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The British government announces that single-use vapes will be banned in England and Wales beginning on 1 June 2025.
2024-10-24

The Cabinet Office announces that eight British towns will become cities as part of Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee. The new cities are Milton Keynes, Colchester, and Doncaster in England, Dunfermline in Scotland, Wrexham in Wales, and Bangor in Northern Ireland, as well as Stanley, Falkland Islands, and Douglas, Isle of Man, which become the first towns in the British Overseas Territories and the Crown Dependencies, respectively, to receive city status.
2022-05-20

Lockdown restrictions are eased in England, Wales, and Scotland with museums, cinemas, children's play areas, and hotels reopening. Pubs, bars, and restaurants can now serve customers indoors again with social distancing rules in place. In England, people can now gather in groups of 30 outdoors and meet indoors in groups of up to six. A ban on international travel is also lifted.
2021-05-17

The United Kingdom posthumously pardons around 49,000 gay and bisexual men found guilty of decades-old sodomy laws in England and Wales. Those still living can apply for a statutory pardon.
2017-01-31

Thirteen areas of south-west England and Wales have been warned of possible floods as the United Kingdom prepares for heavy rain.
2012-12-14

As many as 400,000 public sector workers in the United Kingdom resolve to stage a 24-hour mass strike in protest against planned pension cuts. [https:--www.bbc.co.uk-news-uk-18010526 (BBC)] [http:--www.scotsman.com-news-workers-strike-over-pension-reform-1-2285112 ("The Scotsman")]date=July 2019 More than 30,000 police officers from across the UK protest against police reforms, budget cuts and pay cuts in the biggest demonstration by police officers ever held in England and Wales. [http:--www.guardian.co.uk-uk-2012-may-10-police-officers-march-cuts ("The Guardian")]As many as 400,000 public sector workers in the United Kingdom resolve to stage a 24-hour mass strike in protest against planned pension cuts. [https:--www.bbc.co.uk-news-uk-18010526 (BBC)] [http:--www.scotsman.com-news-workers-strike-over-pension-reform-1-2285112 ("The Scotsman")]date=July 2019
2012-05-10

A farming alert is issued in Wales as an outbreak of Schmallenberg virus affects livestock in at least 74 farms in England.
2012-02-27

A court ruling restricting the powers of police bail throws thousands of cases in England and Wales into disarray.
2011-06-29

British Prime Minister David Cameron confirms that controversial plans to allow sentence reductions of up to 50% for criminals who plead guilty in England and Wales have been scrapped.
2011-06-21

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