Sources: BBC
The British government announces that single-use vapes will be banned in England and Wales beginning on 1 June 2025. 2024-10-24
Flash flooding kills 21 people in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. 2023-12-30
One person is killed and three others are injured by an apparent gas explosion in Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom. 2023-03-13
Wales and Scotland hold elections for their respective national parliaments. The elections use the proportional additional member system, unlike the first past the post system used in House of Commons elections. 2021-05-6
At least 21 people are killed and over 19,000 displaced as flash floods hit the Indonesian capital of Jakarta. 2020-01-1
Flash flooding kills two people and causes major power outages in Sydney, Australia. 2018-11-28
More than 150 people are helped to safety by emergency services after heavy overnight rain caused flooding in Wales. 2012-06-9
The US National Weather Service issues a flash flood warning after the Missouri River breaches a levee near Hamburg, Iowa. 2011-06-13
An international report finds its most noticeable example of racial profiling is that black people are 26 times more likely than white people to be searched by police in England and Wales; U.S. civil rights activist Jesse Jackson describes it as "astonishing". 2010-10-17
The 1980s Welsh popstar Michael Barrett (Shakin' Stevens) is convicted of assault and criminal damage at a court in Ballymena, Northern Ireland. 2010-01-12