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Judges grant Julian Assange permission to appeal his extradition order from the United Kingdom to the United States.
2024-05-20

The United Kingdom enters a technical recession, as a report issued by the Office for National Statistics stated that the economy shrunk in two consecutive quarters amid a slowdown in consumer spending.
2024-02-15

Brunei reports its first case of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in a person who travelled from the United Kingdom.
2021-12-23

The United Kingdom reports 16,703 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, which is the highest single-day total of new cases since early February.
2021-06-24

A record 53,135 new cases are reported in the United Kingdom in the past 24 hours.
2020-12-29

The United Kingdom bans the use of credit cards to make bets both for online and offline gambling, including the purchase of lottery tickets. The only exception to the ban is the purchase of lottery tickets in face-to-face transactions. The Gambling Commission says the ban will come into effect on April 14.
2020-01-14

Thousands of protestors march in Edinburgh, Scotland, against the upcoming departure of the United Kingdom from the European Union. The crowd is addressed by Members of the UK Parliament, and Members of the Scottish Parliament. Amongst the attendees is MSP Joanna Cherry QC, who is taking legal action against UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson's recent prorogation of the UK Parliament. Cherry's action succeeded at Scotland's Court of Session, and is currently being reviewed by the UK Supreme Court.
2019-09-21

British-American cruise operator Carnival Corporation & PLC is fined $20 million for environmental violations.
2019-06-4

The final edition of the "News of the World" is published in the United Kingdom.
2011-07-10

The United Nations Human Rights Council appoints Sir Desmond de Silva of Britain, Karl Hudson-Phillips of Trinidad and Tobago, and Mary Shanth Dairiam of Malaysia to investigate the Gaza flotilla raid.
2010-07-23