2006 in the United Kingdom
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Events from the year 2006 in the United Kingdom.
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[edit] Events
[edit] January
- January 7- Charles Kennedy, leader of the Liberal Democrats resigns after revelations that he has a drinking problem.
- January 20- River Thames whale: a whale is discovered swimming in the River Thames in London.
[edit] February
- February 3- Islamist demonstration outside Danish Embassy in London in response to the Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy
- February 9-
- Dunfermline and West Fife by-election, Willie Rennie of the Liberal Democrats was the winner
- The Government announces that the Child Support Agency is to be abolished
- February 16- The 2006 Brit Awards take place
- February 19- The 2006 BAFTA awards take place in London
- February 22-
- Securitas depot robbery- around £53 million (US$92 million) stolen in the largest cash robbery in British crime history
- The Prince of Wales's court case continues in the High Court against the Mail on Sunday as he tries to prevent the publication of his journals. Various revelations have been made such as that he considers himself to be a dissident, and his opinion of government officials in People's Republic of China whom he described as "appalling old waxworks"
- February 27- Writers Michael Baigent and Richard Leigh sue Random House in the High Court of Justice claiming that the best selling novel The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown contains ideas stolen from their 1982 book The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail
[edit] March
- March 1- The Welsh Assembly Building is opened by the Queen.
- March 2-
- Sir Menzies Campbell elected leader of the Liberal Democrats following a election caused by the resignation of previous leader, Charles Kennedy.
- Four people killed in an explosion in a GlaxoSmithKline factory in Irvine, North Ayrshire
- March 7- The President of Brazil, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva makes a state visit to the UK.
- March 14- Six men taking part in a clinical trial for a new anti-inflammatory drug TGN1412 are placed in intensive care, some in a life-threatening condition, after suffering adverse side-effects
- March 19- The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall begin a two week foreign tour to Egypt, Saudi Arabia and India.
- March 20- The British Press Awards 2006 were held at The Dorchester, Park Lane, London
- March 23- 2005-2006 Christian Peacemaker hostage crisis- British peacemaker, Norman Kember, and three Canadians rescued by SAS troops.
- March 28- Council workers across the UK strike over pension rights
[edit] April
- April 12- Prince Harry of Wales passed out as a newly commissioned officer during the Sovereign's Parade at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.
- April 21- Queen Elizabeth II celebrated her 80th birthday at Windsor. The Prince of Wales makes a televised address in tribute.
- April 26- The Duke of Edinburgh visits the Republic of Ireland. [1]
- April 27- By election in the Moray constituency of the Scottish Parliament. Richard Lochhead holds the seat for the Scottish National Party.
[edit] May
- May 4- Local government elections take place in some areas of England.
- May 5- Tony Blair reshuffles his cabinet. Charles Clarke is sacked as Home Secretary. Jack Straw is replaced as the Foreign Secretary by Margaret Beckett. John Prescott remains as Deputy Prime Minister, but losses responsibility for the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister.
- May 20- Campaigners "Fathers 4 Justice" invade the set of the National Lottery.
[edit] June
- June 9–11- British Grand Prix held at Silverstone Circuit.
- June 25- Children's Party at the Palace held in honour of Queen's 80th birthday.
- June 29-
- Blaenau Gwent by-elections, 2006 independent candidates defeat Labour Party in parliamentary and Welsh Assembly by-elections.
- Bromley and Chislehurst by-election, 2006 won by Bob Neill for the Conservative Party.
[edit] July
- July 17- George W. Bush greets Tony Blair with the phrase "Yo, Blair".
- July 18- 180 British citizens evacuated from the Lebanon due to growing crisis between Hizbollah militants and Israel.
- July 20- HMS Bulwark prepares to evacuate British nationals from the Lebanon.
- July 4 - Sheridan v News International
[edit] August
- August 10- Police make many arrests in relation to the 2006 transatlantic aircraft plot, and tight security measures are instigated at airports.
[edit] September
- September 9 Helen Mirren awarded best actress at the Venice Film Festival for her role in The Queen, with her portrayal as Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom following the events of the Death of Princess Diana. <ref>Mirren crowned 'queen' at Venice. BBC. Retrieved on September 10, 2006.</ref>
- September 25 Copmanthorpe rail crash - one man died when the 14:25 from Plymouth to Edinburgh operated by Virgin Trains hit a car at about 20:55.
[edit] October
- October 30 - The Stern Review on the Economics of Climate Change is published by the UK government
[edit] November
- November 23 - Alexander Litvinenko dies in London having been poisoned by Polonium 210. <ref>Radiation found after spy's death BBC News</ref>
[edit] Future Events
[edit] Births
[edit] Deaths
- January 8- Tony Banks, Baron Stratford, former Labour Party MP and Minister for Sport (b 1943)
- January 24- Sir Nicholas Shackleton, geologist
- February 28- Hugh McCartney, former Labour Party MP
- April 13 - Muriel Spark, Scottish novelist (b 1918)
- April 17 - Calum Kennedy, Scottish singer (b. 1928)
- April 25 - Peter Law, British politician (b. 1948)
- July 7 - Syd Barrett, founding member of Pink Floyd (b. 1946)
- July 16 - Kevin Hughes, politician and MP for Doncaster North (b. 1952)
- July 18 - David Maloney, television director and producer
- September 1 - Kyffin Williams, landscape painter (b. 1918)
- September 2 - Charlie Williams, comedian (b. 1928)
- September 5 - Anne Gregg travel writer and TV presenter (b. 1940)
- September 9 - John Drummond, controller of BBC Radio 3 (b. 1934)
- September 14 - Peter Ling, Television writer and novelist (b. 1926)
- October 22 - Richard Mayes, actor (b. 1922)
- November 23 - Nick Clarke radio and television presenter (b. 1948)
- November 23 - Alexander Litvinenko, Russian defecter (b. 1962)
- November 27 - Alan Freeman DJ and radio personality (b. 1927, Australia)
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