Tag: British history

ON THIS DAY: UK votes on the Brexit referendum (2016)

Britain chooses Brexit On 23 June 2016, voters across the United Kingdom backed leaving the European Union in the Brexit referendum, marking a historic turning...

ON THIS DAY: Gunpowder, treason, and plot (1605)

On 5 November 1605, authorities uncovered one of the most notorious conspiracies in British history — the Gunpowder Plot. The plan, led by a...

ON THIS DAY: Sylvia Pankhurst, suffragette and socialist, was born

On 5 May 1882, Sylvia Pankhurst- suffragette, socialist, and staunch anti-fascist- was born in Manchester, England. A daughter of the famed Emmeline Pankhurst, Sylvia...

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Kyrenia shipwreck: Final victim laid to rest as search operations continue

The Filo Jet shipwreck off Kyrenia has left 14...

ECB raises interest rates to 2.5%

The European Central Bank has raised its interest rates...

England’s mayors set to gain power to impose tourist tax

Mayors in England are set to gain powers to...

Twins identified as targets of an assassination plot by a criminal gang in Cyprus

British twins Jamie and Aaron Small have been identified...
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