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  2. 2024 in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  3. Public holidays in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    A century after the 1871 act, the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971 (c. 80), which currently regulates bank holidays in the UK, was passed. [14] The majority of the current bank holidays were specified in the 1971 Act: however New Year's Day and May Day were not introduced throughout the whole of the UK until 1974 and 1978 respectively. [15]

  4. Bank holiday - Wikipedia

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    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 the Republic of 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.

  5. Category : 2024 events in the United Kingdom by month

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    September 2024 events in the United Kingdom (1 C, 13 P) October 2024 events in the United Kingdom (1 C, 9 P) November 2024 events in the United Kingdom (1 C, 7 P)

  6. 2024 in England - Wikipedia

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    The UK government confirms it will stick with the current cap on Council Tax rises, meaning Council Taxes in England will increase by up to 5% in April 2025. [441] 15 November – Four teenagers and a man are convicted of the January 2024 murders of friends Mason Rist and Max Dixon in Bristol following a case of mistaken identity. [442]

  7. List of countries by number of public holidays - Wikipedia

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    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.

  8. 2024 in United Kingdom politics and government - Wikipedia

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    The UK government announces a scheme to offer failed asylum seekers £3,000 if they agree to move to Rwanda voluntarily. [203] The UK government announces a ban on foreign state ownership of British newspapers and news magazines following controversy over a potential purchase of The Telegraph by a consortium backed by the United Arab Emirates ...

  9. 2024 in Scotland - Wikipedia

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    2024 in: The UK • England • Wales ... 2023–24 • 2024–25 2024 in Scottish television: Events from the year 2024 in Scotland ... Spring May Bank Holiday; 5 ...