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Rioting takes place in Plymouth and Birmingham, England, while police are attacked with molotov cocktails in Belfast, Northern Ireland, as the number of people arrested rises to 400.
2024-08-5

After a year's delay, the Women's Rugby League World Cup begins with the hosts England beating Brazil 72–4 in the opening game at the Headingley Stadium, Leeds.
2022-11-1

United Kingdom government officials confirm that a man was accidentally flown from Kabul to Birmingham, England, where he was flagged as being a part of a terrorist no-fly list.
2021-08-24

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

UK Education Secretary Michael Gove apologises to Prime Minister David Cameron over a row with Home Secretary Theresa May about how to tackle Islamic extremism following recent revelations about a Muslim plot to take over schools in Birmingham.
2014-06-7

Four men, including a police officer, are stabbed at a mosque in Birmingham, England.
2013-06-16

Police in the English city of Birmingham arrest four men in the Sparkhill district in a major anti-terrorism operation.
2011-11-15

Rioting hits other English cities including Manchester, Salford, Liverpool, Nottingham and Birmingham, though London is largely quiet.
2011-08-10

Rioting continues in London with lawlessness spreading to other English cities such as Liverpool, Manchester, Bristol and Birmingham.
2011-08-9

Pope Benedict XVI beatifies Cardinal John Henry Newman in an outdoor mass in Birmingham, England, on the final day of his visit to the UK.
2010-09-19