Manchester to show solidarity with Palestine. In Manchester, protesters gather at the BBC building in MediaCityUK, while protesters burn Israeli flags in Birmingham.
2021-05-29

One person is killed and seven others injured during a series of stabbings in Birmingham, United Kingdom. The attacks are carried out by a single perpetrator, who is hunted by police. The motive is currently unknown.
2020-09-6

Five alleged members of British neo-Nazi group National Action go on trial in Birmingham charged with inciting racial hatred at Aston University. National Action is a banned terror group.
2018-04-26

United States President Donald Trump cancels his scheduled trip to the United Kingdom next month.
2018-01-12

Right-wing media personality Katie Hopkins is to leave LBC with "immediate effect" after Hopkins posted on Twitter calling for a so-called "final solution" to the United Kingdom's Islamic terrorism problem following the Manchester Arena bombing which left 22 people dead.
2017-05-26

Eleven members of a Birmingham, United Kingdom, terror cell are jailed for planning an attack to rival the 7 July and 9-11 atrocities.
2013-04-26

United Kingdom holiday company Pontin's goes into administration.
2010-11-12

The United Kingdom plans to reduce or eliminate international aid to countries such as the "powerhouses" of Russia and China, as well as South American and eastern European countries. The government plans aid increases to some poorer nations including a 40% increase to Afghanistan.
2010-07-18