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The statutory minimum paid holidays is 28 days (or 5.6 weeks) a year under the Working Time Regulations 1998 (including any bank holidays or public holidays that are taken). [ 33 ] Dates in England, Northern Ireland, and Wales
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The 2011 United Kingdom census is conducted. [31] A 47-year-old taxi driver, Christopher Halliwell, is charged with the murder of Sian O'Callaghan. [32] [33] 30 March – The landmark case of Jones v Kaney is decided in the Supreme Court: an expert witness can be sued for professional negligence. [34]
The Bank Holidays Act 1871 (34 & 35 Vict. c. 17) established public holidays (known as bank holidays) in addition to those customarily recognised in the United Kingdom.. The Act designated four bank holidays in England, Wales and Ireland (Easter Monday; Whit Monday; First Monday in August; 26 December if a weekday) and five in Scotland (New Year's Day, or the next day if a Sunday; Good Friday ...
In 2011, a campaign to make St. George's Day a public holiday in England began on the UK government's e-petition website. It received 4,266 signatures, not achieving the 100,000 signatures required before the deadline in August 2012 to qualify for a debate of the matter in the House of Commons .
Possibly the most celebrated name day in Bulgaria, St. George's Day (Гергьовден, Gergyovden) is a public holiday that takes place on 6 May each year. A common ritual is to prepare and eat a whole lamb , which is an ancient practice possibly related to Slavic pagan sacrificial traditions and the fact that St. George is the patron saint ...
Pages in category "Holidays in England" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. August Bank Holiday; E.
A British Day has been held in Hamburg in Germany for many years ("British Day" 1991–2010, "British Flair" since 2011 [14]) with a full Proms with Union Flag waving, "Land of Hope and Glory" and "God Save the King", [15] on 5 and 6 September 2009.