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The term "public holidays" can refer exclusively to common law holidays. [ 1 ] There is no automatic right to paid time off on these days, or any right to a holiday at all, [ 2 ] but banks close and the majority of the working population is granted time off work or extra pay for working on these days, depending on their contracts. [ 3 ]
A bank holiday is a national public holiday in the United Kingdom and the Crown Dependencies, and a colloquial term for a public holiday in Ireland.In the United Kingdom, the term refers to all public holidays, be they set out in statute, declared by royal proclamation, or held by convention under common law.
10 January – Ten Reform UK councillors in Derbyshire resign from the party in protest at Nigel Farage's leadership, claiming the Reform is being run in an "increasingly autocratic manner" and "has lost its sense of direction" since Farage took over as leader. In response, Farage says the members were put forward by a "rogue branch" of the ...
Kemi Badenoch calls for a public inquiry into grooming gangs. [4] 3 January – The UK government announces that the plans for reforms to social care in England may not be published until 2028, or later. [5] Zoe Hughes, a transgender member of Exeter City council, quits the Labour Party in a row over transgender issues. [6] 4 January –
Public holidays for the institutions of the European Union in 2025 Date Day 1 January 2025: New Year's Day: 2 January 2025: Day following New Year's Day 17 April 2025 (Thursday before Easter) Maundy Thursday: 18 April 2025 (Friday before Easter) Good Friday: 21 April 2025 (Monday after Easter) Easter Monday: 1 May 2025: Labour Day: 9 May 2025 ...
A public inquiry begins into the 1998 Omagh bombing. [17] BBC News reports that planned changes at BT's Belfast headquarters could mean the loss of 90 jobs. [18] 29 January – The High Court clears retailer Lidl to open its first in store pub, to be situated in Dundonald, County Down, after rejecting a legal challenge to the plans from another ...
The UK government announces that landlords in England will be required to investigate and fix instances of damp and mould in social housing within a strict timescale from October 2025. [115] 7 February The UK government confirms that Grenfell Tower will be taken down, with the process taking place gradually and sensitively over the next two ...
Victoria Day (Scottish Gaelic: Latha Victoria) is a public holiday in parts of Eastern Central Scotland, chiefly the cities of Dundee and Edinburgh, although it was formerly more widespread. It is celebrated on the last Monday before or on 24 May and commemorates Queen Victoria 's birthday (24 May 1819), exactly like Victoria Day in Canada .