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Rioting occurs in Sunderland, England, United Kingdom, as hundreds of far-right protesters attempt to march on a mosque and clash with riot police in the city centre. A police station is set on fire by rioters.
2024-08-2

After a year's delay, the Wheelchair Rugby League World Cup begins in England, with Ireland beating Spain 32–55 in the opening game at the Copper Box Arena in London.
2022-11-3

England records a record wind gust of 122 mph (196 kmh) on the Isle of Wight in the English Channel.
2022-02-18

Global warming protesters glue themselves to a road near the Port of Dover in England, blocking it. Police arrest ten people, believed to be members of Extinction Rebellion. Further scheduled protests take place in a dedicated area set up by police.
2019-09-21

Tolls are scrapped for the Severn crossing bridges connecting England and South Wales, making travel across the River Severn free for all commuters for the first time in 800 years.
2018-12-17

41 people are injured when a coach overturns in Kent, England, United Kingdom.
2018-08-13

Film director and newspaper columnist Michael Winner dies aged 77 in Kensington, London, England.
2013-01-21

A new Neptune-sized exoplanet is discovered by an amateur astronomer in Peterborough, England.
2012-01-18

Archaeologists claim they have located Britain's oldest house near Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England, UK.
2010-08-10

A police officer discharges a 50,000-volt Taser gun into the groin of a Guillain–Barré syndrome sufferer in Somerset, England, prompting a possible legal battle; he denies he was acting in an aggressive manner.
2010-07-20