2006 in the United Kingdom

Events from the year 2006 in the United Kingdom.

2006 in the United Kingdom
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January

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February

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March

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April

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June

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July

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August

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  • 1 August – Steve McClaren is officially appointed as manager of the England national football team.[15]
  • 9–10 August – Police make many arrests in relation to a transatlantic aircraft plot, and tight security measures are instigated at airports.[16]
  • August – The first modern solely Gaelic-medium school to offer secondary education, Sgoil Ghàidhlig Ghlaschu, is opened at Woodside in Glasgow.

September

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October

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  • 1 October – Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 comes into effect, requiring a Fire Risk Assessment for all non-domestic premises in England and Wales.
  • 5 October – Rt. Hon. Elish Angiolini, QC, appointed as Lord Advocate in Scotland. She is the first woman and the first solicitor to be appointed to the post.
  • 9 October – Opening of the Beetham Tower, Manchester, a landmark 168-metre 47-storey skyscraper with oversailing upper floors designed by Ian Simpson of SimpsonHaugh and Partners, the tallest building in the UK outside London, and with its penthouse apartments (above the Hilton Hotel) being the highest residential addresses in the country.[18]
  • 13 October: European Home Retail plc and its subsidiary Farepak go into administration, leaving tens of thousands of people out of pocket for Christmas 2006.
  • 26 October – The Duke of Edinburgh officially opens Arsenal's new stadium.[19]
  • 30 October – The Stern Review on the Economics of Climate Change is published by the UK government.

November

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  • 2 November – Volunteers from the Royal British Legion's Lloyd's of London Branch organise the first London Poppy Day to raise funds for the Poppy Appeal.
  • 5 November – 53-year-old Ronald Castree is arrested in connection with the murder of 11-year-old Lesley Molseed in 1975. Stefan Kiszko had spent 16 years in jail for the crime before his conviction was quashed in 1992. Castree would be convicted of the crime in November 2007.
  • 7 November – Dhiren Barot is sentenced to life imprisonment for plotting large scale terrorist attacks in Britain and abroad. The Court of Appeal noted that Barot's "businesslike" plans would have caused carnage on a "colossal and unprecedented scale" if they had been successful.
  • 8 November – Three men of Pakistani origin sentenced to life imprisonment for the racist murder of Kriss Donald in Glasgow.
  • 13 November – The legendary racehorse Desert Orchid dies aged 27 at Newmarket.
  • 16 November – The 21st James Bond film – Casino Royale – is released in British cinemas. Daniel Craig makes his debut as Bond in the film.[20]
  • 19 November – Home Secretary John Reid attacks the Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown for being "presumptuous" and "disloyal" for openly campaigning to replace Tony Blair as Prime Minister.
  • 23 November – Alexander Litvinenko dies in London having been poisoned by Polonium-210.[21]
  • 24 November – Loyalist Michael Stone attempts to bomb the Northern Ireland Assembly on the day nominations for first and deputy first minister are to be made.[22] Ian Paisley indicates his willingness to serve as First Minister.[23]

December

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  • 2 December – A young woman's body is found in a brook near Ipswich; her death is initially treated as "unexplained".[24]
  • 4 December – The woman whose corpse was found in Ipswich two days ago is identified as Gemma Adams, a 25-year-old local prostitute. Her death is reported to be suspicious and police launch a murder inquiry. There are also concerns about another Ipswich prostitute, 19-year-old Tania Nicol, who went missing on 30 October.[25]
  • 7 December – A tornado hits London.[1]
  • 8 December – The body of missing Ipswich prostitute Tania Nicol is found on the outskirts of the town.[26]
  • 9 December – Police in Ipswich launch a murder investigation into the death of Tania Nicol and admit that it is likely she met her death at the hands of the same person or people who killed Gemma Adams.[27]
  • 10 December – A third prostitute's body is found in the Ipswich area.[28]
  • 14 December – Two more women are found dead in Ipswich and it is confirmed that both are prostitutes, meaning that the police are now investigating five murders.[29]
  • 12 December – The Ryton car factory closes and Peugeot 206 production is transferred to Slovakia, several months ahead of the scheduled closure date. 2,300 jobs are lost.[30]
  • 18 December – A man is arrested near Felixstowe on suspicion of murdering the five Ipswich prostitutes. He is named as Tom Stephens, a 37-year-old Tesco supermarket worker.[31]
  • 19 December – A second man, 48-year-old Forklift truck driver Steve Wright, is arrested in connection with the Ipswich serial murders, while police are given more time to question the first suspect.[32]
  • 21 December – Steve Wright is charged with the Ipswich prostitute murders, while Tom Stephens is released on bail pending further inquiries.[33]
  • 29 December – The British government pays off the Anglo-American loan made in 1946.[34]
  • 31 December – Public Hogmanay celebrations in Glasgow and Edinburgh are cancelled due to poor weather conditions.

Publications

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Births

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Deaths

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January

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Merlyn Rees
 
Moira Shearer

February

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March

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Jack Wild
 
John Profumo

April

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Freddie Garrity

June

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George Unwin (right)

July

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Syd Barrett
 
Patrick Allen

August

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September

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October

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Anna Russell
 
William Montgomery Watt (right)

November

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John McManners
 
Emanuel Hurwitz

December

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Craig Hinton
 
Sydney Wooderson

See also

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References

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  2. ^ "Eriksson to quit after World Cup". BBC News. 23 January 2006. Archived from the original on 19 December 2006.
  3. ^ "England smoke ban to start 1 July". BBC News. 1 December 2006. Archived from the original on 10 December 2006. Retrieved 11 December 2006.
  4. ^ "Judge creates own Da Vinci code". BBC News. 27 April 2006. Archived from the original on 13 February 2011. Retrieved 17 February 2008.
  5. ^ BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Grandstand axed in BBC facelift Archived 19 January 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ "Duke in second visit to Ireland". BBC News. 26 April 2006. Archived from the original on 18 July 2012. Retrieved 17 February 2008.
  7. ^ "McClaren named as England manager". BBC News. 4 May 2006. Archived from the original on 20 July 2008.
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  10. ^ BBC NEWS | UK | Wales | Double election defeat for Labour
  11. ^ "Murder plot gang get life terms". BBC News. 30 June 2006. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
  12. ^ Hadley Centre Ranked Central England temperature Archived 29 July 2016 at the Wayback Machine
  13. ^ "England beaten on penalties again". BBC News. 1 July 2006. Archived from the original on 31 December 2008.
  14. ^ "Thomas Sheridan Against News Group Newspapers Limited". www.scotcourts.gov.uk. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  15. ^ McNulty, Phil (1 August 2006). "McClaren under instant pressure". BBC News. Archived from the original on 22 August 2006.
  16. ^ Andrew, Christopher (2010) [2009]. The Defence of the Realm. London: Penguin. pp. 831–2. ISBN 978-0-141-02330-4.
  17. ^ "Mirren crowned 'queen' at Venice". BBC News. 9 September 2006. Archived from the original on 21 May 2012. Retrieved 17 February 2008.
  18. ^ "Beetham Tower Manchester". SkyScraperNews. 14 February 2008. Archived from the original on 22 February 2008. Retrieved 23 February 2008.
  19. ^ Emirates Stadium, Ashburton Grove, London – Design Build Network Archived 5 April 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  20. ^ "Casino Royale (2006)". MI6. Archived from the original on 20 November 2008. Retrieved 21 January 2011.
  21. ^ "Radiation found after spy's death". BBC News. 24 November 2006. Archived from the original on 11 November 2007. Retrieved 17 February 2008.
  22. ^ "Stone held over Stormont attack". BBC News. 24 November 2006. Archived from the original on 19 December 2008. Retrieved 21 January 2011.
  23. ^ "Ahern welcomes further 'clarity' from Paisley". RTÉ News. RTÉ. 24 November 2006. Archived from the original on 23 February 2011. Retrieved 21 January 2011.
  24. ^ "Woman's body recovered from brook". BBC News. 2 December 2006. Archived from the original on 14 January 2007. Retrieved 18 March 2009.
  25. ^ "Search begins for woman's killer". BBC News. 4 December 2006. Archived from the original on 11 December 2006. Retrieved 18 March 2009.
  26. ^ "Body found in missing women case". BBC News. 8 December 2006. Archived from the original on 3 January 2007. Retrieved 18 March 2009.
  27. ^ "Police linking prostitute murders". BBC News. 9 December 2006. Archived from the original on 15 January 2007. Retrieved 18 March 2009.
  28. ^ "Police probe over third body find". BBC News. 11 December 2006. Archived from the original on 22 January 2007. Retrieved 18 March 2009.
  29. ^ "Fourth body is missing prostitute". BBC News. 14 December 2006. Archived from the original on 14 July 2007. Retrieved 18 March 2009.
  30. ^ BBC NEWS | UK | England | Coventry/Warwickshire | Final car rolls off Ryton's line Archived 6 January 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  31. ^ "Man held over prostitute murders". BBC News. 18 December 2006. Archived from the original on 4 February 2009. Retrieved 18 March 2009.
  32. ^ "Second man held in murders probe". BBC News. 19 December 2006. Archived from the original on 13 September 2007. Retrieved 18 March 2009.
  33. ^ "Man charged with Suffolk murders". BBC News. 21 December 2006. Archived from the original on 24 December 2007. Retrieved 18 March 2009.
  34. ^ Rohrer, Finlo (10 May 2006). "What's a little debt between friends?". BBC News. Retrieved 3 November 2012.
  35. ^ "Tony Jay—Obituary". Associated Press. 21 August 2006. Retrieved 28 August 2013.
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