|
| Jan.4 |
Basra |
|
Blair visits Iraq, praises troops
| Jan.6 |
London |
 |
Diana crash investigation ordered Most senior policeman is to investigate whether the car crash was more than just an accident | |
| |
England |
|
Sky marshals plan brings backlash |
| Jan.8 |
England |
|
Rusedski confirms failed drug test |
| Jan.13 |
England |
|
Anger as 'Dr. Death' found hanged
| Jan.15 |
England |
|
U.S. probe into Heathrow arrest |
| Jan.26 |
Washington |
|
U.S., Britain downplay Kay remarks |
| Jan.27 |
England |
|
Blair wins key top-up fees vote |
| Jan.28 |
London |
 |
Hutton clears Blair, faults BBC A senior judge says the government did not act in a 'dishonorable, underhand or duplicitous' way in its handling of David Kelly | |
| |
London |
|
BBC chairman quits over Hutton
| Jan.29 |
London |
 |
BBC apologizes as Dyke quits Director General has quit. The new Acting Chairman apologised for errors during the Dr Kelly affair
| |
England |
|
Ministers back BBC independence |
| Jan.31 |
England |
|
BA, Air France cancel U.S. flights
| |
Los Angeles |
|
Security fears cancel 6 flights |
|
| Feb.4 |
London |
|
Blair 'unaware' of WMD threat
| Feb.6 |
Northern England |
|
18 die in tide
| |
England |
|
Lewis bows out as champion |
| Feb.9 |
England |
|
Blair prepares for Libya meeting |
| Feb.16 |
England |
|
U.K. issues Saudi Arabia warning |
| Feb.19 |
|
|
UK terror suspects to be released |
| Feb.26 |
UN |
 |
UN warning over spy allegations British spies would have undermined the UN work if it was true they bugged Kofi Annan's office
| |
England |
|
Ex-minster hits back over UN spy claim |
|
| Mar.8 |
England |
|
5 Britons returning from Guantanamo |
| Mar.10 |
England |
|
UK releases all Gitmo returnees |
| Mar.20 |
Italy |
 |
Rallies mark Iraq war anniversary Thousands of people have taken to the streets, beginning a day of protests around the world
| Mar.25 |
Libya |
 |
Blair, Gadhafi in historic meeting Blair: Libya can be an important partner in fighting terrorism if it fulfills its pledge to give up WMDs | |
| |
Mexico |
|
Trapped explorers led out of cave |
| Mar.29 |
Mexico |
|
Mexico expels British potholers |
| Mar.30 |
London |
 |
Explosives find in terror raid Anti-terror police have seized a large amount of explosive materials and arrested 8 men in a series of raids
|
| Apr.2 |
England |
|
BBC names new chairman |
| Apr.6 |
England |
|
Chemical 'bomb plot' in foiled |
| Apr.8 |
London |
|
5 men charged over 'bomb plot' |
| Apr.11 |
Iraq |
|
British hostage freed |
| Apr.15 |
England |
|
Blair seeks UN resolution on Iraq |
| Apr.16 |
Washington |
 |
Bush, Blair affirm June 30 Iraq handover President and Prime Minister vowed that the deadline for handing over sovereignty to the Iraqi people will be met
| Apr.20 |
England |
|
Blair confirms EU constitution poll |
| Apr.25 |
London |
|
Arsenal claimed Premiership title |
| Apr.30 |
Iraq |
|
UK troops torture probe |
|
| May.5 |
London |
|
Monaco end Chelsea dream |
| May.7 |
Basra |
 |
UK troops clash with Basra gunmen Hundreds of militiamen loyal to radical Shia cleric Moqtada Sadr have clashed with British troops
| May.22 |
England |
 |
Commonwealth reinstates Pakistan The group expected Musharraf to honor an assurance that he would step down as head of the army by the end of 2004
| May.24 |
Iraq |
|
Baghdad blast kills 2 Britons |
| May.25 |
London |
 |
Al-Qaeda 'spurred on' by Iraq war London-based think tank: the group has fully reconstituted itself after the loss of its base in Afghanistan
| |
England |
|
Blair: Iraq veto over troops |
| May.26 |
England |
|
US condemned over rights abuses |
| May.27 |
London |
 |
U.S. indict British Muslim cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri linked to Zacarias Moussaoui and shoe bomber Richard Reid was arrested in London
|
| Jun.2 |
|
 |
Computer failure grounds flights All flights from UK have been suspended following an air traffic control system failure
| Jun.6 |
England |
|
Thatcher: Reagan won Cold War |
| Jun.10 |
England |
|
Bad night at the polls for Labour |
| Jun.13 |
Portugal |
|
France 2-1 England |
| Jun.21 |
Iran |
|
'3 UK vessels seized' |
| Jun.22 |
Iran |
|
Iran 'to charge British sailors' |
| |
England |
|
UK tells Iran: Free our sailors |
| Jun.23 |
Iran |
|
Iran orders UK boat crew release |
| |
Iran |
|
British crew held in Iran 'well' |
| |
Iran |
|
Talks resume on crew held in Iran |
| Jun.24 |
Iran |
|
British servicemen released |
| |
Portugal |
|
Portugal reached semi-finals over England |
| |
England |
|
UK alarm over Guantanamo trials |
| Jun.28 |
Iraq |
|
Allies to back tough Iraq steps |
|
| Jul.3 |
London |
|
Sharapova wins Wimbledon over Serena
| Jul.4 |
London |
|
Federer fights back to retain Wimbledon
| Jul.11 |
England |
|
Schumacher seals easy win |
| Jul.14 |
London |
 |
'Serious flaws' in Iraq intelligence Butler Report: Intelligence used to justify war with Iraq has now been shown to be unreliable
| Jul.18 |
Scotland |
|
Hamilton wins Open Championship |
| Jul.20 |
England |
|
Blair defends Iraq war decision |
| Jul.21 |
England |
|
20,000 posts go in defence cuts |
| Jul.23 |
England |
|
U.S. seeking cleric's extradition |
| Jul.29 |
England |
|
Report: Afghanistan could implode
| Jul.30 |
Kentucky |
|
Williams shocks Tyson |
|
| Aug.3 |
England |
|
OPEC warning as oil hits new peak |
| |
England |
|
13 arrested in terror raids |
| Aug.4 |
England |
|
Pakistan link to UK swoop |
| Aug.5 |
England |
|
Al Qaeda 'threat to blow up ships' |
| Aug.6 |
England |
|
Terrorism 'fund-raiser' in court
| Aug.9 |
England |
|
Al Qaeda arrests yield 1,000 disks
| Aug.12 |
England |
|
Oil prices return to record levels |
| Aug.13 |
Basra |
|
British journalist freed in Basra |
| Aug.17 |
London |
 |
8 men charged with terror offenses Police have charged the men with conspiracy to commit murder and other terrorism-related offenses
| Aug.21 |
London |
|
Komodo dragon dies after zoo fall |
| Aug.23 |
Sudan |
 |
Britain's Foreign Secretary flew to Sudan Sudan rejected an offer of African troops to disarm the rebels
| Aug.24 |
Sudan |
|
Straw: 'More to be done' in Sudan
| Aug.25 |
South Africa |
|
Mark Thatcher on bail over coup plot
| Aug.28 |
Greece |
|
British Stun U.S. in Sprint Relay |
| Aug.29 |
Greece |
|
El Guerrouj, Holmes claim doubles |
|
| Sep.10 |
Zimbabwe |
|
UK 'coup plotter' jailed
| Sep.18 |
Northern Ireland |
|
NI talks end without deal |
| Sep.19 |
England |
|
Blair, Allawi vow to defeat Iraq 'evil' |
| |
England |
|
Iraq 'on track for January poll'
| Sep.22 |
Iraq |
 |
British hostage pleads for life on video Kenneth Bigley tearfully pleaded to Tony Blair to help spare his life. UK rules out hostage negotiations
| Sep.23 |
England |
|
Cat Stevens 'shock' at US refusal
| Sep.28 |
England |
|
Blair defiant over Iraq invasion
| |
Basra |
|
Two UK soldiers killed in Basra
| Sep.29 |
Iraq |
 |
Hostage Bigley shown in new video British hostage has been shown in a cage in chains in a video screened on Al-Jazeera television
| |
England |
|
UK hopes for Iraq hostage contact
| Sep.30 |
England |
|
Blair to undergo heart treatment
|
| Oct.1 |
England |
|
Brown: Blair heart treatment 'went well'
| Oct.5 |
Scotland |
|
Canadian sub adrift after fire |
| Oct.8 |
Iraq |
 |
Hostage Bigley killed A video appears to show UK hostage being killed has been released by militants | |
| Oct.15 |
England |
|
UK troops 'set for US Iraq role' |
| Oct.18 |
London |
 |
Church wants gay bishop apology The Anglican Church has urged US church leaders to apologise for ordaining Gene Robinson, a gay priest, as bishop
| Oct.20 |
England |
|
Blair: More Iraq violence likely |
| Oct.21 |
England |
|
Hoon confirms Iraq troop movement
| Oct.22 |
England |
|
Harry tussle: 'Apology to Charles' |
| Oct.24 |
London |
|
MU end Arsenal's 49-game unbeaten run |
| Oct.27 |
Southern Iraq |
 |
British troops move toward Baghdad some 800 Black Watch troops have begun their deployment from their base
| |
Iraq |
|
Abducted aid worker seen in video
| Oct.28 |
Jordan |
|
10 die in tourist crash |
| Oct.30 |
England |
|
Oldest British royal dies at 102 |
|
| Nov.2 |
Iraq |
|
Captors threaten Hassan handover |
| Nov.4 |
England |
|
Blair urges EU to accept Bush |
| Nov.6 |
England |
|
Train tragedy probe after six die
| Nov.11 |
Washington |
|
Bush welcomes Blair to White House |
| Nov.12 |
Washington |
 |
Bush, Blair hail Mid-East peace hope US President and British Prime Minister have said a new opportunity has emerged to forge a lasting peace | |
| Nov.17 |
London |
|
Blair and Chirac in London talks
| Nov.19 |
England |
|
Chirac: U.N. should decide on wars |
| Nov.22 |
Sunni Triangle |
|
Suspected Bigley death site found
|
| Dec.3 |
UN |
|
Britain, France, Germany Back Annan
| Dec.22 |
Jerusalem |
 |
Blair begins Mideast peace push British Prime Minister proposed holding an international conference in London next year
| |
Northern Ireland |
|
$39m Belfast bank robbers hunted |
|
|
2004 |
| Jan.4 |
Basra |
Blair visits Iraq, praises troops
| Feb.4 |
London |
Blair 'unaware' of WMD threat
| Mar.20 |
Italy |
Rallies mark Iraq war anniversary Thousands of people have taken to the streets, beginning a day of protests around the world
| Apr.6 |
England |
Chemical 'bomb plot' in foiled |
| Apr.11 |
Iraq |
British hostage freed |
| Apr.30 |
Iraq |
UK troops torture probe |
| May.7 |
Basra |
UK troops clash with Basra gunmen Hundreds of militiamen loyal to radical Shia cleric Moqtada Sadr have clashed with British troops
| May.24 |
Iraq |
Baghdad blast kills 2 Britons |
| Jun.21 |
Iran |
'3 UK vessels seized' |
| Jun.23 |
Iran |
Iran orders UK boat crew release |
| Jun.23 |
Iran |
British crew held in Iran 'well' |
| Jun.24 |
Iran |
British servicemen released |
| Jul.20 |
England |
Blair defends Iraq war decision |
| Jul.21 |
England |
20,000 posts go in defence cuts |
| Jul.29 |
England |
Report: Afghanistan could implode
| Sep.10 |
Zimbabwe |
UK 'coup plotter' jailed
| Sep.28 |
Basra |
Two UK soldiers killed in Basra
| Oct.5 |
Scotland |
Canadian sub adrift after fire |
| Oct.15 |
England |
UK troops 'set for US Iraq role' |
| Oct.21 |
England |
Hoon confirms Iraq troop movement
| Oct.27 |
Southern Iraq |
British troops move toward Baghdad some 800 Black Watch troops have begun their deployment from their base
| Nov.12 |
Washington |
Bush, Blair hail Mid-East peace hope US President and British Prime Minister have said a new opportunity has emerged to forge a lasting peace | |
| Nov.19 |
England |
Chirac: U.N. should decide on wars |
|
|
2004 |
| Jan.31 |
Los Angeles |
Security fears cancel 6 flights |
| Feb.6 |
Northern England |
18 die in tide
| Mar.25 |
Mexico |
Trapped explorers led out of cave |
| Jun.2 |
|
Computer failure grounds flights All flights from UK have been suspended following an air traffic control system failure
| Aug.21 |
London |
Komodo dragon dies after zoo fall |
| Sep.30 |
England |
Blair to undergo heart treatment
| Oct.5 |
Scotland |
Canadian sub adrift after fire |
| Oct.28 |
Jordan |
10 die in tourist crash |
| Nov.6 |
England |
Train tragedy probe after six die
|
|
2004 |
| Jan.8 |
England |
Rusedski confirms failed drug test |
| Feb.6 |
England |
Lewis bows out as champion |
| Apr.25 |
London |
Arsenal claimed Premiership title |
| May.5 |
London |
Monaco end Chelsea dream |
| Jun.13 |
Portugal |
France 2-1 England |
| Jun.24 |
Portugal |
Portugal reached semi-finals over England |
| Jul.3 |
London |
Sharapova wins Wimbledon over Serena
| Jul.4 |
London |
Federer fights back to retain Wimbledon
| Jul.11 |
England |
Schumacher seals easy win |
| Jul.18 |
Scotland |
Hamilton wins Open Championship |
| Jul.30 |
Kentucky |
Williams shocks Tyson |
| Aug.28 |
Greece |
British Stun U.S. in Sprint Relay |
| Aug.29 |
Greece |
El Guerrouj, Holmes claim doubles |
| Oct.24 |
London |
MU end Arsenal's 49-game unbeaten run |
|
|
2004 |
| Jan.6 |
England |
Sky marshals plan brings backlash |
| Jan.31 |
England |
BA, Air France cancel U.S. flights
| Jun.2 |
|
Computer failure grounds flights All flights from UK have been suspended following an air traffic control system failure
| Jul.21 |
England |
20,000 posts go in defence cuts |
| Aug.3 |
England |
OPEC warning as oil hits new peak |
| Aug.5 |
England |
Al Qaeda 'threat to blow up ships' |
| Aug.12 |
England |
Oil prices return to record levels |
|
|
2004 |
| Jan.13 |
England |
Anger as 'Dr. Death' found hanged
| Jan.15 |
England |
U.S. probe into Heathrow arrest |
| Feb.19 |
|
UK terror suspects to be released |
| Feb.26 |
UN |
UN warning over spy allegations British spies would have undermined the UN work if it was true they bugged Kofi Annan's office
| Mar.10 |
England |
UK releases all Gitmo returnees |
| Mar.30 |
London |
Explosives find in terror raid Anti-terror police have seized a large amount of explosive materials and arrested 8 men in a series of raids
| Apr.6 |
England |
Chemical 'bomb plot' in foiled |
| Apr.8 |
London |
5 men charged over 'bomb plot' |
| Apr.11 |
Iraq |
British hostage freed |
| May.25 |
London |
Al-Qaeda 'spurred on' by Iraq war London-based think tank: the group has fully reconstituted itself after the loss of its base in Afghanistan
| May.27 |
London |
U.S. indict British Muslim cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri linked to Zacarias Moussaoui and shoe bomber Richard Reid was arrested in London
| Jun.22 |
Iran |
Iran 'to charge British sailors' |
| Jun.24 |
England |
UK alarm over Guantanamo trials |
| Jul.23 |
England |
U.S. seeking cleric's extradition |
| Aug.3 |
England |
13 arrested in terror raids |
| Aug.4 |
England |
Pakistan link to UK swoop |
| Aug.5 |
England |
Al Qaeda 'threat to blow up ships' |
| Aug.6 |
England |
Terrorism 'fund-raiser' in court
| Aug.9 |
England |
Al Qaeda arrests yield 1,000 disks
| Aug.13 |
Basra |
British journalist freed in Basra |
| Aug.17 |
London |
8 men charged with terror offenses Police have charged the men with conspiracy to commit murder and other terrorism-related offenses
| Aug.25 |
South Africa |
Mark Thatcher on bail over coup plot
| Sep.10 |
Zimbabwe |
UK 'coup plotter' jailed
| Sep.22 |
Iraq |
British hostage pleads for life on video Kenneth Bigley tearfully pleaded to Tony Blair to help spare his life. UK rules out hostage negotiations
| Sep.23 |
England |
Cat Stevens 'shock' at US refusal
| Sep.29 |
Iraq |
Hostage Bigley shown in new video British hostage has been shown in a cage in chains in a video screened on Al-Jazeera television
| Sep.29 |
England |
UK hopes for Iraq hostage contact
| Oct.8 |
Iraq |
Hostage Bigley killed A video appears to show UK hostage being killed has been released by militants | |
| Oct.27 |
Iraq |
Abducted aid worker seen in video
| Nov.2 |
Iraq |
Captors threaten Hassan handover |
| Nov.22 |
Sunni Triangle |
Suspected Bigley death site found
| Dec.22 |
Northern Ireland |
$39m Belfast bank robbers hunted |
|
|
2004 |
| Jan.4 |
Basra |
Blair visits Iraq, praises troops
| Jan.6 |
London |
Diana crash investigation ordered Most senior policeman is to investigate whether the car crash was more than just an accident | |
| Jan.26 |
Washington |
U.S., Britain downplay Kay remarks |
| Jan.27 |
England |
Blair wins key top-up fees vote |
| Jan.28 |
London |
Hutton clears Blair, faults BBC A senior judge says the government did not act in a 'dishonorable, underhand or duplicitous' way in its handling of David Kelly | |
| Jan.28 |
London |
BBC chairman quits over Hutton
| Jan.29 |
London |
BBC apologizes as Dyke quits Director General has quit. The new Acting Chairman apologised for errors during the Dr Kelly affair
| Jan.29 |
England |
Ministers back BBC independence |
| Feb.4 |
London |
Blair 'unaware' of WMD threat
| Feb.9 |
England |
Blair prepares for Libya meeting |
| Feb.16 |
England |
U.K. issues Saudi Arabia warning |
| Feb.26 |
UN |
UN warning over spy allegations British spies would have undermined the UN work if it was true they bugged Kofi Annan's office
| Feb.26 |
England |
Ex-minster hits back over UN spy claim |
| Mar.8 |
England |
5 Britons returning from Guantanamo |
| Mar.20 |
Italy |
Rallies mark Iraq war anniversary Thousands of people have taken to the streets, beginning a day of protests around the world
| Mar.25 |
Libya |
Blair, Gadhafi in historic meeting Blair: Libya can be an important partner in fighting terrorism if it fulfills its pledge to give up WMDs | |
| Mar.29 |
Mexico |
Mexico expels British potholers |
| Apr.2 |
England |
BBC names new chairman |
| Apr.15 |
England |
Blair seeks UN resolution on Iraq |
| Apr.16 |
Washington |
Bush, Blair affirm June 30 Iraq handover President and Prime Minister vowed that the deadline for handing over sovereignty to the Iraqi people will be met
| Apr.20 |
England |
Blair confirms EU constitution poll |
| May.22 |
England |
Commonwealth reinstates Pakistan The group expected Musharraf to honor an assurance that he would step down as head of the army by the end of 2004
| May.25 |
England |
Blair: Iraq veto over troops |
| May.26 |
England |
US condemned over rights abuses |
| Jun.6 |
England |
Thatcher: Reagan won Cold War |
| Jun.10 |
England |
Bad night at the polls for Labour |
| Jun.22 |
England |
UK tells Iran: Free our sailors |
| Jun.23 |
Iran |
Talks resume on crew held in Iran |
| Jun.28 |
Iraq |
Allies to back tough Iraq steps |
| Jul.14 |
London |
'Serious flaws' in Iraq intelligence Butler Report: Intelligence used to justify war with Iraq has now been shown to be unreliable
| Jul.20 |
England |
Blair defends Iraq war decision |
| Aug.23 |
Sudan |
Britain's Foreign Secretary flew to Sudan Sudan rejected an offer of African troops to disarm the rebels
| Aug.24 |
Sudan |
Straw: 'More to be done' in Sudan
| Aug.25 |
South Africa |
Mark Thatcher on bail over coup plot
| Sep.18 |
Northern Ireland |
NI talks end without deal |
| Sep.19 |
England |
Blair, Allawi vow to defeat Iraq 'evil' |
| Sep.19 |
England |
Iraq 'on track for January poll'
| Sep.28 |
England |
Blair defiant over Iraq invasion
| Sep.29 |
Iraq |
Hostage Bigley shown in new video British hostage has been shown in a cage in chains in a video screened on Al-Jazeera television
| Sep.30 |
England |
Blair to undergo heart treatment
| Oct.1 |
England |
Brown: Blair heart treatment 'went well'
| Oct.18 |
London |
Church wants gay bishop apology The Anglican Church has urged US church leaders to apologise for ordaining Gene Robinson, a gay priest, as bishop
| Oct.20 |
England |
Blair: More Iraq violence likely |
| Oct.22 |
England |
Harry tussle: 'Apology to Charles' |
| Oct.30 |
England |
Oldest British royal dies at 102 |
| Nov.4 |
England |
Blair urges EU to accept Bush |
| Nov.11 |
Washington |
Bush welcomes Blair to White House |
| Nov.12 |
Washington |
Bush, Blair hail Mid-East peace hope US President and British Prime Minister have said a new opportunity has emerged to forge a lasting peace | |
| Nov.17 |
London |
Blair and Chirac in London talks
| Nov.19 |
England |
Chirac: U.N. should decide on wars |
| Dec.3 |
UN |
Britain, France, Germany Back Annan
| Dec.22 |
Jerusalem |
Blair begins Mideast peace push British Prime Minister proposed holding an international conference in London next year