Events 2010 in the United Kingdom

1 events

1.1 january
1.2 february
1.3 march
1.4 april
1.5 may
1.6 june
1.7 july
1.8 august
1.9 september
1.10 october
1.11 november
1.12 december
1.13 undated

events
january

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.

february

2 february – birmingham based confectionery giant cadbury taken on american rival kraft foods in £11.5 billion deal.
3 february – opinion polls indicated labour had reduced conservative lead little 7 points, increasing possibility of hung parliament after forthcoming general election.
5 february – after long period of negotiations, political parties of northern ireland, including democratic unionist party , sinn féin, reached agreement allow devolution of policing , justice powers.

march

2 march

bbc director general mark thompson confirmed proposals close bbc 6 music , bbc asian network part of cost-cutting drive. plan see bbc radio 7 rebranded bbc radio 4 , cutbacks bbc website.
jon venables, 1 of 2 boys (then aged 11) found guilty of murdering merseyside toddler james bulger in 1993, recalled prison after breaching terms of life licence. venables, @ time, 28, spent 8 years in custody before being paroled along robert thompson in 2001.


5 march – prime minister gordon brown gave evidence chilcott inquiry.
8 march

jack straw, justice secretary, rejected ongoing public calls give reasons why jon venables has been recalled custody made public. prime minister gordon brown has reportedly refused inform james s mother denise fergus of reason.
following lengthy discussions between royal mail managers , communication workers union representatives agreed deal settle postal workers dispute.


10 march – chester city f.c., bottom of blue square premier league, go out of business after 125 years, less year after being relegated football league had spent 4 seasons since 1931.
12 march

birmingham couple angela gordon , junaid abuhamza received prison sentences after being convicted of manslaughter of ms gordon s seven-year-old daughter khyra ishaq, died result of starvation 2 years ago. ms gordon sentenced 15 years in prison, while mr abuhamza sentenced indefinite imprisonment recommended minimum term of 7 , half years.
the unite union represents british airways cabin crew announced 2 rounds of strike action 3 days 20 march , 4 days 27 march.


20 march – first british airways strike, set last 3 days, began. more 80 planes grounded @ heathrow airport alone , numerous flights reported have been cancelled, though british airways officials confident 65% of flights undisturbed.
30 march – levi bellfield, 41-year-old man 2 years life sentence murdering 2 women , attempting murder third, charged murder of surrey teenager milly dowler, disappeared in walton-on-thames 8 years ago , body found in hampshire woodland 6 months later.

april

the volcanic eruption plighted many british travellers.



6 april – prime minister, gordon brown, visited buckingham palace seek queen s permission dissolve parliament on 12 april, triggering general election on 6 may.
9–11 april – metal detectorist dave crisp discovered frome hoard, 52,503 roman coins dating period 253–305, 1 of largest such finds in britain.
12 april

policing , justice powers devolved westminster northern ireland executive. part of devolution process, david ford, leader of alliance party of northern ireland, elected minister of justice northern ireland assembly.
minutes later, car bomb exploded outside mi5 headquarters in county down, northern ireland. real ira claimed responsibility bomb shortly after detonation.


15 april

a cloud of volcanic ash eruption of eyjafjallajökull in iceland caused closure of airspace on united kingdom , northern , western europe.
itv1 aired first of 3 election debates between gordon brown, david cameron , nick clegg ahead of 2010 general election.


21 april – government announced british airports reopen , passenger flights resume, officials cautioned take time flight schedules return normal after six-day shutdown caused volcanic ash 2010 eruptions of eyjafjallajökull volcano.

may














6 may

the 2010 general election took place, resulting in hung parliament. conservative party won plurality of seats, 306 of 649 contested, placing them 20 seats short of overall majority in house of commons, whilst labour party won 258 seats, , liberal democrats 57.
caroline lucas, leader of green party of england , wales, became party s first westminster mp, being elected in brighton pavilion, , peter robinson, first minister of northern ireland , democratic unionist party leader, unexpectedly lost belfast east seat alliance party.
local elections held across england in 32 london boroughs, 36 metropolitan boroughs, 20 unitary authorities , 76 non-metropolitan districts. labour party gained 15 councils control 36 overall, conservatives suffered net loss of 8 councils, leaving them in control of 65, , liberal democrats suffered net loss of 4 local authorities, being left in control of 13 councils.


7 may – conservative party , liberal democrats began negotiations reach either parliamentary agreement, or create coalition government house of commons majority.
8 may – liberal democrat mps endorsed nick clegg s decision negotiate conservative party in first instance following inconclusive result of general election.
9 may – chelsea became champions of premier league after beating wigan athletic 8-0 on final day of season.
10 may – gordon brown announced stepping down labour leader, triggering leadership election. talks between lib dems , conservatives continued.
11 may

after labour party failed reach agreement liberal democrats, gordon brown went buckingham palace , tendered resignation prime minister queen elizabeth ii.
with coalition government between conservatives , liberal democrats still being finalised, david cameron appointed prime minister queen following brown s resignation.


12 may

just after midnight on 12 may 2010, liberal democrats emerged meeting of parliamentary party , federal executive announce coalition deal had been formally approved overwhelmingly , meaning david cameron lead coalition government of conservatives , liberal democrats, lib dem leader nick clegg deputy prime minister.
unemployment remained above 2,500,000 second month running.
david miliband announces candidacy in labour party leadership election. interim leader harriet harman rules herself out of running hold position permanently.


14 may – stephen timms, labour mp , former treasury minister, wounded in stabbing in east ham constituency in newham, london.
15 may

in chelsea completed double 1–0 win on portsmouth in fa cup final @ wembley stadium. in scotland, dundee united win scottish cup 3–0 victory on ross county @ hampden park.
a 21-year-old woman, roshonara choudhry, charged attempted murder of stephen timms.


16 may

ed miliband followed brother david in declaring candidacy in labour leadership election.
the government announced audit of spending commitments made during final year of previous labour administration, , announced reduction in budget bonuses senior civil servants.


17 may

the chancellor of exchequer george osborne announced creation of office budget responsibility take on chancellor s role of economic , fiscal forecasting.
after month of disruption, flight restrictions lifted @ british airports after volcanic ash on nation s airspace moved away.


18 may – 55th parliament of united kingdom meet first time following general election, first business being election of speaker of house of commons. incumbent speaker john bercow re-elected.
19 may – ed balls confirmed contesting labour party leadership.
20 may – requirement house sellers in england , wales must have home information pack produced before putting property on market suspended coalition government.
21 may – david cameron told german leader angela merkel wanted strong role in european union not hand on more powers brussels.
25 may – first state opening of parliament of new parliamentary session took place.
26 may – 40-year-old man arrested on suspicion of murder after bodies of 3 prostitutes found in river aire in bradford, west yorkshire.
27 may

stephen griffiths (aged 40) charged murder of 3 women bodies found in bradford.
netto announced sale of uk stores asda in £778 million deal.


29 may – david laws resigned chief secretary treasury after admitting had claimed expenses pay rent partner. succeeded scottish secretary danny alexander.

june

june

the strata ( razor ), 148-metre, 43-storey, 408-flat skyscraper @ elephant , castle in london borough of southwark, incorporates wind turbines structure, completed.
beavers bred in wild in scotland first time in 400 years.*1 june – foreign minister william hague announces 41 britons detained in gaza expected deported imminently.


2 june – twelve people killed , 25 injured after gunman, identified taxi driver derrick bird, went on killing spree in whitehaven, egremont , seascale areas of cumbria. found dead, having reportedly shot himself, in woodland @ boot.
3 june – police released names of twelve people killed in yesterday s shootings in cumbria. include derrick bird s 52-year-old twin brother david, family s 60-year-old solicitor kevin commons, , 31-year-old garry purdham, brother of rugby league player rob purdham.
8 june – chancellor george osborne pledged fundamental reassessment of way government works outlined plans involve public in spending cuts.
12 june – welsh actor , broadcaster kevin johns awarded mbe in queens birthday honours list.
15 june – saville inquiry bloody sunday found british army unjustified in shooting 27 civilians in 1972. prime minister david cameron later apologised on behalf of government.
16 june – government announced regional development agencies in england replaced local enterprise partnerships 2012.
20 june

the death toll of british forces in afghanistan reached 300 in 9 years when marine died of injuries in queen elizabeth hospital, birmingham, after being wounded in helmand.
british motorbike grand prix returned silverstone.


21 june – jon venables, 1 of 2 killers of merseyside toddler james bulger, appeared in court charged possession , distribution of indecent images of children. venables, 28, released on life licence in 2001 new identity after serving 8 years murder, along robert thompson.
22 june – chancellor george osborne presented coalition government s emergency budget statement house of commons. notable changes include 2.5% increase in vat 20% , 25% reduction in public spending.
25 june – david cameron announced intention have british troops home afghanistan 2015.

july

3 july – christopher brown (aged 29) shot dead in gateshead, tyne , wear, gunman badly wounds 22-year-old girlfriend samantha stobbart.
4 july – pc david rathband badly wounded in shooting incident in newcastle-upon-tyne. gunman reported 37-year-old raoul moat, named suspect incident in gateshead yesterday. mr moat released prison on 1 july after spending 9 weeks in prison assault.
5 july – deputy prime minister nick clegg announces referendum on introducing alternative vote system westminster elections held on 5 may 2011.
9 july – northumbria police reported have found armed man, believed murder suspect raoul moat, in local area , negotiating him persuade him give himself up.
10 july – week-long police manhunt raoul moat comes end after shoots himself dead following six-hour stand off officers in field @ rothbury, northumberland.
11 july – british grand prix @ silverstone won mark webber lewis hamilton in second place.
14 july – david cameron condemns individuals have left tributes raoul moat; floral tributes have been left @ scene of suicide , facebook group has been set in memory.
16 july – high court rules yorkshire ripper peter sutcliffe, jailed life in 1981 murdering 13 women , attempting murder 7 others, should never released custody. sutcliffe, 64, spent first 4 years of imprisonment in mainstream prison before being declare insane , moved secure mental hospital in 1985, has remained ever since. however, psychiatrist s report on sutcliffe reveals mental illness under control , should moved unit lesser security, allowed out on day release.
23 july

jon venables sentenced 2 years in prison after admitting distributing child pornography.
economic growth stands @ four-year high of 1.1%, in third quarter of economic growth followed record six-quarters of detraction.
gavin grant, former footballer played millwall, wycombe wanderers , bradford city, found guilty of murder committed in harlesden, london, 6 years ago.


28 july – home secretary theresa may announces plans scrap use of anti-social behaviour orders in england , wales.
29 july

the government announces that, october next year, employers no longer have right force workers leave without paying them off once turn 65.
metro bank opens first branch, in holborn, london, first wholly new high street bank more century.



august

1 august – scheme allows parents check if access children sex offender, extended cover whole of england , wales spring 2011 after proving successful in 4 pilot areas.
3 august – president of pakistan, asif ali zardari, arrived in united kingdom five-day visit 2 countries disagreed recent comments david cameron on export of terror .
6 august – during meeting pakistani president asif ali zardari british prime minister david cameron speaks of unbreakable friendship between britain , pakistan.
8 august – government plans scrap free school milk under-fives across uk abandoned david cameron amid fears remind voters of thatcher, milk snatcher episode of edward heath s 1970–1974 government.
9 august – martin o neill resigns after 4 years manager of fa premier league club aston villa, despite having guided them european qualification in previous 3 seasons – best run on decade.
11 august – unemployment has fallen 2,460,000 in sharpest fall in unemployment seen 3 years. number of people in employment has increased 184,000 on last 3 months – sharpest quarterly fall since 1989.
13 august – government announces audit commission scrapped, functions being transferred private sector.
16 august – former prime minister tony blair give £4.6 million advance , royalties forthcoming memoirs, journey sports centre badly injured soldiers.
17 august – lord pearson of rannoch announces step down leader of uk independence party less year after being elected position, stating not @ party politics.
22 august – brazil wins 2010 world blind football championship after beating spain 2-0 in final @ royal national college blind in hereford.
24 august – david cameron s wife samantha gives birth fourth child, girl, later named florence rose endellion, @ royal cornwall hospital whilst on holiday in cornwall.
29 august – news of world prints evidence current lord s test between england , pakistan rigged in match-fixing scam worth millions of pounds.

september

ed miliband elected leader of labour party on 25 september



1 september – former prime minister tony blair s memoirs, journey, published, containing criticisms of successor, gordon brown, claiming brown maddening , lacking emotional intelligence .
2 september – seamus heaney s poetry collection human chain published , nominated 2010 forward poetry prize.
3 september – annie turnbull, believed oldest person in britain, dies @ age of 111.
4 september – tony blair pelted missiles when attending book signing in dublin, republic of ireland; 4 people arrested in connection attack, believed have stemmed protests against afghan , iraqi wars.
8 september – ian cameron, father of prime minister, dies in south of france after suffering stroke, aged 77.
10 september – government unveils plans privatise royal mail.
14 september

an inquiry death of loyalist volunteer force leader billy wright, shot dead @ northern ireland s maze prison in december 1997, states death caused serious failings prison service.
singer george michael, 47, fined £1,250 , jailed 2 months after being found guilty of crashing car after taking cannabis.


16 september – pope benedict xvi arrives in edinburgh start four-day state visit britain – first papal visit since of predecessor pope john paul ii in 1982. meets queen , on 19 september officially proclaims beatification of john henry newman in birmingham.
23 september – thanet wind farm officially opened liberal democrat mp chris huhne , oystein loseth – head of swedish firm vatenfall, built turbines, @ cost of £750 million on 2 years.
25 september – ed miliband elected become leader of labour party , leader of opposition, narrowly beating brother david in final round of leadership contest.
27 september – labour party activists @ conference in manchester condemn coalition government s proposed public spending cuts obscene .
28 september – ed miliband makes first major speech labour leader @ party s annual conference telling delegates new generation return party power.
29 september – after losing labour party leadership challenge brother ed, david miliband announces not serving in brother s shadow cabinet, although continue mp.

october

1 october

the equality act comes effect, consolidating legislation requiring equal treatment in access employment , services regardless of gender, race, health, disability, sexual orientation, belief , age.
ryder cup golf tournament opens @ celtic manor resort, first time has been held in wales.


9 october – foreign secretary william hague confirms british aid worker linda norgrove, 36, captured in afghanistan on 26 september, killed during failed mission american special forces previous day.
11 october – inquest begins deaths of 52 people killed in terrorist attacks on london al-qaeda members on 7 july 2005.
13 october – ed miliband attends first prime minister s questions leader of opposition.
15 october – american company new england sports ventures completes £300 million takeover of liverpool fc.
19 october – defence secretary liam fox announces flagship aircraft carrier hms ark royal scrapped imminently.
20 october – chancellor george osborne unveils highest postwar cuts in public spending.
25 october

the business secretary, vince cable, promises radical overhaul of state pension system.
a populus opinion poll shows labour 1 point ahead of tories on 38% – first time in 3 years major opinion poll has shown labour in lead.


26 october – independent print limited launches i, first national daily newspaper quarter of century. 20p paper aimed @ readers , lapsed readers of quality newspapers .
30 october

an explosive device intercepted @ east midlands airport, preventing potential terrorist bombing of passenger aeroplane. on same day, similar package found on cargo plane in dubai. al-qaeda suspected have been responsible both incidents.
deputy leader of labour party harriet harman causes controversy after calling liberal democrat treasury secretary danny alexander ginger rodent @ scottish labour party conference in oban.



november

2 november

human remains found in waterfoot, county antrim; believed may of peter wilson, last seen alive in 1973 @ age of 21 , disappearance linked northern ireland troubles.
the lancaster house treaties signed @ 10 downing street on 2 november 2010 president of france nicolas sarkozy , prime minister david cameron.


4 november – 1 millionth range rover produced @ land rover factory in solihull, 40 years after original range rover first produced.
5 november

a specially convened election court orders re-run of 2010 general election campaign in oldham east , saddleworth, constituency of former immigration minister phil woolas after woolas found guilty of making false statements against opponent during original campaign.
nigel farage re-elected leader of uk independence party.
a concrete mixer lorry falls on train near oxshott.


10 november – university students riot outside conservative party headquarters in millbank, london, in protest against funding cuts , proposals increase tuition fees.
11 november – government unveils plans biggest shake of welfare system since 1940s.
16 november

clarence house announces engagement of prince william of wales , catherine middleton. couple marry next year.
the uk government pay millions of pounds in compensation around dozen british citizens held in detention overseas, including camp @ guantanamo bay, , claim british security services colluded in torture.


19 november – conservative party politician lord young resigns coalition government s enterprise adviser after claiming britons have never had in spite of recession.
24 november – second protest in london sees thousands of students demonstrate. trouble flares in whitehall, resulting in 17 people being injured , 32 people arrested. unrest spreads cities including brighton, manchester, oxford, cambridge , sheffield, street protests , university building sit-in protests taking place.
25 november – government unveils £8bn investment package britain s railways.
25 november – icy blast hits north east scotland weather forecasts suggesting rest of country affected in coming days.
27 november – ed miliband launches two-year review of labour party policy, saying party must move beyond new labour , calling on activists make people s party again.
30 november – plans announced secretary of state scotland, michael moore, devolve major new financial powers scotland.

december

1 december – heavy snow , freezing temperatures affect of country, road, rail , air services disrupted , thousands of schools shut. gatwick , edinburgh airports both closed.
c. 1 december – spanish-born ana patricia botín becomes first woman chief executive officer of british bank, santander uk.
2 december – england s bid host 2018 fifa world cup fails having attracted 2 votes; fifa awards tournament russia instead.
3 december – royal navy aircraft carrier hms ark royal returns portsmouth last time before being decommissioned. amphibious warfare ship hms albion announced successor royal navy s flagship.
9 december

a second wave of protests in london university students against increased tuition fees , reduced public spending on higher education takes place in whitehall, london. cenotaph war memorial , statue of winston churchill vandalised, , car transporting prince of wales , duchess of cornwall attacked.
the coalition government wins vote in house of commons raise cap on university tuition fees in england £9,000 majority of 21.


11 december – scottish transport minister stewart stevenson resigns amid criticism of handling of transport chaos brought on recent heavy snow in scotland.
12 december – keith brown appointed scottish transport minister following yesterday s resignation of stewart stevenson.
13 december – mark weston, first person face second murder trial in united kingdom following abolition of double jeopardy rule in england , wales, convicted of killing woman in oxfordshire in 1995. sentenced life imprisonment recommended minimum term of 13 years.
15 december – unemployment has risen 2,500,000 october; first monthly rise in 6 months.
16 december – scottish government rules out re-introducing tuition fees scottish university students, students other parts of united kingdom attending university in scotland may face fees of £6,000.
17 december – british government announces plans make prisoners serving less 4 years eligible vote.
21 december

the business secretary, vince cable, loses power rule on rupert murdoch s take-over of bskyb after being recorded stating had declared war on murdoch undercover reporters daily telegraph.
police in bristol becoming concerned whereabouts of woman, joanna yeates, has not been seen since evening of 17 december.


23 december – former msp tommy sheridan convicted of perjury following twelve-week trial.
26 december – avon , somerset police satisfied body found on christmas day near village of failand, somerset of missing bristol woman joanna yeates, disappeared on 17 december.
28 december – police launch murder investigation after post mortem death of joanna yeates concludes had been strangled.
29 december – greater gabbard wind farm first generates electricity.

undated

broadcasting tower, leeds, feilden clegg bradley studios, opens.
new car sales increase on 2 million year. ford fiesta britain s best selling car second year running, while nissan qashqai enjoys record sales model in growing crossover market britain s tenth best selling car 40,000 sales.




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