For many, especially sun-loving holiday makers, the heatwave has been a godsend after several mediocre years. Events from the year 2018 in the United Kingdom. But then billionaire Elon Musk got involved. “We have seen criticism of some practices of large technology companies leading to falls in their stock prices, and increasing physical damage caused by climate change; inequality between generations has led to political turmoil … 23 August – The government publishes the first in a series of guidelines for businesses and the public on how to prepare in the event of a "no deal" Brexit scenario. 8 February – NHS hospitals in England record their worst ever A&E performance, with only 77.1% of patients treated within four hours in January, far short of the 95% target. Celebrities and teenagers alike … The board of Cambridge Analytica suspends CEO Alexander Nix with immediate effect, pending a full and independent investigation. At Burrator reservoir in Dartmoor, Devon, a “drowned village” has been revealed having been submerged for more than a century. 29 July – Ministers reveal plans to send in the, 31 July – General Webster, 19, is jailed for 17 years for the, The government announces that it will lower the, 14 August – A man is arrested on suspicion of terrorism offences after, 18 August – 45 years after forming in 1973, folk rock band, 20 August – The government announces its intention to take control of. UK-related events during the year of 2018, Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, Shadow Secretary of State for Women and Equalities, Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, The future relationship between the United Kingdom and the European Union, Wedding of Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank, reported drone sightings over the airfield, Josie Farrington, Baroness Farrington of Ribbleton, Michael Martin, Baron Martin of Springburn, West Mercia Police and Crime Commissioner, Nick Browne-Wilkinson, Baron Browne-Wilkinson, Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament, Richard Vincent, Baron Vincent of Coleshill, Patricia Hollis, Baroness Hollis of Heigham, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, "Train fares: UK rail passengers face biggest rise for five years", "Storm Eleanor: Travel disruption and homes without power", "Health secretary Jeremy Hunt sorry as A&Es struggle to cope", "James Bulger killer Jon Venables charged over indecent images", "Plastic microbeads ban enters force in UK", "Environment strategy aims to stop needless plastic waste", "Donald Trump cancels February visit to UK", "Iceland supermarket chain aims to be plastic free by 2023", "ICELAND AIMS TO BE PLASTIC-FREE ACROSS OWN LABEL RANGE BY 2023", "Bayeux Tapestry to be displayed in UK for the first time", "Tory government votes not to retain European human rights charter in UK law after Brexit", "Kevin Spacey: Scotland Yard investigates third sexual assault claim against actor", "UKIP leader given vote of 'no confidence, "Rupert Murdoch's Sky bid provisionally blocked by regulator", "Plastic bottles: Free water refill points rolled out to cut waste", "Rough sleeping in England rises for seventh year", "Any Brexit deal will hit UK economy – government paper", "Finsbury Park attacker Darren Osborne jailed for minimum of 43 years", "Bulger killer jailed for indecent images", "NHS hospitals in England record worst ever A&E performance", "Mirror buys Express titles from Richard Desmond", "Daily Mirror owner changes name to Reach", "Minister orders Oxfam to hand over files on Haiti prostitute scandal", "UK hit by biggest earthquake for a decade", "UKIP members voted to sack embattled leader Henry Bolton", "UCU announces 14 strike dates at 61 universities in pensions row", "Rupert Murdoch's Sky bid challenged by Comcast", "Munroe Bergdorf: Trans model becomes Labour's LGBT adviser", "UK weather: Heavy snow causes UK-wide disruption", "UK weather: Snow causing widespread travel disruption", "Storm Emma: Red warning in Wales and south-west England", "Storm Emma: Army called in to rescue drivers stuck in snow", "Extreme weather strands train passengers and hundreds of motorists overnight", "UK weather: Warnings remain as temperatures set to rise", "Cumbria earthquake: Houses shake as tremor of 3.2 magnitude hits county", "Old £10 notes will expire on 1 March 2018, says Bank of England", "Labour suspends Ken Livingstone indefinitely over anti-Semitism claims", "Big thaw leaves thousands without water in parts of UK", "Sinn Féin set for Brexit talks with EU chief", "Energy drinks: UK supermarkets ban sales to under-16s", "Ousted UKIP leader Henry Bolton 'to set up new party, "PM to raise Yemen concerns in Saudi crown prince visit", "Brexit: EU rejects Theresa May's trade plan and warns the UK will suffer 'negative economic consequences, "Russian spy: Salisbury diners told to wash possessions", "Meghan Markle joins Queen for Commonwealth Day service", "Spring Statement will be on 13 March 2018", "Spring Statement: Philip Hammond hails better debt and growth forecasts", "Russian exile Nikolai Glushkov found dead at his London home", "Murder inquiry over Russian's London death", "Stephen Hawking: Tributes pour in for 'inspirational' physicist", "All Toys R Us stores to close their doors", "Russian spy: UK to expel 23 Russian diplomats", "Theresa May visits Salisbury after spy attack", "The UK's spaceport ambitions inch closer to reality", "Snow and ice bring the UK to travel disruption", "Drivers stranded on A30 in Devon amid heavy snow", "Spy poisoning: Russia stockpiling nerve agent, says Johnson", "Betting machine wagers 'should be cut to £30 or less, "Davis and Barnier hope to agree Brexit transition terms", "Revealed: Trump's election consultants filmed saying they use bribes and sex workers to entrap politicians", "Cambridge Analytica: Warrant sought to inspect company", "UK Parliament summons Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg to be questioned over Cambridge Analytica scandal", "Cambridge Analytica: Mark Zuckerberg asked to appear before MPs", "Cambridge Analytica suspends CEO Alexander Nix", "NHS pay: Unions agree deal for 1.3 million staff", "Bank vote hints at interest rate rise in May", "Parsons Green Tube bomber Ahmed Hassan sentenced to life", "Jeremy Corbyn sacks Labour frontbencher over referendum call", "Plaid Cymru 'would hold Wales independence referendum, "First regular Australia-UK non-stop flight", "Drinks bottles and can deposit return scheme proposed", "General Sir Nicholas Carter named as Chief of Defence Staff", "Russian spy: the UK considers a request to visit Yulia Skripal", "National minimum wage rise still fails to cover living costs, study shows", "Director of public prosecutions Alison Saunders to stand down", "UK ivory ban among 'toughest' in the world, says Gove", "London murder rate surpasses New York – CNN Video", "London's murder rate surpasses New York's for 1st time ever", "Soft Drinks Industry Levy: 12 things you should know – GOV.UK", "Soft drink sugar tax starts, but will it work? "To put it simply,” KFC tweeted at the time, “we’ve got the chicken, we’ve got the restaurants, but we’ve just had issues getting them together.". 19 December – Tens of thousands of passengers at, 18 June – Lena Elizabeth Tindall, daughter of, Bertie McMinn, 60, Northern Irish footballer (, This page was last edited on 21 March 2021, at 21:03. There was an England World Cup run that came so close, two Royal weddings, one royal baby, one royal pregnancy and, of course, the continued presence of Donald Trump. 6 November – Renewable energy capacity overtakes that of fossil fuels in the UK for the first time, at 41.9 gigawatts. Thanks to their climate they are renowned for being damn good and collecting a whole stack of medals. 17 May – The UK government announces that, 5 June – The government approves a controversial plan for a, 12 June – A 15,000 person rally is held in support of, By 327 votes to 126, the House of Commons rejects a Lords amendment to the EU Withdrawal Bill, which had attempted to keep the UK in the, 17 June – The government announces an extra £20bn for the, It becomes illegal in England and Scotland to sell rinse-off cosmetics and personal care products that contain, The government announces a review into the use of. In the car boot was a 4G smartphone, a transformer, a battery bag and a WiFi panel antenna. 31 August – Transport officials announce that the opening of London's £15bn, 2 September – A huge fire destroys part of the, 5 September – Two Russian nationals are named as suspects of the. Police launch an international murder investigation after Dawn Sturgess dies in Salisbury Hospital after being exposed to a "high dose" of novichok nerve agent in Wiltshire on 30 June. Seconds after Banksy's Girl With Red Balloon sold for £1m at Sotheby's auction house the work partially shredded itself. On this page we'll be … He was a superstar and regularly posted videos of himself, sort of, jerking around with his friends. The weather might be the nation’s favourite conversation, but during this phenomenal year, it is all people have been talking about. But that extra time defeat has long vanished from the memories. Black Panther was released to widespread critical acclaim and smashed multiple box office … 2018 English cricket season Jon Venables, one of the killers of toddler James Bulger, is jailed for possessing child abuse images for a second time. The London stock exchange have confirmed that £242bn was wiped off the companies which make up the FTSE 100 during 2018. Duncan was not the driver of the vehicle but nonetheless he was fined and the three of them were not allowed to participate in the closing ceremony. 11 November – The United Kingdom marks the 100th anniversary of the, 17 November – Thousands of protesters block the five main bridges over the. "We are deeply sorry," a statement by the Duncans read. (Okay, so it was actually uploaded on December 31 but the HUGE reaction was in the New Year.). In 2018, the United Kingdom (UK) witnessed its slowest economic growth since 2010. To give a bit more insight, we’ve put together a summary of some of the UK’s worst flooding disasters, and the impact they had. Who is going to pay £25 a week just to add my name in front of the recipe?? Long-term trends in UK employment: 1861 to 2018 Examines the long-term trends in UK employment and provides the historical and legislative context behind some of the trends. I will give you the recipes for free if you’re that low!!”. 25 March – The first scheduled direct flight from, The UK Government announces that consumers in England will soon pay a deposit when they buy drinks bottles and cans in a bid to boost, 31 March – The government receives a request from the, All privately rented properties in England and Wales are required to have a minimum, 5 April – All firms with at least 250 employees are required to publish data about their, 11 April – A £70,000,000 plan to extend Birmingham's, 14 April – The UK, France, and United States order, 18 April – Theresa May suffers two defeats in the, The UK experiences its hottest day in April since, 24 April – The first statue of a woman in, 26 April – Over forty companies including, The UK experiences its hottest early May bank holiday (since its introduction in 1978) with a temperature of 28.7 °C (83.66 °F) recorded at. The Lindbergh family was inundated by offers of assistance and false clues. Zara and Mike Tindall's second baby is born", "Zara and Mike Tindall reveal name of baby daughter born in Stroud", "Tony Calder, Music Promoter Who Worked With Beatles, Rolling Stones, Dies (Report)", "Ray Thomas, Moody Blues Flautist and Founding Member, Dead at 76", "RIP Nigel Sims: Tributes paid to legendary Villa FA Cup winner", "The poet, and our alumna, Jenny Joseph has died", "Obituary – Jack Perry – Wakefield Trinity", "Author Tricia Walker, daughter of Heartbeat's Peter Walker, has died", "Tommy Lawrence: Tributes are paid to former Liverpool goalkeeper who died aged 77", "Ipswich Town star Ted Phillips dies aged 84", "Motörhead guitarist 'Fast' Eddie Clarke dies", "John McGlashan (1967–2018) – Dundee Football Club – Official Website", Y cyn-AS Llafur ac SDP Ednyfed Hudson Davies wedi marw, "Blunderwoman star Bella Emberg dies at age 80", "British model Harry Uzoka stabbed to death in West London in 'robbery gone wrong, "Former West Brom striker Cyrille Regis dies, aged 59", "Obituary: Former Leicester City striker Rodney Fern, 1948–2018", "John Barton, Royal Shakespeare Company co-founder, dies aged 89", "Jim Rodford, of Argent, Kinks, Zombies Fame, Dies – Best Classic Bands", "Blackpool FC legend Jimmy Armfield dies after cancer battle", "Patrick Cryne: Barnsley's former owner dies aged 66 after battle with cancer", "Norfolk cricket great Tracey Moore dies at the age of 76", "Richard Woollacott: Racehorse trainer dies aged 40", "The Fall's Mark E. Smith Has Died at Age 60", "Paul Young's wife Stacey dies from cancer aged 52", "Paul Young's wife Stacey dies age 52 following battle with brain cancer", "Justice stalwart Sir Henry Brooke dies at 81", "Earl of Lovelace dies at Highland home, aged 66 – Press and Journal", "Praise from far and wide after death of brilliant trainer Malcolm Jefferson", "Hollywood mourns 'Frasier' Star John Mahoney: 'The Perfect Comic Actor, "Prof Donald Lynden-Bell – Institute of Astronomy", "Professor Sir Alan Battersby (1925–2018)", "Ripper report police chief dies aged 92", "Former British Lion Gus Black dies aged 92", "Remembering Al Garner, Matthew Gudgin – BBC Radio Norfolk", "Former Saints skipper Geoff Pimblett has died, aged 73", "Tributes to ex-Strathclyde Police chief", "Grime pioneer Stormin dies after losing skin cancer battle", "Grand National winning trainer David Barons dies at age of 81 – Horse Racing News – Racing Post", "Doncaster prop Ian Williams dies after collapsing at training", "Park Hill architect Ivor Smith dies aged 92", "Scott Westgarth: British boxer dies after winning fight in Doncaster", "Obituary: Sir Paul Jenkins, former UK Treasury Solicitor", "Obituary: Peter Miles (Classic Series Actor) 1928–2018", "Sadness as Chester-born ex-footballer Kieron Durkan dies aged 44", "Swansea actress who starred in top TV shows across three decades has died", "Wire's last champion dies aged 90, funeral arrangements confirmed", "Sir Roger Bannister: First person to run a mile in under four minutes dies at 88", "Tributes paid to Veronica Falls drummer Patrick Doyle, who has died – NME", "Former Northern Ireland international Arthur Stewart dies aged 76", "Obituary – Alex Rennie, footballer, coach, manager and cult figure at St Johnstone", "Trevor Baylis, inventor of the wind-up radio, dies aged 80", "Legendary Cobblers centre-half John Kurila has died", "Sir John Sulston human genome pioneer dies", "John Molyneux dead: Liverpool pay heartfelt tribute as former Anfield defender dies, aged 87", "Tributes pour in following the death of Henry Hope-Frost", "M25 rapist Antoni Imiela dies in prison aged 63", "Comedy legend Sir Ken Dodd has died aged 90", "Legendary Shrewsbury goalkeeper Ken Mulhearn dies, aged 72", "Jim Bowen: Former Bullseye host and comedian dies at 80", "Stephen Hawking: Visionary physicist dies aged 76", "The founder of Dartmoor Zoo has sadly died", "Former Labour Cabinet Minister Lord Richard dies aged 85", "Former Leeds United winger George Meek dies aged 84", "Choreographer Scott Ambler dies aged 57", "TV personality and UK Eurovision host Katie Boyle dies aged 91", "Anglia TV's longest-serving newsreader John Bacon has died", "Philip Kerr, author of Bernie Gunther novels, dies aged 62", "Britain's oldest surviving Olympian Bill Lucas dies – Athletics Weekly", "Former Ipswich Town boss Bobby Ferguson dies aged 80", "Mike Tucker: BBC equestrian commentator dies, aged 73", "PressReader.com – Connecting People Through News", "Artist and wildlife campaigner Pollyanna Pickering dies aged 75", "Heartbeat actor Bill Maynard dies after fall", "Former Labour peer Baroness Farrington of Ribbleton dies aged 77", "Shock as champion boxer Chris Edwards dies aged 41", "Professor John Lynch's Obituary on The Times", "Former England star Ray Wilkins dies aged 61", "Air Chief Marshal Sir Peter Le Cheminant dies at 97", "BBC Yorkshire political editor Len Tingle dies aged 63", "British abstract artist Gillian Ayres dies aged 88 – Independent.ie", "Bob Matthews: Eight-time Paralympic champion dies at the age of 56", "Kenya elephant conservationist Daphne Sheldrick dies, aged 83", "OBITUARY: RIP Ron Cooper, a Peterborough United FA Cup hero", Culture stars who died in 2018: from Neil Shand to Harry Anderson, "Dale Winton, Supermarket Sweep presenter, dies aged 62", "Tributes to Chelsea legend Roy Bentley who passes away aged 93", "Former Wales head coach Les Pearce dies aged 94", "Roy Haggerty – A Tribute – St.Helens R.F.C. Cast your mind back to February of this year and you may remember the great KFC chicken shortage - which caused 'chaos' for lovers of greasy fast food everywhere. Even Al Capone offered his help from prison, though it of course was conditioned on his release. Subscribe to Daily Mirror and Sunday Mirror newspapers, Princess Beatrice baby news may be 'two fingers' to Harry and Meghan, expert says, The Duchess of York’s pregnancy announcement comes on the same day Prince Harry and Meghan Markle celebrate their third wedding anniversary - with an expert claiming the timing was likely 'no mistake', Princess Beatrice sticks to royal baby tradition ignored by Meghan Markle and Eugenie, The Queen's granddaughter, Princess Beatrice, announced she's pregnant with her first child following her secret lockdown wedding to Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi last year, Prince Harry 'ignores pledge' with William to not speak about Diana in public again, Speaking on a high profile ITV documentary on the 20th anniversary of Princess Diana's death, William had vowed on behalf of both brothers 'we won't speak as openly or publicly about her again', Meet Prince Harry's cousin Louis Spencer - the man who will inherit Diana's childhood home, Princess Diana's nephew Louis Spencer is set to inherit the 13,500 acre Althorp estate in Northamptonshire despite him having three older sisters, Prince William 'saddened' by Harry's attack on Charles - and reunion could be at risk, In an apparent criticism of his own father and even the Queen indirectly, Prince Harry said he had endured "some form of pain or suffering" because of his own dad's experiences growing up, Britain's booze binge city's 'nauseating and degrading scenes' gave birth to modern pubs, The ‘Carlilse Experiment’ changed our pubs forever, after a Methodist minister decried the 'cursing, vomiting, filthy-mannered men' and a wartime crisis forced the nationalisation of the city's Inns - and a change of culture, Six areas at risk if local lockdowns return as 43% of places in England see Covid rise, Health Secretary Matt Hancock this evening warned that new coronavirus cases were rising in Bolton, Blackburn, Bedford, Kirklees, Burnley and Hounslow amid rising concern over the Indian variant, Queen tells aides to look for new dog pal for 'livewire' Muick after death of Fergus, EXCLUSIVE: A royal insider tells the Mirror 'livewire' corgi Muick who 'would love a playmate to keep him busy' but has been left lonely by the sudden death of dorgi Muick, Stolen sausage dog missing for three months returns covered in fleas and filth, Sausage dog Rikki was one of eight to be stolen from their home in South Derbyshire in February - his owners said he looked skinnier and was covered in fleas and filth when he returned, Prince Charles and Camilla greet locals with elbow-bump during impromptu walkabout, Prince Charles was pictured giving locals in Northern Ireland a Covid-safe elbow-bump as he stopped to chat to them with wife Camilla during a visit to Co Down harbour, EastEnders' Jessie Wallace leaves explicit comment on co-star's Instagram post, Jessie Wallace shocked fans after she left a racy remark on co-star Max Bowden's throwback pic on Instagram on Tuesday, Eye-watering Harry Kane contract offer emerges as Man Utd and Man City do battle, Manchester United and Manchester City are ready to make their move for Harry Kane after the England captain's declaration that he wants to leave Tottenham this summer, Jake Paul offered world title shot - on condition he leaves boxing if he loses, The YouTube star is 3-0 as a professional boxer and is already being called out by world champions in both boxing and the UFC as he plots more lucrative encounters, Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury embroiled in X-rated row as hopes fade of rescuing fight, AJ launched a furious attack on the Gypsy King on social media and Fury has responded with the likelihood of an all-British heavyweight clash looking to be dying, Tory MPs vote to block release of Government's internal review of Covid-19 response, Labour's bid to force the government to release the document - prepared internally by the Department for Health and Social Care - was defeated in a Commons vote, Dad who tried to pin blame for baby's death on mum found guilty of killing 7-week-old, Brian Penn, 30, has been found guilty of the culpable homicide of his baby, on whom he inflicted injuries akin to those suffered in a "fall from a height or a road traffic accident", Naomi Campbell hinted at secret baby when predicting a 'great' year with a 'few bumps', Naomi Campbell appeared to drop hints about her impending baby joy in an interview earlier this year after she surprised fans with her announcement, Stacey Solomon paints her Wendy house and its better then someone's actual house, Former X-factor contestant Stacey Solomon showed that being a mum sometimes required working on other people’s houses... or rather playhouses, Matt Hancock announces trial of new booster vaccine to fight winter Covid surge in bid to stop ANOTHER lockdown in UK, Health Secretary says initial results are expected to be available by September - as UK tries to fight variants, BREAKING: Police in urgent search for missing girl, 10, last seen leaving her home this morning, Yasmin Tas, 10, was last seen leaving her house in Hassocks, West Sussex, at around 8.45am on Wednesday with police launching an urgent search for the young girl, Martin Lewis fan saves £15,000 to buy her first home by moving into her sister's garage, Abbie Drown, 36, decided to take the extreme approach so she could save as much money as possible for her first ever home, Two men 'seriously injured' after falling from industrial site in city centre, We'll be bringing you the very latest updates, pictures and video on this breaking news story, Tottenham fans paused chorus of boos to applaud Harry Kane on what looked like farewell, JOHN CROSS: If this was to be goodbye, it was done with real class from both sides following another disappointing result for Tottenham as they were beaten by Aston Villa, Palestinian boy's pain at seeing little sister cry as Israeli bombs kill their friends, 11-year-old Gaza 'veteran' Amir pleads 'we’re scared..please stop bombing us' as Save the Children revealed more than 50 schools have been hit by Israeli strikes, Hancock says we won't know if June 21 lifting is possible until week before - on June 14, The Health Secretary said it was 'too early to say' whether the final lockdown restrictions can be eased next month amid fears over the Indian Covid strain, One million Universal Credit claimants told to act now as DWP starts benefit crackdown, Citizens Advice is warning that benefit claimants must check their online journals weekly and answer Jobcentre calls to ensure their payments are not stopped, Billionaire Issa Brothers buy huge stake in sportswear brand with 300 new jobs coming, Mohsin and Zuber Issa, from Blackburn in Lancashire, are understood to have first invested in Castore in March last year through their Jersey-based Monte Group.
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