Sources: BBC
The last coal-fired power station in the United Kingdom shuts down in Ratcliffe-on-Soar, Nottinghamshire, England, ending the 142-year history of coal-fired electricity in the UK. 2024-09-30
Two people are killed and 17 injured after a school bus crashes into a central reservation and overturns in The Wirral, England. 2023-09-29
The British government announces a ban on single-use plastic cutlery, plates, polystyrene cups, bowls, and balloon sticks in England beginning in October as part of an effort to reduce plastic pollution. The ban will apply to all retailers, takeaways, and food vendors. 2023-01-13
A man is killed and 10 others are injured in stabbing attacks in Croydon, London, England. 2021-02-5
Palaeontologists at the University of Southampton report the discovery of a new species of theropod dinosaur called "Vectaerovenator inopinatus" on the Isle of Wight, England. The species belongs to the same group as the "Tyrannosaurus" and modern-day birds. It lived roughly 115 million years ago during the Cretaceous period. 2020-08-12
Two buses collide head-on in Luton, England, resulting in thirteen people injured. 2018-04-10
The Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service state that the three people missing since a decommissioned turbine hall partially collapsed at Didcot A power station in Oxfordshire, England, yesterday are unlikely to still be alive. If confirmed, this would raise the death toll to four. 2016-02-24
A ceremony is held to officially re-name the English town of Wootton Bassett with the prefix "Royal" in honour of its role in the repatriation of British military personnel killed in action in Iraq and Afghanistan. It is the first town to receive such an honour since 1909. 2011-10-16
The British Environment Agency declares drought in five English counties – Lincolnshire, Cambridgeshire, parts of Bedfordshire, Northamptonshire and Norfolk – following a dry spring. 2011-06-10
Dozens of residents protest against plans to build four wind turbines in a field in Berkshire, England. 2010-07-17