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In 2020, the early May bank holiday originally set for Monday 4 May was moved to Friday 8 May to commemorate the 75th anniversary of VE Day. [41] [42] In 2022, there was a special holiday on Friday 3 June to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee of Elizabeth II. The Spring Bank Holiday was moved to Thursday 2 June to create a four-day weekend. [43]
UK scientists pinpoint a major cause of inflammatory bowel disease that is present in 95% of peoples' DNA. [480] 5–6 June – Events take place in the UK and France to mark the 80th anniversary of the Normandy landings. The King pays tribute to veterans in Portsmouth, while the Prime Minister speaks at the British Normandy Memorial in Ver-sur ...
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Finance Secretary Shona Robison delivers the 2024 budget, which includes planned changes to taxation and a pledge to scrap the two child benefit cap in Scotland. [ 355 ] Rocket manufacturer Orbex announces plans to pause the construction of a spaceport in Sutherland in order to focus on the construction of its SaxaVord Spaceport site in Shetland.
The following table is a list of countries by number of public holidays excluding non-regular special holidays. Nepal and India have the highest number of public holidays in the world with 35 annually. Also, Nepal has 6 day working schedule in a week.
A bank holiday is a national public holiday in the United Kingdom and the Crown Dependencies, and a colloquial term for a public holiday in Ireland. In the United Kingdom, the term refers to all public holidays, be they set out in statute, declared by royal proclamation , or held by convention under common law .
Festivities in Windsor Castle by Paul Sandby, c. 1776. Guy Fawkes Night, also known as Guy Fawkes Day, Bonfire Night and Fireworks Night, is an annual commemoration observed on 5 November, primarily in Great Britain, involving bonfires and fireworks displays.
← 2023 2022 2021 2024 in England → 2025 2026 2027 Centuries: 19th 20th 21st Decades: 2000s 2010s 2020s See also: 2023–24 in English football 2024–25 in English football 2024 in the United Kingdom Other events of 2024 Events of the year 2024 in England. Incumbent Further information: Politics of England Events January 1 January – Figures published by NHS England show that almost three ...