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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 ...
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 ...
1 February – Police confirm that a second woman's body has been discovered close to where two sisters disappeared in Aberdeen. [49]3 February – First Minister John Swinney says there will be no ban on cats in Scotland after the Scottish Animal Welfare Commission suggested restricting them in some areas because of a potential "significant risk to wildlife populations".
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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.
4 February – 2021 Kilmarnock incidents lead to three deaths. 6 May – Elections to the devolved Scottish parliament take place. Voter turnout is the highest in a Scottish Parliament election to date, at 63.0%.
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
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 ...