Sources: BBC
British musician Ian Watkins of the band Lostprophets is killed in HM Prison Wakefield in West Yorkshire, England, where he was imprisoned for sexual crimes against children and animals. Two men are arrested on suspicion of the murder. 2025-10-11
All four members of the British indie band Viola Beach and their manager die in a road accident near Stockholm, Sweden. 2016-02-14
A Malaysian court finds a local man guilty of the murder of two British students in Borneo in 2014. 2015-03-31
A Virginia man is arrested in relation to the disappearance of Hannah Graham, a British student studying at the University of Virginia. 2014-09-24
British actor Peter O'Toole, best known for his role in "Lawrence of Arabia", dies at the age of 81 after a long illness. 2013-12-14
Kidnapped British engineer Malcolm Primrose is found safe in Indonesia. 2013-06-13
A new inquest begins into the death of British singer Amy Winehouse after it was discovered that the original coroner was not qualified to conduct the inquiry. A second inquiry into Winehouse's death concludes that the singer died of alcohol poisoning. 2013-01-8
The 2012 BRIT Awards for British popular music are held in O2 Arena in London with Adele, One Direction, Ed Sheeran and Coldplay among the winners. 2012-02-21
Six foreigners including two Britons and an American are jailed for lengthy terms in Somalia after the seizure of a plane containing $3.6 million in ransom for pirates. 2011-06-19
TVNZ "Breakfast" broadcaster Paul Henry questions Prime Minister John Key about whether New Zealand's ethnic minority Governor-General Anand Satyanand, representative of Queen Elizabeth II, is a proper New Zealander. Henry has previously described singer Susan Boyle as "retarded" and homosexuality as "unnatural", though the state-owned broadcaster defends him, furthering the controversy. 2010-10-4