Rail fares increase by an average of 2.3%, higher than inflation and continuing the trend in rising ticket prices. • 1 January – Kingston upon Hull begins its City of Culture programme. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon held 13-week-old twins Catherine and Sam Shepherd from Kirkintilloch. After a year of political earthquakes, 2017 is unlikely to be an easy ride. The pair married the following May and now have a young son together. 7 February – Plans for building more homes in England are revealed by the government, after ministers say that the housing market is "broken". Wannabe release. 2017 World Sporting Event Calendar. Plus, the arrival of a new resident in the White House which made waves around the world. 2nd:Train ticket prices rise by 3.4%, the biggest fare increase for five years. December 2017 was the twelfth and final month of that common year. But it was a smouldering tower block in west London that provided perhaps the most searing and tragic news image of 2017. Football: England | Scotland | Wales Pyongyang had warned that it was ready to teach America "a severe lesson" after it was slapped with United Nations sanctions following missile tests. The driver escaped on foot and killed another man, stealing his car and attempting to flee the city. One in eight (12.8%) of children and young people aged between five and 19, surveyed in England in 2017, had a mental disorder 1 according to a major new report which provides England’s best source of data on trends in child mental health. 22 March – Four people die and at least forty others are injured in what is treated as a, 6 April – The number of fatalities in the Westminster attack increases to six as a Romanian woman, rescued after falling into the, 21 April – Britain goes a full day without using, 12 May – Computers across the United Kingdom are hit by a large-scale. The Queen and Prince Philip celebrate their 70th wedding anniversary. Latest news, breaking news and current affairs coverage from across the UK from theguardian.com In the final UK terror attack in 2017, a teenager planted a bomb on a London tube train. Seven people are reported killed and 48 injured in an. All of the attackers were eventually shot and killed by police. Three terrorists drove a van into pedestrians on London Bridge before running into nearby Borough Market, chasing and stabbing people. Nine hours after the first attack, a group of men thought to be part of the same terrorist cell drove into pedestrians in nearby Cambrils, killing one woman. Not every sporting event can be listed here, though we have tried to include all the big sporting events of the major sports, mostly the international competitions. 2017 English cricket season It marked a stunning rise to power for the banker-turned-politician, who only set up his En Marche! Theresa May's general election gamble backfired as the Conservatives lost their Commons majority, resulting in a hung parliament which forced her to rely on support from the DUP. 2017 in British music This will affect 6 million men and women currently aged between 39 and 47 years old. No-one was killed but 51 people were injured. Las Vegas concert shooting - 1 October Major Events Helping major events come to life in London; Partners Partner with the official promotional agency for London; Media Latest news and media resources; Tourism Visitlondon.com: Official visitor guide for London; Education Studylondon.ac.uk: Official university guide; … A van believed to be involved in the Finsbury Park … Noble Titles and Ranks in a Monarchy. Actually initiating … A study by Medecins Sans Frontieres estimated that at least 9,000 Rohingya died between 25 August and 24 September 2017. 1 January: UK assumes presidency of G8 group. Heather Heyer, 32, died when neo-Nazi James Alex Fields Jr, 22, drove his car into the anti-racism protesters. UK in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017. His presidency proved divisive from the very beginning with arguments over how many members of the public had gathered to witness the inauguration ceremony in Washington. Devastating hurricanes, deadly wildfires and the rise of the #MeToo movement were among the top news stories. A terrorist drove a van into pedestrians on the popular street of Las Ramblas in Barcelona, killing 14 people and injuring more than 100 others. 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The prime minister had gone to the country buoyed by a commanding lead in the polls which she hoped would translate into a Tory landslide and provide her with the flexibility needed to navigate through the Brexit process. Jan 23 Thunderstorms and tornadoes in Georgia and Mississippi leave at least 18 dead in the US. 2nd: A man opened fire on 22,000 people enjoying a country music festival in Las Vegas. 1 July – Thousands of people march in London in the "Not One Day More" protest against the government's economic policies. Decade in Review: A look back at what happened in 2017, President Trump was inaugurated in January, Emergency services attend a man outside the Palace of Westminster, Emmanuel Macron celebrates victory with his wife and family, Police close to Manchester Arena after a terrorist attack, People leave the area with their hands up after the attack near London Bridge, Theresa May enters 10 Downing Street after returning from seeing the Queen, People take part in a silent march for Grenfell Tower fire victims in west London, Men pray after a van collides with pedestrians near a mosque in the Finsbury Park area, North Korea said it was ready to teach the US a lesson, A Rohingya refugee women from Buthidaung carries her children, A forensic tent is seen next to the stopped tube train at Parsons Green, People scramble for shelter at the Route 91 Harvest country music festival, People react to results in Catalonia's regional elections, Conservatives lost their Commons majority. This is an archived version of Wikipedia's Current events Portal from December 2017. The government announces that all new diesel and petrol cars and vans will be banned in the UK from 2040. The month, which began on a Friday, ended on a Sunday after 31 days.. Portal:Current events. (On The Move) party the year before and had not previously been elected to public office. The public voted in favour of becoming independent, but the referendum was later declared unconstitutional and the Catalan leaders behind it were jailed. Overview of holidays and many observances in United Kingdom during the year 2017 They were shot dead by armed police just eight minutes after the first 999 calls were received. 20 December – The EU announces that the UK's Brexit transition period will end no later than 31 December 2020. The Berlin Conference and the Partition of Africa. Michael Flynn leaves federal court following his plea hearing on Dec. 1, … Emmanuel Macron was elected president of France, defeating far-right candidate Marine Le Pen. The Government loses an opposition vote calling on it to publish impact assessments of Brexit on more than 50 key industries. The Supreme Court rules that employment tribunal fees are unlawful, meaning the government will have to repay up to £32m to claimants. From the Kardashian-Jenner pregnancies to the #MeToo movement. 7 June – Solar, wind and nuclear power each provide more electricity than gas and coal combined for the first time in the UK. 1. And a host of key advisers either quit or were fired from the White House - among them national security adviser Michael Flynn. 20 March – The Government announces that it will invoke Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty on 29 March. United Kingdom 2017 – Calendar with British holidays. 4 August – The World Athletic Championships start at the, 10 August – A trade analysis by the Environmental Investigations Agency shows that the UK is the world's largest legal, 1 September – Women are eligible to join the, 4 September – A survey by the National Centre for Social Research finds that, for the first time, a majority (53%) of adults in the UK describe themselves as, 11 September – In a Commons vote, MPs back the, 14 September – A new £10 polymer banknote is released, featuring. 18 July – Gains in life expectancy in England are reported to have slowed to a halt, after more than 100 years of continuous progress. Australians are given … The Mueller Investigation. 5 November – A huge new leak of documents known as the. In the wake of Britain's decision to leave the EU, it is announced that the, 21 November – The UK loses its seat on the, 23 November – The European Commission states that UK participation in the, 24 November – A sixteen-year-old girl who admitted, 12 December – The UK's key inflation rate – the. 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