March 31, 2005

• Prince Charles causes a media frenzy by calling journalists asking questions about his forthcoming marriage "these bloody people." He said of BBC reporter Nicholas Witchell "I can't bear that man. I mean, he's so awful, he really is." ((BBC News online) (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/4396515.stm)

March 31 is the 90th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (91st in Leap years). ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Prince Charles may refer to: Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, current heir-apparent to the British throne Any of the previous British royals named Charles, Prince of Wales The former Belgian regent, Prince Charles of Belgium This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might... ...

March 26, 2005

• Former British Prime Minister James Callaghan dies on the eve of his 93rd birthday. (BBC News online) (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/4385047.stm)

March 26 is the 85th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (86th in leap years). ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... In the United Kingdom, the Prime Minister is the head of government, exercising many of the executive functions nominally vested in the Sovereign, who is head of state. ... James Callaghan is also a former MP for Heywood & Middleton. ...

March 21, 2005

• In the United Kingdom, Manchester police questions a man in relation to the murder of Desmond Noonan, suspected gangster, who was stabbed to death. (BBC) (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/manchester/4366105.stm) (Manchester Online) (http://www.manchesteronline.co.uk/news/s/151/151843_gang_boss_stabbed_to_death.html)

March 21 is the 80th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (81st in leap years). ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a country in western Europe, and member of the Commonwealth of Nations, the G8, the European Union, and NATO. Usually known simply as the United Kingdom, the UK, or (inaccurately) as Great Britain or Britain, the UK has four constituent... This article is about the city in England. ... Gangsters are members of a professional crime organization, i. ...

March 17, 2005

• Private Johnson Beharry is awarded the first Victoria Cross issued since 1982 for his actions in two attacks in Amarah, Iraq in May and June 2004 when he saved approx 30 comrades. He spent two weeks in a coma after the second attack. (MOD)  (http://www.operations.mod.uk/telic/ophons05/beharry.htm)

March 17 is the 76th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (77th in Leap years). ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Johnson Beharry in front of a mural of the Victoria Cross Private Johnson Gideon Beharry, VC (born 26 July 1979, in Grenada), of the 1st Battalion, Princess of Waless Royal Regiment is a British soldier who, in March 2005, was awarded the Victoria Cross, the highest military decoration for... Victoria Cross, Source: Veterans Affairs Canada The Victoria Cross (official post-nominal letters VC) is the highest award for valour that can be awarded to members of the British and Commonwealth armed forces of any rank in any service and civilians under military command. ... Amarah (sometimes written al-Amarah), is a city in southeastern Iraq, located next to the Tigris River waterway south of Baghdad, at 32°10N 46°03E. Predominately Shiite, it had a population of about 340,000 as of 2002. ... The Republic of Iraq is a Middle Eastern country in southwestern Asia encompassing the ancient region of Mesopotamia at the confluence of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. ...

March 14, 2005

• Three United Kingdom MPs - Jonathan Sayeed, Paul Boateng and Iain Coleman - announce that they will not be contesting their seats in the next general election. Sayeed and Coleman are retiring due to ill health; Boateng plans to become the UK's high commissioner to South Africa if the Labour government is returned in the next election. (BBC)  (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/4347171.stm) (BBC)  (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/4348179.stm) (BBC)  (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/4348979.stm)

March 14 is the 73rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (74th in Leap years) with 292 days remaining in the year. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a country in western Europe, and member of the Commonwealth of Nations, the G8, the European Union, and NATO. Usually known simply as the United Kingdom, the UK, or (inaccurately) as Great Britain or Britain, the UK has four constituent... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ... Jonathan Sayeed (born 20 March 1948) is a politician in the United Kingdom. ... The Right Honourable Paul Yaw Boateng (born June 14, 1951), is a British Labour Party politician and the UKs first black Cabinet minister. ... Iain Coleman (born January 18, 1958) is the Labour member of Parliament for Hammersmith and Fulham in London. ... The United Kingdom general election of 2005 will be held on 5 May 2005, just over three weeks after the dissolution of Parliament on 11 April by Queen Elizabeth II, at the request of the Prime Minister, Tony Blair. ... The Republic of South Africa is a large republic located at the southern tip of the continent. ... The Labour Party is a centre-left or social democratic political party in Britain (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ...

March 12, 2005

• In the two by-elections in Ireland, Shane McEntee of Fine Gael takes the Meath seat, while an independant, Catherine Murphy is elected in Kildare North. (RTÉ)  (http://www.rte.ie/news/2005/0312/byelection.html)
• Home Secretary Charles Clarke uses the powers of the new Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005 to issue interim control orders restricting the rights of ten people suspected of terrorist activity. (BBC)  (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/4342717.stm) (BBC) (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4338849.stm)

March 12 is the 71st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (72nd in Leap years). ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A by-election or bye-election is a special election held to fill a political office when the incumbent has died or resigned. ... The Republic of Ireland (Irish: Poblacht na hÉireann) is the official description of an independent state which covers approximately five-sixths of the island of Ireland, off the coast of north-west Europe. ... Current Fine Gael logo Fine Gael (United Ireland) (pronounced fi-na gale) is the second largest political party in the Republic of Ireland. ... Meath (An Mhí in Irish) is a county in the Republic of Ireland, the county is often informally called The Royal County. ... The Kildare North parliamentary constituency spans the entire area of the northern half of the Leinster county of Kildare, taking in the towns of Maynooth, Celbridge and many other areas. ... The Secretary of State for the Home Department (the Home Secretary) is the chief United Kingdom government minister responsible for law and order in England and Wales; his or her remit includes policing, the criminal justice system, the prison service, internal security, and matters of citizenship and immigration. ... The Right Honourable Charles Rodway Clarke (born September 21, 1950) is a British Labour Party politician. ... The Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005 is a British Act of Parliament intended to deal with the Law Lords ruling of 16 December 2004, that the detention without trial of nine foreigners at HM Prison Belmarsh under Part IV of the Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001 was unlawful...

March 11, 2005

• Red Nose Day: Comic Relief raises over £37 million for good causes in the UK and Africa. (BBC) (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4338807.stm) (Belfast Telegraph) (http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/story.jsp?story=619379) (BBC) (http://www.bbc.co.uk/rednoseday/)
• After more than 30 hours of debate in the Commons and the Lords, the Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005 is finally passed and given the Royal Assent. (BBC)  (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/4341269.stm)

March 11 is the 70th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (71st in Leap year). ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For a description of the origin of the term comic relief see comic relief. ... For a description of the origin of the term comic relief see comic relief. ... In some bicameral parliaments of a Westminster System, the House of Commons has historically been the name of the elected lower house. ... This article is about the British House of Lords. ... The Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005 is a British Act of Parliament intended to deal with the Law Lords ruling of 16 December 2004, that the detention without trial of nine foreigners at HM Prison Belmarsh under Part IV of the Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001 was unlawful... The granting of Royal Assent is the formal method by which a Sovereign or the Sovereigns representative in the United Kingdom and in Commonwealth Realms completes the process of the enactment of legislation by formally assenting to an Act of Parliament. ...

March 10, 2005

• The Travers Report into illegal charging of patients in residential care in Ireland is published. The report states that 315,818 people were illegally charged for long-term residential care over the years since 1976, of which only 20,000 are still alive. Former Minister for Health Micheál Martin is now coming under pressure to resign for allowing the illegal charging to continue. (RTE)  (http://www.rte.ie/news/2005/0310/health.html)

March 10 is the 69th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (70th in Leap years). ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A true colour image of Ireland, captured by a NASA satellite on January 4, 2003. ... Micheál Martin (born August, 1960) is a senior Irish Fianna Fáil politician. ...

March 7, 2005

• Trevor Phillips, the head of the Commission for Racial Equality in the UK, suggests that black boys may have to be taught separately to improve their performance at school (BBC)  (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/4323979.stm)

March 7 is the 66th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (67th in Leap years). ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Trevor Phillips is a British Labour politician. ...

March 6, 2005

• Sir John Stevens, the former Metropolitan Police Commissioner, claims that up to 200 members of Al-Qaeda are operating in UK (BBC) (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4322611.stm)

March 6 is the 65th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (66th in Leap years). ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sir John Stevens (born October 21, 1942) was Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police from 2000 until 2005. ... Metropolitan Police is a generic title for the municipal police force for a major metropolitan area. ...

March 3, 2005

• Snow covers parts of south-eastern England, with Kent worst affected, causing traffic and school closures throughout the region. (BBC) (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4313723.stm)
• Manchester United footballers Mads Timm, 20, and Callum Flanagan, 19, are jailed for 12 and 8 months respectively for dangerous driving. The pair caused an accident resulting in permanent injuries to another driver. (BBC)  (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/4314691.stm)
• Disgraced pop mogul Jonathan King will be paroled from jail on March 29. (BBC)  (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/4315421.stm)
• Sinn Fein has suspended seven members over their alleged involvement in the murder of Belfast man, Robert McCartney, who was killed on January 30. (BBC)  (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/4316767.stm)
• Amid an escalating war of words between the government and the Conservative Party, UK Health Secretary John Reid visits Warrington hospital. A proposed meeting with Margaret Dixon, whose shoulder operation has reportedly been cancelled by the hospital on seven occasions, falls through, with Reid claiming her complaints have been orchestrated by Conservative Central office. Tory leader Michael Howard later writes to Reid, complaining that the Government has been "telling lies" about Conservative health policy. The affair echoes the "War of Jennifer's Ear". (BBC)  (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/4316791.stm) (Independent)  (http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/politics/story.jsp?story=616701).
• One quarter of British adults have or know somebody who has been the victim of identity theft, according to a survey by Which? magazine. (BBC)  (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4311693.stm)

March 3 is the 62nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (63rd in leap years). ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the English county of Kent. ... Manchester Uniteds emblem Manchester United F.C. (often abbreviated to Man United or just Man U, pronounced man-yoo) is an English football club based at Old Trafford in Greater Manchester. ... Jonathan King is the stage name of Kenneth George King (born December 6, 1944, London), a wealthy pop music impresario who in 2001 received a seven year prison sentence for four indecent assaults and two more serious sexual offences on schoolboys aged 14 and 15. ... March 29 is the 88th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (89th in Leap years). ... Sinn Féin (in the Irish language ourselves or we ourselves; not as sometimes incorrectly translated, ourselves alone) is an Irish political party. ... This article is about the city of Belfast in Northern Ireland. ... Robert McCartney (1971 – 31 January 2005) was the victim of a murder in Belfast, in Northern Ireland, carried out by members of the Provisional Irish Republican Army. ... January 30 is the 30th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Minister of Health redirects here. ... Alternate uses: see Warrington (disambiguation). ... Identity theft is the deliberate assumption of another persons identity, usually to gain access to their credit or frame them for some crime. ...

March 2, 2005

March 2 is the 61st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (62nd in leap years). ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

March 1, 2005

• Arsenal F.C. midfielder Jermaine Pennant, currently on loan to Birmingham City F.C., is found guilty of drink-driving, driving while disqualified, and driving without insurance. He is sentenced to three months in prison. (BBC)  (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/4307427.stm)
• The New Forest becomes England and Wales's 12th national park. (BBC  (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/hampshire/4307065.stm))

March 1 is the 60th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (61st in leap years). ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Arsenal Football Club (also known as Arsenal, The Arsenal or The Gunners) is a north London football club founded in 1886. ... Jermaine Pennant (born January 15, 1983) is an English soccer player with the Arsenal football club, he is currently on loan to Birmingham City. ... Birmingham City (BCFC) is one of Birminghams two professional soccer teams (the other is Aston Villa F.C.). Originally known as The Small Heath Alliance, they became in 1905 and Birmingham City F.C. in 1945. ... New Forest heathland The New Forest is an area of Hampshire in England which was created as a royal forest in 1079 by William the Conqueror for the hunting of (mainly) deer. ... England and Wales (red), with the rest of the United Kingdom (pink) England and Wales are two individual nations within the United Kingdom. ... The Brecon Beacons National Park, looking from the highest point of Pen Y Fan (886 m/2907 feet) to Corn Du (873 m/2864 feet) The national parks of England and Wales are areas of relatively undeveloped and scenic landscape that are designated under the National Parks and Access to...

Past British and Irish events by month

• 2005 in the United Kingdom: January February
• 2004 in the United Kingdom: December

(For earlier events in Britain and Ireland, see November 2004 and preceding months) This page deals with current events in the English-speaking nations of Europe. ... See also: 2003 in the United Kingdom, other events of 2004, 2005 in the United Kingdom and the list of years in the United Kingdom. Events January January 1 - Papers released under the Thirty Year Rule reveal that, contrary to what was believed at the time, Princess Margaret would not... This page deals with events in the English-speaking nations of Europe that occurred in December 2004. ... 2004 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December See also: November 2004 in sports November 2004 in science Deaths in November • 30 Pierre Berton • 29 John Drew Barrymore • 26 Bill Alley • 24 Arthur Hailey • 23 Rafael Eitan • 18 Bobby Frank Cherry • 16 John Morgan • 13...