2018 in the United Kingdom explained
Events from the year 2018 in the United Kingdom.
Incumbents
Events
January
- 2 January – Rail passengers face their biggest price increase for five years, with average tickets rising in cost by 3.4%.[1]
- 2–4 January – Storm Eleanor causes widespread disruption across the UK, with flooding and gusts of wind reaching 100 mph (161 km/h).[2]
- 3 January – The NHS in England cancels all non-urgent treatments from mid-January until the end of the month, as reports emerge of patients facing long waits for treatment and being stuck on trolleys in corridors and of ambulances left queuing outside A&E.<ref>News: Therrien. Alex. Triggle. Nick. 3 January 2018. Health secretary Jeremy Hunt sorry as A&Es struggle to cope. BBC News. BBC. 3 January 2018.
- 5 January – Jon Venables, one of the killers of toddler James Bulger in 1993, is charged with possessing indecent images of children.[3]
- 8 January – Theresa May announces a Cabinet reshuffle.[4]
- 9 January
- The manufacture of cosmetics and personal care products with plastic microbeads is banned in England, with a ban on their sale due to come into force by July 2018.[5]
- Virgin Trains announces it has stopped selling copies of the Daily Mail on its West Coast trains following "considerable concern [about] the Mail's editorial position on issues such as immigration, LGBT rights and unemployment".[6]
- 11 January – Theresa May pledges to eradicate all "avoidable" plastic waste throughout the UK by 2042.[7]
- 12 January – US President Donald Trump scraps a planned visit to the UK, blaming his predecessor, Barack Obama, for a "bad deal" on the new embassy due to be opened in London, despite the fact it was agreed under the administration of George W. Bush.[8]
- 15 January – Carillion, the UK's second-largest construction company, goes into liquidation with debts of £1,500,000,000.[9]
- 16 January – Supermarket chain Iceland announces that it will end the use of plastic for its own-brand products by the end of 2023.[10] [11]
- 17 January
- 18 January – Scotland Yard says that American actor Kevin Spacey is being investigated over a third accusation of sexual assault, dating from 2005.[14]
- 21 January – The UK Independence Party's National Executive Committee (NEC) delivers a vote of no confidence in its leader, Henry Bolton, following a recent controversy involving his girlfriend.[15]
- 23 January – Rupert Murdoch’s £11,700,000,000 bid to take full control of Sky is provisionally blocked by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA).[16]
- 24 January – Sir Elton John announces that he is to retire from touring after nearly fifty years.[17]
- 25 January
- Industry body Water UK announces that all shops, cafés, and businesses in England will provide free water refill points in every major city and town by 2021.[18]
- The number of rough sleepers in England reaches its highest level since records began – an estimated 4,751.[19]
- 30 January – A leaked government paper shows that Brexit will damage the UK economy no matter what kind of deal is agreed, with up to 8% of GDP growth lost within fifteen years.[20]
February
- 2 February – Finsbury Park Mosque attacker Darren Osborne, who drove a van into a group of Muslims, is jailed for life, with a minimum term of 43 years.[21]
- 3 February – British YouTuber KSI defeats fellow British YouTuber Joe Weller in 3 rounds in a YouTube boxing match at the Copper Box Arena. The event is considered the biggest event in YouTube history as 20 million people are believed to have watched the fight on live streams.
- 7 February
- The chief constable of Police Scotland, Phil Gormley, resigns amid a series of investigations into claims of gross misconduct.[22]
- Jon Venables, one of the killers of toddler James Bulger, is jailed for possessing child abuse images for a second time.[23]
- 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.[24]
- 9 February
- Trinity Mirror, publisher of the traditionally Labour-supporting Daily Mirror purchases Northern & Shell, chaired by Richard Desmond, publisher of the traditionally Conservative-supporting Daily Express, for £126,700,000,[25] soon afterwards changing the group name to Reach.[26]
- An investigation by The Times newspaper finds that Oxfam covered up the use of prostitutes by senior aid workers overseas.[27]
- 17 February
- 21 February – The National Farmers Union elects Minette Batters, the first female president in its 110-year history.[30]
- 22 February – The 2018 UK higher education strike begins with academic staff at sixty-four UK universities over proposed changes to the USS pension scheme.[31]
- 27 February
- 27 February – 4 March – Heavy snow causes disruption across much of the UK.[34] Over subsequent days the Met Office issues the first ever red snow warning for Scotland,[35] South West England and South Wales, meaning the weather poses a potential risk to life.[36] With ten severe weather warnings in place, the Army is called in to help rescue hundreds of stranded motorists.[37] Several people are reported to have died in circumstances related to the freezing conditions.[38] As temperatures later begin rising and ice thaws, the Environment Agency issues weather warnings due to flooding, mainly in the South-West and North-East England.[39]
- 28 February
- The UK's largest toy retailer, Toys "R" Us, goes into administration with a £15,000,000 VAT bill it is unable to pay.[40]
- One of the UK's biggest electronics retailers, Maplin, goes into administration after talks with potential buyers fail to secure a sale.[41]
- An earthquake of magnitude 3.2 and depth of 4 km hits Mosser, Cumbria. It is felt in Grasmere, Kendal, Cockermouth and Keswick and is the second earthquake to hit the United Kingdom within two weeks.[42]
March
- 1 March
- 4 March – Former Russian double agent Sergei Skripal and daughter Yulia are poisoned with a publicly unidentified nerve agent in Salisbury.[45] They are brought to hospital in critical condition, along with a police officer who was first on the scene. Counter-terrorism police investigate amid speculation the Kremlin was behind the incident.[46]
- 5 March
- After the recent cold spell, homes across the UK have water supply problems and thousands of people in Wales and South-East England are urged to use as little as possible.[47]
- A Sinn Féin delegation meets the EU's chief negotiator Michel Barnier in Brussels about the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland due to Brexit.[48]
- The sale of energy drinks to under-sixteens is banned by most UK supermarkets due to high levels of sugar and caffeine.[49]
- 6 March – Ex-UKIP leader Henry Bolton announces he will create a new political party called "OneNation" that would "campaign unceasingly for our full independence from the EU", and "mirror some of the changes that I sought to bring to UKIP".[50]
- 7 March
- 11 March – Following the events of 4 March, up to 500 pub-goers and diners in Salisbury are told to wash possessions after traces of a nerve agent are found.[54]
- 12 March
- 13 March
- 14 March
- Stephen Hawking, world-renowned theoretical physicist, author, and cosmologist, dies at his home in Cambridge, aged 76.[61]
- It is reported that all "Toys R Us" stores in the UK will close within six weeks following the chain's collapse into administration in February and its failure to find a buyer.[62]
- The government calls for an urgent meeting of the UN Security Council to discuss the poisoning of Sergei Skripal and Yulia Skripal on 4 March. Theresa May announces that 23 Russian diplomats will be expelled from the UK after Russia fails to respond to claims of involvement.[63]
- 15 March
- Following the events of 4 March, Theresa May visits Salisbury. In a joint statement, the leaders of the UK, US, France, and Germany say the ex-spy poisoning was the first offensive use of a nerve agent in Europe since the Second World War, and that Russian involvement is the "only plausible explanation".[64]
- The Space Industry Act 2018 becomes law, giving UK spaceports the legal framework to function.[65]
- 17–19 March – Heavy snow affects much of the UK. It is dubbed the "mini beast from the east"; a sequel to the previous cold wave at the start of the month. On 17 March, amber weather warnings are issued for North-West England, Yorkshire, the Midlands, London and South-East England.[66] On 18 March, they are issued for South-West England, South-East England, mid-Wales and the West Midlands.[67] Dozens of vehicles were stuck overnight on the A30 in Devon whilst two weather warnings remained still in place for much of the UK after wintry showers disrupted many parts of the country.[68]
- 18–19 March – Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson dismisses claims from Russian EU ambassador, Vladimir Chizhov, who said that Porton Down may have been the source of the nerve agent. It is reported that experts from the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons will arrive on 19 March to test samples of the substance.[69]
- 19 March
- 20 March
- Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg receives a formal request from the UK Government to answer questions regarding Cambridge Analytica and the "catastrophic failure of process" behind the data breach.[74] [75]
- The board of Cambridge Analytica suspends CEO Alexander Nix with immediate effect, pending a full and independent investigation.[76]
- 21 March – Following eight years of the austerity programme, a pay rise is agreed for 1,300,000 NHS staff, with minimum increases of at least 6.5% over three years and some people getting as much as 29%.[77]
- 22 March – The Bank of England keeps UK interest rates at 0.5%, but hints that it will raise them to 0.75% in May.[78]
- 23 March
- 24 March – Plaid Cymru announces that if elected, they will hold an independence referendum for Wales by 2030.[81]
- 25 March – The first scheduled direct flight from Australia to the UK—Qantas Flight QF9 from Perth—lands at London's Heathrow Airport after a seventeen-hour flight and 9,009 miles in the air.[82]
- 28 March
- 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 recycling and cut waste, but consumers will get the money back if they return the container.[83]
- General Sir Nicholas Carter is named as the new Chief of the Defence Staff.[84]
- 31 March – The government receives a request from the Russian Embassy to visit Yulia Skripal in hospital after the poisoning on 4 March.[85]
April
- 1 April
- All privately rented properties in England and Wales are required to have a minimum energy performance rating of "E".[86]
- The National Living Wage for people over 25 increases from £7.50 to £7.83 an hour. Workers between the ages of 21–24 receive an hourly pay rise from £7.05 to £7.38, wages rise from £5.60 to £5.90 for 18–20-year-olds, from £4.05 to £4.20 for 16–17-year-olds and £3.50 to £3.70 for apprentices aged under 19 or in the first year of their apprenticeship.[86]
- 2 April – The Director of Public Prosecutions in England and Wales, Alison Saunders, announces that she will step down after her contract ends in October.[87]
- 3 April
- Michael Gove announces that the sale of ivory of any age, with limited exceptions, will be the toughest ban in the world to reduce elephant poaching.[88]
- London's murder rate surpasses that of New York City.[89] [90]
- 5 April – All firms with at least 250 employees are required to publish data about their pay differences between men and women.[86]
- 6 April – The sugary drinks tax comes into force throughout the UK.[91] [92]
- 11 April – A £70,000,000 plan to extend Birmingham's Alexander Stadium is announced for the 2022 Commonwealth Games and confirmed by Theresa May on a visit to the city.[93]
- 13 April – The London Stock Exchange announces David Schwimmer as its new chief executive, to be appointed on 1 August to replace Xavier Rolet who quit the role the previous November.[94]
- 14 April – The UK, France, and United States order the bombing of Syrian military bases, in response to a sarin chemical attack allegedly by the Bashar al-Assad regime on civilians in Ghouta.[95]
- 17 April – Theresa May apologises to Caribbean leaders at Downing Street over the Windrush generation controversy.[96]
- 18 April – Theresa May suffers two defeats in the House of Lords on her flagship Brexit legislation. In the first, the Lords vote by 348 to 225 to force negotiation of a Customs Union between the EU and the UK. In the second, the Lords vote by 314 to 217 on an amendment limiting the ability of ministers to use secondary legislation to water down existing EU rights when those rights get transferred to UK law.[97]
- 19 April
- Theresa May proposes a ban on plastic straws and cotton buds in England.[98]
- The UK experiences its hottest day in April since 1949, with temperatures of 28.5 °C (83.3 °F) recorded in Central London.[99]
- 20 April – Commonwealth leaders announce that the Prince of Wales (now Charles III) would succeed Elizabeth II as Head of the Commonwealth.[100]
- 21 April – Carwyn Jones announces that he will stand down as First Minister of Wales in the Autumn, after nearly nine years in the role.[101]
- 22 April – The London Marathon takes place, amid the hottest temperatures ever seen at the event, reaching 24.1 °C (75.3 °F) in St James's Park.[102]
- 23 April
- Catherine Middleton (then Duchess of Cambridge) gives birth to a baby boy at St Mary's Hospital, London who becomes fifth-in-line to the throne and Elizabeth II's sixth great-grandchild.[103] He is subsequently named Louis Arthur Charles.[104]
- Theresa May announces a national day of commemoration for a murdered teenager Stephen Lawrence, which will take place on 22 April every year. Eighteen-year-old Lawrence was stabbed to death on 22 April 1993, whilst waiting for a bus in Eltham.[105]
- 24 April – The first statue of a woman in Parliament Square is unveiled, that of suffragette Millicent Fawcett.[106]
- 26 April – Over forty companies including Coca-Cola and Asda pledge and sign up to the UK Plastics Pact to cut plastic pollution by 2025.[107]
- 29 April – Amber Rudd resigns as Home Secretary following the Windrush scandal.[108] She is replaced the following day by Communities Secretary, Sajid Javid.[109]
May
- 2 May – Cambridge Analytica files for bankruptcy, following the data privacy scandal.[110]
- 3 May
- Elections for many local councils and mayoralties are held in England, including all 32 London boroughs. There are losses for the Conservatives (−33) and gains for Labour (+77), the Lib Dems (+75) and Green Party (+8). Meanwhile, UKIP is nearly wiped out, losing 123 councillors and retaining just three. Other parties see a net loss of four councillors.[111]
- A by-election is held at the West Tyrone constituency following the resignation of MP Barry McElduff in January.[112]
- 4 May – Órfhlaith Begley, a 26-year-old solicitor, retains West Tyrone for Sinn Féin in the previous day's by-election.[113]
- 5 May
- 7 May
- 8 May – Three votes take place in the House of Lords on the issue of Brexit. In the first, peers vote to remove the exit date of 29 March 2019 from the withdrawal bill, to give more time for negotiations. In the second, they vote to retain UK membership of EU agencies such as Euratom. In the third, they vote to give MPs a chance to vote on remaining in the European Economic Area, which would enable the UK to access the single market.[117]
- 9 May
- 11 May
- 16 May
- Stagecoach Group announces that rail services on the East Coast Main Line will be brought back under UK government control.[123]
- Theresa May loses a 15th vote on the Brexit Bill, as the House of Lords votes, by 294 to 244, to create a watchdog for enforcing EU environmental standards.[124]
- 17 May – The UK government announces that fixed odds betting terminals will be reduced to £2 under new rules, but bookmakers warns that the cut could lead to thousands of outlets closing.[125]
- 19 May –
- 21 May – Former Mayor of London Ken Livingstone resigns from the Labour party, having been suspended since 2016 over allegations of anti-Semitism.[129]
- 22 May
- A memorial service at Manchester Cathedral is held at 14:30 BST, along with a national minute's silence, to mark the first anniversary of the Manchester Arena attack.[130]
- British retailer Marks & Spencer confirms the closure of 100 stores as part of their reorganisation of the company by 2022.[131]
- 24 May – The chequered skipper butterfly, which became extinct in the wild in 1976 in England, is reintroduced within Rockingham Forest.[132]
- 25 May
- 30 May
- Co-Leader of the Green Party, Caroline Lucas announces that she will step down from her position in September.[135]
- Transport Secretary Chris Grayling says that the "rail industry has collectively failed" passengers after timetable changes caused chaos across the network.[136]
- The first 3D printed human corneas are created at Newcastle University.[137]
June
- 1 June – The Met Office confirms that May 2018 was the warmest since records began in 1910 and were also likely to be the sunniest since 1929.[138]
- 5 June – The government approves a controversial plan for a third runway at Heathrow Airport.[139]
- 7 June – Human rights campaigners lose a Supreme Court appeal over the legality of Northern Ireland's abortion law, but a majority of judges say the existing law was incompatible with human rights law in cases of fatal fetal abnormality and sexual crime.[140]
- 8 June – Scottish drinks company Highland Spring announces that it will become the first UK water brand to introduce and trial a 100% recycled bottle in a bid to cut ocean pollution.[141]
- 12 June – A 15,000 person rally is held in support of Tommy Robinson, an English far-right activist.[142]
- 13 June – 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 European Economic Area after Brexit. Other changes made to the bill are also overturned, including a requirement to negotiate a customs union with the EU.[143]
- 14 June – The Lewisham East by-election is held, with Labour winning the vote, but with a significantly reduced majority.
- 15 June
- A bill that would make upskirting a criminal offence is blocked in the House of Commons by Tory MP Sir Christopher Chope. He faces criticism from those within his own party, including Theresa May.[144]
- The Macintosh building at the Glasgow School of Art is gutted by another huge fire, four years after part of the same building was destroyed by fire. The fire spreads to close by buildings, including the Campus nightclub and O2 ABC music venue, which suffers "extensive damage". The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service reports no casualties.[145]
- 17 June – The government announces an extra £20bn for the NHS by 2023, a budget increase of 3.4% a year.[146] However, this is less than the average 3.7% the NHS had over the previous 70 years. The plan is also criticized by former Treasury officials, who cast doubt on the idea of a "Brexit dividend" and say the extra public spending will require higher taxes or public borrowing.[147]
- 19 June
- It becomes illegal in England and Scotland to sell rinse-off cosmetics and personal care products that contain microbeads.[148]
- The government announces a review into the use of cannabis for medicinal purposes.[149]
- 20 June
- Theresa May condemns the forced separation of migrant children from their parents in the US, but dismisses calls to cancel President Donald Trump's visit to the UK.[150]
- A rebellion by Conservative MPs is defeated, as the House of Commons votes by 319 to 303 against a "meaningful vote", which could have given MPs the power to stop the United Kingdom leaving the EU without a deal.[151] [152]
- 23 June – Around 100,000 anti-Brexit campaigners march through central London demanding a final vote on any UK exit deal. The organizers, People's Vote, say that Brexit is "not a done deal" and people must "make their voices heard", whilst James McGrory from pressure group Open Britain says there should be "a choice between leaving with the deal that the government negotiates, or staying in the European Union".[153]
- 24 June
- 25 June
- The UK experiences the hottest weather of the year so far, with temperatures reaching up to 29.4 °C (84.9 °F) in London. The highest temperature is recorded in St James's Park. The same location had experienced the year's previous record temperature of 29.1 °C (84.3 °F) in April.[157]
- The government throws out plans for the Tidal Lagoon Swansea Bay, claiming the £1.3 billion project is not good value for money.[158]
- 26 June – The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) warns that there is "no Brexit dividend", urging the government to "as a minimum" remain in the customs union and forge a deal that delivers "single market benefits". In the same statement, the SMMT says that investment in new models, equipment, and facilities in the UK has halved compared to the previous year.[159] [160]
- 27 June – The British Medical Association (BMA) votes to oppose Brexit "as a whole" and calls for a public say on any final deal.[161]
- 28 June – The Washington Post reports that former UKIP leader Nigel Farage is being investigated by U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s team for his ties to Donald Trump's associates and Russian colluders.[162]
- 29 June – Professor Philip Alston, a special rapporteur on human rights and extreme poverty, says the UN will investigate the impacts of Tory austerity in the UK, the organisation's first such probe into an advanced European country since 2011.[163]
- 30 June
- Thousands of people march through London to mark the 70th anniversary of the NHS and to protest against government cuts to the health service.[164]
- It becomes illegal to manufacture, import, or sell rinse-off cosmetics and personal care products containing microbeads in Wales.[165]
July
- 3 July – England's World Cup penalty shootout win over Colombia is watched by 23.6 million viewers, the highest peak audience for live sport since England played Portugal in the 2004 European Championships.[166]
- 4 July – Counter-terror police investigate after a man and woman are exposed to the Novichok nerve agent near Salisbury, four months after a similar incident in the area.[167]
- 6 July – Theresa May secures approval from the cabinet to negotiate a soft Brexit. This includes proposals to create a new UK-EU free trade area, the ending of free movement but with a new "mobility framework" for UK and EU citizens, and the ending of the jurisdiction of the European Court of Justice but with the UK paying regard to its decisions in areas where common rules are in force.[168] [169]
- 7 July – In the World Cup quarter-finals, England win 2–0 against Sweden, taking them through to the Semi-finals on 11 July. It is the first time they have reached this stage since 1990.[170] The match is live-streamed online by 3.8 million people, making it the BBC's highest online-viewed live programme ever.[171]
- 8 July
- 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.[172]
- David Davis resigns as Brexit secretary.[173] [174] Following this, one more DExEU minister, Steve Baker also resigns.
- 9 July
- 10 July
- The Royal Air Force (RAF) marks its 100th anniversary with a flyby of 100 aircraft over London and South East England. The Queen, accompanied by The Prince of Wales, also presents a new Queen's Colour to the Royal Air Force at a ceremony on the forecourt of Buckingham Palace.[179]
- Two vice chairs of the Conservative Party, Maria Caulfield and Ben Bradley, resign in protest at Theresa May's Chequers Brexit compromise plan.[180]
- 11 July – England is defeated by Croatia in the World Cup Semi Final, losing 2–1.
- 12 July
- 13 July –
- 14 July – The RRS Sir David Attenborough is launched into the River Mersey by its namesake, Sir David Attenborough.[186]
- England finishes fourth at the 2018 FIFA World Cup, losing the Third place play-off 2–0 to Belgium.[187]
- 15 July – The ongoing heatwave and dry conditions lead to a huge grass fire on Wanstead Flats, East London, which becomes the largest incident of its kind ever dealt with by the London Fire Brigade.[188]
- England footballer Harry Kane wins the Golden Boot at the 2018 World Cup after scoring 6 goals in the tournament. Kane is the first Englishman to win the Golden Boot since Gary Lineker at the 1986 World Cup.
- 16 July – The government confirms that it will accept all four demands by the European Research Group. Downing Street insists they are all consistent with its recent Brexit white paper, but critics say the Chequers agreement of 6 July is dead.[189] MPs vote by 305 to 302 in favour of the amendment.[190]
- 17 July
- Brexit campaign group Vote Leave is fined and referred to police for breaking electoral law.[191]
- In a vote of 307 to 301, MPs reject a proposal to form a customs union if the UK and EU do not agree on a trade deal. However, in a separate vote of 305 to 301, they back an amendment to keep the UK in the European medicines regulatory network.[192]
- 18 July – Sir Cliff Richard wins a privacy case against the BBC over its coverage of a police raid on his home. High Court judge Mr Justice Mann awards him £210,000 in damages.[193]
- 19 July – Conservative MP Philip Davies submits a letter of no confidence in Theresa May to the chair of the backbench 1922 Committee, saying he has "lost trust" in her ability to deliver the EU referendum result.[194]
- 23 July – In response to the ongoing heatwave, the Met Office urges people to "stay out of the sun" and issues a level 3 amber alert for the east and south-east of England.[195]
- 24 July – Home Secretary Sajid Javid announces that the UK government will not object to the United States seeking the death penalty for two suspected British members of ISIL – waiving its long-standing objection to foreign executions.[196] [197]
- 26 July
- Michel Barnier, the EU's chief Brexit negotiator, rejects the UK's proposal to collect customs duties on its behalf.[198]
- The ongoing heatwave reaches its peak; temperatures at Faversham reach 35.3C—the hottest day of the year.[199]
- 29 July – Ministers reveal plans to send in the Army to deliver food, medicine, and fuel supplies if the UK leaves the EU without a deal. It is also reported that supermarkets are beginning to stockpile supplies.[200]
- 30 July – The Supreme Court rules that legal permission is no longer required to end care for patients in a permanent vegetative state.[201]
- 31 July – Xeneral Webster, 19, is jailed for 17 years for the manslaughter of Joanne Rand, who died in June 2017, eleven days after he splashed her with acid. The case is the first acid killing in the UK.[202]
August
- 2 August – The Bank of England raises the baseline interest rate from 0.5 to 0.75%, its highest level since March 2009.[203]
- 6 August – Boris Johnson is criticised for a column that he had written in the Daily Telegraph. As part of an article discussing the introduction of a burka ban in Denmark, Johnson said that Muslim women who wore burkas "look like letter boxes" and compared them to "bank robbers".[204] [205]
- 10 August
- 14 August – A man is arrested on suspicion of terrorism offences after a car is driven into people and cyclists outside the Houses of Parliament, causing injuries to three of them, before crashing into security barriers.[208] [209]
- 15 August – Iain Livingstone is confirmed as the new chief constable of Police Scotland, having been in interim charge of the national force since last autumn.[210]
- 18 August – 45 years after forming in 1973, folk rock band Runrig performs their last-ever show against the backdrop of Stirling Castle.[211]
- 20 August – The government announces its intention to take control of Birmingham Prison from the private security company G4S after the Chief Inspector of Prisons said it had fallen into a "state of crisis", and described it as the worst prison he had ever visited.[212]
- 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.[213] [214]
- 25 August – British YouTuber KSI gets a majority draw in his YouTube boxing match vs American YouTuber Logan Paul at the Manchester Arena. The fight went down as the biggest event in YouTube history.
- 29 August – Former SNP leader Alex Salmond resigns from the party to avoid internal division amid sexual misconduct claims, which he denies.[215]
- 30 August – Labour MP Frank Field resigns the Labour whip over "excuses for the party’s toleration of antisemitism". He retains his party membership, describing himself as an "independent Labour MP".[216]
- 31 August – Transport officials announce that the opening of London's £15bn Crossrail line – Europe's largest infrastructure project – will be delayed by nine months "to ensure a safe and reliable railway".[217]
September
- 1 September – As part of the phase-out of incandescent light bulbs, it becomes illegal to import non-directional halogen light bulbs into the United Kingdom.[218]
- 2 September – A huge fire destroys part of the Littlewoods Pools building, one of the most famous landmarks in Liverpool.[219]
- 3 September
- The Met Office confirms that 2018 was the joint hottest summer on record for the UK, alongside 2006, 2003 and 1976, and the joint hottest for England, alongside 2022.[220] [221]
- Latest available data shows that SNP membership has overtaken the Conservatives across the UK for the first time, pushing the party of government into third place.[222]
- 5 September – Two Russian nationals are named as suspects of the poisoning of Sergei and Yulia Skripal.[223]
- 6 September – The 659-megawatt Walney Extension, the world's largest offshore wind farm, opens off the coast of Cumbria.[224]
- 18 September – Storm Ali leaves homes and businesses without power and effects road, rail and air travel, killing one man in Northern Ireland.[225]
- 21 September – Theresa May demands new proposals from the EU to break the "impasse" after her Chequers plan was rejected by EU leaders.[226] The pound falls by its highest amount of the year so far.
- 22 September – US cable giant Comcast wins a rare blind auction process for broadcaster Sky, set by the UK's Takeover Panel.[227]
- 24 September – An inquiry hears testimonies from patients affected by the Contaminated Blood Scandal of the 1970s and 1980s, the worst-ever NHS treatment disaster.[228]
- 25 September
- The Office for National Statistics reports that life expectancy improvements in the UK have stalled for the first time since records began.[229]
- Labour Party delegates approve a motion that could pave the way for a second EU referendum if MPs are unable to agree over a Brexit deal.[230]
- 26 September –
- 21st Century Fox announces it will sell its 39% stake in Sky UK to Comcast, ending Rupert Murdoch's three decade association with the broadcaster.[231]
- It is reported that MP David Rutley was appointed as a Minister of Food (the first since 1958) to ensure the protection of food supplies through the Brexit process.[232]
- Three men become the first people to receive jail sentences for an anti-fracking protest in the UK.[233]
October
- 1 October
- Paul Dacre becomes chairman and Editor-in-Chief of Associated Newspapers and stands down as Editor of the Daily Mail in the following month.[234]
- The ban on microbeads in rinse-off cosmetics and cleaning products is extended to Northern Ireland.[235]
- 2 October – The government announces that heterosexual couples in England and Wales will be given the right to enter into civil partnerships rather than marriage.[236]
- 6 October – In the latest march organised by All Under One Banner, tens of thousands of people march through Edinburgh in support of Scottish independence.[237]
- 12 October – The Wedding of Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank takes place at the St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle.[238]
- 13 October – Storm Callum: Parts of Wales experience their worst flooding in 30 years.[239]
- 16 October – Pepper becomes the first robot to appear at a UK parliamentary meeting, talking to MPs about the future of artificial intelligence in education.[240]
- 18 October – A case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (so-called "mad cow disease") is confirmed on a farm in Aberdeenshire, the first of its kind in Scotland for 10 years.[241]
- 20 October – A march through central London demanding a vote on the final Brexit deal attracts an estimated 700,000 people, according to its organisers.[242] A later official estimate reported the number to be 250,000.[243]
- 21 October – The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) reports that 80% of UK firms in their survey have cancelled or delayed investments due to Brexit uncertainty. The figure a year earlier was 36–40%.[244] [245]
- 24 October – Westminster Magistrates' Court imposes the first conviction for running an unregistered school in England, when two defendants are convicted of operating the Al-Istiqamah Learning Centre from an office block in west London.[246]
- 25 October – Gavin Williamson announces that women who serve in the Army are now able to transfer into infantry roles, including the special forces, such as the SAS.[247]
- 27 October – Leicester City's owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha is killed in a helicopter crash outside the King Power Stadium.[248]
- 29 October – Chancellor Philip Hammond says the era of austerity "is finally coming to an end" as he delivers his third budget.[249]
November
- English Channel migrant crisis
- 1 November – Doctors are able to prescribe cannabis products to patients in England, Wales and Scotland.[250]
- 4 November – Ross Edgley, 33, becomes the first person to swim around the entire coast of Great Britain. His journey of 1,780 miles had lasted for 157 days.[251]
- 6 November – Renewable energy capacity overtakes that of fossil fuels in the UK for the first time, at 41.9 gigawatts.[252]
- 9 November – Transport minister Jo Johnson resigns from the Cabinet and calls for a fresh referendum on Brexit, including an option to remain in the EU.[253] [254]
- 11 November – The United Kingdom marks the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War, with a wreath-laying ceremony at the Cenotaph accompanied by the ringing of church bells throughout the country, followed by a march past the Cenotaph of 10,000 people. In the evening there is a ceremony at Westminster Abbey and 1,000 beacons are lit nationwide.[255] [256]
- 14 November – Theresa May secures Cabinet support for her Brexit Withdrawal Agreement after "a long, detailed and impassioned debate".[257] [258]
- 15 November – Brexit Secretary Dominic Raab resigns, stating that he "cannot in good conscience support the terms proposed for our deal with the EU". Further resignations follow: Work and Pensions Secretary Esther McVey, Junior Brexit minister Suella Braverman, Northern Ireland minister Shailesh Vara, and Parliamentary Private Secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan.[259] The pound falls sharply in response.[260]
- 16 November – Steve Barclay is named as the new Brexit Secretary,[261] while Amber Rudd returns to the Cabinet as Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.[262]
- 17 November – Thousands of protesters block the five main bridges over the River Thames in central London as part of "Extinction Rebellion", a campaign to raise awareness of climate change and biodiversity loss.[263]
- 25 November – After more than 18 months of negotiations, EU leaders endorse the Brexit withdrawal agreement.[264] [265]
- 26 November – British academic Matthew Hedges, jailed earlier in the month for spying in the UAE, is pardoned with immediate effect.[266]
- 28 November – The government announces plans for the UK's first carbon capture and storage project.[267] [268]
- 29 November – Labour MP Lloyd Russell-Moyle reveals that he is HIV positive, becoming the first politician to announce his HIV status in the House of Commons, and only the second to publicly disclose they are living with the condition.[269]
- 30 November – Sam Gyimah resigns as Minister of State for Universities, Science, Research and Innovation, saying that he cannot vote for Theresa May's Brexit deal.[270]
December
- 1 December – The government confirms that it will not use the EU Galileo satellite system for defence or critical national infrastructure after Brexit.[271]
- 4 December – In a vote of 311–293, MPs find the Government in contempt of parliament for failing to publish its full legal advice on Theresa May's Brexit deal. They also back Dominic Grieve's amendment to hand back control of Brexit to Parliament if the deal is defeated.[272]
- 5 December
- 10 December – The government delays the parliamentary vote on approving the European Union Withdrawal Agreement and Political Declaration, postponing it from the following day to 21 January 2019. The pound falls to its lowest level in 18 months.[275]
- 12 December – Theresa May wins a vote of no confidence on her leadership of the Conservative Party by 200–117.[276]
- 16 December – Tolls for crossing the Severn Estuary between England and Wales are scrapped, 800 years after they were first introduced.[277]
- 18 December – Manchester United sack manager Jose Mourinho after two and a half years in charge.[278]
- 19 December – Tens of thousands of passengers at Gatwick Airport experience flight disruption due to reported drone sightings over the airfield. Police were still hunting for the drone operator the following day.[279] Two days later, the runway reopens for passengers.[280]
- 28 December – HMV goes into administration for the second time (the first was in 2013).[281]
Publications
Births
Deaths
January
- 2 January
- 4 January
- 6 January
- 8 January
- 9 January
- Tommy Lawrence, 77, Scottish footballer (Liverpool, Tranmere Rovers, national team).[293]
- Terence Marsh, 86, British production designer [294]
- Ted Phillips, 84, English footballer (Ipswich Town, Leyton Orient, Colchester United), dementia.[295]
- 10 January
- Eddie Clarke, 67, British guitarist (Motörhead, Fastway), pneumonia.[296]
- David Fisher, 88, British television writer (Doctor Who, Dixon of Dock Green, Hammer House of Horror).[297]
- John McGlashan, 50, Scottish footballer (Millwall, Peterborough United, Rotherham United).[298]
- 11 January
- 12 January
- 13 January
- 14 January
- 15 January
- 16 January
- 18 January
- John Barton, 89, British theatre director, co-founder of the Royal Shakespeare Company.[307]
- Arthur Davidson, 89, British politician, complications from a fall.[308]
- Peter Mayle, 78, British author (A Year in Provence).[309]
- Laurie Morgan, 87, British government official, Chief Minister of Guernsey (2004–2007).[310]
- 20 January
- 22 January
- 23 January
- 24 January
- 26 January
- 27 January
- 28 January
- 29 January
- 30 January
- 31 January
February
- 1 February – Patricia Lindop, 87, radiation biologist.[325]
- 2 February
- 4 February
- 5 February
- 6 February
- 9 February
- 10 February
- 13 February
- 14 February
- 19 February
- 20 February
- 21 February
- 22 February
- 23 February
- 25 February
- 26 February
- 27 February
- 28 February
March
- 1 March
- 2 March
- 3 March
- Roger Bannister, 88, English athlete and neurologist, first man to run a sub four-minute mile.[358]
- Patrick Doyle, 32, Scottish drummer (Veronica Falls).[359]
- Arthur Stewart, 76, Northern Irish footballer (Glentoran, Derby County, Detroit Cougars).[360] (death announced on this date)
- Ian Stewart, Baron Stewartby, 82, British politician and numismatist.[361]
- 4 March
- 5 March
- 6 March
- 7 March
- 8 March
- Henry Hope-Frost, 47, British journalist, traffic collision.[370]
- Antoni Imiela, 63, German-born British convicted rapist.[371]
- 10 March
- 11 March
- 13 March
- 14 March
- 15 March
- 16 March
- 17 March
- 18 March
- 19 March
- 20 March
- Scott Ambler, 57, British dancer and choreographer.[385] (death announced on this date)
- Katie Boyle, 91, Italian-born British actress, television personality, and game-show panellist.[386]
- 21 March
- 22 March
- 23 March
- 24 March
- 25 March
- 28 March
- 29 March
- 30 March
- 31 March
April
- 1 April
- 4 April
- 5 April
- 8 April
- 10 April
- 11 April
- 12 April
- 13 April
- 14 April
- 15 April
- 18 April
- 19 April
- 20 April
- 21 April
- 22 April
- 23 April
- 24 April
- 25 April
- 27 April
- 28 April
- 29 April
May
- 1 May
- 2 May
- 4 May
- 5 May
- 8 May
- 10 May
- David Goodall, 104, English-born botanist and ecologist[437]
- Ken Hodgkisson, 85, English footballer (Walsall, West Bromwich Albion).[438]
- Scott Hutchison, 36, Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist (Frightened Rabbit, Mastersystem, The Fruit Tree Foundation), drowned in Firth of Forth.[439]
- Graham Lovett, 70, English footballer (West Bromwich Albion).[440]
- 12 May
- 13 May
- 14 May
- 15 May
- 17 May
- 20 May
- 21 May
- 22 May
- 23 May
- 24 May
- 25 May
- 28 May
- 30 May
June
- 1 June
- 2 June
- 3 June
- 4 June
- 5 June
- 6 June
- Teddy Johnson, 98, English singer.[466]
- Harry Walker, 103, English rugby union player.[467] (death announced on this date)
- Mary Wilson, Baroness Wilson of Rievaulx, 102, British poet, Spouse of the Prime Minister (1964–1970, 1974–1976), stroke.[468]
- 7 June
- Peter Stringfellow, 77, English businessman and nightclub owner, cancer.[469]
- Geoff Gunney, 84, English rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, and coached in the 1970s.[470]
- 8 June
- Eunice Gayson, 90, British actress.[471]
- Danny Kirwan, 68, British musician (Fleetwood Mac).[472]
- Pat Lally, 92, Scottish politician, Lord Provost of Glasgow (1996–1999).[473]
- Thomas Stuttaford, 87, British doctor and politician, MP (1970–1974).[474]
- 9 June
- 10 June
- 12 June
- 15 June
- 19 June
- 20 June
- Sophie Gradon, 32, British beauty pageant winner (Miss Great Britain, 2009) and television personality (Love Island)[481]
- Ernie Hunt, 75, English footballer (Swindon Town, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Coventry City), complications from Alzheimer's disease[482]
- Bill Speakman, 90, British soldier, veteran of the Korean War, first recipient of the Victoria Cross from the Queen.[483]
- 21 June
- 23 June
- 28 June
- Colin Butts, 58, English novelist, screenwriter and impresario, pancreatic cancer[486]
- 29 June
July
- 1 July
- Roy Carr, 72–73, English music journalist.[489]
- Peter Firmin, 89, English artist and puppet maker (Noggin the Nog, Ivor the Engine, Clangers, Bagpuss, Pogles' Wood)[490]
- Gordon Hillman, 74, archaeobotanist.[491]
- Gillian Lynne, 92, English dancer and choreographer (The Phantom of the Opera, Cats, The Muppet Show).[492]
- Julian Tudor Hart, 91, Welsh physician and writer.[493]
- 2 July
- 5 July
- 7 July
- John Dunlop, 78, English racehorse trainer[498]
- William Dunlop, 32, Northern Irish motorcycle racer, collision during practice.[499]
- Peter Sawyer, 90, British historian.[500]
- Sir Maurice Shock, 92, British educationalist and university administrator, Vice Chancellor of the University of Leicester (1977–1987).[501]
- Tessa Tennant, 59, British green investment campaigner.[502]
- 8 July
- 9 July
- 10 July
- William Hobbs, 79, British fencer and fight choreographer (Willow, Flash Gordon, Rob Roy), dementia.[507]
- Clive King, 94, English author (Stig of the Dump).[508]
- John Laird, Baron Laird, 74, Northern Irish politician, member of the House of Lords (since 1999).[509]
- Jessica Mann, 80, British writer.[510]
- 11 July
- 12 July
- 13 July
- 14 July
- Alan Ewen Donald, 87, diplomat, Ambassador to China (1988–1991), prostate cancer.[516]
- Mick Langley, snooker player, Paralympic champion (1988).[517]
- Davie McParland, 83, Scottish footballer and manager (Partick Thistle, Queen's Park, Hamilton).[518]
- 15 July
- 17 July
- 18 July
- 19 July
- 21 July
- 22 July
- 23 July
- 24 July
- 25 July
- Nick Browne-Wilkinson, Baron Browne-Wilkinson, 88, British judge, Senior Lord of Appeal in Ordinary (1998–2000).[533]
- Andrew Hopper, 69, British lawyer.[534]
- Carolyn Jones, 77, British actress (Crossroads).[535]
- Braham Murray, 75, English theatre director (Manchester Royal Exchange).[536]
- Ellie Soutter, 18, British snowboarder.[537]
- 26 July
- 27 July
- Alan Bennion, 88, British actor (Doctor Who, Z-Cars).[539]
- George Cunningham, 87, British politician, MP (1970–1983).[540]
- Bernard Hepton, 92, British actor (Colditz, I, Claudius, Secret Army).[541]
- Geoff Whitty, 71, British educator (UCL Institute of Education).[542]
- 28 July
- 29 July
- 31 July
August
- 2 August
- 3 August
- Terry Bush, 75, English footballer (Bristol City).[548]
- Cliff Huxford, 81, English footballer (Southampton, Exeter City) and manager.[549]
- Ronnie Taylor, 93, British cinematographer (Gandhi, Cry Freedom, A Chorus Line), Oscar winner (1982).[550]
- 4 August
- 5 August
- 6 August
- 7 August
- 8 August
- 11 August
- 12 August
- 13 August
- 14 August
- 15 August
- Martin Brandon-Bravo, 86, British politician, MP (1983–1992).[566]
- Peter Fisher, 67, British physician, traffic collision.[567]
- Vivian Matalon, 88, British theatre director.[568]
- Sir John Shipley Rowlinson, 92, British chemist.[569]
- 16 August
- 17 August
- 18 August
- 19 August
- 20 August
- 21 August
- 23 August
- 24 August
- Robin Leach, 76, British writer and television host (Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous).[580]
- James Mallinson, 74–75, English record producer.[581]
- Gordon Riddick, 74, English footballer (Luton Town, Gillingham, Brentford).[582]
- Sir Adrian Swire, 86, British businessman (Swire).[583]
- 25 August
- 26 August
- 28 August
- Olive Boar, 113, oldest person in the UK.[586]
- 29 August
- Robin Birley, 83, British archaeologist (Vindolanda).[587]
- Stan Brock, 82, British philanthropist, founder of Remote Area Medical.[588]
- James Mirrlees, 82, Scottish economist, Nobel Prize laureate (1996).[589]
- Sir Barry Wilson, 82, British admiral.[590]
- 30 August
- 31 August
September
- 1 September – Kenneth Bowen, 86, Welsh tenor.[594]
- 3 September
- 4 September – John W. Rogerson, 83, English Anglican priest and biblical scholar.[596]
- 5 September
- 6 September
- Peter Benson, 75, English actor (Heartbeat, The Black Adder, Albion Market).[602]
- Ken Eyre, 76, rugby league player (Hunslet, Leeds, Keighley)[603]
- Liz Fraser, 88, English actress (I'm All Right Jack, Carry On Regardless, Dad's Army), complications from surgery.[604]
- Johnny Kingdom, 79, English wildlife presenter, tractor accident.[605]
- Alan Oakman, 88, English cricketer (Sussex).[606]
- 7 September – Sheila White, 69, English actress (Oliver!), heart failure.[607]
- 8 September
- 9 September – Bill Smith, 80, English cricketer (Wiltshire, Surrey).[611]
- 11 September
- 12 September
- 13 September
- 14 September – Zienia Merton, 72, Burmese-born British actress (The Chairman, Doctor Who, )[619] [620]
- 15 September
- 16 September
- Maartin Allcock, 61, English multi-instrumentalist (Fairport Convention, Jethro Tull, Robert Plant) and record producer, liver cancer.[625]
- Kevin Beattie, 64, English footballer (Ipswich Town)[626]
- Tommy Best, 97, Welsh footballer (Hereford United, Cardiff City, Chester)[627]
- 17 September
- 18 September
- 19 September
- Sir Louis Blom-Cooper, 92, lawyer.[633]
- Geoff Clayton, 80, English cricketer (Lancashire, Somerset).[634]
- Denis Norden, 96, English comedy writer, television presenter and radio personality (Take It from Here, It'll be Alright on the Night, My Music).[635]
- 20 September
- 22 September
- 23 September
- 24 September − Roy Booth, 91, English cricketer (Yorkshire, Worcestershire).[643]
- 25 September
- 27 September
- 29 September – Peter Robeson, 88, equestrian, Olympic bronze medalist (1956, 1964).[648]
- 30 September
October
- 1 October
- 2 October
- 3 October
- 4 October
- 5 October
- 7 October
- 8 October
- 9 October
- 10 October
- 11 October
- 13 October – Patricia Hollis, Baroness Hollis of Heigham, 77, politician.[676]
- 14 October
- 15 October – Charlie Crickmore, 76, English footballer (Hull City, A.F.C. Bournemouth, Notts County).[679] (death announced on this date)
- 16 October – Paul O'Brien, 64, chemist.[680]
- 17 October – Geoff Scott, 61, English footballer (Stoke City, Leicester City, Birmingham) and manager.[681]
- 18 October – Anthea Bell, 82, English literary translator (Asterix).[682] [683]
- 21 October – Robert Faurisson, 89, British-born French academic and Holocaust denier.[684]
- 25 October
- 29 October
- 30 October – Sangharakshita, 93, Buddhist teacher and writer, founder of the Triratna Buddhist Community, pneumonia and sepsis.[689]
- 31 October – Ken Shellito, 78, English footballer (Chelsea) and manager.[690]
November
- 2 November – John Russell, 27th Baron de Clifford, 90, aristocrat.[691]
- 3 November – John Large, 75, English consulting nuclear engineer.[692]
- 4 November – Sir Jeremy Heywood, 56, civil servant, Cabinet Secretary (2012–2018), cancer.[693]
- 6 November
- 7 November – Christopher Lehmann-Haupt, 84, Scottish-born American writer, editor and critic.[696]
- 8 November – Dave Morgan, 74, English racing driver, stroke.[697] [698]
- 9 November
- Roger Hoy, 71, English footballer (Tottenham Hotspur, Crystal Palace, Luton Town, Cardiff City).[699]
- Janet Paisley, 70, Scottish writer and poet.[700]
- James Stirling, 65, physicist, provost of Imperial College London (2013–2018).[701]
- 12 November – D.J. Finney, 101, statistician.[702]
- 13 November
- 14 November – Tim Stockdale, 54, English equestrian, stomach cancer.[706]
- 15 November – John Bluthal, 89, Polish-born British-Australian actor (Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width, The Vicar of Dibley, Hail, Caesar!).[707]
- 16 November – Alec Finn, 74, English-born Irish bouzouki player (De Dannan).[708]
- 17 November
- 18 November
- 19 November
- 20 November
- Levine Andrade, 64, Indian-born British violinist.[716]
- Roy Bailey, 83, English folk singer.[717]
- Robert Blythe, 71, Welsh actor (High Hopes).[718]
- Sir Aaron Klug, 92, Lithuanian-born British chemist and biophysicist, Nobel Prize winner (1982).[719]
- Gordon Morritt, 76, English footballer (Rotherham United, Doncaster Rovers, York City).[720]
- 22 November – Len Campbell, 71, Scottish footballer (Dumbarton).[721]
- 23 November
- 25 November
- 26 November
- 28 November
- 30 November – Cyril Woolford, English rugby league footballer (Yorkshire, Castleford, Doncaster, Featherstone Rovers).[731]
December
- 2 December
- 3 December
- 4 December – Peter Armitage, 78, actor (Coronation Street, Jack the Ripper, Hearts and Minds), heart attack.[737] [738]
- 5 December
- 6 December
- 8 December – Sir David Weatherall, 85, English physician and molecular geneticist.[743]
- 9 December
- 10 December – Sacha Hamilton, Duchess of Abercorn, 72, aristocrat.[746]
- 12 December – Bernard Lloyd, 84, Welsh actor (The Signalman).[747]
- 13 December – Christopher Hooley, 90, mathematician.[748]
- 15 December
- 18 December
- David C. H. Austin, 92, botanist and rose breeder.[751]
- Gerald Larner, 82, English music critic (The Guardian, The Times).[752]
- Robert Neild, 94, economist.[753]
- Lewis Ryder, 77, theoretical physicist.[754]
- Bill Slater, 91, English footballer [755]
- 19 December – Bill Sellars, 93, British television producer (Doctor Who, All Creatures Great and Small, Triangle).[756]
- 20 December – Donald Moffat, 87, English-American actor[757]
- 21 December – Tom Leonard, 74, Scottish poet.[758]
- 22 December
- 23 December – Honey Lantree, 75, British pop drummer (The Honeycombs).[761]
- 25 December
- 26 December
- Wendy Beckett, 88, British nun and art historian.[764]
- Haldane Duncan, 78, Scottish television producer and director (Take the High Road, Taggart, Emmerdale).[765]
- Sir Hew Hamilton-Dalrymple, 92, Scottish aristocrat and soldier.[766]
- Mike Metcalf, 79, English footballer (Wrexham, Chester City).[767]
- Sir Peter Swinnerton-Dyer, 91, British mathematician.[768]
- 27 December – Brian Jordan, 86, English footballer (Rotherham United, York City).[769] (death announced on this date)
- 28 December
- 29 December
- 31 December
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- Web site: Drivers stranded on A30 in Devon amid heavy snow. BBC News. 19 March 2018.
- Web site: Spy poisoning: Russia stockpiling nerve agent, says Johnson. BBC News. 18 March 2018.
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- Web site: Bank vote hints at interest rate rise in May. BBC News. 22 March 2018.
- Web site: Parsons Green Tube bomber Ahmed Hassan sentenced to life. Sky News. 23 March 2018. 23 March 2018.
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