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| Apr.2 |
Afghanistan |
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UK marines arrive Map of Bagram Afghanistan 110 Royal Marine commandos arrived at Bagram airbase. Total will be 1,700 commandos, engineers and support personnel
| Apr.3 |
Northern England |
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Liverpool defeats Bayer Leverkusen Liverpool has the only goal in a 1-0 Champions Cup quarterfinal victory. Panathinaikos defeated Barcelona 1-0
| Apr.5 |
London |
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Crowds honour Queen Mother 20,000 mourners are queuing to file past the coffin, following a funeral procession through central London | |
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Texas |
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Blair flies in with ceasefire agenda UK Prime Minister has arrived in the US for talks at President Bush's ranch
| Apr.6 |
England |
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Bindaree wins Grand National Cheltenham Gold Cup winner Jim Culloty completed a memorable double
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Texas |
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US and UK demand Israel pullout Map of West Texas British Prime Minister Blair and US President Bush have called for a withdrawal from cities in the West Bank without delay
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Scotland |
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Celtic claim title Celtic 5-1 Livingston claiming Scottish Premier League
| Apr.8 |
England |
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Nation prepares for final farewell 200,000 people have solemnly filed past Queen Mother's coffin during her lying-in-state in Westminster Hall | |
| Apr.9 |
London |
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Poignant farewell to Queen Mother Map of Westminster United Kingdom The coffin has made its final journey from Westminster Abbey to Windsor where she will be laid to rest alongside George VI | |
| Apr.14 |
London |
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Marathon: record broken Moroccan-born American Khannouchi won the men's race with a time of 2:05:38. 32,000 people are taking part
| Apr.17 |
Northern England |
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Owen becomes youngest captain Map of Liverpool United Kingdom 22-year-old striker scored a spectacular goal at the 1998 World Cup, helped Liverpool to 3 Cup trophies
| Apr.24 |
England |
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Leverkusen earns 2-2 draw at Man Utd A late equalizer from substitute Neuville gave Bayer Leverkusen a draw in the Champions League first-leg semifinal
| Apr.26 |
Greece |
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Court convicts plane-spotters 8 of the 14 accused of spying at a military airshow have been found guilty of espionage | |
| Apr.29 |
England |
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Web petition in right-to-die case A terminally ill woman has launched a Web site petition to change UK law on assisted suicide after losing a legal battle | |
| Apr.30 |
Germany |
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Leverkusen makes final over Man Utd Keane and Neuville scored for a 1-1 draw
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