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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

The United Kingdom's Department for Transport approves Ford Motor Company's hands-free driving vehicles on 2,300 miles (3,700 km) of motorways in England, Scotland and Wales. The UK becomes the first European country to approve hands-free driving technology on public roads.
2023-04-14

A suspect arrested in 2019 for the deaths of 39 Vietnamese illegal immigrants in a lorry in southern England has been formally charged with 39 counts of manslaughter and conspiracy to assist illegal immigration.
2022-10-29

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

Health Secretary Matt Hancock announces that all British and Irish residents returning from 33 "high-risk" countries will be charged £1,750 to stay in quarantine hotels in England for 10 days and that those who fail to do so or who violate COVID rules face fines of up to £10,000 or up to 10 years in jail.
2021-02-9

Prime Minister Boris Johnson announces a month-long nationwide lockdown in England. The new rules are to come into effect at midnight on November 5 and will last until December 2. However, unlike the first lockdown in March, schools, colleges and universities can stay open and major sporting events will go ahead as normal.
2020-10-31

Palaeontologists at the University of Southampton report the discovery of a new species of theropod dinosaur called "Vectaerovenator inopinatus" on the Isle of Wight, England. The species belongs to the same group as the "Tyrannosaurus" and modern-day birds. It lived roughly 115 million years ago during the Cretaceous period.
2020-08-12

A major incident has been declared in Devon, England, after a double-decker bus overturned near the town of Totnes while operating a busy passenger service between the English Riviera coast and the city of Plymouth.
2019-10-5

A fire severely damages the 16th century Wythenshawe Hall, near Manchester, England.
2016-03-15

Large areas of England and Wales are under flood warnings as another storm arrives. The Somerset Levels are the worst affected area.
2014-02-8