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The Summer bank holiday remains on its original date in Scotland. Falls on 5 August in 2024. 30 November: St. Andrew's Day: Statutory: Unlike other bank holidays it must be taken by workers in lieu of another bank holiday. [44] 25 December: Christmas Day: Statutory: The observance of Christmas Day was abolished by an Act of Parliament in 1640.
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 .
2024 date: May 19: 2025 date: June 8: 2026 date: ... In the North West of England, ... Whit Monday was officially recognised as a bank holiday in the UK in 1871, ...
November 26, 2024 at 11:18 AM. ... Labour wants four new bank holidays. In the UK, VE Day on 8 May marks the Allies' formal acceptance of Nazi Germany's surrender in 1945, bringing an end to ...
The August Bank Holiday or Summer Bank Holiday [1] is a public holiday in the United Kingdom, part of the statutory bank holiday provision. Originally, the holiday was held on the first Monday of August across the country, but was changed in the late 1960s to the last Monday in August for England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
depending on the canton, including holidays falling on a weekend Taiwan [76] 12 12 Thailand [31] 16 16 Tanzania [77] 16 16 East Timor [78] 18 18 Trinidad and Tobago [31] 18 18 Turkey [31] 14 14 Ukraine [79] 11 11 United Kingdom [80] 8 10 depending on nation, but 8 for England and Wales [81] United States [82] 6 11 Uruguay [83] 12 12 Venezuela ...
Euro 2024: England win 2–1 against the Netherlands, with Ollie Watkins scoring a 90th minute winning goal, taking them through to the final against Spain. [299] 11 July – The UK Health Security Agency warns that nine babies in England have died as a result of whooping cough since November 2023 and that the number of cases is on the rise. [300]
The Bank of England leaves interest rates unchanged at 5.25%, for the fifth time in a row. [277] A report published by the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman recommends women born in the 1950s who were affected by the 2010 changes to the state pension age should receive compensation of between £1,000 and £2,900. [278] 22 March