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UK scientists pinpoint a major cause of inflammatory bowel disease that is present in 95% of peoples' DNA. [480] 5–6 June – Events take place in the UK and France to mark the 80th anniversary of the Normandy landings. The King pays tribute to veterans in Portsmouth, while the Prime Minister speaks at the British Normandy Memorial in Ver-sur ...
May 2024 events in the United Kingdom (2 C, 67 P) June 2024 events in the United Kingdom (1 C, 5 P) July 2024 events in the United Kingdom (2 C, 14 P) August 2024 events in the United Kingdom (1 C, 5 P) September 2024 events in the United Kingdom (1 C, 2 P) October 2024 events in the United Kingdom (1 P) November 2024 ...
2024 Rochdale by-election: In an unusually chaotic by-election, former MP and left-wing firebrand George Galloway resoundingly wins for the Workers Party of Britain, marking his return to parliament. Independent candidate David Tully comes second, with the Conservative candidate Paul Ellison coming third.
8 January – Roger Daltrey announces he will step down as curator of the annual Teenage Cancer Trust gigs held at the Royal Albert Hall following the 2024 events. [6] 10 January – Stevie Spring is appointed Chair of the PRS for Music Board, succeeding Stephen Davidson, who will relinquish the role officially at the organisations' AGM. [7]
5 July. Results of the 2024 United Kingdom general election: Sir Keir Starmer becomes the new Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, following a landslide victory for Labour in the general election. [ 586 ][ 587 ] The Conservatives are reduced to just 121 seats, the lowest number of MPs in their 190-year history.
The UK government announces plans to give Ofcom more powers over the BBC's online content, including BBC News. [29] The UK government rejects calls from Welsh MPs to add the Six Nations Championship to the list of guaranteed free-to-air sporting events on British television. [30] 24: The 2024 Brit Award nominees are announced.
Great Britain, (known as Team GB or the ' Great Britain and Northern Ireland Olympic Team' [3]) the team of the British Olympic Association (BOA) which represents the United Kingdom, competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. The delegation of 327 athletes included 172 women and 155 men and featured 73 ...
On 30 May 2024, and following the announcement of the 2024 general election, it was announced that there would be a State Opening of Parliament on 17 July. [1] [2] The election, held on 4 July, was won by the Labour Party, which defeated the incumbent Conservative government after 14 years in office, securing a landslide victory, with Sir Keir Starmer becoming prime minister.