2020 in England

Incumbents
Further information: Politics of England

Events

January
  • 9 January – Five members of prison staff are injured when they are attacked by two inmates at Whitemoor Prison in Cambridgeshire; the Metropolitan Police subsequently announces that the incident is being treated as a terrorist incident.[1]
  • 10 January – Gemma Watts, a 21-year-old woman from Enfield, north London who disguised herself as a 16-year-old boy to sexually assault teenage girls she had groomed online, is sentenced to eight years imprisonment after pleading guilty at Winchester Crown Court to charges involving four girls. Police believe she may be responsible for assaulting as many as 50 victims.[2]
  • 23 January – An earthquake of 3.0 magnitude is recorded by the British Geological Survey in Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, just before 6 am.[3]

February
  • 2 February – A man is shot dead by police in South London after a stabbing incident on Streatham High Road; police treat the incident as terrorist-related.[4]
  • 10 February – In a "historic" decision, councillors reject a proposed expansion of Bristol Airport, by 18 votes to seven, on the grounds that it would exacerbate climate change, damage the health of local people, and harm flora and fauna.[5]
  • 24 February – The Football Association bans children under the age of twelve from heading footballs during training sessions.[6]
  • 25 February – A landmark study shows that life expectancy in England has stalled for the first time in more than 100 years and that health inequalities are growing wider than a decade ago. The study said that this can largely be attributed to the UK government's austerity policies.[7][8]
  • 27 February – Count Binface announces he will run for Mayor of London.[9]

March
  • 13 March – Covid-19 in the UK: Elections including the English local elections, London mayoral election and police and crime commissioner elections, scheduled for May 2020, are postponed for a year because of the coronavirus pandemic.[10]

May
  • 20 May - An opt-out organ donation law comes into force in England which hopefully would lead to an additional 700 transplants by 2023.[11]

June

Predicted and scheduled events

October
  • October – Plastic drinking straws, cotton buds and drink stirrers will be banned in England.[12]

Deaths

References
  1. "Prison officer stabbings treated as terror attack". BBC News. BBC. 10 January 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  2. "Gemma Watts: Sex attacks woman posed as teenage boy". BBC News. BBC. 10 January 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  3. "Teesside shaken by 3.0-magnitude earthquake". The Guardian. 23 January 2020. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  4. "Streatham attack: Man shot dead by police after stabbings in London". BBC News. BBC. 2 February 2020. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  5. "Plan to expand Bristol airport rejected after climate protests". The Guardian. 2020-02-11. Retrieved 2020-02-11.
  6. "Children under age of 12 banned from heading footballs in training". The guardian. The Guardian. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  7. Boseley, Sarah (25 February 2020). "Austerity blamed for life expectancy stalling for first time in century". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  8. Tolhurst, Alain (25 February 2020). "Austerity blamed for 'flatlining' life expectancy and worsening health inequalities over past decade". PoliticsHome. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  9. "Count Binface to run for mayor of London". Fox News. Fox News. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  10. "Coronavirus: English local elections postponed for a year". BBC News. BBC. 13 March 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  11. "New opt-out organ donation law comes into force in England". ITV News. 20 May 2020. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  12. "Ban on plastic straws in England pushed back to October 2020". Edie. 2019-05-22. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
  13. Obituaries, Telegraph (Jan 12, 2020). "Sir Roger Scruton, conservative philosopher of wide accomplishments – obituary". Retrieved May 20, 2020 – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
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