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*[[Monarchy of the United Kingdom|Monarch]] – [[Elizabeth II]] |
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*[[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister]] – [[Tony Blair]] |
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==Events== |
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===January=== |
===January=== |
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* 13 January |
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** [[Serial killer]] Dr. [[Harold Shipman]] is found dead in his cell; suicide is suspected.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/january/13/newsid_4132000/4132769.stm|title=2004: Serial killer Shipman found hanged |access-date=2008-02-13 | date=2004-01-13 | work=BBC News| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080307135741/http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/january/13/newsid_4132000/4132769.stm| archive-date= 7 March 2008 <!--DASHBot-->| url-status= live}}</ref> |
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** The [[Bichard Inquiry]] into events preceding the [[Soham murders]] formally opens. |
** The [[Bichard Inquiry]] into events preceding the [[Soham murders]] formally opens. |
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* 14 January |
* 14 January – A 45-year-old [[Sudan]]ese man travelling from [[Washington Dulles International Airport]] to [[Dubai]] is arrested ''en route'' at London's [[Heathrow Airport]] on suspicion of carrying five bullets in his coat pocket. |
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* 19 January |
* 19 January – The English Court of Appeal calls for an end to the prosecution of parents whose babies may have died of [[Sudden Infant Death Syndrome]] (cot death) in cases where the only evidence is contended expert testimony. |
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* 27 January |
* 27 January – [[UK Prime Minister|Prime Minister]] [[Tony Blair]] narrowly defeats an internal [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] rebellion over the [[Higher Education Act 2004|Higher Education Bill]] – a highly controversial bill to reform [[higher education]] funding, including the introduction of increased and variable [[Tuition payments|tuition]] fees – in the [[British House of Commons|House of Commons]] by 316 votes to 311. |
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* 28 January |
* 28 January – The [[Hutton Inquiry]] into the circumstances of the death of [[Dr. David Kelly]] is published. This is taken by most of the press to strongly condemn the [[BBC]]'s handling of the [[David Kelly (weapons expert)|David Kelly]] affair and to exonerate the Government; the BBC's Director-General, [[Greg Dyke]], chairman of the Board of Governors, [[Gavyn Davies]], and the journalist at the centre of the controversy, [[Andrew Gilligan]], resign. The UK media in general condemns the report as a whitewash.<ref name="Cassell's Chronology">{{cite book|last=Williams|first=Hywel|title=Cassell's Chronology of World History|url=https://archive.org/details/cassellschronolo0000will/page/656|url-access=registration|publisher=Weidenfeld & Nicolson|year=2005|isbn=0-304-35730-8|pages=[https://archive.org/details/cassellschronolo0000will/page/656 656–660]}}</ref> |
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===February=== |
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* 1 February - Media sources and victim support groups across Britain condemn the £11,000 payouts to the families of the [[Soham Murders|two girls who were murdered at Soham]] in August 2002 as a "pittance". The compensation was paid out by the [[Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority]]. |
* 1 February - Media sources and victim support groups across Britain condemn the £11,000 payouts to the families of the [[Soham Murders|two girls who were murdered at Soham]] in August 2002 as a "pittance". The compensation was paid out by the [[Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority]]. |
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* 5 February/6 February |
* 5 February/6 February – A party of [[British Chinese|Chinese]] [[cockle (bivalve)|cockle]] pickers is caught by the tides at night in Morecambe Bay, [[Lancashire]], drowning 23 people. 21 bodies are recovered.<ref name="Metro">{{cite news|title=[[Metro (Associated Metro Limited)|Metro]]|last=McGuinness|first=Ross|date=March 16, 2009|pages=30, 31}}</ref> |
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* 6 February |
* 6 February – The [[Home Office]] confirms that [[Maxine Carr (criminal)|Maxine Carr]], convicted with [[Ian Huntley]] concerning the [[Soham murders]] of 2001, could be released from prison in the next few days. |
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* 25 February |
* 25 February – [[Katharine Gun]], formerly an employee of British spy agency [[GCHQ]], has a charge of breaching the [[Official Secrets Act 1951|Official Secrets Act]] dropped after prosecutors offered no evidence, apparently on the advice of the [[Attorney General for England and Wales]]. Gun had admitted leaking American plans to bug UN delegates to a newspaper. |
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* 29 February |
* 29 February – [[Middlesbrough F.C.]] win their first trophy in their 128-year history by defeating [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.]] in the [[2004 Football League Cup Final|Football League Cup Final]]. |
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* February – [[Andrew Malkinson]] is [[wrongfully convicted]] of [[rape]];<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/3584007.stm|work=BBC News|title=Rapist sentenced to life in jail|date=30 March 2004}}</ref> the conviction would be overturned in 2023 due to exculpatory evidence after 17 years in prison,<ref>{{ cite news | url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-66513959 | last = Casciani | first = Dominic | date = 16 August 2023 | title = Andy Malkinson: DNA evidence identified three years after rape conviction | work = [[BBC News]] }}</ref> ten of which were due to [[innocent prisoner's dilemma|maintaining his innocence]].<ref>{{cite news|title=I served 17 years in jail for a horrific rape I didn't commit – and now the DNA evidence proves it'|publisher=[[Manchester Evening News]]|author=Steve Robson|date=2 May 2021|url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/i-served-17-years-jail-20476869}}</ref> |
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===April=== |
===April=== |
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* 28 April |
* 28 April – Landmark office building [[30 St Mary Axe]] ("The Gherkin") in the [[City of London]], designed by [[Norman Foster (architect)|Norman Foster]], opens.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emporis.com/application/?nav=building&lng=3&id=100089|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604014216/http://www.emporis.com/application/?nav=building&lng=3&id=100089|url-status=usurped|archive-date=June 4, 2011|title=30 St Mary Axe|publisher=Emporis|access-date=2010-07-07}}</ref> |
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===May=== |
===May=== |
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* 10 May |
* 10 May – [[Maxine Carr (criminal)|Maxine Carr]] is released from prison with a new identity after serving half of her sentence for perverting the course of justice.<ref name="Metro"/> |
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* 11 May |
* 11 May – [[Stockline Plastics factory explosion]]: four people die in an explosion at a factory in [[Glasgow]].<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/3703951.stm Factory explosion kills four (BBC)]</ref> |
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* 22 May |
* 22 May – [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] beat [[Millwall F.C.|Millwall]] 3-0 in the [[FA Cup]] final. |
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* 27 May |
* 27 May – The [[Member of Parliament]] for [[Leicester South]], [[Jim Marshall (UK politician)|Jim Marshall]] dies, triggering a [[by-election]]. |
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===June=== |
===June=== |
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* 2 June |
* 2 June – [[José Mourinho]], the [[Portugal|Portuguese]] [[association football|football]] coach who led [[FC Porto|Porto]] to [[UEFA Champions League]] glory on 26 May, is named as the new manager of [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea F.C]] on a three-year contract.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/chelsea/3765263.stm | work=BBC News | title=Chelsea appoint Mourinho | date=2 June 2004| access-date= 1 October 2011 <!--DASHBot-->}}</ref> |
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* 10 June |
* 10 June – A rebranding of the [[Football League]] sees [[Football League First Division|Division One]] become the [[Football League Championship]], [[Football League Second Division|Division Two]] become [[EFL League One|League One]] and [[Football League Third Division|Division Three]] become [[EFL League Two|League Two]].<ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/3795239.stm | work=BBC News | title=League gets revamp | date=10 June 2004| access-date= 1 October 2011 <!--DASHBot-->}}</ref> |
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* 11 June |
* 11 June – The sitting mayor [[Ken Livingstone]], is announced as the winner of the election for [[Mayor of London]]. |
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* 14 June |
* 14 June – Results of the [[2004 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom|European elections]] are announced. The [[United Kingdom Independence Party]] are the main gainers, increasing from 3 to 12 MEPs, all in England. |
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* 16 June |
* 16 June – [[Liverpool F.C.]] appoint the [[Spain|Spaniard]] [[Rafael Benítez]] as their new manager.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/liverpool/3776857.stm | work=BBC News | title=Liverpool appoint Benitez | date=16 June 2004| access-date= 1 October 2011 <!--DASHBot-->}}</ref> |
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* 21 June |
* 21 June – The [[Football League]] club [[Wimbledon F.C.|Wimbledon F.C]], who relocated to [[Milton Keynes]] from [[South London]] last autumn, are renamed [[Milton Keynes Dons F.C.|Milton Keynes Dons]] to reflect their new location.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/wimbledon/3825865.stm | work=BBC News | title=Wimbledon to change name | date=21 June 2004| access-date= 1 October 2011 <!--DASHBot-->}}</ref> |
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* 24 June |
* 24 June – [[England national football team|England]] are knocked out of [[Euro 2004]] by [[Portugal national football team|Portugal]], on penalties. |
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* 29 June – Islamic terrorist Kamel Bourgass, an illegal immigrant from [[Algeria]], is convicted of the 2003 [[Murder of Stephen Oake|murder of police officer Stephen Oake]] and the [[attempted murder]] of two other officers. The crimes occurred in [[Manchester]], with Oake stabbed eight times.<ref>[https://www.casemine.com/judgement/uk/5b46f21c2c94e0775e7f265e R v Bourgass | [2005] EWCA Crim 1943 | England and Wales Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) | Judgment | Law | CaseMine<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
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===July=== |
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** An openly gay cleric, [[Jeffrey John]] is installed as the [[dean (religion)|Dean]] of [[St Albans]]. |
** An openly gay cleric, [[Jeffrey John]] is installed as the [[dean (religion)|Dean]] of [[St Albans]]. |
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** A court rules that [[Humberside Police Authority]] must suspend the Chief Constable, [[David Westwood]], in accordance with the [[Home Secretary]] ([[David Blunkett]])'s demands. |
** A court rules that [[Humberside Police Authority]] must suspend the Chief Constable, [[David Westwood]], in accordance with the [[Home Secretary]] ([[David Blunkett]])'s demands. |
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* 13 July |
* 13 July – The [[Countryside Agency]] publicises a new [[The Country Code|Countryside Code]] in advance of the '[[Right to Roam]]' coming into effect across in England in September. |
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* 15 July |
* 15 July – The [[2004 Leicester South by-election|Leicester South]] and [[2004 Birmingham Hodge Hill by-election|Birmingham Hodge Hill]] by-elections are held. Hodge Hill is retained by Labour, but the party loses Leicester South to 37-year-old [[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrat]] [[Parmjit Singh Gill]]; an [[India]]n [[Sikh]] who is the first ethnic minority Lib Dem MP.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.epolitix.com/latestnews/article-detail/newsarticle/top-ten-lib-dem-breakthrough-moments/ |title = Top Ten: Lib Dem 'breakthrough moments': ePolitix.com |access-date=2010-12-18 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100512171830/http://www.epolitix.com/latestnews/article-detail/newsarticle/top-ten-lib-dem-breakthrough-moments/ |archive-date=2010-05-12 }}</ref> |
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* 18 July |
* 18 July – [[North Yorkshire]] police launch a murder hunt after 27-year-old twin sisters Claire and Diane Sanderson are found dead in a flat in [[Camblesforth]], near [[Selby]]. |
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* 19 July |
* 19 July – The Government announces backing for the [[Crossrail]] project. |
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* 20 July |
* 20 July – The Government to publish results of a review into the [[Council Tax]]. |
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===August=== |
===August=== |
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* 9 August |
* 9 August – [[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Brom]] terminate the contract of striker [[Lee Hughes]] as he is sentenced to six years in prison after being found guilty [[causing death by dangerous driving]], having killed a 56-year-old man in a collision near [[Coventry]] on 22 November 2003. |
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* 16 August |
* 16 August – [[Boscastle flood of 2004]]: flash floods destroy buildings and wash cars out to sea in [[Cornwall]]. |
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* 28 August |
* 28 August – [[Kelly Holmes]] wins her second gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/august/28/newsid_4544000/4544975.stm|title=2004: Second gold for Kelly Holmes |access-date=2008-02-13 | date=2004-08-28 | work=BBC News| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080307135724/http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/august/28/newsid_4544000/4544975.stm| archive-date= 7 March 2008 <!--DASHBot-->| url-status= live}}</ref> |
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===September=== |
===September=== |
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* 13 September |
* 13 September – A [[Fathers 4 Justice]] campaigner dressed as [[Batman]] breaches security at [[Buckingham Palace]]. |
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* 15 September |
* 15 September – [[Parliament of the United Kingdom|Parliament]] is suspended after pro-hunt campaigners break into the [[British House of Commons|House of Commons]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2004/09/16/nhunt16.xml|title="Hunt brawl in Commons", Telegraph|access-date=2008-04-19 | work=The Daily Telegraph | location=London}}{{dead link|date=July 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> |
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===October=== |
===October=== |
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* 7 October |
* 7 October – British hostage [[Ken Bigley]], of [[Liverpool]], is beheaded by militants in [[Iraq]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/october/7/newsid_4070000/4070430.stm|title=2004: British hostage feared dead in Iraq|access-date=2008-02-13|date=2004-10-07|work=BBC News| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080307135755/http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/october/7/newsid_4070000/4070430.stm| archive-date= 7 March 2008 <!--DASHBot-->| url-status= live}}</ref> |
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===November=== |
===November=== |
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* 4 November |
* 4 November – A [[2004 Northern England referendums|referendum]] is held in [[North East England]] on the establishment of [[Regional Assemblies in England|elected regional assemblies]]. The majority of the electorate voted "No" to the proposals. |
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* 6 November |
* 6 November – [[Ufton Nervet rail crash]]: Seven people are killed when a train is derailed by a car deliberately left parked on a level crossing in [[Berkshire]]. |
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* 15 November |
* 15 November – [[Children Act 2004|Children Act]] clarifies most official responsibilities for children in England and Wales, notably bringing all local government functions for children's welfare and education under the authority of local Directors of Children's Services. |
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* 16 November |
* 16 November – The Government announces plans to ban smoking in most enclosed public places (including workplaces) in England and Wales within the next three years. |
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* 18 November |
* 18 November – [[Parliament of the United Kingdom|Parliament]] passes the [[Hunting Act 2004]] banning [[fox hunting]] in England and Wales. Fox hunting had already been outlawed in Scotland two years earlier, in 2002. |
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===December=== |
===December=== |
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* 2 December |
* 2 December – [[David Bieber]], a 38-year-old former United States [[Marine (military)|marine]], is found guilty of murdering PC Ian Broadhurst in [[Leeds]] on [[Boxing Day]] last year. He is sentenced to life imprisonment and the trial judge recommends that he should never be released from prison. After his conviction, it is revealed that Bieber was wanted in connection with a 1995 murder in [[Florida]]. It is also revealed that he had entered the UK by using the name Nathan Wayne Coleman — who turned out to be a child who had died in infancy in 1968. |
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* 14 December |
* 14 December – [[Millau Viaduct]] in [[France]], designed by English architect [[Norman Foster, Baron Foster of Thames Bank|Norman Foster]], is opened. |
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* 17 December |
* 17 December – [[The Sage Gateshead]], a concert hall designed by [[Foster and Partners]], opens. |
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* 26 December |
* 26 December – A significant number of [[English people]] on holiday are among the thousands of people killed by a [[tsunami]] in the [[Indian Ocean]]. The victims are died in several countries including [[Indonesia]] and [[Thailand]]. |
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* 24 October – [[Naomi Williams]], footballer<ref>{{cite web |title=Naomi Williams |url=https://www.arsenal.com/women/players/naomi-williams |website=www.arsenal.com |access-date=21 August 2024 |language=en |date=24 August 2024}}</ref> |
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* [[2004 in Northern Ireland]] |
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* [[2004 in Scotland]] |
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* [[2004 in Wales]] |
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Events from 2004 in England
Incumbent
[edit]Events
[edit]January
[edit]- 13 January
- Serial killer Dr. Harold Shipman is found dead in his cell; suicide is suspected.[1]
- The Bichard Inquiry into events preceding the Soham murders formally opens.
- 14 January – A 45-year-old Sudanese man travelling from Washington Dulles International Airport to Dubai is arrested en route at London's Heathrow Airport on suspicion of carrying five bullets in his coat pocket.
- 19 January – The English Court of Appeal calls for an end to the prosecution of parents whose babies may have died of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (cot death) in cases where the only evidence is contended expert testimony.
- 27 January – Prime Minister Tony Blair narrowly defeats an internal Labour Party rebellion over the Higher Education Bill – a highly controversial bill to reform higher education funding, including the introduction of increased and variable tuition fees – in the House of Commons by 316 votes to 311.
- 28 January – The Hutton Inquiry into the circumstances of the death of Dr. David Kelly is published. This is taken by most of the press to strongly condemn the BBC's handling of the David Kelly affair and to exonerate the Government; the BBC's Director-General, Greg Dyke, chairman of the Board of Governors, Gavyn Davies, and the journalist at the centre of the controversy, Andrew Gilligan, resign. The UK media in general condemns the report as a whitewash.[2]
February
[edit]- 1 February - Media sources and victim support groups across Britain condemn the £11,000 payouts to the families of the two girls who were murdered at Soham in August 2002 as a "pittance". The compensation was paid out by the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority.
- 5 February/6 February – A party of Chinese cockle pickers is caught by the tides at night in Morecambe Bay, Lancashire, drowning 23 people. 21 bodies are recovered.[3]
- 6 February – The Home Office confirms that Maxine Carr, convicted with Ian Huntley concerning the Soham murders of 2001, could be released from prison in the next few days.
- 25 February – Katharine Gun, formerly an employee of British spy agency GCHQ, has a charge of breaching the Official Secrets Act dropped after prosecutors offered no evidence, apparently on the advice of the Attorney General for England and Wales. Gun had admitted leaking American plans to bug UN delegates to a newspaper.
- 29 February – Middlesbrough F.C. win their first trophy in their 128-year history by defeating Bolton Wanderers F.C. in the Football League Cup Final.
- February – Andrew Malkinson is wrongfully convicted of rape;[4] the conviction would be overturned in 2023 due to exculpatory evidence after 17 years in prison,[5] ten of which were due to maintaining his innocence.[6]
April
[edit]- 28 April – Landmark office building 30 St Mary Axe ("The Gherkin") in the City of London, designed by Norman Foster, opens.[7]
May
[edit]- 10 May – Maxine Carr is released from prison with a new identity after serving half of her sentence for perverting the course of justice.[3]
- 11 May – Stockline Plastics factory explosion: four people die in an explosion at a factory in Glasgow.[8]
- 22 May – Manchester United beat Millwall 3-0 in the FA Cup final.
- 27 May – The Member of Parliament for Leicester South, Jim Marshall dies, triggering a by-election.
June
[edit]- 2 June – José Mourinho, the Portuguese football coach who led Porto to UEFA Champions League glory on 26 May, is named as the new manager of Chelsea F.C on a three-year contract.[9]
- 10 June – A rebranding of the Football League sees Division One become the Football League Championship, Division Two become League One and Division Three become League Two.[10]
- 11 June – The sitting mayor Ken Livingstone, is announced as the winner of the election for Mayor of London.
- 14 June – Results of the European elections are announced. The United Kingdom Independence Party are the main gainers, increasing from 3 to 12 MEPs, all in England.
- 16 June – Liverpool F.C. appoint the Spaniard Rafael Benítez as their new manager.[11]
- 21 June – The Football League club Wimbledon F.C, who relocated to Milton Keynes from South London last autumn, are renamed Milton Keynes Dons to reflect their new location.[12]
- 24 June – England are knocked out of Euro 2004 by Portugal, on penalties.
- 29 June – Islamic terrorist Kamel Bourgass, an illegal immigrant from Algeria, is convicted of the 2003 murder of police officer Stephen Oake and the attempted murder of two other officers. The crimes occurred in Manchester, with Oake stabbed eight times.[13]
July
[edit]- 2 July
- An openly gay cleric, Jeffrey John is installed as the Dean of St Albans.
- A court rules that Humberside Police Authority must suspend the Chief Constable, David Westwood, in accordance with the Home Secretary (David Blunkett)'s demands.
- 13 July – The Countryside Agency publicises a new Countryside Code in advance of the 'Right to Roam' coming into effect across in England in September.
- 15 July – The Leicester South and Birmingham Hodge Hill by-elections are held. Hodge Hill is retained by Labour, but the party loses Leicester South to 37-year-old Liberal Democrat Parmjit Singh Gill; an Indian Sikh who is the first ethnic minority Lib Dem MP.[14]
- 18 July – North Yorkshire police launch a murder hunt after 27-year-old twin sisters Claire and Diane Sanderson are found dead in a flat in Camblesforth, near Selby.
- 19 July – The Government announces backing for the Crossrail project.
- 20 July – The Government to publish results of a review into the Council Tax.
August
[edit]- 9 August – West Brom terminate the contract of striker Lee Hughes as he is sentenced to six years in prison after being found guilty causing death by dangerous driving, having killed a 56-year-old man in a collision near Coventry on 22 November 2003.
- 16 August – Boscastle flood of 2004: flash floods destroy buildings and wash cars out to sea in Cornwall.
- 28 August – Kelly Holmes wins her second gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics.[15]
September
[edit]- 13 September – A Fathers 4 Justice campaigner dressed as Batman breaches security at Buckingham Palace.
- 15 September – Parliament is suspended after pro-hunt campaigners break into the House of Commons.[16]
October
[edit]- 7 October – British hostage Ken Bigley, of Liverpool, is beheaded by militants in Iraq.[17]
November
[edit]- 4 November – A referendum is held in North East England on the establishment of elected regional assemblies. The majority of the electorate voted "No" to the proposals.
- 6 November – Ufton Nervet rail crash: Seven people are killed when a train is derailed by a car deliberately left parked on a level crossing in Berkshire.
- 15 November – Children Act clarifies most official responsibilities for children in England and Wales, notably bringing all local government functions for children's welfare and education under the authority of local Directors of Children's Services.
- 16 November – The Government announces plans to ban smoking in most enclosed public places (including workplaces) in England and Wales within the next three years.
- 18 November – Parliament passes the Hunting Act 2004 banning fox hunting in England and Wales. Fox hunting had already been outlawed in Scotland two years earlier, in 2002.
December
[edit]- 2 December – David Bieber, a 38-year-old former United States marine, is found guilty of murdering PC Ian Broadhurst in Leeds on Boxing Day last year. He is sentenced to life imprisonment and the trial judge recommends that he should never be released from prison. After his conviction, it is revealed that Bieber was wanted in connection with a 1995 murder in Florida. It is also revealed that he had entered the UK by using the name Nathan Wayne Coleman — who turned out to be a child who had died in infancy in 1968.
- 14 December – Millau Viaduct in France, designed by English architect Norman Foster, is opened.
- 17 December – The Sage Gateshead, a concert hall designed by Foster and Partners, opens.
- 26 December – A significant number of English people on holiday are among the thousands of people killed by a tsunami in the Indian Ocean. The victims are died in several countries including Indonesia and Thailand.
Births
[edit]- 24 October – Naomi Williams, footballer[18]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "2004: Serial killer Shipman found hanged". BBC News. 2004-01-13. Archived from the original on 7 March 2008. Retrieved 2008-02-13.
- ^ Williams, Hywel (2005). Cassell's Chronology of World History. Weidenfeld & Nicolson. pp. 656–660. ISBN 0-304-35730-8.
- ^ a b McGuinness, Ross (March 16, 2009). "Metro". pp. 30, 31.
- ^ "Rapist sentenced to life in jail". BBC News. 30 March 2004.
- ^ Casciani, Dominic (16 August 2023). "Andy Malkinson: DNA evidence identified three years after rape conviction". BBC News.
- ^ Steve Robson (2 May 2021). "I served 17 years in jail for a horrific rape I didn't commit – and now the DNA evidence proves it'". Manchester Evening News.
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