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2 May – Police in Maryland, United States, reveal that they have arrested and bailed former English footballer Justin Fashanu over an allegation of sexual assault against a seventeen-year-old male, and they believe he has now breached his bail conditions and fled the country; [10] he commits suicide in London.
1 January – The UK's first atomic bomber unit, No. 138 Squadron RAF, is formed, flying Vickers Valiants from RAF Gaydon in Warwickshire. [1]7 January – UK release of the Halas and Batchelor film animation of George Orwell's Animal Farm (completed April 1954), the first full-length British-made animated feature on general theatrical release, covertly funded by the CIA.
Earlier today, Jim Prentice drops out of the leadership contest, citing a lack of funds. [84] Israeli-Palestinian conflict: Over 100,000 people rally in Tel Aviv to protest Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's plans to withdraw from parts of Gaza and the West Bank, which would involve abandoning some Israeli settlements in those areas. [85]
13 March – The United Kingdom and the People's Republic of China elevate diplomatic exchanges to the ambassadorial level after 22 years. 21 March – Chancellor Anthony Barber announces a £1,200,000,000 tax reduction in the Budget.
Ray Walker (born March 16, 1934) is a member of the singing group the Jordanaires. Walker was the bass singer for the group from 1958 until the group split in 2013. [ 2 ]
Events January. 1 January – Four young men die in unrelated New Year London stabbings. A fire at the Liverpool Echo Arena car park destroys 1,400 cars.; 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 ...
Ukrainian lawmakers pass a bill to ban the activities of all Russia-associated religious groups across Ukraine, including the Ukrainian Orthodox Church following arrests of dozens of its clerics on treason charges for claimed involvement in Russian espionage and the transfer of one to Russia in a prisoner swap.
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