2014 in the United Kingdom explained
Events from the year 2014 in the United Kingdom.
Incumbents
Events
January
- 3 January – Strong winds and high tides bring flooding to large parts of western England, Wales and Scotland.[1]
- 7 January – Four people are killed when a United States Air Force Sikorsky HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter, based at RAF Lakenheath in Suffolk, crashes at a nature reserve in Cley next the Sea, north Norfolk.[2]
- 8 January – An inquest jury decides that Mark Duggan, whose death sparked the 2011 England riots was lawfully killed by police.[3]
- 10 January – At the Old Bailey, police officer Keith Wallis pleads guilty to misconduct in a public office over an email he sent to his local MP concerning the Plebgate affair.[4]
- 12 January – Vincent Nichols, the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Westminster is among 19 senior Catholic clergy who will be created Cardinals by Pope Francis on 22 February, it is announced.[5]
- 13 January – The UK Treasury announces that if Scots vote to leave the UK in September's referendum, it will honour all UK government debt issued up to the date of Scottish independence.[6]
- 15 January – Birmingham City Council says that it could be forced to sell off some of its assets to pay £1bn of legal claims over equality of pay.[7]
- 16 January
- 18 January
- The Labour Party confirms that Del Singh, a candidate for the forthcoming European elections, was among two Britons killed during a suicide bombing at a restaurant in the Afghan capital, Kabul the previous day.[10]
- 16-year-old Lewis Clarke of Bristol sets a new world record after becoming the youngest person to trek to the South Pole.[11]
- 19 January – The UK Independence Party suspends an Oxfordshire councillor who blamed the floods that hit the country earlier in the month on the government's decision to legalise same-sex marriage "because it had angered God".[12]
- 22 January – UK unemployment falls to 7.1%, surpassing economic forecasts and placing pressure on the Bank of England to raise interest rates. The bank, which said it would consider an increase once unemployment reached 7% says it has no immediate plans to introduce a raise.[13]
- 24 January – Sedgemoor District Council in Somerset declares a "major incident" in flooded areas as forecasters warn of more rain.[14]
- 25 January – Trees are uprooted and structural damage is caused to buildings by lightning as a heavy rainstorm hits the Midlands region.[15]
- 27 January – Research published by the Centre for Cities think tank suggests a widening economic gap between London and the rest of the UK, with ten times more jobs being created in the capital than elsewhere.[16]
- 28 January – Figures released by the Office for National Statistics indicate the UK economy grew by 1.9% in 2013, its highest since 2007, but growth for the final quarter of the year was 0.7%.[17]
- 29 January – During a visit to Scotland, Mark Carney, Governor of the Bank of England says that in the event of Scottish independence, the country would need to give up some powers in return for a currency union with the United Kingdom.[18]
- 30 January – Figures released by the Met Office indicate Southern England and parts of the Midlands have experienced their highest January rainfall since records began in 1910. The announcement comes as military personnel prepare to help residents in flooded areas of Somerset.[19]
- 31 January – The European Union (Referendum) Bill 2013-14 is rejected by the House of Lords after peers vote not to allow more time for a debate, effectively killing off the proposed legislation.[20]
February
- 1 February – Sally Morgan, the outgoing chair of Ofsted claims she is the victim of a "determined effort" by 10 Downing Street to appoint more Conservatives to key public sector positions.[21]
- 5 February – Part of the South Devon Railway sea wall carrying the railway line linking London with the west of England is washed away by a powerful storm that has hit the UK overnight. Thousands of homes are also left without electricity.[22] Prime Minister David Cameron announces that an extra £100 million will be spent on dealing with the aftermath of the floods that have hit the UK.[23]
- 6 February
- 7–23 February – Great Britain competes at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia and wins 1 gold, 1 silver and 2 bronze medals. This is Great Britain's best performance at a winter games since 1924.
- 8 February
- Immigration minister Mark Harper resigns from the government after it was disclosed that his cleaner did not have permission to work in the UK.[26]
- Rail links to South West England are cut off as fresh storms hit the area.[27]
- 11 February – After visiting some of the country's flood hit areas, David Cameron says that "money is no object" as he announces measures to help those affected by the storms. He also warns that things may get worse before they get better. 1,600 troops are deployed to help in the relief effort, with more available if needed.[28]
- 20 February – A 4.1 magnitude earthquake is recorded under the Bristol Channel.[29]
- 22 February – Archbishop of Westminster Vincent Nichols, leader of the Roman Catholic Church in England and Wales, is created a cardinal at a ceremony in Vatican City.[30]
- 25 February – A suspect in the 1982 IRA Hyde Park bombing will not face trial after a judge ruled he cannot be prosecuted because he was mistakenly given an official assurance that he would not face trial. Some 182 letters have been issued as part of the Northern Ireland peace process.[31]
- 26 February – The two men convicted of the murder of Lee Rigby are sentenced to life imprisonment, Michael Adebolajo without the possibility of parole, and Michael Adebowale with the possibility of parole after 45 years.[32]
- 27 February – Prime Minister David Cameron appoints a judge to review the crisis over letters sent to paramilitary suspects advising them they would not be prosecuted after First Minister of Northern Ireland Peter Robinson threatened to resign over the issue. The inquiry will present its findings by end of May.[33]
- 28 February – Spree killer Joanne Dennehy is given a whole life sentence for three murders and two attempted murders committed in 2013.[34]
March
- 5 March – Birmingham City Council puts the NEC Group up for sale because the authority is facing legal claims over equal pay totalling more than £1bn.[35]
- 6 March
- Prince Harry launches the Invictus Games, a Paralympic-style sporting championship for wounded soldiers.[36]
- Home Secretary Theresa May announces a public inquiry into undercover policing after revelations that officers spied on members of Stephen Lawrence's family.[37]
- 7–16 March – Great Britain finish 10th in the medal table of the 2014 Winter Paralympics, with six medals, the most successful Games since Innsbruck in 1984. Four of Britain's medals were won by visually impaired skier Jade Etherington, making her the greatest British Winter Paralympian of all time.[38]
- 11 March – MPs vote 297–239 to allow the controversial Clause 119 element of the Care Bill that will allow ministers to close hospitals in an NHS trust if a neighbouring trust is in financial difficulty, even if the hospital concerned is performing well.[39]
- 18 March – Scottish Labour's Devolution Commission publishes its long-awaited report setting out proposals for enhanced devolution that will be implemented if Scotland votes no in the referendum and Labour are elected in 2015.[40] [41]
- 19 March – 2014 budget: Chancellor George Osborne announces that a new £1 coin will be introduced from 2017. Current £1 coins are vulnerable to counterfeiting, but the new 12-sided two-metal coin, based on the Threepenny bit will be more difficult to copy.[42]
- 28 March – BBC research suggests that less than 6% of social housing tenants affected by the bedroom taxan aspect of the 2012 Welfare Reform Act that penalises tenants in receipt of Housing Benefit with spare bedroomshave moved house as a result of the controversial measure.[43]
- 29 March – The first same-sex weddings take place in England and Wales following a change in the law in 2013 allowing same-sex marriage.[44]
- 31 March – A jury is selected to hear a fresh inquest into the 96 deaths caused by the 1989 Hillsborough disaster.[45]
April
- 5 April – In horse racing, Pineau De Re, trained by Dr. Richard Newland and ridden by 37-year-old Leighton Aspell, who returned to racing after coming out of retirement, wins the 2014 Grand National at Aintree Racecourse with the odds of 25/1.[46]
- 6 April
- 9 April – Maria Miller resigns of Culture Secretary following a row over her expenses, describing her decision as "the right thing to do". Sajid Javid is appointed as her successor.[48]
- 20 April – The Anglican Diocese of Leeds, created by merger of the Church of England's West Yorkshire dioceses of Ripon & Leeds, Bradford and Wakefield, comes into being.[49]
- 22 April – David Moyes is sacked as Manager of Manchester United ten months after succeeding Alex Ferguson. Ryan Giggs will take temporary charge of the team until a permanent successor is appointed.[50]
- 24 April – Chief Secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander announces that Cornish people will be granted minority status under Council of Europe rules governing the protection of national minorities.[51]
- 25 April – The government launches an inquiry after the Liverpool Echo reports that Whitehall computers were used to post offensive remarks about the Hillsborough disaster on Wikipedia pages relating to the topic.[52]
- 28 April
- A youth is detained by police after a female teacher is stabbed to death in front of students at a school in Leeds.[53]
- Following a trial at Southwark Crown Court, publicist Max Clifford is convicted of eight indecent assaults on women and girls.[54]
- 3D Repo, a Software as a Service (SaaS) platform provider is founded.[55]
- 29 April – Former Conservative MP Patrick Mercer resigns from his Newark seat after he was suspended from Parliament for 6 months for allegedly asking questions in the House of Commons in exchange for money.[56]
May
- 1 May – Barrister and part-time judge Constance Briscoe is convicted of perverting the course of justice after a trial at the Old Bailey heard she lied to police investigating the case of former MP Chris Huhne's speeding points.[57] [58] She is sentenced to 16 months in prison the following day.[59]
- 2 May – Publicist Max Clifford is jailed for eight years.[60]
- 5 May – The World Snooker Championship concludes with Mark Selby defeating defending champion Ronnie O'Sullivan 18–14 in the final to win his first world title[61]
- 7 May – Former Co-operative Bank chairman Paul Flowers is fined £400 after being convicted of possessing cocaine, methamphetamine and ketamine. Flowers stood down from his role at the bank in 2013 due to allegations concerning drug taking, inappropriate expense payments and use of rent boys.[62]
- 8 May – Defence Secretary Philip Hammond announces a review of the British Armed Forces will be brought forward from 2018 to later this year. The review could allow women to serve in front line combat roles for the first time.[63]
- 9 May – The Giro d'Italia cycle race starts in Belfast.[64]
- 17 May – Arsenal defeat Hull City 3–2 after extra time at Wembley Stadium to win the FA Cup Final. Arsenal equal the record of 11 FA Cup trophy wins with this victory.[65]
- 21 May – Clarence House refuses to comment on claims that Prince Charles compared Russian President Vladimir Putin's stance over Ukraine to the actions of Adolf Hitler before World War II during a visit to Canada.[66]
- 22 May
Results show a significant increase in support for UKIP, as they take the most seats, above both the Conservatives and Labour. The Labour Party also make gains, while the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats have poor showings.
The Conservatives record an increase in vote share but a fall in councils and councillors, while Labour make gains, and the Liberal Democrats are dealt with further falls in support.
June
- 5 June
- US President Barack Obama says the US's interest in the Scottish independence referendum issue is to ensure it retains a "strong, robust, united and effective partner".[70]
- 2014 Newark by-election: Conservative Robert Jenrick is elected as the new MP, becoming the first Tory candidate to win a by-election for 25 years. However, the party's majority is reduced by 10,000 following a significant UKIP vote.[71]
- 7 June – Education Secretary Michael Gove apologises to David Cameron and a Home Office official over a row with Home Secretary Theresa May about how to tackle Islamic extremism following recent revelations about a Muslim plot to take over schools in Birmingham. In addition, May's special adviser, Fiona Cunningham resigns over the row.[72]
- 9 June – The teaching of creationism is banned from free schools and academies.[73]
- 14–24 June – The England national football team competes at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. The team is eliminated after the first round, having finished bottom of their group after failing to win any of their 3 matches and gaining just 1 point.
- 17 June – Production of paper at the Whatman plc mill at Maidstone, established in 1740, ceases.[74]
- 21 June – Jane Hedges is installed as the first female Dean of Norwich.[75]
- 24 June – Former News of the World editor and Downing Street Director of Communications Andy Coulson is found guilty of conspiring to hack phones.[76]
- 25 June – The jury in the phone hacking trial is dismissed after failing to reach a verdict on outstanding charges against Andy Coulson. The trial's judge, Mr Justice Saunders, rebukes Prime Minister David Cameron for commenting on Coulson's conviction the previous day while the trial was still ongoing.[77]
- 30 June
- Andy Coulson and Clive Goodman are to face a retrial on charges they bought royal telephone directories from police officers.[78]
- Following a trial at Southwark Crown Court, entertainer Rolf Harris is found guilty on 12 counts of indecent assault between 1968 and 1986.[79]
July
- 4 July
- Andy Coulson is jailed for 18 months for conspiracy to hack phones.[80]
- Rolf Harris is sentenced to five years and nine months in prison after being found guilty of twelve counts of indecent assault,[81] but will not face trial over the allegations of downloading sexual images of children.[82]
- 5 July – The 2014 Tour de France starts in Leeds.
- 6 July – Lewis Hamilton wins the 2014 British Grand Prix, his second British Grand Prix victory.[83]
- 7 July – Home Secretary Theresa May announces a major review and inquiry into allegations of historical child abuse across all areas of UK society. The announcement was prompted by reports that the Home Office failed to act on allegations that a paedophile ring operated at Westminster during the 1980s.[84]
- 10 July – Emergency powers giving police the ability to access phone and internet records will be rushed through Parliament after existing legislation was overturned by the European Court of Justice, Prime Minister David Cameron has announced.[85]
- 14 July
- 15 July
- 18 July – 10 Britons are confirmed as having been among 298 people killed in the previous day's crash of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, which was shot down over eastern Ukraine near the Russian border by pro-Russian separatists.[90]
- 20 July – Conservative MP Dan Byles, who holds the North Warwickshire constituency with his party's smallest majority of 54, announces he will step down at the next general election, becoming the 23rd Tory MP to announce their departure at the end of the current parliament.[91]
- 23 July – The 2014 Commonwealth Games open in Glasgow.
August
- 2 August – At 40, England's Jo Pavey becomes one of the oldest athletes to win a track-and field-medal at the Commonwealth Games after securing a bronze in the women's 5,000 metres race.[92]
- 3 August – The 2014 Commonwealth Games closing ceremony is held in Glasgow.
- 4 August – Events are held around the UK to mark the 100th anniversary of the outbreak of World War I.[93]
- 5 August – The first of two televised debates between Alex Salmond and Alistair Darling is held at Glasgow's Royal Conservatoire of Scotland ahead September's referendum on Scottish independence.[94]
- 6 August – Mayor of London Boris Johnson announces his intention to seek re-election to Parliament at next year's general election. Johnson had previously said he would not stand as an MP before his mayoral term ended in 2016.[95]
- 10 August – In golf, world number one Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland wins the PGA Championship. It is his second consecutive major championship win, following The Open Championship, his second PGA Championship win, and fourth major overall.[96] [97]
- 14 August – Police search a Berkshire property belonging to Cliff Richard in relation to an alleged historical sex offense.[98]
- 18 August – Julian Assange, who is wanted for questioning in Sweden, says that he will leave his refuge in the Ecuadorean embassy in London "soon".[99]
- 21 August – 2014 West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner by-election: David Jamieson is elected, replacing Bob Jones, who died on 1 July.[100]
- 24 August
- 25 August – The second televised debate between Alex Salmond and Alistair Darling is aired from Glasgow.[103]
- 26 August
- Publication of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Exploitation in Rotherham, which concludes that at least 1,400 children in the area were subjected to sexual abuse between 1997 and 2013.[104]
- William Pooley, the first Briton to contract Ebola in the current outbreak is being treated with an experimental drug, ZMapp, it is reported.[105]
- UKIP leader Nigel Farage is chosen by his party's members to fight the South Thanet seat at the next election.[106]
- Kate Bush stages a comeback concert at the Hammersmith Apollo, her first live performance since 1979.[107]
- 27 August – West Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner Shaun Wright, who was head of Rotherham's children's services between 2005 and 2010 and has come under pressure to step down from his post in the wake of the report into child abuse in the town, resigns from the Labour Party, but says he will not relinquish the role of Commissioner.[108]
- 28 August
- 29 August – Home Secretary Theresa May raises the UK's terror alert from "substantial" "to "severe" in the wake of ongoing conflicts in the Middle East.[110]
- 31 August – Kate Bush becomes the first female artist to have eight albums in the UK Albums Chart at the same time.[111]
September
- 5 September – MPs vote 306–231 to back the Affordable Homes Bill, designed to relax controversial housing benefit cuts. The Bill passes its first reading after Labour and Lib Dem MPs voted in favour of the legislation.[112]
- 6 September – A YouGov opinion poll on Scottish independence commissioned for The Sunday Times gives the Yes campaign a majority for the first time. The 51–49 result applies when undecided voters are excluded.[113]
- 7 September – Speaking on the BBC's The Andrew Marr Show, Chancellor George Osborne pledges a "plan of action" for further devolution to Scotland if Scots vote No in the forthcoming referendum.[114]
- 8 September
- 9 September
- The Scottish leaders of the three main UK political parties give their backing to greater devolved powers for the Scottish Parliament as Prime Minister David Cameron and Opposition leader Ed Miliband plan a trip to Scotland to campaign for a No vote.[117]
- Keith Vaz, Chairman of the Home Affairs Select Committee, says he will write to the Home Secretary about the possibility of emergency legislation to remove Shaun Wright as Police and Crime Commissioner for South Yorkshire.[118]
- 10 September – The first Invictus Games are held in London,[119] beginning with an opening ceremony attended by the Prince of Wales, the Duchess of Cornwall, Prince Harry and Prince William.[120]
- 12 September – Boris Johnson is selected as the Conservative candidate for Uxbridge and South Ruislip.[121] [122]
- 13 September – David Cameron condemns the killing of British hostage David Haines as an "act of pure evil", after the release of a video purporting to show the humanitarian aid worker's beheading.[123]
- 14 September – The closing ceremony of the inaugural Invictus Games takes place in London, with a music concert at Olympic Park featuring artists and groups such as Bryan Adams, Ellie Goulding, James Blunt and the Kaiser Chiefs.[124] [125] [126]
- 15 September – 'The Vow', a joint statement by the leaders of the three main unionist parties, David Cameron, Ed Miliband and Nick Clegg, promising more powers for Scotland in the event of a No vote, is published in the Daily Record.[127]
- 16 September – Shaun Wright resigns as Police and Crime Commissioner for South Yorkshire, triggering a by-election.[128]
- 18 September – 2014 Scottish independence referendum: Scotland votes "No" to Scottish independence[129] by a majority of 383,937 votes (No: 2,001,926; Yes: 1,627,989) and a margin of 55.3% to 44.7%.[130] Voter turnout in the referendum is 84.5%, a record high for any election held in the UK since the introduction of universal suffrage in 1918.[131]
- 19 September
- 24 September
- 26 September – MPs vote 524–43 vote in favour of endorsing Britain's involvement in the US-led airstrikes against Islamic State following a seven-hour parliamentary debate.[136]
- 27 September – Mark Reckless, the MP for Rochester and Strood, quits the Conservative Party and defects to UKIP, triggering a by-election. The announcement is made as the Conservatives gather for their annual party conference in Birmingham.[137]
- 30 September – Police hunting for missing teenager Alice Gross find a body in the River Brent. A murder inquiry is launched the following day after the body is confirmed to be that of the missing girl.[138]
October
- 1 October – Membership of the Scottish National Party trebles from 25,000 to 75,000 in the 13 days since the referendum on Scottish independence[139]
- 3 October – Prime Minister David Cameron says that Britain will do all it can "to hunt down [and bring] to justice" the killers of British hostage Alan Henning after a video was posted online purporting to show his beheading.[140]
- 6 October – Police confirm that a body found in woodland at Boston Manor Park, west London two days earlier is that of Arnis Zalkalns, the main suspect in the hunt for the killer of Alice Gross.[141]
- 9 October
- 15 October – Nicola Sturgeon is confirmed as the next leader of the Scottish National Party, succeeding Alex Salmond, after she was the only candidate to put their name forward in the leadership election. She will officially become leader at the party's conference next month, and subsequently be appointed First Minister of Scotland.[142]
- 20 October – 45 people are injured after a bus overturns and collides with a car in Hertfordshire.[143]
- 23 October – Senior politicians and the Metropolitan Police criticise a decision by the Parole Board to release prisoner Harry Roberts, who shot dead three police officers in 1966.[144]
- 24 October – Johann Lamont resigns as leader of the Scottish Labour Party with immediate effect, triggering a leadership election.[145]
- 26 October – Three people are killed after a group of seven surfers get into trouble in the sea at Mawgan Porth, Cornwall.[146]
- 27 October – Plans are unveiled by the Met Office for a £97m supercomputer to study weather and climate. Using 13 times more processing power than previous systems, it will perform 16,000 trillion calculations per second.[147] [148]
- 30 October – 2014 South Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner by-election: Labour's Alan Billings wins the election, replacing Shaun Wright, who resigned in the wake of the Rotherham child sexual exploitation scandal.[149]
- 31 October
November
- 2 November – Alistair Darling, leader of the Better Together campaign and former Chancellor of the Exchequer and announces he will step down as an MP at the next general election.[151]
- 3 November
- The youth who fatally stabbed Ann Maguire at a Leeds school in April is named as 16-year-old Will Cornick. He is sentenced to be detained at Her Majesty's pleasure with a minimum tariff of 20 years.[152]
- Liberal Democrat Home Office Minister Norman Baker resigns from his post, claiming that working in the department is like "walking through mud".[153]
- 6 November – A woman is murdered in an act of cannibalism at a hostel in Argoed, Wales. The suspect Matthew Williams dies after Gwent Police fire a Taser at him.[154]
- 7 November – Chancellor George Osborne is criticised as he reveals that the UK will pay its EU budget surcharge in two interest-free sums next year totalling £850m, instead of a larger lump sum of £1.7bn by 1 December, after a rebate from Brussels due in 2016 appears to have been brought forward. Labour describes the announcement as "smoke and mirrors", whilst Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls says it is a "diplomatic disaster for the government".[155]
- 11 November – The last ceramic poppy is laid at the Tower of London memorial art installation and joins the 888,245 flowers commemorating the armistice and centenary of World War I.[156]
- 14 November
- 16 November
- Police name five teenagers killed in a motoring accident on the A630 near Doncaster, which occurred the previous day.[160]
- A case of bird flu is confirmed at a duck breeding farm in Yorkshire. The deadly H5N1 strain is ruled out and officials say that the risk to public health is low.[161]
- 17 November
- 19 November
- 20 November
Voters go to the polls after MP Mark Reckless seeks re-election under the UKIP label, having defected from the Conservative Party. The results are announced the following day: Reckless is re-elected, but with a smaller than expected majority of less than 3,000.[167] [168]
- Sheffield United withdraws its offer to allow footballer and convicted rapist Ched Evans to use its training facilities following a public backlash against the club.[169]
- 21 November – The launch is announced of The National, Scotland's first daily newspaper to take a pro-independence stance.[170]
- 23 November – Britain's Lewis Hamilton wins the 2014 Formula One world title after finishing first in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.[171]
- 24 November – The National launches on a five-day trial basis.[172]
- 25 November – A report into the murder of Lee Rigby by the Intelligence and Security Committee suggests that MI5 could have prevented the killing had they been allowed access to an online forum in which one of the perpetrators discussed murdering a soldier five months before the May 2013 incident.[173]
- 27 November
- The Smith Commission, established by David Cameron to look at enhanced devolution for Scotland following the referendum, publishes its report, recommending the Scottish Parliament should be given the power to set income tax rates and bands.[174]
- A judge says he is satisfied MP and former chief whip Andrew Mitchell called police officers "plebs" during a 2012 row in Downing Street as he rejects a High Court libel action brought by the politician against The Sun newspaper.[175]
- 28 November – Black Friday promotions spark chaos and violence in stores across the country. Police are called to at least ten supermarkets amid large crowd surges as people hunt for the best offers.[176]
December
- 1 December
- Former Prime Minister Gordon Brown announces he is to stand down as an MP at the next general election after 32 years.[177]
- Suffolk doctor Myles Bradbury pleads guilty to abusing eighteen young cancer patients in his care at Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge between 2009 and 2013. He is sentenced to 22 years.[178]
- 3 December – As part of the Autumn Statement, Chancellor George Osborne replaces stamp duty for home buyers with a graduated scheme similar to income tax.[179]
- 5 December – Scotland reduces its drink-drive limit from 80 mg to 50 mg, bringing the country's legal limit into line with much of mainland Europe.[180]
- 6 December – Reports surface that former Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond will stand for Parliament in the Gordon constituency at the 2015 general election.[181] Salmond confirms his intention to contest the constituency the following day.[182]
- 7 December – Greetings card retailer Clintons withdraws a 'tongue-in-cheek' Christmas card detailing ten reasons why Santa Claus "must live on a council estate" after it was deemed to be offensive by the public.[183]
- 10 December – A "weather bomb" hits the north of the UK, causing winds of up to 144 mph, cutting power from tens of thousands of homes, and creating travel disruptions across land and sea.[184]
- 12 December – Disruption is caused at airports across the country due to a computer system failure at the UK's air traffic control centre, causing hundreds of delays and over eighty cancellations at Heathrow. Delays and cancellations continue the following day.[185]
- 13 December – MP Jim Murphy is elected as the new Scottish Labour leader, beating MSPs Neil Findlay and Sarah Boyack with 55.7% of the vote, declaring it his "driving purpose" to end poverty and inequality. Meanwhile, Kezia Dugdale is elected as the party's new deputy leader.[186]
- 16 December – Leader of the House of Commons William Hague sets out Conservative plans for English votes for English laws to prevent MPs representing constituencies in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland from voting on legalisation that does not effect their parts of the UK.[187]
- 17 December – Libby Lane becomes the new Bishop of Stockport and the first woman to become a bishop of the Church of England since the change to canon law just a month ago.[188]
- 19 December
- 22 December – Six people are killed after a refuse lorry crashes into a group of people in Glasgow's George Square.[191]
- 25 December – Parcel delivery firm City Link announces that it has gone into administration after substantial losses. The general secretary of the RMT union calls the timing of the announcement a "disgrace".[192]
- 29 December – The Scottish Government confirms a case of Ebola being treated in a Glasgow hospital. The victim is a healthcare worker who had travelled back from Sierra Leone the previous day.[193]
- 31 December
- Healthcare worker Pauline Cafferkey receives an unnamed experimental anti-viral drug and blood plasma from Ebola survivors as part of her treatment.[194]
- City Link's administrators announce the loss of 2,356 jobs after a deal to buy the firm fell through.[195]
Undated
- 2014 was the UK's warmest year since records began with an average temperature of 9.9C, 0.2C higher than the previous record set in 2006, according to a Met Office report of 5 January 2015. This means that eight of the UK's top ten warmest years have occurred since 2002.[196]
- New car sales reach a 10-year high of nearly 2.5 million. The Ford Fiesta was Britain's best selling car for the sixth successive year, while the likes of Audi and Fiat also enjoy impressive sales figures.
Publications
Births
Deaths
January
- 1 January
- 2 January
- 3 January
- 4 January – Andy Holden, 65, long-distance runner.
- 5 January
- Terry Biddlecombe, 72, National Hunt jockey.
- Brian Hart, 77, racing driver and engineer.
- Simon Hoggart, 67, journalist
- E. J. Lowe, 63, philosopher.
- David Maxwell Walker, 93, lawyer and academic.
- Ray Williams, 86, rugby union player.
- 6 January
- 7 January
- 9 January
- 10 January
- 11 January – Jerome Willis, 85, British actor.
- 12 January
- Alexandra Bastedo, 67, actress.
- John Button, 70, racing driver.
- Tony Harding, 72, comics artist.
- Patrick Horsbrugh, 93, British-born architecture professor.
- John Horsley, 93, actor.
- Sir Robert Scholey, 92, business executive, Chairman of British Steel (1986–1992).
- 13 January
- 14 January
- 16 January – Stan Watson, 76, footballer (Darlington).
- 17 January
- 18 January
- 19 January
- Sir Christopher Chataway, 82, broadcaster, politician and businessman, MP for Lewisham North (1959–1966) and Chichester (1969–1974).
- Gordon Hessler, 88, film director (Kiss Meets the Phantom of the Park) and screenwriter.
- Michał Joachimowski, 63, Olympic triple jumper (1972, 1976).
- Bert Williams, 93, footballer (Wolverhampton Wanderers, national team).
- 20 January – George Scott, 84, professional wrestler.
- 21 January
- Dieter Bortfeldt, 72, graphic designer and philatelist.
- Tony Crook, 93, racing driver.
- Jocelyn Hay, 86, broadcasting campaigner.
- Warren Lamb, 90, management consultant.
- Graham Stevenson, 58, cricket player.
- 22 January
- 24 January – Lisa Daniely, 84, actress.
- 25 January
- 26 January
- Ollie Conmy, 74, footballer.
- Margery Mason, 100, actress and theatre director.
- John Farquhar Munro, 79, politician, MSP for Ross, Skye and Inverness West (1999–2011).
- Gerald B. Whitham, 86, applied mathematician.
- 27 January – Brian Gibbs, 77, English football player and manager.
- 28 January
- 29 January
- 31 January
- Adegboyega Folaranmi Adedoyin, 91, Olympic athlete (1948).
- Sebastian Barker, 68, poet.
- Mike Flanagan, 85, Israeli Armoured Corps soldier.
- Baden Powell, 82, footballer.
- Sir David Price, 89, politician, MP for Eastleigh (1955–1992).
February
- 1 February – Tony Hateley, 72, footballer.
- 2 February
- Keith Bradshaw, 74, rugby union player.
- Nicholas Brooks, 73, medieval historian.
- Cecil Franks, 78, politician, MP for Barrow and Furness (1983–1992).
- Nigel Walker, 54, footballer.
- Clifford Williams, 74, rugby player.
- 4 February – Richard Aldridge, 68, palaeontologist.
- 5 February – Samantha Juste, 69, television personality (Top of the Pops).
- 6 February
- 7 February
- 8 February
- 9 February
- William Goodreds, 93, cricketer.
- Sir Graham Hills, 87, chemist.
- Eddie Holding, 83, football player and manager.
- Roland Oliver, 90, academic and author.
- Logan Scott-Bowden, 93, army general, first commander of the Ulster Defence Regiment (1970–1971).
- Sir John Stibbon, 79, army general, Master-General of the Ordnance (1987–1991).
- Roger Tomlinson, 80, geographer.
- 10 February
- Len Chalmers, 77, footballer (Leicester).
- Mike Cottell, 82, civil engineer.
- Stuart Hall, 82, cultural theorist.
- Gordon Harris, 73, footballer.
- Alan R. Katritzky, 85, chemist.
- Ian McNaught-Davis, 84, television presenter and mountaineer, President of the UIAA (1995–2004).
- 12 February
- 13 February
- Alan Burns, 83, author (Europe After the Rain).
- Lorna Casselton, 75, biologist.
- Jimmy Jones, 85, footballer.
- Ken Jones, 83, actor (Porridge, The Squirrels).
- Rose Finn-Kelcey, 68, artist.
- John Mortimore, 80, cricket player.
- 14 February
- 15 February – Christopher Malcolm, 67, actor (The Empire Strikes Back, Highlander, The Rocky Horror Show).
- 16 February – Jaroslav Krejčí Jr., 98, Czech-born sociologist, academic and historian.
- 17 February
- 18 February
- Gordon Bowra, 77, surgeon (British Antarctic Survey).
- Peter Davies, 88, rugby player.
- Arthur Rowley, 80, footballer (Liverpool).
- Malcolm Tierney, 75, actor (Doctor Who, Star Wars, Braveheart).
- 19 February – Duffy Power, 72, rock and blues singer.
- 20 February – Sam Falle, 95, British diplomat, Ambassador to Kuwait and Sweden.
- 21 February
- 22 February
- 23 February
- John Grant, 83, children's author.
- Alice Herz-Sommer, 110, supercentenarian, world's oldest Holocaust survivor, subject of The Lady in Number 6.
- Mike Parker, 84, typographer and software executive (Helvetica).
- Norman Whiting, 93, cricketer (Worcestershire).
- 24 February
- 25 February
- 26 February – Gordon Nutt, 81, footballer (Coventry City).
- 27 February
- 28 February – David Holmes, 87, journalist and broadcaster, BBC News Political Editor (1975–1980).
March
- 1 March – John Wilkinson, 73, politician, MP for Bradford West (19701974) and Ruislip-Northwood (19792005).
- 3 March
- 4 March
- 5 March
- Iain Campbell, 72, biophysicist.
- Sir Robin Dunn, 96, judge, Lord Justice of Appeal (1980–1984).
- John Uzzell Edwards, 79, painter.
- Nigel Groom, 89, author and perfume connoisseur.
- Ernest Anthony Lowe, 85, economist.
- Ailsa McKay, 50, economist and government policy advisor.
- Dave Sampson, 73, rock singer.
- 6 March
- Gurth Hoyer-Millar, 84, rugby union and cricket player.
- Sheila MacRae, 92, actress (The Honeymooners).
- Gwen Matthewman, 86, speed knitter.
- Margaret Spufford, 78, historian.
- Marion Stein, 87, pianist.
- 7 March
- Sir Richard Best, 80, diplomat, Ambassador to Iceland (1989–1991).
- Bob Charles, 72, footballer (Southampton).
- Peter Dunn, 87, engineer.
- Sir Thomas Hinde, 88, novelist.
- Peter Laker, 87, cricketer (Sussex).
- 8 March
- 9 March
- 10 March
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- 11 March
- 12 March
- 13 March
- 14 March
- Tony Benn, 88, politician, Minister of Technology (1966–1970), Secretary of State (1974–1979), MP for Bristol South East (1950–1960, 1963–1983) and Chesterfield (1984–2001).
- Alec Gaskell, 81, footballer.
- John Bernard Philip Humbert, 9th Count de Salis-Soglio, 66, soldier and lawyer.
- Hugh Lunghi, 93, military interpreter (Winston Churchill).
- Sam Peffer, 92, commercial artist.
- 15 March – Clarissa Dickson Wright, 66, chef and broadcaster, one half of the Two Fat Ladies.
- 16 March
- 17 March – Oswald Morris, 98, cinematographer.
- 18 March
- 19 March – Eric Davies, 86, football administrator and politician, chairman of Rhyl F.C., mayor of Rhyl.
- 20 March – Roy Peter Martin, 83, author.
- 21 March
- 22 March
- 23 March
- Ashley Booth, 74, footballer (St Johnstone, East Fife).
- Walter Ewbank, 96, Anglican prelate, Archdeacon of Westmorland and Furness (1971–1977), Archdeacon of Carlisle (1978–1984).
- Peter Oakley, 86, internet vlogger.
- William Peters, 90, diplomat and activist (Jubilee 2000).
- 24 March
- 25 March
- 26 March – Marcus Kimball, Baron Kimball, 85, politician, MP for Gainsborough (1956–1983).
- 27 March
- 28 March
- 30 March
- 31 March
April
- 1 April – Colin Scott, 80, Anglican prelate, Bishop of Hulme (1984–1998).
- 2 April – Lyndsie Holland, 75, opera singer and actress.
- 4 April
- 5 April
- 6 April
- 7 April
- Peaches Geldof, 25, journalist, model, TV presenter.
- James Alexander Green, 88, mathematician.
- Perlita Neilson, 80, actress.
- John Shirley-Quirk, 82, opera bass-baritone singer.
- 8 April
- 9 April
- 10 April
- 11 April
- 12 April
- 13 April
- 14 April
- 16 April
- 17 April
- 18 April
- Tommy Crossan, 44, dissident Irish republican (Continuity IRA).
- David McClarty, 63, politician, MLA for East Londonderry (since 1998).
- Brian Priestman, 87, maestro and conductor (Denver Symphony Orchestra).
- Zev Sufott, 86, diplomat, Israeli Ambassador to the Netherlands and China.
- 19 April
- 20 April
- 22 April
- 23 April
- 24 April – Sandy Jardine, 65, footballer (Rangers, Hearts, national team).
- 26 April
- 28 April
- 29 April
- 30 April
May
- 1 May
- Clive Clark, 73, footballer.
- Mark Elvins, 74, priest and author, Warden of Greyfriars, Oxford (2007–2008).
- Richard Percival Lister, 99, author, poet, artist and metallurgist.
- Paul Whetnall, 67, badminton player and coach.
- Eli Woods, 91, comedian and character actor.
- 2 May
- Sir William Benyon, 84, politician, MP for Buckingham (1970–1983) and Milton Keynes (1983–1992).
- Martin Dent, 88, academic, co-founder Jubilee 2000.
- Nigel Stepney, 55, Formula One mechanic (Ayrton Senna, Michael Schumacher), involved in 2007 Formula One espionage controversy.
- Nigel Vaulkhard, 66, auto racing team owner (Bamboo Engineering, World Touring Car Championship).
- 3 May – Dick Douglas, 82, politician, MP for Clackmannan and Eastern Stirlingshire (1970–1974), Dunfermline (1979–1983) and Dunfermline West (1983–1992).
- 4 May
- 5 May – Timothy John Byford, 72, television director.
- 6 May
- Roger Dimmock, 78, Royal Navy admiral, Naval Secretary (1985–1987).
- Antony Hopkins, 93, composer, conductor and pianist.
- Leslie Thomas, 83, author (The Virgin Soldiers).
- Cedric Thornberry, 77, lawyer, Assistant-Secretary-General of the United Nations.
- 7 May
- 9 May
- 10 May – Patrick Woodroffe, 74, fantasy and surrealist artist.
- 11 May
- Billie Fleming, 100, long-distance cyclist.
- David Rowlands, 66, civil servant.
- Harry Stopes-Roe, 90, philosopher and humanist, Vice President of the British Humanist Association.
- Alan Wills, 52, record executive, founder of Deltasonic.
- 12 May
- Ernie Chataway, 62, heavy metal guitarist (Judas Priest).
- Hugh McLeod, 81, rugby union player.
- Joe Mence, 93, cricket player (Berkshire).
- Hugh Smyth, 73, politician, Leader of the Progressive Unionist Party (1979–2002), Lord Mayor of Belfast (1994–1995).
- James Walston, 65, political scientist.
- 13 May
- 14 May
- Anthony Christopher, 67, politician, leader of Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council (since 2012).
- Douglas Cummings, 67, cellist (London Symphony Orchestra).
- John M. Fitzpatrick, 65, urologist.
- Jeffrey Kruger, 83, music business executive (Flamingo Club, Ember Records).
- Alexander Murray MacBeath, 90, mathematician.
- Stephen Sutton, 19, charity fundraiser.
- Terry Wire, 73, politician, Mayor of Northampton.
- 15 May
- 16 May
- 17 May – David Abbott, 76, advertising executive and copywriter.
- 19 May
- Michael Aldrich, 72, inventor.
- Simon Andrews, 29, motorcycle racer.
- Sir Jack Brabham, 88, racing driver, triple Formula One world champion (1959, 1960, 1966).
- Count Suckle, 80, sound system operator and club owner.
- Phil Sharpe, 77, cricketer (Yorkshire, national team).
- 20 May
- Terry Bell, 69, footballer (Reading). (death announced on this date)
- Fran Broady, 75, Trotskyist and social activist (Alliance for Workers' Liberty).
- Robyn Denny, 83, artist.
- Prince Rupert Loewenstein, 80, financial adviser (The Rolling Stones), Bavarian aristocrat.
- Barbara Murray, 84, actress (Passport to Pimlico, The Plane Makers).
- 21 May – Duncan Cole, 55, footballer (New Zealand national football team).
- 22 May – Edward Howel Francis, 89, geologist.
- 23 May – John Satterthwaite, 88, Anglican prelate, Bishop of Gibraltar (1970–1993).
- 24 May
- 25 May – Malcolm Simmons, 68, motorcycle speedway racer (Poole Pirates), World Team Cup Winner (1974, 1975, 1977), World Pairs Champion (1976, 1977, 1978).
- 26 May – Sir John Gorman, 91, politician, Northern Ireland MLA for North Down (1998–2003).
- 27 May
- Ruth Flowers, 74, disc jockey.
- Malcolm MacDonald, 66, music critic.
- Sir Robert Porter, 90, politician, Minister of Home Affairs and Health and Social Services (1969), Northern Ireland MP (NI) for Queen's University of Belfast (1966–1969) and Lagan Valley (1969–1973).
- Charles Swithinbank, 87, glaciologist.
- 28 May – Stan Crowther, 78, footballer.
- 31 May
June
- 1 June
- 3 June
- 4 June
- Neal Arden, 104, actor.
- John Baker, 86, Anglican prelate, Bishop of Salisbury (1982–1993).
- Cliff Severn, 88, cricket player and child actor (A Christmas Carol, How Green Was My Valley).
- Sydney Templeman, Baron Templeman, 94, judge and law lord.
- 5 June – Johnny Leach, 91, table tennis player, World Table Tennis Champion (1949, 1951), team champion (1953), President of the ETTA.
- 6 June
- Douglas Bartles-Smith, 77, Anglican priest, Archdeacon of Southwark⋅(1985–2004).
- Eric Hill, 86, children's writer and illustrator (Spot the Dog).
- David Lockwood, 85, sociologist.
- Lorna Wing, 85, psychiatrist, co-founder of the National Autistic Society, coined the term "Asperger syndrome".
- 7 June
- Kevin Elyot, 62, scriptwriter (Clapham Junction) and playwright (My Night with Reg).
- Jane Gray, 112, supercentenarian, oldest living Scottish-born person and Australian resident.
- Roger Mayne, 85, photographer.
- Stephen A. Metcalf, 86, missionary.
- Norman Willis, 81, trade unionist, General Secretary for the TUC (19841993).
- 8 June
- 9 June – Rik Mayall, 56, comedian, writer and actor (The Young Ones, Bottom, The New Statesman).
- 10 June
- 12 June
- 13 June
- 14 June
- Sam Kelly, 70, actor ('Allo 'Allo!, Porridge).
- Francis Matthews, 86, film and television actor (Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons, The Revenge of Frankenstein, ).
- Terry Richards, 81, movie actor and stuntman (Raiders of the Lost Ark, Tomorrow Never Dies).
- 15 June – John G. King, 88, physicist and professor (MIT).
- 16 June – Thérèse Vanier, 91, doctor.
- 17 June
- Patsy Byrne, 80, actress who played Nursie in Blackadder II.[200]
- Jeffry Wickham, 80, actor (Ransom, The Remains of the Day, Vera Drake), President of Equity (1992–1994).
- John Yerburgh, 91, brewery executive, Chairman of Thwaites Brewery (1966–1991).
- 18 June
- 19 June
- 20 June
- Jim Bamber, 66, cartoonist.
- David Brown, 84, musicologist.
- Handel Greville, 92, rugby union player (national team).
- Philip Hollom, 102, ornithologist.
- Norman Sheffield, 75, rock drummer (The Hunters), recording facility co-owner (Trident Studios) and manager (Queen).
- 21 June
- Gerry Conlon, 60, Northern Irish author and human rights activist, Guildford Four member wrongfully convicted of the Guildford pub bombings.[201]
- Roland Hill, 93, journalist and biographer.
- Anthony Jacobs, Baron Jacobs, 82, peer and automobile executive, Chairman of the BSM (1973–1990).
- Doreen Miller, Baroness Miller of Hendon, 81, politician and life peer.
- Sir Philip Myers, 83, police officer, Chief Constable of North Wales Police (1974–1982).
- 22 June – Felix Dennis, 67, poet and publisher, founder of Dennis Publishing
- 23 June – Euros Lewis, 72, cricketer (Glamorgan and Sussex).
- 24 June – David Taylor, 60, lawyer, Chief Executive of the SFA, General Secretary of UEFA.
- 25 June
- 26 June – Barry Cole, 77, poet.
- 27 June
- 28 June – Brian Roe, 75, cricketer (Somerset).
- 29 June
- 30 June
July
- 1 July – Bob Jones, 59, politician, the West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner.
- 2 July
- 3 July
- Elizabeth Millicent Chilver, 99, academic administrator, Principal of Bedford College, London (1964–1971) and Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford (1971–1979).
- Arthur Clarke, 92, sports shooter.
- David Jones, 79, footballer (Swansea City, Yeovil Town).
- Peter Whelan, 82, playwright (The Herbal Bed, The Accrington Pals).
- 4 July
- Alan Alan, 87, escapologist and magician.
- Paul Apted, 47, sound editor (The Book Thief, The Wolverine, The Fault in Our Stars).
- Val Biro, 92, children's author, artist and illustrator.
- Myer Fredman, 82, conductor.
- 5 July
- Imogen Bain, 54, actress (The Phantom of the Opera, Casualty).
- John Bone, 83, Anglican prelate, Bishop of Reading (1989–1996).
- Elenor Gordon, 80, swimmer, first Scottish Commonwealth Games gold medalist.
- Elsbeth Juda, 103, photographer.
- Peter Robert Marler, 86, neurobiologist.
- Kathy Stobart, 89, jazz saxophonist.
- Brian Wood, 73, footballer.
- 6 July
- 7 July
- Sheila K. McCullagh, 93, author.
- Howard Plumb, 42, Olympic windsurfer (1996).
- Michael Scudamore, 81, jockey, winner of the Grand National and Cheltenham Gold Cup.
- Anthony Smith, 88, explorer, balloonist and television presenter.
- 8 July – Tom Collings, 75, Anglican prelate, Bishop of Keewatin (1991–1996).
- 9 July
- John Cloake, 89, diplomat, Ambassador to Bulgaria (1986–1990).
- Robert Methuen, 7th Baron Methuen, 82, peer and politician.
- John Spinks, 60, guitarist, singer and songwriter (The Outfield).
- Ken Thorne, 90, television and film score composer (Superman II, Help!), Academy Award winner (A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum).
- 11 July – Ray Lonnen, 74, actor (Harry's Game, The Sandbaggers, Z-Cars).
- 13 July
- 14 July
- 15 July
- 16 July
- 17 July
- 18 July
- 19 July – Ray King, 89, footballer (Port Vale, Newcastle United).
- 20 July
- 21 July – Lettice Curtis, 99, WWII military pilot and test engineer.
- 22 July
- 23 July
- 24 July
- 25 July – Richard Larter, 85, pop artist.
- 26 July – Sir Richard MacCormac, 75, modernist architect.
- 27 July
- 28 July
- 29 July – Jon R. Cavaiani, 70, United States Army Special Forces sergeant major and prisoner of war, recipient of the Medal of Honor (1974).
- 30 July
- 31 July
August
- 1 August
- 2 August – Sir Alan Peacock, 92, economist.
- 3 August
- Tony Clunn, 68, army officer and archaeologist.
- James McClure, 88, politician, chairman of the Democratic Unionist Party.
- Charles Simeons, 92, politician, MP for Luton (1970–1974).
- David Smail, 76, clinical psychologist.
- 5 August
- 6 August
- 7 August
- 8 August
- Ralph Bryans, 72, motorcycle racer, Grand Prix World Champion (1965).
- Charles Keating, 72, Emmy Award-winning actor (All My Children, Another World).
- J. J. Murphy, 86, actor (Mickybo and Me, Angela's Ashes, Dracula Untold).
- Simon Scott, 47, artist and musician.
- 10 August
- 11 August – Dame Julia Polak, 75, pathologist.
- 13 August
- 15 August
- 16 August – Andy MacMillan, 85, architect
- 17 August
- 18 August
- 19 August
- Sam Foster, 82, politician, MLA for Fermanagh and South Tyrone (1998–2003).
- Geoffrey Leech, 78, linguist.
- Candida Lycett Green, 71, author.
- Tom Pevsner, 87, film producer.
- David St John Thomas, 84, publisher and writer.
- 21 August
- Gerry Anderson, 69, broadcaster (BBC Northern Ireland).
- Helen Bamber, 89, psychotherapist.
- Don Clark, 96, footballer (Bristol City).
- John Macklin, 66, Hispanist.
- Jean Redpath, 77, folk singer-songwriter.
- 22 August
- 24 August
- 26 August
- Simon Featherstone, 56, diplomat, High Commissioner to Malaysia (2010–2014), Ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein (2004–2008).
- Caroline Kellett, 54, fashion journalist.
- Sir Douglas Morpeth, 90, accountant.
- Jim Petrie, 82, cartoonist (Minnie the Minx).
- 27 August
- 28 August
- 29 August – Sir Jasper Hollom, 96, banker, Chief Cashier of the Bank of England (1962–66), Deputy Governor of the Bank of England (1970–80).
- 30 August
- 31 August
September
- 1 September – Hugh McGregor Ross, 97, computer scientist and theologian.
- 2 September – William Merton, 96, military scientist and banker.
- 3 September – Roy Heather, 79, television actor (Only Fools and Horses).
- 4 September
- 5 September – David Lomax, 76, television reporter and interviewer (Panorama).
- 6 September
- 7 September – Frederic Mullally, 96, journalist and novelist.
- 8 September – Jane Baker, television writer (Doctor Who, , Watt on Earth).
- 9 September
- Howell Evans, 86, actor (Stella).
- Graham Joyce, 59, speculative fantasy author.
- Antonín Tučapský, 86, composer.
- David Whyte, 43, footballer (Charlton Athletic).
- Robert Young, 49, guitarist (Primal Scream).
- 11 September – Sir Donald Sinden, 90, actor (The Cruel Sea, The Day of the Jackal, Two's Company).
- 12 September
- John Bardon, 75, actor (EastEnders).
- John Gustafson, 72, singer and bassist (Ian Gillan Band, Roxy Music, The Big Three).
- Andrea Marongiu, drummer (Crystal Fighters).
- Ian Paisley, 88, politician, Leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (1971–2008), First Minister (2007–2008).
- Harold Williams, 90, football player.
- 13 September
- 14 September
- Assheton Gorton, 84, production designer (101 Dalmatians, Legend, The French Lieutenant's Woman).
- Angus Lennie, 84, actor (The Great Escape, Crossroads, Doctor Who).
- E. Jennifer Monaghan, 81, historian.
- Philip Somerville, 84, milliner.
- 15 September – Dame Peggy Fenner, 91, politician, MP for Rochester and Chatham (1970–1974, 1979–1997).
- 16 September
- 19 September
- 21 September
- 22 September
- 23 September – John Divers, 74, footballer.
- 24 September
- Christopher Hogwood, 73, conductor.
- Deborah Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire, 94.
- Sir Edward Eveleigh, 96, judge, Lord Justice of Appeal and Privy Councillor.
- Sir Gordon Manzie, 84, civil servant, Chief Executive of the Property Services Agency.
- Karl Miller, 83, literary editor (The Listener, London Review of Books).
- Hugh C. Rae, 78, author.
- Derek Roe, archaeologist.
- 25 September
- 26 September – Maggie Stables, actress (Doctor Who).
- 27 September
- 28 September
- 29 September
- 30 September
October
- 1 October
- 2 October
- 3 October
- 5 October
- John Best, 74, footballer and manager.
- David Chavchavadze, 90, author and CIA officer.
- Philip Howard, 80, journalist (The Times)
- Ronnie Spafford, 86, army officer and philatelist.
- David Watson, 74, actor (Beneath the Planet of the Apes).
- 6 October – Andrew Kerr, 80, festival organizer (Glastonbury Festival).
- 7 October
- Richard Laws, 88, zoologist, Master of St Edmund's College, Cambridge (1985–1996).
- Angus Macleod, 63, journalist and editor.
- David Samuel, 3rd Viscount Samuel, 92, scientist and peer.
- Ivor Wilks, 86, historian.
- 9 October
- Les Angell, 92, cricketer (Somerset).
- Sir Sydney Chapman, 78, politician and architect, MP for Birmingham Handsworth (1970–1974) and Chipping Barnet (1979–2005).
- Tony Priday, 92, bridge player.
- David Rayvern Allen, 76, cricket historian.
- Merton Sandler, 88, chemical pathologist.
- Sir Jocelyn Stevens, 82, publishing executive.
- Victor Winding, 85, actor (Doctor Who, Frightmare)
- 10 October
- 11 October – Brian Lemon, 77, jazz pianist.
- 12 October
- 13 October
- 14 October
- 15 October – Sir Christopher Staughton, 81, judge, Lord Justice of Appeal, President of the Court of Appeal of Gibraltar (2005–2006).
- 16 October
- 17 October
- 18 October
- Robert Barbour, 93, Church of Scotland minister and author.
- Mick Burt, 76, drummer (Chas & Dave).
- Efua Dorkenoo, 65, campaigner against female genital mutilation.
- Kenneth House, 78, cricket player (Dorset).
- Mervyn Winfield, 81, cricket player (Nottinghamshire).
- 19 October
- Lynda Bellingham, 66, actress (Doctor Who, General Hospital, The Bill).
- Kathryn M Chaloner, 60, statistician, Professor of Biostatistics at the University of Iowa.
- Stuart Gallacher, 68, rugby player (Wales national union and league teams) and executive.
- Arnold Mitchell, 84, footballer (Exeter City).
- Don Ratcliffe, 79, footballer (Stoke City).
- Raphael Ravenscroft, 60, saxophonist ("Baker Street") and author.
- 20 October
- 21 October
- 22 October
- 23 October
- Sir Ronald Grierson, 93, banker.
- Bernard Mayes, 85, broadcaster and academic.
- David Redfern, 78, photographer.
- Alvin Stardust, 72, singer ("My Coo Ca Choo").
- Raleigh Trevelyan, 91, author.
- 24 October
- 25 October
- 26 October
- 27 October – Charles McCullough, 91, politician, member of the Senate of Northern Ireland (1968–1972).
- 28 October
- 30 October
- 31 October
November
- 1 November
- 2 November
- 3 November
- 4 November
- Colin Docker, 88, Anglican clergyman, Bishop of Horsham (1975–1991).
- Derek Hogg, 84, footballer (Leicester City).
- Gerard W. Hughes, 90, Jesuit priest and writer, Chaplain of University of Glasgow (1967–1975).
- Mervyn Winfield, 81, cricket player (Nottinghamshire).
- 5 November – Roy Hartle, 83, footballer (Bolton Wanderers).
- 6 November
- 7 November
- Alex Bain, 78, footballer (Motherwell, Huddersfield Town, Falkirk). (death announced on this date)
- Bill Green, 97, Battle of Britain fighter pilot.
- Francis Harvey, 89, poet.
- Ian Michael, 99, academic, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Malawi (1964–1973).
- Dan Samuel, 4th Viscount Samuel, 89, businessman and peer.
- 8 November
- 9 November – Sammy Reid, 75, footballer (Motherwell, Berwick Rangers).
- 10 November
- 12 November
- Warren Clarke, 67, actor (Dalziel and Pascoe, A Clockwork Orange, Top Secret!).
- Rebekah Gibbs, 41, actress (Casualty).
- David Mackay, 80, architect.
- Richard Pasco, 88, actor (Yesterday's Enemy, Rasputin the Mad Monk, Mrs. Brown).
- Bernard Stonehouse, 88, polar scientist (Stonehouse Bay, Mount Stonehouse).
- 13 November
- Mike Burney, 70, saxophonist (Wizzard).
- Sir William Dugdale, 92, football executive and peer, Chairman of Aston Villa (1975–1982).
- Dennis Elwell, 84, astrologer.
- Reg Parker, 87, rugby league player and international coach.
- Jim Storrie, 74, footballer (Leeds United).
- 14 November – Paul Vaughan, 89, journalist.
- 15 November
- 19 November
- 20 November
- 21 November
- 22 November
- 23 November
- Anne Cowdrey, 14th Lady Herries of Terregles, 76, racehorse trainer.
- Mark Keyworth, 66, rugby union player (Swansea, national team).
- John Neal, 82, football player and manager (Wrexham, Middlesbrough, Chelsea).
- Clive Palmer, 71, folk musician (The Incredible String Band).
- David Stoddart, 77, geographer.
- 24 November – Reg Foulkes, 91, footballer (Norwich City).
- 25 November
- 26 November
- Sir Arthur Bonsall, 97, civil servant, Director of GCHQ (1973–1978).
- Malcolm Finlayson, 84, footballer (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- Frankie Fraser, 90, gangster.
- Arthur Montford, 85, football commentator.
- Peter Underwood, 91, author, broadcaster and paranormalist.
- 27 November
- 30 November
December
- 1 December
- 2 December
- Josie Cichockyj, 50, wheelchair basketball player.
- Gerry Fisher, 88, cinematographer (Wise Blood, The Go-Between, Fedora).
- Peter Furneaux, 79, football club chairman and investor (Grimsby Town).
- John Kotz, 84, politician, Mayor of Hackney.
- 3 December – Ian McLagan, 69, keyboard player (Small Faces).
- 4 December
- 6 December – Luke Somers, 33, photojournalist and AQAP hostage.
- 7 December
- 8 December
- 9 December
- 10 December – Catherine Hughes, 81, diplomat and academic.
- 11 December
- Tom Adams, 76, actor (The Great Escape, Licensed to Kill, Doctor Who).
- Tim Black, 77, family planning pioneer, founder of Marie Stopes International.
- Philip Knights, Baron Knights, 94, police officer and peer, Chief Constable of the West Midlands (1975–1985).
- 12 December
- 14 December – Bobo Faulkner, 73, English model and television personality.
- 15 December
- 16 December
- 17 December – Neil James, 53, rugby league player.
- 18 December – Mandy Rice-Davies, 70, model, figure in the Profumo affair.
- 19 December
- Philip Bradbourn, 63, politician, MEP for West Midlands (since 1999).
- Jamie Gilroy, 66, politician, co-founder of the Wickerman Festival.
- Pat Holton, 78, footballer (Motherwell, Hamilton Academical).
- Colin Strang, 2nd Baron Strang, 92, philosopher and peer.
- 20 December
- Joe Anderson, 86, rugby league player (Castleford, Leeds, Featherstone Rovers).
- Donald Charlton Bradley, 90, chemist.
- John Freeman, 99, politician, journalist, broadcaster and diplomat, MP for Watford (1945–1955), Ambassador to the United States (1969–1971).
- Ranulph Glanville, 68, architect and cybernetician.
- Brian Manley, 85, engineer and scientist.
- Sam Morris, 84, footballer (Chester City).
- 21 December
- Jane Bown, 89, photographer (The Observer).
- Sonya Butt, 90, Special Operations Executive agent.
- Roberta Leigh, 87, author and television producer (Space Patrol).
- Billie Whitelaw, 82, actress (The Omen, The Dark Crystal, Hot Fuzz).
- Alan Williams, 84, politician, MP for Swansea West (1964–2010), Father of the House (2005–2010).
- 22 December
- Joe Cocker, 70, rock and blues singer ("With a Little Help from My Friends", "You Are So Beautiful", "Up Where We Belong").
- Christopher Davidge, 85, rower.
- William J. Fishman, 93, academic.
- Richard Graydon, 92, stuntman and stunt coordinator (James Bond film series).
- Jeremy Lloyd, 84, screenwriter (Are You Being Served?, 'Allo 'Allo!).
- Rosemary Lowe-McConnell, 93, biologist and ichthyologist.
- 23 December
- 24 December
- 25 December
- 26 December
- 27 December
- 29 December
- 30 December
- Frank Atkinson, 90, museum director (Beamish Museum).
- Deborah Bone, 51, mental health nurse, inspired Disco 2000.
- Derek Coombs, 83, British politician, MP for Birmingham Yardley (1970–1974).
- Yolande Donlan, 94, actress.
- Jim Galloway, 78, jazz clarinet and saxophone player.
- Patrick Gowers, 78, composer.
- Luise Rainer, 104, actress.
- 31 December
See also
Further reading
Notes and References
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