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1 January – The UK government announces that all primary schools in London will remain closed for the start of the winter term. [1]2 January – Teaching unions have told primary school staff it is unsafe to return to school and urged them to implement remote learning as pressure grows on the government to keep schools closed for the first two weeks of January following its decision to do so ...
By mid-April the peak had been passed and restrictions were gradually eased. A second wave, with a new variant that originated in the UK becoming dominant, began in the autumn and peaked in mid-January 2021, and was deadlier than the first. The UK started a COVID-19 vaccination programme in early December 2020. Generalised restrictions were ...
The slogan "Stay Home, Protect the NHS, Save Lives" was used in England. All non-essential shops and services were ordered to close throughout the UK and police were granted powers to issue fines, send people home, especially persons suspected of being infected, and to break up gatherings of more than two people.
Storm Éowyn, pronounced ‘Ay-oh-win’, has been advancing toward Ireland and the United Kingdom and is expected to bring gusty winds, heavy rain and some snow to the region Friday and Saturday.
A private Russian military contractor that has been accused of human rights abuses has deployed to Eastern Ukraine, according to Britain’s Defense Ministry. The ministry’s Defense Intelligence ...
Britain says Russia’s increasing reliance on mercenaries to fight in Ukraine is a sign of the war’s heavy toll on Moscow’s forces.
14 May – COVID-19 in the UK: Boris Johnson and Chris Whitty provide an update on the 'Indian' variant, warning that its spread in the UK could potentially delay the government's planned easing of lockdown restrictions on 21 June. [170] 15 May The final Debenhams store is closed, after more than 240 years in business. The company continues to ...
1 January – The warmest New Year's Day on record is reported, with temperatures of 16.2 °C (61.2 °F) in St James's Park, Central London. [2]3 January – COVID-19 in the UK: A critical incident is declared at several hospitals in Lincolnshire after the increased spread of COVID-19 causes "extreme and unprecedented" staff shortages.