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The historic Sycamore Gap Tree in Northumberland, England, United Kingdom, also known as the "Robin Hood"-tree, is illegally cut down. A 16-year-old boy is arrested.
2023-09-28

A helicopter crashes near Burton, North Yorkshire, England, killing two people onboard.
2022-06-20

The British government announces that France will be removed from England's "amber plus" category, meaning that fully-vaccinated travellers will no longer need to quarantine. Additionally, seven other countries will be added to the "green list" category. These changes will be in effect beginning August 8 at 4:00 a.m.
2021-08-4

Thousands of homes and businesses have been flooded across northern England after Storm Ciara brought sustained heavy rainfall to the region. Worst affected were the Calder Valley settlements of Todmorden, Hebden Bridge and Mytholmroyd in Yorkshire.
2020-02-9

England announces that the Ministry of Housing will manage Grenfell Tower in London once the investigation into the fire that gutted the building and killed 72 people is complete.
2018-08-1

After six days of debate, the House of Commons of the United Kingdom votes to approve, with 323 votes for and 309 against, the policies set out in the Queen's Speech. In order to avoid a 'regret' amendment, Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond says that England's National Health Service is to provide free abortions to women from Northern Ireland with funds from the Government Equalities Office.
2017-06-29

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

The United Kingdom Foreign and Commonwealth Office is investigating claims that a man from the English city of Manchester has been killed in the 2011 Libyan civil war.
2011-03-4

More than fifty inmates at the Moorlands Young Offenders Institution in South Yorkshire, England, riot for the second successive night.
2010-11-4

The Welsh language is spoken for the first time in a ceremony at England's Westminster Cathedral in honour of martyred saint John Roberts.
2010-07-17