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Heathrow Airport in London, England, closes for most of the day due to a "significant power outage" resulting from a fire at an electrical substation in nearby Hayes. At least 1,351 flights are affected by the shutdown, with many diverted to alternative airports or returning to their origin airport.
2025-03-21

Hundreds of tractors block Whitehall, City of Westminster, England in protest of Labour government changes to the agricultural inheritance tax.
2024-12-11

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 Met Office confirms that England is experiencing its worst drought since 1976, particularly in South East England.
2022-07-26

England fans storm London's Wembley Stadium ahead of the team's matchup against Italy, with many of the intruders not removed from the stadium until halfway through the match.
2021-07-11

Lewis Ludlow pleads guilty to financing and planning a terrorist van attack in London, England.
2018-08-10

Six people are killed in a multiple-vehicle collision in Birmingham, England.
2017-12-17

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

Suspected Sudanese ivory poachers shoot dead an unknown number of elephants at the Dzanga-Ndoki National Park world heritage site in the Central African Republic, close to the border with Cameroon and the Republic of the Congo.
2013-05-9

Health experts warn that the National Health Service in England is "not ready for" major changes passed in 2012 that go into effect today.
2013-04-1