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Easter Monday is a bank holiday in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, but not in Scotland. In Northern Ireland, St Patrick's Day and Orangemen's Day are also bank holidays. In Scotland, 2 January and St Andrew's Day are bank holidays. The Summer bank holiday varies according to jurisdiction: in Scotland, it is on the first Monday in August ...
2025 Six Nations Championship: England regain the Calcutta Cup for the first time since 2020 after defeating Scotland 16–15 at Twickenham when Scotland missed a last-minute conversion. [70] A three-year-old girl is killed in a crash between a van and a tram in Greater Manchester. [71] A man is subsequently charged in connection with the death ...
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The Church of Scotland (Lord High Commissioner) Bill is introduced into the House of Commons in order to lift the ban on Roman Catholics becoming the King's representative at the Church of Scotland's annual assembly, after Lady Elish Angiolini KC, a practicing Catholic, was appointed to be Lord High Commissioner of the 2025 general assembly.
Dorset (/ ˈ d ɔːr s ɪ t / DOR-sit; archaically: Dorsetshire / ˈ d ɔːr s ɪ t. ʃ ɪər,-ʃ ər / DOR-sit-sheer, -shər) is a ceremonial county in South West England.It is bordered by Somerset to the north-west, Wiltshire to the north and the north-east, Hampshire to the east, the Isle of Wight across the Solent to the south-east, the English Channel to the south, and Devon to the west.
The Wakes Week is a holiday period in parts of England and Scotland. Originally a religious celebration or feast, the tradition of the Wakes Week developed into a secular holiday, particularly in North West England during the Industrial Revolution. In Scotland, each city has a "Trades Fortnight"; two weeks in the summer when tradesmen take ...
The cross-quarter days are four holidays falling in between the quarter days: Candlemas (2 February), May Day (1 May), Lammas (1 August), and All Hallows (1 November). At many schools, class terms would begin on the quarter days; for example, the autumn term would start on 29 September, and thus continues to be called the Michaelmas term ...
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh died 9 April 2021. 9 April – Buckingham Palace announced the death of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh at the age of 99. [5] 6 May – A series of elections are due to take place for local councils and directly elected mayors in England, police and crime commissioners in England and Wales; London Assembly election