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The Right Honourable Marjorie Mo Mowlam (September 18, 1949 - August 19, 2005) was a British politician, former Secretary of State for Northern Ireland and Labour MP. Her personal charisma, reputation for plain speaking and successful fight against a brain tumour led her to be perceived by many as one of... August 12 is the 224th day of the year (225th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... John Loder (April 7, 1946 - August 12, 2005) was a British sound engineer, record producer and founder of Southern Studios, as well as a former member of EXIT and co-founder of the Southern Records distribution company with his wife Sue. ... August 6 is the 218th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (219th in leap years), with 147 days remaining. ... Robin Cook, December 1997 Robert Finlayson Robin Cook (February 28, 1946 – August 6, 2005), was a politician in the British Labour Party. ... The July 2005 London bombings were synchronised terrorist attacks. ... Iraqi militants celebrating orders that the surrounding Coalition forces were given to stand-down. ... // Big Brother UK series 6 in 2005 was the sixth series of Big Brother in the UK, a TV reality show on Channel 4 in which a number of contestants live an isolated existence in a purpose-built house who try to avoid being evicted by public vote, with the... 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. ... Family photo of European leaders at the signing of the constitutional treaty in Rome This article discusses the history of the Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe, which was signed in 2004 and is currently awaiting ratification by European Union member states. ... Old Wembley Stadium (1923-2000) Wembley Stadium is a football stadium in Wembley, London, England, which is currently being rebuilt. ... The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXX Olympiad, will be held in London, United Kingdom from 27 July to 12 August 2012. ... Future events Upcoming holidays Sports Featured Seasons 2005 English cricket season Current sports events 5 Jun-12 Sep: Cricket: The 2005 Ashes Upcoming sports events September 8 - 12 September: The Ashes: England versus Australia, The Oval 11: British Superbike Championship, Brand Hatch 15-18: Golf: World Matchplay, Wentworth 16–18 Sep: Rallying - British Rally 17–18 Sep: British Touring Car Championship, Silverstone 25: British Superbike Championship, Donington Park Related pages 2005 in the UK 2005 in Ireland About this page 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. ... June 5 is the 156th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (157th in leap years), with 209 days remaining. ... 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26 September 2005 (Monday)

• Head of the Independent International Commission on Decommissioning, general John de Chastelain announces in a Belfast press conference that the arsenal of the Provisional Irish Republican Army has been "put beyond use", including guns, ammunition, mortars and explosives. "We are satisfied that the arms decommissioned represent the totality of the IRA's arsenal.", the general said. (BBC). (RTÉ)

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23 September 2005 (Friday)

• Cricket:
  • County Championship Division One: Hampshire (714 for 5 declared) complete a three-day victory over the county champions Nottinghamshire (212 & 313) by an innings and 188 runs at the Rose Bowl. John Crawley is denied a county record individual score with 311 not out as Hampshire declare, but 714 for 5 is a team record for Hampshire. (BBC)
  • County Championship Division Two: Derbyshire complete a three-day innings to make 707 for 7 declared, their best score in first class cricket. However, the hosts Somerset are still batting. (BBC)

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22 September 2005 (Thursday)

• Cricket:
  • County Championship Division One: Surrey are relegated from Division One following Middlesex taking a bonus point by dismissing opening batsman Scott Newman. This means Surrey will play in Division Two in both the County Championship and National League in 2006. (BBC)

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19 September 2005 (Monday)

• Irish Ferries offers voluntary redundancy packages to its 543 seafaring workers.
• Jersey Democratic Alliance launches election manifesto (This is Jersey)

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17 September 2005 (Saturday)

• Cricket:
  • County Championship: Nottinghamshire (486 for 8 declared & 170 for 3 declared) beat Kent (237 for 5 declared & 205) by 204 runs to win the County Championship for the first time since 1987. (BBC)

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16 September 2005 (Friday)

• The manager of an Aberdeen taxi-firm who withdrew £60,000 from the local branch of the Royal Bank of Scotland only to discover that he had been overpaid by £40,000, was offered a bar supper as a reward when he took the money back. Derek Smith said that if he'd wanted a decent meal he would have kept the £40,000. The RBS subsequently arranged for a substantial donation to be made to the British Diabetic Association. (BBC Scotland)

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14 September 2005 (Wednesday)

• Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Peter Hain announces that the government no longer recognises loyalist paramilitary group the Ulster Volunteer Force's ceasefire, due to the UVF's on-going feud with the Loyalist Volunteer Force, and recent violence against the police. (BBC)

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13 September 2005 (Tuesday)

• At the official launch of 2005 Jersey Senatorial election, 15 candidates are nominated for 6 seats. (103FM)
• Many petrol stations run short of fuel due to panic buying ahead of planned fuel protests. (BBC)
• Tens of thousands of people assemble in Trafalgar Square to celebrate the English cricket team's Ashes victory. (BBC)

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12 September 2005 (Monday)

• Cricket:
  • Ashes: Kevin Pietersen hits 158 as England bat out nearly a day to secure the draw in the fifth Test at The Oval. The draw is enough to give them a 2–1 series victory, and win them the Ashes for the first time in 18 years. (BBC)

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11 September 2005 (Sunday)

• Cricket:
  • Ashes: Andrew Flintoff takes five wickets at The Oval, as Australia crash from 277 for 2 to 367 all out. Weather also intervenes, but England make it to 40 for 1 at the close of play, leading by 46. (BBC)
  • National League
    • Division One:
      • Middlesex Crusaders (239 for 5, Shah 66) beat Glamorgan Dragons (234; Styris 4-56) by five runs (BBC)
      • Nottinghamshire Outlaws (204 for 5, Fleming 73; Price 2-24) beat Worcestershire Royals (200 for 9; Harris 4-48) by five wickets (BBC)

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10 September 2005 (Saturday)

• Dame Eliza Manningham-Buller, head of MI5, has warned of the need to tighten laws which grant civil liberties in response to the threat of terrorism. (BBC)
• A third refuge for red squirrels is to be created in the Sefton Coast Woodlands, which are administered by the National Trust. (BBC)
• Cricket:
  • Ashes: Despite rain at The Oval, Australia add 165 to their overnight total of 112, for the loss of only two wickets. Matthew Hayden and Justin Langer both make centuries. (BBC)
  • County Championship:
    • Div One:
      • Middlesex (550 for 9 declared – Hutton 152, Shah 128; Kemp 3-53) drew with Kent (384 – Kemp 102, Key 94, Khan 58 – & 192 for 7 – Golwalkar 3-41) (BBC)
    • Div Two:
      • Somerset (396 – Blackwell 98, Suppiah 91; Panesar 4-66 – & 163 for 4 – Wright 3-30) drew with Northamptonshire (574 – Sales 154, Afzaal 112, Crook 91*) (BBC)
      • Yorkshire (317 – McGrath 173*; Ali 4-79 – & 125 for 2 – McGrath 65*) drew with Worcestershire (308 – Bresnan 3-45 – & 211 – Solanki 74*; Kruis 4-65) (BBC)

September 10 is the 253rd day of the year (254th in leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Honourable Elizabeth Lydia Manningham-Buller (born July 14, 1948) is the current Director-General of MI5, the British internal national security agency, appointed in October 2002. ... Current MI5 headquarters in Thames House, London MI5, officially called the Security Service, is a British counter-intelligence and security agency. ... Civil liberties are protections from the power of governments. ... The exact definition of terrorism is highly controversial. ... Binomial name Sciurus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 The Red Squirrel, Sciurus vulgaris, is a common European tree squirrel. ... Woodlands refers to several places in the world: Woodlands, Dorset, England Woodlands, Glasgow, Scotland Woodlands, Singapore Woodlands, South Africa Woodlands, South Yorkshire Woodlands, Western Australia Woodlands is also a part of the name of: The Woodlands, Texas, United States of America The Woodlands High School in The Woodlands, Texas. ... The standard of the National Trust The National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, usually known as The National Trust, is a British preservation organization. ... For the insect, see Cricket (insect). ... ... Matthew Lawrence Hayden (born October 29, 1971) is an Australian and Queensland cricketer. ... Justin Lee Langer (born 21 November 1970 in Perth) is an Australian cricketer, more specificially a left-handed batsman. ... In the sport of cricket, a batsman reaches his century when he scores 100 or more runs in the innings. ... The County Championship is the domestic first class cricket competition in the United Kingdom, mainly in England. ... 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. ... Middlesex County Cricket Club is a first-class cricket club in England, named after the historic county of Middlesex in which their home ground, Lords Cricket Ground in London, is located. ... In the sport of cricket a declaration occurs when a captain declares his teams innings closed and a forfeiture is when a captain choosing to forfeit an innings. ... Benjamin Leonard Hutton, born in Johannesburg, South Africa on January 29, 1977, is a cricketer who plays for Middlesex. ... Owais Alam Shah (born 22 October 1978 in Karachi, Pakistan) is a cricketer who plays for Middlesex and has appeared for England in a number of One-Day Internationals. ... Justin Miles Kemp (b. ... Kent County Cricket Club is an English county cricket club based at Canterbury, Kent. ... Justin Miles Kemp (b. ... Robert William Trevor Key (born East Dulwich, London on 12 May 1979) is an English cricketer who plays for the England cricket team and Kent County Cricket Club. ... 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. ... Somerset County Cricket Club is a county cricket club with headquarters at Taunton. ... This article is in need of attention. ... Mudhsuden Singh Panesar, (born April 25, 1982 in Luton, Bedfordshire), known as Monty Panesar, is an English cricketer. ... Born Damien Geoffrey Wright on 25th of July 1975 in Casino, New South Wales. ... Northamptonshire Cricket Club is one of the 18 major counties which make up the English domestic cricket structure. ... Usman Afzaal (born June 9, 1977 in Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan) is a cricketer who has played three Test matches for England, all against Australia in 2001. ... Not out is a term used on cricket scorecards to signify that a batsman has not been dismissed when the innings is finished. ... Yorkshire County Cricket Club is a county cricket club based at Headingley in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. ... Anthony McGrath (born October 6, 1975 in Bradford, Yorkshire) is an English cricketer, who plays county cricket for Yorkshire County Cricket Club. ... Not out is a term used on cricket scorecards to signify that a batsman has not been dismissed when the innings is finished. ... Kabir Ali (born 24 November 1980 in Moseley, Birmingham) is an English cricketer. ... Worcestershire CCC logo Worcestershire County Cricket Club is a county cricket club based at New Road, Worcester, England. ... Vikram Singh Solanki (born 1 April 1976) is an English cricketer, a right-handed opening batsman. ... Deon Kruis, full name Gideon Jacobus Kruis, (born May 9, 1974 in Pretoria, Transvaal) is a South African cricketer, who plays county cricket for Yorkshire County Cricket Club. ...

9 September 2005 (Friday)

• The F.A. is cleared of claims of sexual harassment, unfair dismissal and breach of contract against Faria Alam by an industrial tribunal. (BBC)
• The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority reverses its decision to prevent the creation of a human embryo formed with genetic material provided by three parents. (BBC)
• Cricket:
  • Ashes: England are bowled out for 373 at The Oval, and Australia replies with 112 for nought before bad light stops play after tea. (BBC)
  • National League Div 1: Nottinghamshire Outlaws (117 for 9, Anurag Singh 41; Averis 4-44) beat Gloucestershire Gladiators (116, Adshead 52; Ealham 4-18, Clough 3-22, Sidebottom 3-26) by one wicket. (BBC)

September 9 is the 252nd day of the year (253rd in leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Football Association (The FA) is the governing body of football in England (and the Crown dependencies of Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man). ... Sexual harassment is harassment of a sexual nature, typically in the workplace or other setting where raising objections or refusing may have negative consequences. ... Unfair dismissal is the term used to describe an employers action when terminating an employees contract unfairly. ... Breach of contract is a legal concept in which a binding agreement or bargained-for exchange is not honored by one of the parties to the contract by non-performance or interference with the other partys performance. ... Faria Alam Faria Alam, (born September 1966 in Bangladesh) was a Football Association secretary who allegedly had an affair with England national football team manager Sven-Göran Eriksson. ... The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) is a British non-departmental Government body set up under the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990 that regulates and inspects all United Kingdom clinics providing IVF, donor insemination or the storage of human ova, sperm or embryos. ... Embryos (and one tadpole) of the wrinkled frog (Rana rugosa). ... Genetic material is the material used to store genetic information for a living organism. ... For the insect, see Cricket (insect). ... ... 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 famous gasometers, which are now listed buildings. ... 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. ... The William Clarke stand at Nottinghamshires home ground, Trent Bridge. ... Gloucestershire County Cricket Club is a county cricket club based at The County Ground, Nevil Road, Bristol BS7 9EJ. Some home games are also played at Gloucester and Cheltenham College. ... Mark Alan Ealham, (born August 27, 1969), is an English cricketer, he currently plays for Nottinghamshire C.C.C.. He is an all-rounder and is a former England international at both Test and one-day cricket. ... Ryan Sidebottom (born January 15, 1978 in Huddersfield) is an English cricketer. ...

8 September 2005 (Thursday)

• The shortlist for the Booker Prize is announced. The six authors nominated are Julian Barnes, Kazuo Ishiguro, Sebastian Barry, Zadie Smith, John Banville and Ali Smith. (BBC)
• Cricket:
  • Ashes: Andrew Strauss hits 129 on the first day of the fifth Test between England and Australia. England score 319 for 7, Shane Warne removing five of the English batsmen. (BBC)
  • County Championship Div 1: Sussex (317 – Adams 84 – & 35 for 1) beat Glamorgan (255 – Hemp 71; Mushtaq 5-89, Kirtley 4-42 – & 96 – Mushtaq 5-29, Rana 5-41) by nine wickets (BBC)

September 8 is the 251st day of the year (252nd in leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Man Booker Prize for Fiction, also known as the Man Booker Prize, or simply the Man Booker, is one of the worlds most important literary prizes, and awarded each year for the best original novel written by a citizen of the Commonwealth or the Republic of Ireland in... Barnes as Francophile and Francophone in Bernard Pivots Double je (France 2, March 2005) Julian Patrick Barnes (born January 19, 1946 in Leicester) is a contemporary British writer whose novels and short stories have been seen as examples of postmodernism in literature. ... Kazuo Ishiguro Kazuo Ishiguro (カズオ・イシグロ Kazuo Ishiguro, originally 石黒一雄 Ishiguro Kazuo, born November 8, 1954) is a British author of Japanese origin. ... Sebastian Barry (born 1955 in Dublin) is an Irish playwright and novelist. ... Zadie Smith Zadie Smith (born October 27, 1975) is a British novelist. ... John Banville is an Irish novelist, born December 8, 1945 in Wexford. ... Ali Smith is a writer, born in 1962 in Inverness, Scotland, to working class parents. ... For the insect, see Cricket (insect). ... ... Andrew John Strauss (born in Johannesburg, South Africa on 2 March 1977) is an English cricketer. ... 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). ... Shane Keith Warne (born September 13, 1969 in Ferntree Gully, Victoria, Australia), is an Australian cricketer, and captain of Hampshire. ... 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. ... Sussex field against Derbyshire at Hove on 24 April 2005 The Arthur Gilligan stand at Hove The Pavilion at Hove Crowd leaves the County Ground at Hove Sussex County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major counties which make up the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county... Christopher John Adams (born May 6, 1970 in Whitwell, Derbyshire) is an English cricketer who represented his nation at Test and one-day international level. ... Glamorgan County Cricket Club was founded in 1888 and is a county cricket club. ... Mushtaq Ahmed (born 28 June 1970 in Sahiwal) is a Pakistani cricketer, more specifically a leg spin bowler. ... James Kirtley is an English Test cricketer, who was born on the 10 July 1975 in the county of Sussex. ... Mushtaq Ahmed (born 28 June 1970 in Sahiwal) is a Pakistani cricketer, more specifically a leg spin bowler. ... Full Name: Rana Naved-ul-Hasan Born: 28 February 1978, Sheikhupura, Punjab Major Teams: Lahore Division, Sheikhupura Cricket Association, Pakistan Customs, Allied Bank, Herefordshire Batting Style: Right Hand Bat Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium Test Debut: Pakistan Vs Sri Lanka at Karachi, 2nd Test, 2004/05 ODI Debut: Pakistan...

7 September 2005 (Wednesday)

• The Mercury Music Prize is won by Antony and the Johnsons. (BBC)
• The Institute for Public Policy Research reports that the population of the United Kingdom rose by 2.2 million people between 1991 and 2001. It also reported that 1.14 million people living in the country in 2001 described themselves in the 2001 census as born abroad. (BBC)
• Football: World Cup qualifiers:
  • England are defeated 1–0 by Northern Ireland in a World Cup qualifying match, their first defeat to Northern Ireland since 1972. (BBC)

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6 September 2005 (Tuesday)

• Network Rail is found guilty of breaches of the Health and Safety Act in regard to the events which led to the Hatfield train crash. (BBC)

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5 September 2005 (Monday)

• China and the European Union reach a deal over the textile quotas which have led to garments being refused entry into the EU. (BBC)
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September 5 is the 248th day of the year (249th in leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... It has been suggested that Textile manufacturing be merged into this article or section. ... A quota is a prescribed number or share of something. ...

4 September 2005 (Sunday)

• The government advertises the positions of chief executive and chair of the Olympic Delivery Authority in the Sunday Times. (BBC)
• Stephen Hawking is communicating through blinking due to the deteriation of his health. (BBC)

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3 September 2005 (Saturday)

• Football: World Cup qualifiers results:
  • Wales 0 v 1 England (BBC)
  • Northern Ireland 2 v 0 Azerbaijan (BBC)
  • Scotland 1 v 1 Italy (BBC)
• Cricket:
  • C&G Trophy: Hampshire (290, Ervine 104, Pothas 68; Carter 5-66) beat Warwickshire (272, Knight 118, Bell 54; Watson 3-34, Bichel 3-57) by 18 runs to win the C&G Trophy final. (Cricinfo)
  • Ashes tour: Former England Under-19 player Alastair Cook scores 214 for Essex in a two-day tour match with Australia as Essex make 502 for 4 on the first day. The score is the highest against Australia since Sachin Tendulkar made 241 not out on India's tour in the winter of 2003-04. (Cricinfo)

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2 September 2005 (Friday)

• 7 July 2005 London bombings: A video tape featuring a recording by Mohammad Sidique Khan, one of the suicide bombers, airs on the al Jazeera network. It is believed the recording was made months prior to the attacks. The recording is condemned by families of the victims. (BBC) (BBC)
• Tony Blair announces plans to extend usage of parenting orders so as to allow earlier intervention by law enforcement agencies in cases of children misbehaving. (BBC)
• Sean Hoey, charged with the murder of 29 people caused by the Omagh bombing, is to stand trial. (BBC)

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Past British and Irish events by month

• 2005 in the United Kingdom: January February March April May June July August
• 2004 in the United Kingdom: December

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