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21 June – UK inflation figures for May 2023 show it remained higher than expected, at 8.7%. [447] 22 June The Bank of England raises the official bank rate from 4.5% to 5%, the 13th consecutive rise, and a greater increase than economists had expected. [448] The RMT announces three fresh days of strike action for 20, 22 and 29 July. [449] 23 June
5 January – The UK government confirms it will not go ahead with a plan to privatise Channel 4. [2] 9 January – A new scheme to support businesses with the cost of energy bills is outlined in the House of Commons to replace existing support due to end in March. The scheme will replace capped energy bills with a wholesale discount on gas and ...
The UK government confirms that train fares will rise below the rate of inflation in 2024, and the increase will again be delayed until March as in 2023. [ 196 ] Six former Metropolitan Police officers have been charged with sending racist messages on WhatsApp following a BBC Newsnight investigation.
In comparison, Elizabeth II's coronation cost £912,000 in 1953, equating to £20.5 million in May 2023, while George VI's cost £454,000 in 1937, equating to £24.8 million in May 2023. George VI's coronation prior to the coronation of Charles III and Camilla was the most expensive in the last 300 years. [ 88 ]
On 19 October 2023, Storm Babet hit Scotland with strong winds and heavy rain, with most parts of Aberdeenshire, Angus, Dundee and Perth and Kinross 250 millimetres (9.8 in) of rain was predicted to fall in these areas from 19-20 October 2023, causing a red warning for rain in these areas too. [44]
The six biggest talking points from the 2022 Brit Awards. Brits introduces gender-neutral categories in 2022. Saturday 11 February 2023 16:00, Annabel Nugent. This is the second year that the ...
When UK voters elect a new government on July 4, the health of the world’s sixth-biggest economy will likely be the main factor in deciding the outcome.
2023 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2023rd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 23rd year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 4th year of the 2020s decade.