2021 in England
Events of 2021 in England
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Events[edit]
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- COVID-19 in England: Most of England's primary schools reopen after the Christmas break, amid concerns over whether pupils should be returning during the current level of COVID-19 infections. However, this decision is reversed by the following day.[1][2]
- 5 January – A third COVID-19 lockdown was announced by the then Prime Minister Boris Johnson and was expected to last until mid-February.[3]
- 3 March – Sarah Everard disappeared and was found dead a week later.[4]
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh died 9 April 2021. - 6 May –
- A series of elections are due to take place for local councils and directly elected mayors in England, police and crime commissioners in England and Wales
- London Assembly election
- London mayoral election
- 21 May – Plastic bag charge rises to 10p per bag and extends to all shops.[6]
- 11 June – 11 July – UEFA Euro 2020 begins, with England hosting and participating in Group D at Wembley Stadium, London. They advance to the final where they draw 1-1 with Italy and lose 3-2 after a penalty shoot-out.[7]
- 28 June – Elephant & Castle fire
- 26 July – Marble Arch Mound
- 12 August – Plymouth shooting
- 17 September - Murder of Sabina Nessa
- 15 October - Murder of David Amess
- 31 October - 2021 Salisbury rail crash
- 9 November - Murder of Pauline Quinn
- 14 November - Liverpool Women's Hospital bombing
- 25 November - Murder of Ava White
Scheduled and predicted events[edit]
- Unknown date –
- The construction of the United Kingdom's largest solar farm in the village of Graveney, Kent will begin in spring 2021 which was given the go-ahead by Business secretary Alok Sharma in May 2020.[8]
Births[edit]
- 9 February – August Brooksbank, son of Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank[9]
Deaths[edit]
- 5 January – Colin Bell, footballer (England, Bury, Manchester City) (b. 1946)
- 10 January – Mark Keds, punk musician (b. 1970)
- 16 January – Charlotte Cornwell, actress (b. 1949)
- 20 January – John Russell, musician (b. 1954)
- 2 February – Peter Dunn, paediatrician (b. 1929)
- 13 March – Murray Walker, motorsport commentator and journalist (b. 1923)
- 31 March – Jane Manning, soprano (b. 1938)
- 30 April – Anthony Payne, composer (b. 1936)[10]
- 23 June – Jackie Lane, actress (Doctor Who, Compact) (b. 1941)[11]
- 25 June – Brian Bamford, professional golfer (b. 1935)[12]
- 9 July – Joan Le Mesurier, actress and writer (b. 1931)[13]
- 10 July – Carmel Budiardjo, human rights activist, founder of Tapol, and author (b. 1925)[14]
- 15 July – Andy Fordham, darts player, world champion (2004), organ failure (b. 1962)[15]
- 17 July – Graham Vick, opera director, COVID-19 (b. 1953)[16]
- 18 July – Tom O'Connor, comedian and game show host (Crosswits, The Zodiac Game, Name That Tune), complications from Parkinson's disease (b. 1939)[17]
- 31 July – Terry Cooper, footballer (Leeds United, national team) and manager (Bristol City) (b. 1944)[18]
- 1 August – Ian Thomson, cricketer (national team) (b. 1929)[19]
- 2 August – Ged Dunn, rugby league footballer (Hull Kingston Rovers, national team) (b. 1946)[20]
- 15 October - David Amess, MP for Southend West (b. 1952)
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Uncertainty as primary pupils return in England". BBC News. 4 January 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
- ^ "Boris Johnson forced to close schools a day after declaring them safe for pupils". The Independent. 4 January 2021. Archived from the original on 4 January 2021.
- ^ "Covid: New lockdowns for England and Scotland ahead of 'hardest weeks'". BBC News. 4 January 2021. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
- ^ "Sarah Everard: Family say their 'lives have changed forever'". BBC News. 3 March 2022. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
- ^ "Striking news photos from around the UK in 2021". BBC News. 28 December 2021. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
- ^ Wood, John (28 April 2021). "Introduction of new 10p carrier bag charge in England deferred until May 21". Forecourt Trader.
- ^ "England Euro 2021 squad: Five players who could break through". Sky Sports News. 12 June 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
- ^ "Construction to begin on UK's largest solar farm in 2021". Engineering & Technology Magazine. 29 May 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
- ^ "Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank name baby son". BBC News. 20 February 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ "Anthony Payne obituary". The Guardian. 4 May 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ Cremona, Patrick (24 June 2021). "Doctor Who fans pay tribute as First Doctor's companion Jackie Lane dies aged 79". Radio Times.
- ^ "Brian Bamford (1935 – 2021)". The PGA. 25 June 2021.
- ^ Bailes, Kathy (14 July 2021). "Tributes paid to Ramsgate's Joan Le Mesurier". The Isle of Thanet News.
- ^ "Pendiri TAPOL Carmel Budiardjo, yang berperan besar dalam perjuangan kemanusiaan di Indonesia, tutup usia". BBC News Indonesia (in Indonesian). BBC.
- ^ "Andy Fordham, former BDO world darts champion, dies at age of 59". The Guardian. 15 July 2021.
- ^ "Covid: Pioneering opera director Sir Graham Vick dies". BBC News. BBC. 18 July 2021.
- ^ "Comedian Tom O'Connor dies aged 81". BBC News. BBC. 18 July 2021.
- ^ Glanville, Brian (1 August 2021). "Terry Cooper obituary". The Guardian.
- ^ Marshall, Olivia (3 August 2021). "Former Sussex and England cricketer Ian Thomson dies aged 92". The Argus.
- ^ O'Brien, James (3 August 2021). "'A great rugby league player and a fine man' - Hull KR mourn Dunn death". HullLive.