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9 November – Footballer Marcus Rashford is awarded an MBE for his campaigning to help vulnerable children. [378] 11 November – A record daily number of migrant crossings between France and the UK is reported, with around 1,000 people intercepted by border patrols. The cumulative total of 23,000 for the year is far higher than previous years.
8 November – First BBC Local Radio station broadcast, BBC Radio Leicester. 18 November – Movement of animals was banned in England and Wales due to a foot-and-mouth disease outbreak. [32] 19 November – The pound was devalued from 1 GBP = 2.80 USD to 1 GBP = US$2.40 because of the UK's
November – Snettisham Hoard discovered near King's Lynn. 8 November – The King issues Letters Patent granting the title of Prince or Princess of the United Kingdom, with the style Royal Highness, to the children of The Duke of Edinburgh and Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh. Their first child is due later this month.
4 November – Ross Edgley, 33, becomes the first person to swim around the entire coast of Great Britain. His journey of 1,780 miles had lasted for 157 days. [252] 6 November – Renewable energy capacity overtakes that of fossil fuels in the UK for the first time, at 41.9 gigawatts. [253]
26 November – The Race Relations Act is passed, making it illegal to refuse housing, employment or public services to people in the United Kingdom because of their ethnic background. [47] 29 November – Dawley New Town (Designation) Amendment (Telford) Order extends the boundaries of Dawley New Town in Shropshire and renames it Telford.
11 November – In Rhodesia, the white minority regime of Ian Smith unilaterally declares independence. [34] 13 November – The word "fuck" is spoken for the first time on British television by the theatre critic Kenneth Tynan. [6] 20 November – The UN Security Council recommends that all states stop trading with Rhodesia.
10 November – Panic buying of bread stops as most bakers go back to work. 18 November – The British leg of the 1978 Kangaroo tour concludes with Australia winning the Ashes series by defeating Great Britain in the third and deciding Test match in Leeds. 20 November – Buckingham Palace announces that The Prince Andrew is to join the Royal ...
11 November – The New Covent Garden Market in Nine Elms is opened. [49] 13 November – McDonald's opens its first UK restaurant in Woolwich, South East London. [50] 21 November – 21 people are killed in the Birmingham pub bombings. [51] 24 November – The Birmingham Six are charged with the Birmingham pub bombings. [52]