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Recent Did you know? items |
* ... that the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] received '''[[Electoral history of the Labour Party (UK)|their highest share of the vote]]''' to date in the [[1951 United Kingdom general election|1951 UK general election]] but still lost to the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservatives]], who received fewer votes?
* ... that [[Sting (musician)|Sting]] wrote "'''[[We Work the Black Seam]]'''" because he felt that "the case for coal was never put to the nation" during the [[1984–1985 United Kingdom miners' strike|1984–85 British miners' strike]], which began 40 years ago today?
* ... that [[Elizabeth II]]'s childhood toys at '''[[145 Piccadilly|145 Piccadilly]]''' included 30 toy horses and a farm set collected from [[Woolworths (United Kingdom)|Woolworths]]?
* ... that [[Southern Water]] was fined £90 million for deliberately '''[[Sewage discharge in the United Kingdom|dumping sewage]]''' into the sea?
* ... that Dublin property developer '''[[Harry Crosbie]]''' received an [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]] from the [[List of ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Ireland|British ambassador to Ireland]], partly for [[State visit by Elizabeth II to the Republic of Ireland#Day 3 (19 May)|entertaining Elizabeth II]] with his showbiz contacts?
* ... that when Sarah Jane Baker was released after 30 years, she was the United Kingdom's longest serving transgender prisoner? * ... that when '''[[Sarah Jane Baker]]''' was released after 30 years, she was the United Kingdom's longest serving transgender prisoner? |
Recent In the news items |
- 30 April 2024 –
:A man attacks people with a sword after crashing a car into a house in [[Hainault, London|Hainault]], [[London]], [[England]], [[United Kingdom]], killing a 14-year old boy and injuring four other people, including two police officers. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-68926887 (BBC News)] [https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/30/world/europe/london-stabbing-hainault.html (''The New York Times'')]
- 27 April 2024 – Elected British politicians who have changed party affiliation
:[[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|MP]] [[Dan Poulter]] [[Crossing the floor|defects]] to the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]]. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-68913287 (BBC News)]
- 23 April 2024 –
:[[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom]] [[Rishi Sunak]] announces that he plans to increase the [[United Kingdom]]'s defence budget to 2.5% of its GDP by 2030, totaling around [[GBP|£]]85 billion. [https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/apr/23/uk-to-boost-defence-spending-to-25-of-gdp-sunak-says (''The Guardian'')] [https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/uks-sunak-announce-uplift-military-support-ukraine-2024-04-22/ (Reuters)]
- 22 April 2024 – Russian invasion of Ukraine
:The [[United Kingdom]] announces its largest ever military support package for the [[Armed Forces of Ukraine|Ukrainian military]], pledging 400 vehicles, including 162 [[International MXT-MV|MXT-MV]]s, 60 boats, 1,600 air defence missiles, 4 million rounds of [[firearm]] ammunition, and an additional £500 million in funding. [https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/22/rishi-sunak-promises-uks-largest-ever-military-support-package-for-ukraine (''The Guardian'')]
- 18 April 2024 – Palestine and the United Nations, Enlargement of the United Nations
:The [[United States]] vetoes a [[UN Security Council]] resolution supporting the [[State of Palestine]] joining the [[United Nations]]. The vote was 12 in favor, the United States opposed, and two abstentions, from the United Kingdom and Switzerland. [https://apnews.com/article/un-vote-palestinian-membership-us-veto-8d8ad60d8576b5ab9e70d2f8bf7e2881 (AP)]
- 15 April 2024 – Sudan–United Kingdom relations, War in Sudan
:The [[United Kingdom]] sanctions Alkhaleej Bank and Al-Fakher Advanced Works, two companies financing the [[Rapid Support Forces]], and Red Rock Mining, which finances the [[Sudanese Armed Forces]]. [https://www.radiotamazuj.org/en/news/article/uk-imposes-sanctions-on-3-companies-linked-to-sudan-war (Radio Tamazuj)]
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