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1 January – The UK's first atomic bomber unit, No. 138 Squadron RAF, is formed, flying Vickers Valiants from RAF Gaydon in Warwickshire. [1]7 January – UK release of the Halas and Batchelor film animation of George Orwell's Animal Farm (completed April 1954), the first full-length British-made animated feature on general theatrical release, covertly funded by the CIA.
1 September – Raising of school leaving age in England and Wales from fifteen to sixteen for pupils leaving school at the end of the academic year begins. Many temporary new buildings are erected in secondary modern and comprehensive schools to accommodate the older pupils, while some authorities raise the secondary school transfer age from ...
The quarantine period for cats and dogs is increased to one year as part of the Government's anti-rabies measures. 17 March – Martin Peters , who scored for England in their 1966 World Cup final win, becomes the nation's first £200,000 footballer in his transfer from West Ham United to Tottenham Hotspur .
October 23: At the end of an 11-year demining process, the Falkland Islands are declared free of land mines, 38 years after the end of the Falklands War. October 29: The International Organization for Migration (IOM) confirms the death of least 140 migrants who drowned off the coast of Senegal on a vessel bound for the Spanish Canary Islands.
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A 46-year-old Halifax woman, Olive Smelt, is severely injured in a hammer attack in an alleyway in the town. [ 32 ] 16 August – Football hooliganism strikes on the opening day of the English league season , with hundreds of fans being arrested at games across the country - the total number of arrests exceeds seventy at the stadiums of ...
Nevill and June Bamber, a couple in their sixties, are found shot dead, as is their 27-year-old adoptive daughter Sheila Caffell and her six-year-old twin sons Daniel and Nicholas. The crime is initially treated by the police and reported by the media as a murder-suicide committed by Sheila Caffell, who had a long history of mental health issues.
The Today Show 3 hours ago Hoda surprises couple who were struggling to adopt with the ultimate good news: See their reaction. Hoda Kotb surprised a couple with some good news after they've been trying to adopt a baby for years but had the adoption fall through each and every time.