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1 January – Kingston upon Hull begins its City of Culture programme with a 10-minute fireworks display over the Marina. [1] 2 January The government announces proposals to build seventeen new towns and villages across the English countryside. [2] Yassar Yaqub is killed in a police shooting during an operation on the M62 near Huddersfield. [3]
4 January – Sir Tim Barrow is appointed as the UK's new ambassador to the European Union. [5] 5 January UK car sales are at a record high in 2016 according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), which says that 2,690,000 new cars were registered last year, 2% higher than in 2015. [6]
In 2002, there was a special holiday on Monday 3 June to celebrate the Golden Jubilee of Elizabeth II. The Spring Bank Holiday was moved from 27 May to 4 June to create a four-day weekend. [39] In 2012, there was a special holiday on Tuesday 5 June to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II. The Spring Bank Holiday moved to Monday 4 June ...
Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD, 27 January) is a national commemoration day in the United Kingdom dedicated to the remembrance of the Jews and others who suffered in the Holocaust, under Nazi persecution. It was first held in January 2001 and has been on the same date every year since.
Christmas pudding, a popular holiday dessert in the UK, is probably unfamiliar to most Americans. The holiday season is a time for traditions, some of which are specific to individual cultures .
Previously a local holiday, revived as part of Cornish nationalism movement Devon: 4 June: Traditional It is Saint Petroc’s Day Dorset: 1 June: Traditional The Feast Day of St Wite. Durham: 20 March: Traditional The Feast Day of St Cuthbert. [3] Hampshire: 15 July: 2019 The Feast Day of St Swithun. Designated by Hampshire County Council [4 ...
24 January – The UK Supreme Court rules against the Government's Brexit appeal case by an 8 to 3 decision, stating that Parliament must vote to trigger Article 50. [ 4 ] 30 January – A petition to stop US President Donald Trump 's UK state visit gathers more than 1.8 million signatures.
Between now and November 2017, there will be special elections for 19 more state legislature seats, four U.S. House seats and one U.S. Senate seat. Some Democratic candidates in U.S. House races are generating excitement, including the Bernie Sanders-backing banjo player Rob Quist in Montana and 30-year-old documentary filmmaker Jon Ossoff in ...