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* 1 January – Doctor Who spin-offFebruary
* 1 February **Defence Secretary Des Browne announces that the UK forces in SouthernMarch
* 2 March – TheApril
* 2 April – A smoking ban comes into effect in all enclosed public places inMay
* May – The new Ford Mondeo goes on sale in Britain with a range of saloons, hatchbacks and estates. * 3 May ** Disappearance of Madeleine McCann, Madeleine McCann, a three-year-old Leicestershire girl, was reported missing in Algarve, Portugal. ** 2007 Scottish Parliament election: The Scottish National Party, SNP make big gains, a net gain of 20 seats to bring their total to 47, overtaking Scottish Labour, Labour as the largest party who go down 4 seats, bringing them to 46. The Scottish Conservatives, Conservatives win 17 seats, losing 1 in total; the Scottish Liberal Democrats, Liberal Democrats win 16, also losing 1 in total; the Scottish Greens, Greens win 2 seats, losing 5 in total; and the Scottish Socialist Party lose all of their 6 seats. The SNP eventually form a First Salmond government, minority government, with the Greens agreeing to supply the numbers to vote, and SNP leader Alex Salmond as First Minister of Scotland, First Minister. ** 2007 National Assembly for Wales election: Welsh Labour, Labour's hopes of obtaining a full majority in the assembly are dashed when they are dealt a net loss of 4 seats, bringing them down to 26. Plaid Cymru win 15 seats, up 3; the Welsh Conservatives, Conservatives win 12, up 1; and the Welsh Liberal Democrats, Liberal Democrats win 6, exactly level with their last result. A coalition is eventually agreed between Labour and Plaid Cymru. ** 2007 United Kingdom local elections, 2007 local elections: Local elections are held in most of England and all of Scotland. The Conservative Party (UK), Conservatives have an overall increase of councils, councillors and vote share; while both Labour and the Liberal Democrats (UK), Liberal Democrats have an overall decrease in councils and councillors, but a slight increase in vote share. These are also the first local elections since the age of candidacy was lowered from 21 to 18, meaning this is the first time that 18, 19, and 20-year-olds can stand as candidates in council seats. * 6 May – Manchester United win their ninth Premier League title. * 8 May – The power sharing executive in the Northern Ireland Assembly is formed. * 9 May – The Ministry of Justice (United Kingdom), Ministry of Justice is established, reorganised from the Department for Constitutional Affairs and taking over some responsibilities from the Home Office. * 10 May –June
* 1 June – England national football team, England play their first match at the newJuly
* 1 July **A Smoking ban in England, smoking ban comes into effect in all enclosed public places in England. **The Concert for Diana is held in memory of Diana, Princess of Wales at the newAugust
* 1 August – The University of Suffolk, University Campus Suffolk is established. * 2 August – First reports emerge of the 2007 United Kingdom foot-and-mouth outbreak among cattle in Surrey. * 9 August – French global bank BNP Paribas blocks withdrawals from three hedge funds heavily committed in subprime lending for mortgages, helping to initiate the worldwide 2007–2008 financial crisis, financial crisis of 2007–2008. * 22 August – Murder of Rhys Jones: 11-year-old Rhys Jones is shot dead in Croxteth, Liverpool. His death is believed to have been a random shooting carried out by a local gang.September
* 1 September ** The Eurovision Dance Contest 2007, Eurovision Dance Contest is held in London. ** The Gaming Act 1845 is repealed, meaning that, for the first time in more than 150 years, gambling debts can be enforced by the courts. * 6 September – Murder victim Murder of Rhys Jones, Rhys Jones is buried following a funeral service at Liverpool Cathedral, Liverpool Anglican Cathedral. * 10 September – Television entertainer Michael Barrymore is told that he will not face charges in connection with the death of Stuart Lubbock, the man who was found dead in a swimming pool at his house more than six years ago. * 14 September **Northern Rock bank obtains a discount window, liquidity support facility from the Bank of England. ** Andrew Gosden, a Doncaster schoolboy, Disappearance of Andrew Gosden, disappears while playing truant in London, some 170 miles away. * 15 September – Rally driver Colin McRae and three other people are killed when their helicopter crashes near Lanark. * 26 September – The appointment ofOctober
* 6 October –November
* 1 November – London's Metropolitan Police Service is found guilty of endangering the public following the fatal shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes, an innocent Brazilian who officers mistook for a suicide bomber. * 2 November – Four firefighters are killed in the 2007 Atherstone fire disaster, Atherstone fire disaster. * 4 November – Nigel Hastilow, the Tory candidate selected to stand in Halesowen and Rowley Regis (UK Parliament constituency), Halesowen and Rowley Regis at the next general election, resigns after coming under heavy criticism for comments in the Express and Star newspaper in which he said that Enoch Powell was "right" about his Rivers of Blood speech, fears over immigration. * 7 November – An inquest in Essex hears that Sally Clark died of "acute Alcoholism, alcohol intoxication". * 8–9 November – North Sea flood of 2007, Cyclone Tilo / North Sea flood of 2007: Flood warnings are issued for the east coast of Britain as the waves are expected to overwhelm sea defences and cause extensive flooding. The storm surge however turns out to be less extreme than forecast. * 13 November – Waterloo International railway station, Waterloo International closes after 13 years in service. The last Eurostar trains are the 18:09 to Paris Gare du Nord & the 18:12 to Brussels-South railway station. * 14 November ** High Speed 1 (section 2 of the Channel Tunnel Rail Link) from St Pancras railway station, London St Pancras International to the Channel Tunnel is opened to passengers allowing Eurostar trains to travel at in Britain. ** The UK digital transition, UK digital television switchover begins with complete turning off of the Analogue television in the United Kingdom, analogue signal to the Whitehaven area. * 19 November – Ebbsfleet International railway station, Ebbsfleet International is opened on High Speed 1, this was later than St Pancras railway station, St Pancras International because the ticketing and security equipment was transferred from Waterloo International railway station, Waterloo International and installed there. * 20 November – 2007 UK child benefit data scandal, Child benefit data scandal: HM Revenue and Customs admits that it has misplaced two computer discs which contained the records of child benefit claimants data, including bank details and National Insurance numbers, leaving up to 7.25 million households susceptible to identity theft. * 21 November – Steve McClaren is sacked as manager of the England national football team, due to England failing to qualify for UEFA Euro 2008 after being defeated 2–3 by Croatia national football team, Croatia in their UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying Group E, qualifying group. * 26 November – Donorgate: Labour Party official Peter Watt resigns over loans received by the party from David Abrahams (Labour party donor), David Abrahams. * 29 November – Following a cold case, cold case review by West Midlands Police, a 70-year-old man is remanded in custody charged with the 1961 murder of Birmingham teenager Murder of Jacqueline Thomas, Jacqueline Thomas.December
* 13 December –Undated
* Buckinghamshire Chilterns University College, based at High Wycombe, gains full university status as Buckinghamshire New University. * Britain's first zero-carbon house, :File:Kingspan Lighthouse1.jpg, The Lighthouse, is built by architects Sheppard Robson at Watford.Publications
* Iain Banks' novel ''The Steep Approach to Garbadale''. * Ian McEwan's novella ''On Chesil Beach''. * Terry Pratchett's ''Discworld'' novel ''Making Money''. * J. K. Rowling's last ''Harry Potter'' novel ''Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows''.Births
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January
February
* 9 February – Ian Richardson, actor (born 1934) * 11 February – Derek Gardner (painter), Derek Gardner, painter (born 1914) * 12 February – Joseph McKeown, photojournalist (fall) (born 1925) * 13 February ** Sir Charles Harington (British Army officer, born 1910), Charles Harington, Army general (born 1910) ** Sir Richard Gordon Wakeford, RAF air marshal (born 1922) * 14 February ** Gareth Morris, flautist and music teacher (born 1920) ** Steven Pimlott, theatre director (born 1953) * 16 February – Sheridan Morley, theatre critic (born 1941) * 20 February ** Sir Tap Jones, Edward Gordon "Tap" Jones, RAF air marshal (born 1914) ** Kenneth Steer, archaeologist (born 1913) * 24 February – Alex Henshaw, test pilot (born 1912) * 28 February – John Smith (Conservative politician), John Smith, banker, politician and founder of the Landmark Trust (born 1923)March
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See also
* 2007 in British music * 2007 in British television * List of British films of 2007 * 2007 in EnglandReferences
{{Year in Europe, 2007 2007 in the United Kingdom, Years of the 21st century in the United Kingdom 2007 by country, United Kingdom