WebThe winter of 1962–1963, known as the Big Freeze of 1963, was one of the coldest winters (defined as the months of December, January and February) on record in the United Kingdom. Temperatures plummeted and lakes and rivers began to freeze over. In the Central England Temperature (CET) record extending back to 1659, only the winters of …

WebThe United Kingdom straddles the higher mid-latitudes between 49° and 61°N on the western seaboard of Europe.Since the UK is always in or close to the path of the polar front jet stream, frequent changes in pressure and unsettled weather are typical.Many types of weather can be experienced in a single day. In general the climate of the UK is …

Web9 September – COVID-19 vaccination in the United Kingdom: The JCVI approves the use of the Pfizer–BioNTech and Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccines as COVID-19 booster shots, paving the way for a rollout ahead of the winter. 11 September – British player Emma Raducanu wins the 2021 US Open Women's Singles on her first attempt.

Web1 March – Manchester United F.C. win the 2009 Carling Cup, beating Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 4–1 on penalties in the final.The scores stood level at 0–0 after 90 minutes and extra time.; 4 March Gordon Brown becomes the fifth British Prime Minister to address the United States Congress following talks with US President Barack Obama in Washington D.C.; …

WebWinter is the coldest season of the year in polar and temperate climates. ... In Europe, the winters of early 1947, February 1956, 1962–1963, 1981–1982 and 2009–2010 were abnormally cold. The UK winter of 1946–1947 started out relatively normal, but became one of the snowiest UK winters to date, with nearly continuous snowfall from late ...

Web26 February – Prime Minister Winston Churchill announces that the United Kingdom has an atomic bomb. 7 March – NME goes on sale for the first time in the United Kingdom. 31 March – Computer scientist Alan Turing is convicted of "gross indecency" after admitting to a consensual homosexual relationship in Regina v. Turing and Murray. He ...

WebEdinburgh (/ ˈ ɛ d ɪ n b ər ə / Scots: [ˈɛdɪnbʌrə]; Scottish Gaelic: Dùn Èideann [ˌt̪un ˈeːtʲən̪ˠ]) is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 council areas.Historically part of the county of Midlothian (interchangeably Edinburghshire before 1921), it is located in Lothian on the southern shore of the Firth of Forth.Edinburgh is Scotland's second-most populous city ...

WebLeonard James Callaghan, Baron Callaghan of Cardiff, KG, PC (/ ˈ k æ l ə h æ n / KAL-ə-han; 27 March 1912 – 26 March 2005), commonly known as Jim Callaghan, was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1976 to 1979 and Leader of the Labour Party from 1976 to 1980. Callaghan is the only person to have held all four Great Offices of State, …

WebIncumbents. Monarch – Elizabeth II; Prime Minister – David Cameron (); Parliament – 55th; Events January. 1 January – the United Kingdom assumes presidency of G8 group. Next G8 summit is to be held on the shores of Lough Erne, County Fermanagh in June 2013.; 4 January – Mark Cahill, a 51-year-old former pub landlord from West Yorkshire becomes …

WebThe 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, Georgia, United States.These were the fourth Summer Olympics to be hosted by the United …