January 2010 in the United Kingdom
satellite photo of great britain , ireland during cold spell.
3 january – prime minister gordon brown announced full body scanners introduced @ uk airports following failed attack on northwest airlines flight 253 on 25 december 2009.
5 january – country once again deluged heavy snowfall endured worst cold spell since winter of 1981–82.
10 january – sunday mirror defence correspondent rupert hamer killed in explosion in afghanistan, ministry of defence confirmed.
12 january – alastair campbell, former government advisor, interviewed chilcot inquiry, , said prepared defend every word of september 2002 dossier on iraq s supposed weapons of mass destruction led invasion of iraq.
18 january – following collapse of strike talks late last year, british airways cabin crew decided vote again on possible strike action.
20 january – unemployment fell first time in 2 years, national total november 2009 dipping 7,000 2,460,000. however, regions of britain still enduring rise in unemployment, , experts said slight reduction in unemployment largely due increase in people taking part-time work , work in occupations largely unrelated skills , experience.
26 january – office national statistics announced uk no longer in recession, gross domestic product having grown 0.1%, weaker rise many economists had expected.
29 january – former prime minister tony blair appeared @ iraq inquiry , questioned in public first time decision take united kingdom war against iraq.
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^ snow , ice leads travel delays , school closures . bbc news. 5 january 2010. archived original on 14 january 2010. retrieved 5 january 2010.
^ afghan blast kills sunday mirror correspondent . bbc news. 10 january 2010. archived original on 14 january 2010. retrieved 10 january 2010.
^ full story: alastair campbell faces iraq inquiry . bbc news. 12 january 2010. archived original on 15 january 2010. retrieved 12 january 2010.
^ british airways strike vote cabin crew . bbc news. 18 january 2010. archived original on 21 january 2010. retrieved 24 january 2010.
^ unemployment falls 2.46m . bbc news. 20 january 2010. archived original on 23 january 2010. retrieved 24 january 2010.
^ uk economy emerges recession . bbc news. 26 january 2010. archived original on 6 march 2012. retrieved 26 january 2010.
^ iraq inquiry hears defiant blair say: d again . bbc news. 29 january 2010. archived original on 6 february 2010. retrieved 6 february 2010.
^ sparrow, andrew (29 january 2010). iraq war inquiry: tony blair arrives avoid protesters . london: guardian. archived original on 3 february 2010. retrieved 6 february 2010.
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