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31 May 2005 (Tuesday)

• Bob Geldof announces plans for a concert similar to Live Aid, which took place in 1985, to coincide with the G8 Summit in Edinburgh this July. The concert, named ‘Live 8’, will take place in Hyde Park, London on 2 July, with other concerts in Paris, Rome, Berlin and Philadelphia, and is intended to raise awareness of the Make Poverty History campaign. It is expected to include acts such as Sir Paul McCartney, Robbie Williams, Madonna, the Rolling Stones, Coldplay and U2, as well as a rumoured reunion of the Spice Girls. (BBC), (Guardian Unlimited)

May 31 is the 151st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (152nd in leap years), with 214 days remaining. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Bob Geldof Robert Frederick Xenon Geldof, KBE (born 5 October 1951) is an Irish singer, songwriter, actor and political activist, known simply as Bob Geldof. ... Live Aid was a multi-venue rock music concert held on July 13, 1985. ... This article is about the year. ... G8 countries. ... A summit is: A point higher than all the ground immediately surrounding it; see topographical summit. ... Edinburgh (pronounced ), Dùn Èideann () in Scottish Gaelic, is the second-largest city in Scotland and its capital city. ... Official Live 8 DVD. Released 7th/8th November 2005 Live 8 was a series of concerts that took place in July 2005, in the G8 nations and South Africa. ... The Sexpentine, viewed from the eastern end. ... The Eiffel Tower has become a symbol of Paris throughout the world. ... City motto: Senatus Populusque Romanus – SPQR (The Senate and the People of Rome) Founded 21 April 753 BC mythical, 1st millennium BC Region Latium Mayor Walter Veltroni (Left-Wing Democrats) Area  - City Proper  1285 km² Population  - City (2004)  - Metropolitan  - Density (city proper) 2. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Philadelphia is a village located in Jefferson County, New York. ... // The UK campaign A white band bilingual in Welsh and English. ... Paul McCartney, as photographed by Richard Avedon for the 1968 LP The Beatles (aka The White Album). Sir James Paul McCartney,KBE, MBE (born June 18, 1942), better known as Paul McCartney, is a British musician, composer and producer. ... Robbie Williams during a performance in Sydney, Australia. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... This article is about the rock band. ... Coldplay is a post-Britpop/alternative rock band from London, England well known for their rock melodies and introspective lyrics. ... U2 is an Irish rock band featuring Bono (Paul David Hewson) on vocals, guitar and harmonica, The Edge (David Howell Evans) on guitar, keyboards and vocals, Adam Clayton on bass, and Larry Mullen, Jr. ... The Spice Girls (1993-2000) are the biggest-selling all-female group in history, with combined album and single sales of over 75 million. ...

30 May 2005 (Monday)

• 2005 English cricket season:
  • National League, Division One:
    • Lancashire (4pts) beat Gloucestershire (0pts) by 6 wickets
    • Northamptonshire (4pts) beat Hampshire (0pts) by 4 wickets
    • Essex (4pts) beat Nottinghamshire (0pts) by 6 wickets
    • Middlesex (4pts) beat Worcestershire (0pts) by 32 runs
  • National League, Division Two:
    • Derbyshire (4pts) beat Leicestershire (0pts) by 6 wickets
    • Sussex (4pts) beat Somerset(0pts) by 2 wickets
    • Surrey (4pts) beat Durham (0pts) by 43 runs
    • Yorkshire (4pts) beat Scotland (0pts) by 60 runs
• Football:
  • In the English Football League Championship playoff final to determine the last of three teams to earn promotion to the Premier League, West Ham United defeat Preston North End 1-0 at Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales. (BBC)
  • Multiplex, the Australian company building the new Wembley Stadium in London announces that it will lose £45 million on the project, because of cost overruns and construction delays. The completion date is pushed back three months to March 2006, but the company repeats its assurance that the stadium will be ready to stage next year's FA Cup final in May. The company's executive chairman quit last Friday when the news first emerged. Multiplex has reduced its 2005 profits forecast from AUD 235 million to AUD 170 million. (Independent), (Australian Financial Review)

May 30 is the 150th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (151st in leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... See also: Notable achievements in the 2005 English cricket season The 2005 English cricket season is one of the most eagerly anticipated in recent times. ... Round one Hampshire v Essex (17 April) Essex (4pts) beat Hampshire (0pts) by 16 runs (D/L method) At the Rose Bowl, Hampshire batted first, scoring 175 for 9, as Tim Phillips took 3 for 31. ... Lancashire County Cricket Club in 2005 are playing their cricket in Division Two of the County Championship and Division One of the totesport League. ... Gloucestershire County Cricket Club in 2005 are playing their cricket in Division One of both the County Championship and totesport League. ... Northamptonshire County Cricket Club in 2005 are playing their cricket in Division Two of the County Championship and Division One of the totesport League. ... Hampshire County Cricket Club in 2005 are playing their cricket in Division One of the County Championship and the totesport League. ... Essex County Cricket Club in 2005 are playing their cricket in Division Two of the County Championship and Division One of the Sunday League. ... Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club are playing their cricket in 2005 in Division One of both the County Championship and the totesport League. ... Middlesex County Cricket Club in 2005 are playing their cricket in Division One of the County Championship and Division Two of the totesport League. ... Worcestershire County Cricket Club in 2005 are playing their County Championship games in Division Two and their totesport League games in Division One. ... Round one Derbyshire v Kent (17 April) Match abandoned - Derbyshire (2pts), Kent (2pts) Derbyshire, playing for the first time as the Phantoms lost the toss and were put in to bat at Derby. ... In the 2005 English cricket season Derbyshire County Cricket Club played in Division Two of both the County Championship and totesport League. ... Leicestershire County Cricket Club in 2005 are playing their cricket in Division Two of the County Championship and of the totesport League. ... Sussex v Loughborough UCCE (9-11 April 2005) Match drawn The first day of this match, which was played at Hove, saw Loughborough dismissed for 237. ... Somerset County Cricket Club are playing in Division Two of both the County Championship and the Sunday League in 2005. ... Surrey County Cricket Club in 2005 are playing their cricket in the First Division of the County Championship and the Second Division of the totesport League. ... Durham County Cricket Club started the 2005 season as 20-1 to win the Second Division of the County Championship. ... Yorkshire County Cricket Club in 2005 are in the second divisions of both the County Championship and the totesport League. ... The Scottish Saltires in 2005 are playing in the Second Division of the totesport League, in what will be their last season in the English one-day league. ... Football (soccer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the British Isles Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population – Total (mid-2004) – Total (2001 Census) – Density Ranked 1st UK... The Football League Championship logo The Football League Championship (often referred to as The Championship for short or the Coca-Cola Football League Championship for sponsorship reasons) is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the FA Premier... Promotion, used in sports leagues of most countries outside North America, is the mandated transfer of the best team(s) of a lower league into a higher league at the end of the season. ... FA Premier League logo The FA Premier League (which, for sponsorship/legal reasons, is often referred to as the Barclays Premiership in the UK and the Barclays English Premier League internationally) is a league competiton for English Football clubs located at the top of the English football league system (above... West Ham United Football Club are a professional English football club based in East London. ... Preston North End Football Club is a professional English football team. ... Millennium Stadium The Millennium Stadium (Welsh: Stadiwm y Mileniwm) in Cardiff is the national stadium of Wales, used primarily for rugby union and football. ... The Norman Keep, Cardiff Castle. ... For an explanation of often confusing terms such as Great Britain, Britain, United Kingdom and England, see British Isles (terminology). ... Old Wembley Stadium (1923-2000) Wembley Stadium is a football stadium in Wembley, London, England, which is currently being rebuilt. ... The Houses of Parliament and the clock tower containing Big Ben Part of the London skyline viewed from the South Bank London is the capital city of England and the United Kingdom. ... The pound sterling is the official currency of the United Kingdom (UK). ... The FA Cup - this is the fourth trophy, in use since 1992, and identical in design to the third trophy introduced in 1911. ... The Australian dollar, AUD or A$, is the official currency of the Commonwealth of Australia, including the Australian Antarctic Territory, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Heard Island and McDonald Islands and Norfolk Island, as well as the independent Pacific island states of Kiribati, Nauru and Tuvalu. ...

29 May 2005 (Sunday)

• 2005 English cricket season:
  • County Championship, Division Two:
    • Leicestershire (19pts) beat Derbyshire (5pts) by 4 wickets
  • National League, Division Two:
    • Durham (4pts) beat Kent (0pts) by 1 run
    • Scotland (4pts) beat Warwickshire (0pts) by 1 wicket

May 29 is the 149th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (150th in leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... See also: Notable achievements in the 2005 English cricket season The 2005 English cricket season is one of the most eagerly anticipated in recent times. ... In the 2005 English cricket season, the Second Division of the Frizzell County Championship was contested between the following county cricket teams: Derbyshire (finished 8th in the 2004 season) Durham (finished 9th in the 2004 season) Essex (finished 5th in the 2004 season) Lancashire (finished 8th in Division One in... Leicestershire County Cricket Club in 2005 are playing their cricket in Division Two of the County Championship and of the totesport League. ... In the 2005 English cricket season Derbyshire County Cricket Club played in Division Two of both the County Championship and totesport League. ... Round one Derbyshire v Kent (17 April) Match abandoned - Derbyshire (2pts), Kent (2pts) Derbyshire, playing for the first time as the Phantoms lost the toss and were put in to bat at Derby. ... Durham County Cricket Club started the 2005 season as 20-1 to win the Second Division of the County Championship. ... Kent County Cricket Club in 2005 are playing their cricket in Division One of the County Championship and Divsion Two of the totesport League. ... The Scottish Saltires in 2005 are playing in the Second Division of the totesport League, in what will be their last season in the English one-day league. ...

28 May 2005 (Saturday)

• The Clock Tower of the Palace of Westminster in London, commonly known as Big Ben, renowned for its accuracy and chimes, stopped ticking for 90 minutes, an engineer said Saturday. (BBC)
• 2005 English cricket season:
  • Test match:
    • England (528 for 3 declared) beat Bangladesh (108 and 159) by an innings and 261 runs in the first Test of their two-Test series at Lord's. (BBC)
  • County Championship, Division One:
    • Surrey (10pts) drew with Kent (9pts)
    • Middlesex (12pts) drew with Sussex (10pts)
  • County Championship, Division Two:
    • Essex (12pts) drew with Yorkshire

May 28 is the 148th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (149th in leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The clock tower of Einsiedeln Abbey A clock tower is a tower built with one or more (often four) easily-seen clock faces. ... The Palace of Westminster, known also as the Houses of Parliament, is where the two Houses of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (the House of Lords and the House of Commons) conduct their sittings. ... The Houses of Parliament and the clock tower containing Big Ben Part of the London skyline viewed from the South Bank London is the capital city of England and the United Kingdom. ... The Clock Tower, colloquially known as Big Ben Big Ben is the colloquial name of the Clock Tower of the Palace of Westminster in London, and an informal name for the Great Bell of Westminster, the largest bell in the tower and part of the Great Clock of Westminster. ... The Westminster Quarters is the most common name for a melody used by a set of clock bells to strike the hour. ... This article contains information that has not been verified. ... See also: Notable achievements in the 2005 English cricket season The 2005 English cricket season is one of the most eagerly anticipated in recent times. ... There are seven Test matches scheduled to be played in England in 2005. ... The English cricket team is a cricket team which nominally represents England and Wales, operating under the auspices of the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). ... The Mound Stand The Grand Stand Match in progress The Media Centre at Lords Cricket Ground This memorial stone to Lord Harris is in the Harris Garden at Lords There is a small practice ground behind the media centre at the Nursery End. ... Round one Hampshire v Gloucestershire (13-16 April) Hampshire (17 pts) beat Gloucestershire (4 pts) by 48 runs Hampshire won the toss and elected to bat. ... Surrey County Cricket Club in 2005 are playing their cricket in the First Division of the County Championship and the Second Division of the totesport League. ... Kent County Cricket Club in 2005 are playing their cricket in Division One of the County Championship and Divsion Two of the totesport League. ... Middlesex County Cricket Club in 2005 are playing their cricket in Division One of the County Championship and Division Two of the totesport League. ... Sussex v Loughborough UCCE (9-11 April 2005) Match drawn The first day of this match, which was played at Hove, saw Loughborough dismissed for 237. ... In the 2005 English cricket season, the Second Division of the Frizzell County Championship was contested between the following county cricket teams: Derbyshire (finished 8th in the 2004 season) Durham (finished 9th in the 2004 season) Essex (finished 5th in the 2004 season) Lancashire (finished 8th in Division One in... Essex County Cricket Club in 2005 are playing their cricket in Division Two of the County Championship and Division One of the Sunday League. ... Yorkshire County Cricket Club in 2005 are in the second divisions of both the County Championship and the totesport League. ...

27 May 2005 (Friday)

• The planned 48 hour strike at the BBC in Britain is called off, unions announce, following talks. (BBC) (ThisIsLondon)
• Popular singer Morrissey's official Website released the following statement: "Morrissey will regrettably not be appearing at the Isle Of Wight Festival on the 11th of June as scheduled. The pressure of preparing the new album and losing his drummer earlier this month has made it impossible to do the gig without massively compromising both the gig and the album. Apologies to all the fans, the organisers and the people of the Isle Of Wight."[1]
• 2005 English cricket season:
  • County Championship, Division One:
    • Nottinghamshire (22pts) beat Gloucestershire (4.5pts) by an innings and 27 runs
    • Surrey are docked 8pts for ball-tampering in their earlier match against Nottinghamshire
  • County Championship, Division Two:
    • Somerset (21pts) beat Northamptonshire (8pts) by 6 wickets
  • National League, Division One:
    • Glamorgan (227 a/o) (4pts) beat Worcestershire (174 a/o) (0pts) by 53 runs
  • MCC University matches:
    • Durham UCCE drew with Durham
    • Lancashire beat Oxford UCCE by 10 wickets

May 27 is the 147th day (148th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 218 days remaining. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is an overview article about the Crown chartered British Broadcasting Corporation formed in 1927. ... Morrissey in 1990 Steven Patrick Morrissey (born May 22, 1959), professionally known as Morrissey, is the former lead singer of the highly influential English pop band The Smiths. ... The first Isle of Wight ‘Pop’ Festival took place in August 1968. ... See also: Notable achievements in the 2005 English cricket season The 2005 English cricket season is one of the most eagerly anticipated in recent times. ... Round one Hampshire v Gloucestershire (13-16 April) Hampshire (17 pts) beat Gloucestershire (4 pts) by 48 runs Hampshire won the toss and elected to bat. ... Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club are playing their cricket in 2005 in Division One of both the County Championship and the totesport League. ... Gloucestershire County Cricket Club in 2005 are playing their cricket in Division One of both the County Championship and totesport League. ... Surrey County Cricket Club in 2005 are playing their cricket in the First Division of the County Championship and the Second Division of the totesport League. ... Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club are playing their cricket in 2005 in Division One of both the County Championship and the totesport League. ... In the 2005 English cricket season, the Second Division of the Frizzell County Championship was contested between the following county cricket teams: Derbyshire (finished 8th in the 2004 season) Durham (finished 9th in the 2004 season) Essex (finished 5th in the 2004 season) Lancashire (finished 8th in Division One in... Somerset County Cricket Club are playing in Division Two of both the County Championship and the Sunday League in 2005. ... Northamptonshire County Cricket Club in 2005 are playing their cricket in Division Two of the County Championship and Division One of the totesport League. ... Round one Hampshire v Essex (17 April) Essex (4pts) beat Hampshire (0pts) by 16 runs (D/L method) At the Rose Bowl, Hampshire batted first, scoring 175 for 9, as Tim Phillips took 3 for 31. ... Glamorgan County Cricket Club started their 2005 season as defending totesport League champions. ... Worcestershire County Cricket Club in 2005 are playing their County Championship games in Division Two and their totesport League games in Division One. ... The MCC University matches in 2005 are games played between the University Centre of Cricketing Excellence (UCCEs) and first-class opposition. ... Durham UCCE started their first-class season on a batting paradise in Taunton, which secured them their first draw of the year. ... Durham County Cricket Club started the 2005 season as 20-1 to win the Second Division of the County Championship. ... Lancashire County Cricket Club in 2005 are playing their cricket in Division Two of the County Championship and Division One of the totesport League. ... Oxford UCCE started their 2005 first-class season with a weak draw against a Gloucestershire side that opted to use the game as batting practice. ...

26 May 2005 (Thursday)

• The British Association of University Teachers decides to cancel the boycott on Israeli Universities of Haifa and Bar-Ilan. The decision comes in a special meeting after both external and internal debate over the original decision.(BBC), (The Guardian)
• British Liberal Democrat leader Charles Kennedy calls for a reform of the UK voting system after Labour took the majority of the seats in the UK election with just 35% of the votes. (The Independent)
• British Foreign Minister Jack Straw announces that Iran has renewed its promise to refrain from developing nuclear weapons, and talks on its atomic program will continue following a meeting between Iranian nuclear officials and European Union ministers in Geneva. (VOA News), (BBC)
• 2005 English cricket season:
  • County Championship, Division One:
    • Warwickshire (19pts) beat Hampshire (3pts) by 10 wickets

May 26 is the 146th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (140th in leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Association of University Teachers (AUT) is the trade union and professional association that represents academic (teaching and research) and academic-related (librarians, IT managers and senior administrators) at pre-1992 universities in the United Kingdom. ... A boycott is a refusal to buy, sell, or otherwise trade with an individual or business who is generally believed by the participants in the boycott to be doing something morally wrong. ... A university is an institution of higher education and of research, which grants academic degrees at all levels (bachelor, master, and doctor) in a variety of subjects. ... The University of Haifa (אוניברסיטת חיפה) is a university in Haifa, Israel. ... Bar-Ilan University (BIU, אוניברסיטת בר-אילן) is a university in Ramat Gan, Israel. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ... Rt. ... The Labour Party is the principal left wing (debatable) political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics). ... The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (colloquially called the Foreign Secretary) is a member of the British Government responsible for relations with foreign countries, heading the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (often called simply the Foreign Office). ... Jack Straw The Right Honourable John Whitaker Jack Straw (born August 3, 1946, Buckhurst Hill) is a British Labour Party politician. ... The mushroom cloud of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, Japan, 1945, rose some 18 km (11 mi) above the hypocenter. ... The general meaning of atomic is irreducible. That is, reduced to the smallest possible part. ... Geneva (French: Genève, German: Genf, Italian: Ginevra) is the second most populous city in Switzerland, situated where Lake Geneva (French Lac Léman) flows into the Rhône River. ... See also: Notable achievements in the 2005 English cricket season The 2005 English cricket season is one of the most eagerly anticipated in recent times. ... Round one Hampshire v Gloucestershire (13-16 April) Hampshire (17 pts) beat Gloucestershire (4 pts) by 48 runs Hampshire won the toss and elected to bat. ... Warwickshire County Cricket Club start 2005 as defending County Champions and 11-4 favourites to retain their title. ... Hampshire County Cricket Club in 2005 are playing their cricket in Division One of the County Championship and the totesport League. ...

25 May 2005 (Wednesday)

• Football (soccer): UEFA Champions League Final, at Atatürk Olimpiyat Stadyumu, Istanbul.
  • Liverpool defeat AC Milan 3-2 in a penalty kick shootout. AC Milan are 3-0 ahead after the first half, but Liverpool score 3 goals in the 54th, 56th and 60th minutes to tie the game. It's Liverpool's 5th European Cup title.

May 25 is the 145th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (146th in leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Football (soccer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... The Champions League logo The UEFA Champions League is an annual club football competition organized by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) for the most successful football clubs in Europe. ... Atatürk Olimpiyat Stadyumu The 2005 UEFA Champions League final between AC Milan and Liverpool Atatürk Olimpiyat Stadyumu (Ataturk Olympic Stadium) is located in İkitelli, an outskirt of İstanbul, and is the highest-capacity stadium of Turkey. ... The location of Istanbul Province Maiden Tower and Historical Peninsula of Istanbul Istanbul (Turkish: İstanbul, Greek: Κωνσταντινούπολις, Constantinople) is the largest city in Turkey, and arguably the most important. ... Liverpool Football Club (usually known simply as Liverpool) is an English football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside, they are the current champions of Europe and the most successful English football team to date. ... AC Milan is an Italian football club. ... Penalty shootouts (officially referred to as kicks from the penalty mark) are sometimes used to decide which team progresses to the next stage of a tournament following a tied result in a game of association football (soccer). ...

23 May 2005 (Monday)

• Five Irish teenage school girls, all from the Loretto Convent in Navan, are killed and six others are critically injured in a bus crash in County Meath. The bus was carrying students from the Loretto Convent, the Mercy Convent, St. Patrick's Classical School and Beaufort College, all in Navan and did not have fitted seatbelts. (RTÉ)
• 11,000 journalists and other employees of the BBC go on a 24-hour strike to protest over approximately 4,000 planned job cuts. TV and Radio news output has been the worst affected, with few new stories materialising and only a skeleton service being offered. (BBC) (Reuters UK) (Bloomberg) (BBC strike Q&A)
• 2005 English cricket season:
  • County Championship, Division One:
    • Hampshire (22pts) beat Glamorgan (3pts) by 9 wickets
    • Kent (20pts) beat Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club in 2005 (3pts) by 196 runs
  • County Championship, Division Two:
    • Durham (10pts) drew with Yorkshire (9pts)
    • Lancashire (11pts) drew with Somerset (7pts)
    • Worcestershire (21pts) beat Essex (4pts) by 8 wickets
  • MCC University match:
    • Warwickshire beat Cambridge UCCE by 18 runs
• Rugby union:
  • In the sendoff game for the British and Irish Lions before they embark on their tour to New Zealand at Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, the lackluster Lions are nearly upset by an inspired second-choice Argentina side. Jonny Wilkinson, making his first international appearance since the 2003 Rugby World Cup, converts a penalty with the last kick of the match to salvage a 25-25 draw. (BBC)

May 23 is the 143rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (144th in leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards and appeal to a wider international audience, this article may require cleanup. ... This article is about an abbey as a religious building. ... Navan (An Uaimh in Irish, meaning The Cave) is the administrative town of County Meath, Ireland. ... TheBus, established by Mayor Frank Fasi, is Honolulus only public transit system. ... A car accident in Yate, near Bristol, England, in July 2004. ... County Meath (Contae na Mí in Irish) is the fastest growing county in the Republic of Ireland, often informally called The Royal County. ... St. ... A three-point seat belt. ... This article is an overview article about the Crown chartered British Broadcasting Corporation formed in 1927. ... See also: Notable achievements in the 2005 English cricket season The 2005 English cricket season is one of the most eagerly anticipated in recent times. ... Round one Hampshire v Gloucestershire (13-16 April) Hampshire (17 pts) beat Gloucestershire (4 pts) by 48 runs Hampshire won the toss and elected to bat. ... Hampshire County Cricket Club in 2005 are playing their cricket in Division One of the County Championship and the totesport League. ... Glamorgan County Cricket Club started their 2005 season as defending totesport League champions. ... Kent County Cricket Club in 2005 are playing their cricket in Division One of the County Championship and Divsion Two of the totesport League. ... Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club are playing their cricket in 2005 in Division One of both the County Championship and the totesport League. ... In the 2005 English cricket season, the Second Division of the Frizzell County Championship was contested between the following county cricket teams: Derbyshire (finished 8th in the 2004 season) Durham (finished 9th in the 2004 season) Essex (finished 5th in the 2004 season) Lancashire (finished 8th in Division One in... Durham County Cricket Club started the 2005 season as 20-1 to win the Second Division of the County Championship. ... Yorkshire County Cricket Club is a county cricket club based at Headingley in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. ... Lancashire County Cricket Club in 2005 are playing their cricket in Division Two of the County Championship and Division One of the totesport League. ... Somerset County Cricket Club is a county cricket club with headquarters at Taunton. ... Worcestershire County Cricket Club in 2005 are playing their County Championship games in Division Two and their totesport League games in Division One. ... Essex County Cricket Club in 2005 are playing their cricket in Division Two of the County Championship and Division One of the Sunday League. ... The MCC University matches in 2005 are games played between the University Centre of Cricketing Excellence (UCCEs) and first-class opposition. ... Warwickshire County Cricket Club start 2005 as defending County Champions and 11-4 favourites to retain their title. ... Cambridge UCCE had a good start to their 2005 first-class season, setting Essex a target of 270 to win, after declaring in their second innings on 255 for 4. ... Image from a test-match between Ireland and the New Zealand All Blacks. ... The official 2005 Lions logo The British and Irish Lions (formerly British Isles and then the British Lions; commonly the Lions) is a Rugby Union side comprising a pick of the best players from the British Isles international teams - ( England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales). ... The 2005 Lions tour logo In 2005 the British and Irish Lions Rugby union team toured New Zealand for the first time since 1993, suffering a 3-0 whitewash at the hands of the New Zealand All Blacks. ... Millennium Stadium The Millennium Stadium (Welsh: Stadiwm y Mileniwm) in Cardiff is the national stadium of Wales, used primarily for rugby union and football. ... The Norman Keep, Cardiff Castle. ... May 25, 1979 Place of Birth: Frimley, Surrey Height: 5ft 10in Weight: 13st 7lbs Position: Fly-half Country: England Test Caps: England 52, British & Irish Lions 3 Test Points: England 817, British & Irish Lions 36 Club: Newcastle Falcons Jonathan Peter (Jonny) Wilkinson OBE (born 25 May 1979 at Frimley in... The 2003 Rugby Union World Cup was the fifth world cup in rugby history. ...

22 May 2005(Sunday)

• The British government declines a request from the families of soldiers killed in Iraq for an investigation into the legality of the war. (BBC) (Chicago Tribune)
• 2005 English cricket season:
  • Tour match:
    • Northamptonshire drew with the Bangladeshis
  • National League, Division One:
    • The match between Middlesex (95-5 in 21 overs) and Gloucestershire (40-2 in 7 overs) was abandoned as a draw (2pts each)
• Rugby union:
  • In an all-French Heineken Cup final at Murrayfield in Edinburgh, Toulouse defeat Stade Français (Paris) 18-12 in extra time. Toulouse is the first club to win the competition three times. (BBC)

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21 May 2005 (Saturday)

• The Sun, the largest selling British tabloid newspaper, publishes more surreptitiously taken pictures of Saddam Hussein, while claiming to condemn the leaking of the first photographs. Other pictures also published show the imprisoned Ali Hassan al-Majid ("Chemical Ali") and Huda Salih Mahdi Ammash ("Mrs Anthrax"). President Bush intervenes to support an investigation into the leaking of the photos. (Vancouver Sun) (The Statesman) (Guardian Unlimited)
• Football (soccer):
  • For the first time in history, the FA Cup final goes to a penalty shootout. After Arsenal and Manchester United finish regular time and extra time tied 0-0, Arsenal wins the Cup by winning the shootout 5-4. Arsenal keeper Jens Lehmann saves United's second shot by Paul Scholes, and Gunners captain Patrick Vieira scores the winning shot. This will be the last final held at Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales, as the 2006 final will be played at the new Wembley Stadium in London. (BBC)

May 21 is the 141st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (142nd in leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Sun, a tabloid daily newspaper published in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, has the highest circulation of any daily English-language newspaper in the world, standing at around 3,200,000 copies daily in late-2004. ... Newspaper sizes in August 2005. ... Wikinews has news related to this article: Saddam Hussein Saddam Hussein in a Suit Saddam Hussein Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti, (Arabic ), born April 28, 1937 , was President of Iraq from 1979 until his removal and capture following the 2003 invasion of Iraq. ... Ali Hassan al-Majid Ali Hassan al-Majid (born 1941), is an Iraqi official and commander. ... Most Wanted playing card Huda Salih Mahdi Ammash (born Baghdad 1953) is an American-educated Iraqi scientist, dubbed Mrs. ... George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is the 43rd and current President of the United States. ... Football (soccer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... The FA Cup - this is the fourth trophy, in use since 1992, and identical in design to the third trophy introduced in 1911. ... Penalty shootouts (officially referred to as kicks from the penalty mark) are sometimes used to decide which team progresses to the next stage of a tournament following a tied result in a game of association football (soccer). ... Arsenal Football Club (also known as Arsenal, The Arsenal or The Gunners) are an English professional football club based in north London. ... Manchester United Football Club is an English football club, based at Old Trafford Football Ground located just outside of the city boundaries of Manchester, Lancashire. ... Extra time is an additional period played at the end some games of football (soccer) if the score is tied after the two standard periods (halves) of play. ... A goalkeeper leaves his feet to parry a shot on goal In many team sports, a goalkeeper (termed goaltender in some sports) is a designated player that is charged with directly preventing the opposite team from scoring by defending the goal. ... Jens Lehmann (born November 10, 1969 in Essen) is a German football goalkeeper who currently plays for Arsenal. ... Paul Scholes (born November 16, 1974, in Oldham, Greater Manchester) is an English football player who has spent his whole career at Manchester United. ... Patrick Vieira (born June 23, 1976 in Dakar, Senegal) is a French football midfielder, who currently plays for Juventus. ... Millennium Stadium The Millennium Stadium (Welsh: Stadiwm y Mileniwm) in Cardiff is the national stadium of Wales, used primarily for rugby union and football. ... The Norman Keep, Cardiff Castle. ... For an explanation of often confusing terms such as Great Britain, Britain, United Kingdom and England, see British Isles (terminology). ... Old Wembley Stadium (1923-2000) Wembley Stadium is a football stadium in Wembley, London, England, which is currently being rebuilt. ... The Houses of Parliament and the clock tower containing Big Ben Part of the London skyline viewed from the South Bank London is the capital city of England and the United Kingdom. ...

20 May 2005 (Friday)

• 2005 English cricket season:
  • National League Division Two:
    • Warwickshire (260/8) beat Derbyshire (208) by 52 runs (BBC)
    • Surrey (253/5) beat Scotland (252/7) by 5 wickets (BBC)

20 May is the 140th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (141st in leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... See also: Notable achievements in the 2005 English cricket season The 2005 English cricket season is one of the most eagerly anticipated in recent times. ... Round one Derbyshire v Kent (17 April) Match abandoned - Derbyshire (2pts), Kent (2pts) Derbyshire, playing for the first time as the Phantoms lost the toss and were put in to bat at Derby. ... Warwickshire County Cricket Club start 2005 as defending County Champions and 11-4 favourites to retain their title. ... Derbyshire County Cricket Club (Derbyshire CCC) is an English domestic first-class cricket team based The Racecourse Ground, otherwise known as the County Ground, in the city of Derby. ... Surrey County Cricket Club in 2005 are playing their cricket in the First Division of the County Championship and the Second Division of the totesport League. ... The Scottish Saltires in 2005 are playing in the Second Division of the totesport League, in what will be their last season in the English one-day league. ...

19 May 2005 (Thursday)

• British scientists at Newcastle University announce that they have cloned human embryos for stem cells. Also, a team of South Korean scientists at Seoul National University state they have cloned the first embryonic cells customized to individual patients. (BBC) (Reuters AlertNet) (Science Daily) (CNN)
• Tony Blair is treated in London's Royal Free Hospital for back pain. Doctors suspect a slipped disc. (BBC)

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18 May 2005 (Wednesday)

• There is widespread astonishment at the acquittal of a traffic police officer recorded as driving at 159 mph (256 km/h) on public roads. PC Mark Milton claimed that he was familiarising himself with the capabilities of his new 3.2-litre GSI Vauxhall Vectra when his own car recorded him at 159 mph between junctions 3 and 4 of the M54 near Telford, in the early hours of 5 December 2003. He was also recorded at 120 mph in a 60 mph zone, and over 60 mph in a 30 mph zone. There is extensive criticism of the verdict as "one law for the police, and another for everyone else". Around 30 people are killed annually by high-speed police chases in Britain, triple the number of six years ago. (Daily Mirror) (BBC)
• Cricket:
  • 2005 English cricket season: Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy Round Two:
    • Sussex (197/6) beat Nottinghamshire (195/9) by 4 wickets (BBC)

May 18 is the 138th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (139th in leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... December 5 is the 339th day (340th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For the insect, see Cricket (insect). ... See also: Notable achievements in the 2005 English cricket season The 2005 English cricket season is one of the most eagerly anticipated in recent times. ... The Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy is a knock-out 50-over cricket competition played in England. ... Sussex v Loughborough UCCE (9-11 April 2005) Match drawn The first day of this match, which was played at Hove, saw Loughborough dismissed for 237. ... Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club are playing their cricket in 2005 in Division One of both the County Championship and the totesport League. ...

17 May 2005 (Tuesday)

• In Britain, the Royal Mail announces £1074 bonuses to postal workers due to increased profits- Chief executive Adam Crozier was paid £3 million last year. (Independent) (Bloomberg) (BBC)
• George Galloway, British MP and anti-war campaigner, appears before the United States Senate to defend himself against charges that he profited from Saddam Hussein's regime, launching a tirade against the senators who had accused him and attacking the war in Iraq. (BBC) (Guardian Unlimited) (The Times Online)
• British Prime Minister Tony Blair's government unveils a controversial proposal for national identity cards and other counter-terrorism measures besides a bill on immigration. (Los Angeles Times) (Bloomberg)
• 2005 English cricket season:
  • Tour match:
    • Sussex beat Bangladesh by an innings and 226 runs
  • Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy Round Two:
    • Kent (257/4) beat Derbyshire (130) by 127 runs (BBC)
    • Hampshire (219/4) beat Glamorgan (214) by 6 wickets (BBC)
    • Surrey (232/7) beat Gloucestershire (230/8) by 3 wickets (BBC)
    • Lancashire (196/4) beat Essex (195/9) by 6 wickets (BBC)
    • Northamptonshire (238) beat Middlesex (219) by 19 runs (BBC)
    • Warwickshire (235/9) beat Leicestershire (152) by 83 runs (BBC)
    • Yorkshire (241/9) beat Worcestershire (227/8) by 14 runs (BBC)

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16 May 2005 (Monday)

• A week long strike begins today at London Metropolitan University in a dispute over university lecturers' contracts and conditions. (NATFHE) (The Guardian)
• The National Missing Persons Helpline appeals for information about an unknown, apparently amnesiac man who is a good piano player. The man was found wandering in Sheerness, Kent in April 17 but has not said a word since. The media has dubbed him "Piano Man." (National Missing Persons Helpline) (ITV) (BBC) (This is London)
• Belgravia Gallery in London removes works with the signature of Nelson Mandela. Mandela has filed a lawsuit forbidding sale of any items using his name. (All Headline News) (BBC)
• Golf:
  • PGA TOUR: Jack Nicklaus announces his final tournament will be The Open Championship on The Old Course at St Andrews. (GolfWeb.com)

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15 May 2005 (Sunday)

• Cricket:
  • 2005 English cricket season:
    • National League Division One:
      • Essex (217/5) beat Glamorgan (216/7) by 5 wickets (BBC)
      • Lancashire (218/3) beat Northamptonshire (215/7) by 7 wickets (BBC)
      • Hampshire (353/8) beat Middlesex (248) by 105 runs (BBC)
      • Worcestershire (190) beat Nottinghamshire (174) by 16 runs (BBC)
    • National League Division Two:
      • Durham (256/4) beat Yorkshire (205) by 51 runs (BBC)
      • Leicestershire (194-9) beat Surrey (134) by 60 runs (BBC)
• Football (soccer):
  • Final-day drama in the English Premier League:
    • West Bromwich Albion, which started the day at the bottom of the table, win 2-0 at home over Portsmouth. Losses by Norwich City and Southampton and a draw by Crystal Palace, combined with the West Brom win, relegate the other three teams and make West Brom the first team in Premier League history to survive relegation after being in last place at Christmas. (BBC)
    • In what amounted to a playoff for the final UEFA Cup place, Middlesbrough goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer saves a Robbie Fowler penalty in stoppage time to preserve a 1-1 draw at Manchester City. A successful Fowler conversion would have sent Man City to Europe at Boro's expense. (BBC)

May 15 is the 135th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (136th in leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For the insect, see Cricket (insect). ... See also: Notable achievements in the 2005 English cricket season The 2005 English cricket season is one of the most eagerly anticipated in recent times. ... Round one Hampshire v Essex (17 April) Essex (4pts) beat Hampshire (0pts) by 16 runs (D/L method) At the Rose Bowl, Hampshire batted first, scoring 175 for 9, as Tim Phillips took 3 for 31. ... Essex County Cricket Club in 2005 are playing their cricket in Division Two of the County Championship and Division One of the Sunday League. ... Glamorgan County Cricket Club started their 2005 season as defending totesport League champions. ... Lancashire County Cricket Club in 2005 are playing their cricket in Division Two of the County Championship and Division One of the totesport League. ... Northamptonshire County Cricket Club in 2005 are playing their cricket in Division Two of the County Championship and Division One of the totesport League. ... Hampshire County Cricket Club in 2005 are playing their cricket in Division One of the County Championship and the totesport League. ... Middlesex County Cricket Club in 2005 are playing their cricket in Division One of the County Championship and Division Two of the totesport League. ... Worcestershire County Cricket Club in 2005 are playing their County Championship games in Division Two and their totesport League games in Division One. ... Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club are playing their cricket in 2005 in Division One of both the County Championship and the totesport League. ... Round one Derbyshire v Kent (17 April) Match abandoned - Derbyshire (2pts), Kent (2pts) Derbyshire, playing for the first time as the Phantoms lost the toss and were put in to bat at Derby. ... Durham County Cricket Club started the 2005 season as 20-1 to win the Second Division of the County Championship. ... Yorkshire County Cricket Club in 2005 are in the second divisions of both the County Championship and the totesport League. ... Leicestershire County Cricket Club in 2005 are playing their cricket in Division Two of the County Championship and of the totesport League. ... Surrey County Cricket Club in 2005 are playing their cricket in the First Division of the County Championship and the Second Division of the totesport League. ... Football (soccer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... FA Premier League logo The FA Premier League (which, for sponsorship/legal reasons, is often referred to as the Barclays Premiership in the UK and the Barclays English Premier League internationally) is a league competiton for English Football clubs located at the top of the English football league system (above... West Bromwich Albion Football Club is an English football club formed by workers from Salters Spring Works in West Bromwich, West Midlands in 1878. ... Founded in 1898, Portsmouth Football Club are an English association football club, based in the south coast city port of Portsmouth. ... Norwich City Football Club is a football club based in Norwich, England. ... Southampton Football Club (originally St. ... Crystal Palace Football Club is a football club based in London and playing in the Coca-Cola Football League Championship, the second level of English football. ... UEFA Cup logo The UEFA Cup is a football competition for European club teams. ... Middlesbrough Football Club is an English football club, commonly known as The Boro, currently in the FA Premier League. ... A goalkeeper leaves his feet to parry a shot on goal In many team sports, a goalkeeper (termed goaltender in some sports) is a designated player that is charged with directly preventing the opposite team from scoring by defending the goal. ... Mark Schwarzer (born October 6, 1972) is an Australian association football player. ... Robert Bernard Robbie Fowler (born April 9, 1975 in Liverpool) is an English football player who plays as a striker for Liverpool. ... Players taking up positions prior to a penalty kick; note that the goalkeeper is not yet in the required position A penalty kick is a type of free kick in association football (soccer), taken from twelve yards (eleven metres) out from goal and with only the goalkeeper of the defending... Manchester City Football Club are a football club based in Manchester, United Kingdom. ...

14 May 2005 (Saturday)

• Start of Ten Tors, an annual weekend hike organised and run for 2,400 young people by the British Army on Dartmoor.
• 2005 English cricket season:
  • County Championship, Division One:
    • Kent (10pts) drew with Hampshire (10pts)
    • Surrey (22pts) beat Glamorgan (6pts) by 276 runs
  • County Championship, Division Two:
    • Yorkshire (17pts) beat Leicestershire (5pts) by 6 wickets
    • Northamptsonshire (12pts) drew with Essex (6pts)
    • Worcestershire (22pts) beat Derbyshire (5pts) by 9 wickets

May 14 is the 134th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (135th in leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ten Tors is an annual weekend hike organised and run in early May for 2,400 young people by the British Army on Dartmoor. ... Beautiful natural scenes are common hiking destinations Hiking is a form of walking, undertaken with the specific purpose of exploring and enjoying the scenery. ... The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. ... Dartmoor is a National Park in the centre of the English county of Devon. ... See also: Notable achievements in the 2005 English cricket season The 2005 English cricket season is one of the most eagerly anticipated in recent times. ... Round one Hampshire v Gloucestershire (13-16 April) Hampshire (17 pts) beat Gloucestershire (4 pts) by 48 runs Hampshire won the toss and elected to bat. ... Kent County Cricket Club in 2005 are playing their cricket in Division One of the County Championship and Divsion Two of the totesport League. ... Hampshire County Cricket Club in 2005 are playing their cricket in Division One of the County Championship and the totesport League. ... Surrey County Cricket Club in 2005 are playing their cricket in the First Division of the County Championship and the Second Division of the totesport League. ... Glamorgan County Cricket Club started their 2005 season as defending totesport League champions. ... In the 2005 English cricket season, the Second Division of the Frizzell County Championship was contested between the following county cricket teams: Derbyshire (finished 8th in the 2004 season) Durham (finished 9th in the 2004 season) Essex (finished 5th in the 2004 season) Lancashire (finished 8th in Division One in... Yorkshire County Cricket Club in 2005 are in the second divisions of both the County Championship and the totesport League. ... Leicestershire County Cricket Club in 2005 are playing their cricket in Division Two of the County Championship and of the totesport League. ... Northamptonshire County Cricket Club in 2005 are playing their cricket in Division Two of the County Championship and Division One of the totesport League. ... Essex County Cricket Club in 2005 are playing their cricket in Division Two of the County Championship and Division One of the Sunday League. ... Worcestershire County Cricket Club in 2005 are playing their County Championship games in Division Two and their totesport League games in Division One. ... In the 2005 English cricket season Derbyshire County Cricket Club played in Division Two of both the County Championship and totesport League. ...

13 May 2005 (Friday)

• The full post-election list of "working peers" is published, consisting of 27 former elected Members of Parliament. Amongst the names are Chris Smith, Estelle Morris, Tony Banks, Ann Taylor, Jack Cunningham, and Alan Howarth for Labour, Virginia Bottomley, Gillian Shephard, and Dr. Brian Mawhinney for the Conservatives, and Dr. Jenny Tonge and Paul Tyler for the Liberal Democrats. (Number 10)
• 2005 English cricket season:
  • County Championship, Division One:
    • Middlesex (21pts) beat Gloucestershire (4pts) by 340 runs
  • County Championship, Division Two:
    • Durham (20pts) beat Lancashire (3pts) by 9 wickets

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12 May 2005 (Thursday)

• Malcolm Glazer wins control of UK football team Manchester United F.C. after securing a 70% share. (BBC) (ABC News) (NY Times)
• The British Air Accidents Investigation Branch states that it has reached "no definite conclusion" about the reason of air crash that claimed the life of billionaire Paul Louis Halley, his wife and their pilot in 2003. (BBC)
• 2005 English cricket season:
  • Tour match:
    • The Bangladeshis drew with the British Universities
  • County Championship, Division One:
    • Sussex (21pts) beat Warwickshire (2pts) by an innings and 87 runs

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11 May 2005 (Wednesday)

• The Irish government gives the go-ahead for the building of the controversial M3 motorway through the archaeologically sensitive Tara-Skyrne Valley, amid an international outcry by academics and environmentalists. (RTÉ)
• 2005 English cricket season:
  • National League, Division Two:
    • Somerset (4pts) beat Scotland (0pts) by 16 runs
• Football (soccer):
  • Highly-rated midfielder John Obi Mikel goes missing during a Norwegian cup match he was watching involving his team F.C. Lyn Oslo. The player had been dropped for the game following death threats he had received after he chose to sign for Manchester United F.C. ahead of Chelsea F.C.. The player, who was under armed guard, is believed to have left Norway accompanied by a football agent. BBC

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10 May 2005 (Sunday)

• 2005 English cricket season:
  • MCC Universities:
    • Loughborough UCCE beat Worcestershire by 8 wickets

May 10 is the 130th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (131st in leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... See also: Notable achievements in the 2005 English cricket season The 2005 English cricket season is one of the most eagerly anticipated in recent times. ... The MCC University matches in 2005 are games played between the University Centre of Cricketing Excellence (UCCEs) and first-class opposition. ... Loughborough UCCE started their first-class season on the wrong end of a draw against Sussex. ... Worcestershire CCC logo Worcestershire County Cricket Club is a county cricket club based at New Road, Worcester, England. ...

9 May 2005 (Monday)

• The Sellafield nuclear plant's Thorp reprocessing facility in Cumbria, England, is closed down due to the confirmation of a 20 tonne leak of highly radioactive uranium and plutonium fuel through a fractured pipe. (The Guardian)
• 2005 English cricket season:
  • County Championship, Division One:
    • Gloucestershire (22pts) beat Glamorgan by 7 wickets
    • Hampshire (19pts) beat Middlesex (5pts) by 64 runs
    • Nottinghamshire (22pts) beat Surrey (3pts) by an innings and 71 runs
  • County Championship, Division Two:
    • Durham (19pts) beat Somerset (5pts) by 4 wickets
    • Essex (21pts) beat Leicestershire (3.5pts) by 6 wickets
    • Lancashire (22pts) beat Derbyshire (3pts) by an innings and 72 runs
    • Yorkshire (20pts) beat Northamptonshire (5pts) by 10 wickets

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8 May 2005 (Sunday)

• 2005 English cricket season:
  • National League, Division Two:
    • Kent (4pts) beat Scotland (0pts) by 93 runs (D/L method)
    • Sussex (4pts) beat Warwickshire (0pts) by 44 runs (D/L method)

May 8 is the 128th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (129th in leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... See also: Notable achievements in the 2005 English cricket season The 2005 English cricket season is one of the most eagerly anticipated in recent times. ... Round one Derbyshire v Kent (17 April) Match abandoned - Derbyshire (2pts), Kent (2pts) Derbyshire, playing for the first time as the Phantoms lost the toss and were put in to bat at Derby. ... Kent County Cricket Club in 2005 are playing their cricket in Division One of the County Championship and Divsion Two of the totesport League. ... The Scottish Saltires in 2005 are playing in the Second Division of the totesport League, in what will be their last season in the English one-day league. ... Sussex v Loughborough UCCE (9-11 April 2005) Match drawn The first day of this match, which was played at Hove, saw Loughborough dismissed for 237. ... Warwickshire County Cricket Club start 2005 as defending County Champions and 11-4 favourites to retain their title. ...

7 May 2005 (Saturday)

• Northern Ireland's Ulster Unionist Party leader David Trimble, the 1998 Nobel Peace Prize winner who helped reach the Good Friday Agreement, resigns from the leadership post he has held for ten years, after losing his seat in the British general election. (BBC)
• Cricket: A player from Warwickshire County Cricket Club, the defending County Champions, has tested positive for a recreational drug. He is the second Warwickshire player who has tested positive in seven months. (Cricinfo)
• Snooker: Ronnie O'Sullivan beats Mark Williams 6-0 to win the Premier League

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6 May 2005 (Friday)

• United Kingdom general election, 2005:
  • At 04:28 BST, The Labour Party wins a parliamentary majority. Despite a substantially reduced majority, Tony Blair becomes the first Labour Prime Minister to lead his party to three election victories. (Reuters) (Scotsman) He ends up with a majority of 66, on the lowest percentage vote for a government in modern history.
  • Northern Ireland's previously dominant Ulster Unionist Party is wiped out in the election, with all its MPs except one, including party leader and former First Minister David Trimble, losing their seats. Only Lady Sylvia Hermon holds her seat. (BBC) (Guardian)
  • In the Foyle constituency, Social Democratic and Labour Party leader Mark Durkan wins a seat with a large majority over the expected victor, Sinn Féin's Mitchel McLaughlin. (BBC)
  • Conservative Party leader Michael Howard announces that he plans to resign "sooner rather than later." (BBC)

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5 May 2005 (Thursday)

• A General Election is held in the United Kingdom. (BBC)
• An explosion outside the United Kingdom consulate in New York City occurs at 07:35 GMT. There were no reported injuries. Police say they have found fragments of an explosive device. (Wikinews) (BBC) (Reuters)
• 2005 English cricket season:
  • C&G Trophy, Round One:
    • Derbyshire beat Durham by 1 wicket
    • Worcestershire beat Scotland by 10 wickets
• Football (soccer):
  • The English Football Association confirms that the top four finishers in this season's FA Premier League will qualify for next season's Champions League even if Liverpool F.C. win the CL and finish below fourth in the Premiership. The FA says it will continue to lobby UEFA for Liverpool to receive a place in the CL should it win the competition and finish below fourth place in the league.
• Formula One: The FIA bans BAR for the next two races for running what is alleged to have been an illegal car at the San Marino Grand Prix. (Formula1.com)

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May 4, 2005 (Wednesday)

• 2005 English cricket season:
  • C&G Trophy, Round One:
    • Essex beat Devon by 180 runs
    • Glamorgan beat Suffolk by 143 runs
    • Gloucestershire beat Berkshire by 85 runs
    • Hampshire beat Shropshire by 7 wickets
    • Lancashire beat Buckinghamshire by 51 runs (D/L method)
    • Leicestershire beat Somerset by 3 wickets
    • Middlesex beat Northumberland by 10 wickets
    • Nottinghamshire beat Wales Minor Counties by 6 wickets
    • Surrey beat Staffordshire by 3 wickets
    • Sussex beat Bedfordshire by 8 wickets
    • Warwickshire beat Holland by 23 runs
    • Yorkshire beat Ireland by 6 wickets

May 4 is the 124th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (125th in leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... See also: Notable achievements in the 2005 English cricket season The 2005 English cricket season is one of the most eagerly anticipated in recent times. ... The Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy is a knock-out 50-over cricket competition played in England. ... Essex County Cricket Club in 2005 are playing their cricket in Division Two of the County Championship and Division One of the Sunday League. ... Glamorgan County Cricket Club started their 2005 season as defending totesport League champions. ... Gloucestershire County Cricket Club in 2005 are playing their cricket in Division One of both the County Championship and totesport League. ... Hampshire County Cricket Club in 2005 are playing their cricket in Division One of the County Championship and the totesport League. ... Lancashire County Cricket Club in 2005 are playing their cricket in Division Two of the County Championship and Division One of the totesport League. ... In the sport of cricket, the Duckworth-Lewis method (D/L method) is a way to calculate the target score for the team batting second in a one-day cricket match interrupted by weather or other circumstances. ... Leicestershire County Cricket Club in 2005 are playing their cricket in Division Two of the County Championship and of the totesport League. ... Somerset County Cricket Club are playing in Division Two of both the County Championship and the Sunday League in 2005. ... Middlesex County Cricket Club in 2005 are playing their cricket in Division One of the County Championship and Division Two of the totesport League. ... Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club are playing their cricket in 2005 in Division One of both the County Championship and the totesport League. ... Surrey County Cricket Club in 2005 are playing their cricket in the First Division of the County Championship and the Second Division of the totesport League. ... Sussex v Loughborough UCCE (9-11 April 2005) Match drawn The first day of this match, which was played at Hove, saw Loughborough dismissed for 237. ... Warwickshire County Cricket Club start 2005 as defending County Champions and 11-4 favourites to retain their title. ... The Dutch cricket team is a national cricket team representing the Netherlands. ... Yorkshire County Cricket Club in 2005 are in the second divisions of both the County Championship and the totesport League. ...

May 3, 2005 (Tuesday)

• 2005 English cricket season:
  • C&G Trophy, Round One:
    • Nottinghamshire beat Denmark by 8 wickets
    • Kent beat Wiltshire by 9 runs
• Football (soccer): UEFA Champions League Semi-final, 2nd leg (team progressing to the final in Istanbul in bold).
  • Liverpool 1 – 0 Chelsea (UEFA.com)

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May 2, 2005 (Monday)

• Guardsman Anthony John Wakefield, from Newcastle upon Tyne, has been killed in Iraq after being injured in hostile action in the southern town of Al Amarah, bringing the total of UK servicemen killed in the Iraq conflict to 87. (BBC)
• British rocket Skylark makes its last launch. (Independent) (BBC)
• Snooker: Qualifier Shaun Murphy beats Matthew Stevens 18-16 to win the World Snooker Championship in Sheffield, England (BBC)
• 2005 English cricket season:
  • National League Division One in 2005:
    • Gloucestershire (4pts) and Hampshire (0pts) by 60 runs
    • Glamorgan (4pts) and Nottinghamshire (0pts) by 4 runs (D/L method)
  • National League Division Two in 2005:
    • The match between Durham (2pts) and Sussex (2pts) was abandoned as a No Result after rain
    • Somerset (4pts) beat Surrey (0pts) by 99 runs (D/L method)

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May 1, 2005 (Sunday)

• 2005 English cricket season:
  • National League Division One in 2005:
    • Middlesex (4pts) beat Worcestershire (0pts) by 3 wickets (D/L method)
    • Lancashire (4pts) beat Nottinghamshire (0pts) by 1 run (D/L method)
    • Northamptonshire (4pts) beat Hampshire (0pts) by 98 runs
  • National League Division Two in 2005:
    • Somerset (4pts) beat Leicestershire (0pts) by 8 wickets
    • Warwickshire (4pts) beat Kent (0pts) by 19 runs
    • Yorkshire (4pts) beat Sussex (0pts) by 3 wickets
    • The match between Scotland (2pts) and Durham (2pts) was abandoned as a No Result

May 1 is the 121st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (122nd in leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... See also: Notable achievements in the 2005 English cricket season The 2005 English cricket season is one of the most eagerly anticipated in recent times. ... Round one Hampshire v Essex (17 April) Essex (4pts) beat Hampshire (0pts) by 16 runs (D/L method) At the Rose Bowl, Hampshire batted first, scoring 175 for 9, as Tim Phillips took 3 for 31. ... Middlesex County Cricket Club in 2005 are playing their cricket in Division One of the County Championship and Division Two of the totesport League. ... Worcestershire County Cricket Club in 2005 are playing their County Championship games in Division Two and their totesport League games in Division One. ... Lancashire County Cricket Club in 2005 are playing their cricket in Division Two of the County Championship and Division One of the totesport League. ... Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club are playing their cricket in 2005 in Division One of both the County Championship and the totesport League. ... Northamptonshire County Cricket Club in 2005 are playing their cricket in Division Two of the County Championship and Division One of the totesport League. ... Hampshire County Cricket Club in 2005 are playing their cricket in Division One of the County Championship and the totesport League. ... Round one Derbyshire v Kent (17 April) Match abandoned - Derbyshire (2pts), Kent (2pts) Derbyshire, playing for the first time as the Phantoms lost the toss and were put in to bat at Derby. ... Somerset County Cricket Club are playing in Division Two of both the County Championship and the Sunday League in 2005. ... Leicestershire County Cricket Club in 2005 are playing their cricket in Division Two of the County Championship and of the totesport League. ... Warwickshire County Cricket Club start 2005 as defending County Champions and 11-4 favourites to retain their title. ... Kent County Cricket Club in 2005 are playing their cricket in Division One of the County Championship and Divsion Two of the totesport League. ... Yorkshire County Cricket Club in 2005 are in the second divisions of both the County Championship and the totesport League. ... Sussex v Loughborough UCCE (9-11 April 2005) Match drawn The first day of this match, which was played at Hove, saw Loughborough dismissed for 237. ... The Scottish Saltires in 2005 are playing in the Second Division of the totesport League, in what will be their last season in the English one-day league. ... Durham County Cricket Club started the 2005 season as 20-1 to win the Second Division of the County Championship. ...

Past British and Irish events by month

• 2005 in the United Kingdom: January February March April
• 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. ... This page deals with current events in the English-speaking places of Europe. ... Deaths in March • 10 – Dave Allen • 6 – Tommy Vance • 5 – David Sheppard • 1 – Brian Luckhurst Other recent deaths Ongoing events • Justice For Robert McCartney Future events 2005: UK general election, 2005 Upcoming holidays April 1: April Fools Day May 1: May Day Upcoming sports events 17 April: 2005 Flora... 2005 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → This page deals with events in the English-speaking places of Europe. ... This page deals with events in the English-speaking nations of Europe that occurred in December 2004. ... November 2004 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December See also: November 2004 in sports November 2004 in science Events 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...