2012
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in the
United Kingdom
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Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II
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.
Incumbents
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Monarch
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–
Elizabeth II
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*
Prime Minister
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Parliament
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forensic evidence
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H ...
, Gary Dobson and David Norris are convicted of the racist murder of black London teenager
Stephen Lawrence
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, who was killed in April 1993. On 4 January they are sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder, with minimum term of just over 15 and 14 years respectively.
*6 January – Mobile phone operator O2 announces plans to provide free internet to millions of residents and visitors in central London by launching Europe's largest free Wi-Fi zone.
*10 January
** The Scottish Government announces that it plans to hold the
referendum on Scottish independence
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in the autumn of 2014.
** Five Muslim men go on trial at
Derby Crown Court
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for calling for gay men to be killed, the first such prosecution under hate crime legislation.
*20 January –
Press TV
Press TV (stylised as PRESSTV) is an Iranian state-owned news network that broadcasts in the English and French languages owned by Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), the only organization legally able to transmit radio and TV broadc ...
, an English language news channel owned by the
Iranian Government
The Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran ( fa, نظام جمهوری اسلامی ایران, Neẓām-e jomhūrī-e eslāmi-e Irān, known simply as ''Neẓām'' ( fa, نظام, lit=the system) among its supporters) is the ruling state a ...
, is forced off air in the United Kingdom after Ofcom revokes its broadcasting licence for breaching the terms of the Communications Act.
*21 January – Under new guidelines to come into force from 30 April, clinics which charge for pregnancy services including
abortion
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s will be able to advertise their services on radio and television after the
Broadcast Committee of Advertising Practice
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rules there is no justification for barring such advertising.
*23 January – John Anslow, a prisoner charged with murder following a fatal shooting in 2010, escapes from the van transporting him to a court appearance following an armed ambush near
Redditch
Redditch is a town, and local government district, in north-east Worcestershire, England, approximately south of Birmingham. The district has a population of 85,000 as of 2019. In the 19th century, it became the international centre for the ...
,
Worcestershire
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.
*24 January – UK government debt has risen above £1,000,000,000,000 for the first time.
*25 January
**Scotland's First Minister,
Alex Salmond
Alexander Elliot Anderson Salmond (; born 31 December 1954) is a Scottish politician and economist who served as First Minister of Scotland from 2007 to 2014. A prominent figure on the Scottish nationalist movement, he has served as leader ...
, sets out the question – "Do you agree that Scotland should be an independent country?" – that he intends to ask voters in a referendum in 2014.
**Official figures reveal that the UK economy shrunk by 0.2% in the final three months of 2011.
*31 January – Former Royal Bank of Scotland CEO
Fred Goodwin
Frederick Anderson Goodwin FRSE FCIBS (born 17 August 1958) is a Scottish chartered accountant and former banker who was Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Royal Bank of Scotland Group (RBS) between 2001 and 2009.
From 2000 to 2008, he pre ...
loses his
knighthood
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as a result of the near collapse of the bank in 2008.
February
*February – Ash dieback fungus first found in the British Isles.
*3 February
**
Secretary of State for Energy
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Crown Prosecution Service
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The main responsibilities of the CPS are to provide legal advi ...
announces it will bring charges against him over claims his wife accepted penalty points on her
driving licence
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John Terry
John George Terry (born 7 December 1980) is an English professional football coach and former player who played as a centre-back. He was previously captain of Chelsea, the England national team and Aston Villa. He was most recently the a ...
as Captain of the
England national football team
The England national football team has represented England in international football since the first international match in 1872. It is controlled by The Football Association (FA), the governing body for football in England, which is affilia ...
over allegations of racial abuse of opponent
Anton Ferdinand
Anton Julian Ferdinand (born 18 February 1985) is an English former footballer who most recently played for St Mirren as a centre back. He was a product of the West Ham United academy and has also played for their senior team, Queens Park Ran ...
during a match.
*4 February – The Met Office issues a severe weather warning as heavy snow falls across much of the UK, disrupting road and air travel.
*6 February – Queen Elizabeth II celebrates her Diamond Jubilee, marking sixty years on the throne; only the second British monarch to do so.
*9 February – The Bank of England agrees to extend its quantitative easing programme by £50,000,000,000, to give a further boost to the UK economy.
*17 February –
Rupert Murdoch
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announces that a Sunday edition of '' The Sun'' newspaper, ''The Sun on Sunday'', will be launched "very soon", effectively replacing the '' News of the World'' which was axed last summer due to the phone hacking scandal. Its launch is confirmed on 19 February for the following weekend.
*23 February – The Together for Trees environmental campaign is first publicly announced.
*24 February – Falkirk MP
Eric Joyce
Eric Stuart Joyce (born 13 October 1960) is a British politician, former military officer and convicted child sex offender. A former member of the Labour Party, he was Member of Parliament (MP) for Falkirk, formerly Falkirk West, from 2000 to ...
is charged with three counts of common assault after a disturbance at a House of Commons bar.
*26 February – The first edition of ''
The Sun on Sunday
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'' is published.
*27 February – Singer Charlotte Church and her parents agree damages and costs of £600,000 with
Rupert Murdoch
Keith Rupert Murdoch ( ; born 11 March 1931) is an Australian-born American business magnate. Through his company News Corp, he is the owner of hundreds of local, national, and international publishing outlets around the world, including ...
's News Group, publishers of the defunct '' News of the World'', after the newspaper printed stories about them from information gained through phone hacking activities.
*29 February
**
James Murdoch
James Rupert Jacob Murdoch (born 13 December 1972) is a British-American businessman, the younger son of media mogul Rupert Murdoch, and was the chief executive officer (CEO) of 21st Century Fox from 2015 to 2019.
He was the chairman and CEO fo ...
News Limited
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's television business with the
News International phone hacking scandal
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as a factor in the decision.
**David Rathband, the policeman blinded by gunman Raoul Moat during a 2010 shooting is found dead at his home in Blyth, Northumberland.
March
*3 March – A meteor is seen over most of the United Kingdom at about 21:40 GMT.
*14 March – It is announced that the towns of
Chelmsford
Chelmsford () is a City status in the United Kingdom, city in the City of Chelmsford district in the county of Essex, England. It is the county town of Essex and one of three cities in the county, along with Southend-on-Sea and Colchester. It ...
,
Perth
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. It is the fourth most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of 2.1 million (80% of the state) living in Greater Perth in 2020. Perth i ...
and
St Asaph
St Asaph (; cy, Llanelwy "church on the Elwy") is a city and community on the River Elwy in Denbighshire, Wales. In the 2011 Census it had a population of 3,355, making it the second-smallest city in Britain in terms of population and urban ...
are being granted
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Historically, city status ...
to mark the Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II.
*15 March – Unemployment now stands at a 17-year high of nearly 2,700,000 for January.
*16 March – Dr.
Rowan Williams
Rowan Douglas Williams, Baron Williams of Oystermouth, (born 14 June 1950) is a Welsh Anglican bishop, theologian and poet. He was the 104th Archbishop of Canterbury, a position he held from December 2002 to December 2012. Previously the Bish ...
Anglican Church
Anglicanism is a Western Christian tradition that has developed from the practices, liturgy, and identity of the Church of England following the English Reformation, in the context of the Protestant Reformation in Europe. It is one of the ...
Margaret Thatcher
Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher (; 13 October 19258 April 2013) was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990 and Leader of the Conservative Party from 1975 to 1990. She was the first female British prime ...
show the former
British Prime Minister
The prime minister of the United Kingdom is the head of government of the United Kingdom. The prime minister advises the sovereign on the exercise of much of the royal prerogative, chairs the Cabinet and selects its ministers. As moder ...
held a private meeting with
Rupert Murdoch
Keith Rupert Murdoch ( ; born 11 March 1931) is an Australian-born American business magnate. Through his company News Corp, he is the owner of hundreds of local, national, and international publishing outlets around the world, including ...
Times Newspapers
News Corp UK & Ireland Limited (trading as News UK, formerly News International and NI Group) is a British newspaper publisher, and a wholly owned subsidiary of the American mass media conglomerate News Corp. It is the current publisher of ' ...
in 1981.
*18 March – British journalists Gareth Montgomery-Johnson and Nicholas Davies-Jones, detained last month in
Libya
Libya (; ar, ليبيا, Lībiyā), officially the State of Libya ( ar, دولة ليبيا, Dawlat Lībiyā), is a country in the Maghreb region in North Africa. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to the east, Suda ...
after being accused of entering the country illegally, have been released the country's Interior Ministry confirms.
*21 March –
George Osborne
George Gideon Oliver Osborne (born Gideon Oliver Osborne; 23 May 1971) is a former British politician and newspaper editor who served as Chancellor of the Exchequer from 2010 to 2016 and as First Secretary of State from 2015 to 2016 in the ...
delivers his 2012 United Kingdom Budget.
*24 March – ''
The Sunday Times
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'' releases a video showing Conservative Party co-treasurer Peter Cruddas allegedly offering undercover reporters access to Prime Minister David Cameron for £250,000.
*25 March – Peter Cruddas resigns as Tory Party co-treasurer following the "Cash for Access" revelations.
*26 March
**In the wake of the Cash for Access scandal, David Cameron publishes details of Conservative Party donors who have had dinner with him at 10 Downing Street.
**Fuel tanker drivers belonging to the
Unite union
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vote overwhelmingly to take strike action in a dispute over terms and conditions.
*27 March – The cost of a first-class stamp will rise from 46p to 60p from 30 April while second class post will increase from 36p to 50p after regulator Ofcom lifts some price controls on Royal Mail.
*29 March –
2012 Bradford West by-election
The Bradford West by-election was a by-election in the House of Commons constituency of Bradford West, which was held on Thursday 29 March 2012. The writ for the by-election was moved and accepted on 6 March 2012.
It was unexpectedly won by ...
:
Respect Party
The Respect Party was a left-wing to far-left, socialist political party active in the United Kingdom between 2004 and 2016. At the height of its success in 2007, the party had one Member of Parliament (MP) in the House of Commons and nineteen ...
University Boat Race
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between Oxford and Cambridge is stopped mid-race due to a swimmer in the water. Cambridge go on to win when a clash of oars at the restart leaves Oxford with a broken paddle.
*12 April – Transport for London bans an advertising campaign due to run on buses by a Christian group; which was suggesting that gay people could be cured by therapy.
*15 April – Centennial anniversary of the sinking of the ''Titanic'' is commemorated in
Southampton
Southampton () is a port city in the ceremonial county of Hampshire in southern England. It is located approximately south-west of London and west of Portsmouth. The city forms part of the South Hampshire built-up area, which also covers Po ...
,
Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Belfast
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MAC (Metropolitan Arts Centre), designed by
Hackett Hall McKnight
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Background
The firm was created i ...
, opens in
Northern Ireland
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.
*22 April – 30-year-old Claire Squires collapses and dies while running the
London Marathon
The London Marathon is an annual marathon held in London, United Kingdom, and is the 2nd largest annual road race in the UK, after the Great North Run in Newcastle. Founded by athletes Chris Brasher and John Disley in 1981, it is typically he ...
, the tenth death in the race's history. She had planned to raise £500 for
The Samaritans
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, but within a day members of the public have donated £219,000. The end of the year would see this total rise to nearly £1M.
*25 April – Figures from the
Office for National Statistics
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indicate the
UK economy
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has returned to recession after shrinking by 0.2% in the first three months of 2012, bringing about a much-feared
double-dip recession
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.
*30 April – Figures released by the Met Office show that April was the wettest on record in the United Kingdom.
May
* 3 May –
Local elections
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held in England,
Scotland
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and Wales.
**
Labour
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* Childbirth, the delivery of a baby
* Labour (human activity), or work
** Manual labour, physical work
** Wage labour, a socioeconomic relationship between a worker and an employer
** Organized labour and the labour ...
makes gains and wins the largest number of councillors in contested seats in England and Wales and the SNP making gains and winning the largest number of councillors in Scotland. The estimated voting share is: 39% Labour, 31% Conservative, 16% Liberal Democrats and 14% other.
**
Boris Johnson
Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson (; born 19 June 1964) is a British politician, writer and journalist who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party from 2019 to 2022. He previously served as F ...
is re-elected as
Mayor of London
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The current m ...
with 51.5% of the vote. Ken Livingston subsequently says it would be his 'last election'. In the London Assembly, Labour becomes the party with the greatest number of seats, with minor losses for the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats. The British National Party loses its only seat. Of 25 seats, the final tally stands at: Labour 12, Conservatives 9, Liberal Democrats 2, Green 2.
* 5 May –
Chelsea
Chelsea or Chelsey may refer to:
Places Australia
* Chelsea, Victoria
Canada
* Chelsea, Nova Scotia
* Chelsea, Quebec
United Kingdom
* Chelsea, London, an area of London, bounded to the south by the River Thames
** Chelsea (UK Parliament consti ...
win the seventh
FA Cup
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of their history with a 2–1 win over
Liverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. With a population of in 2019, it is the 10th largest English district by population and its metropolitan area is the fifth largest in the United Kingdom, with a populat ...
in the
final
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** Another term for playoffs, describing a sequence of con ...
.
* 5 May -
Wales Coast Path
The Wales Coast Path ( cy, Llwybr Arfordir Cymru) is a designated long-distance trail which follows, or runs close to, the coastline of Wales.
Launched in 2012, the footpath is long and was heralded as the first dedicated coast path in the wor ...
officially launched.
* 13 May – Manchester City win the Premier League title on goal difference ahead of cross city
rivals
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United
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* United, West Virginia, an unincorporated community
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, their first top division title since 1968.
* 16 May – The
Office for National Statistics
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publishes figures which show that unemployment has fallen by 45,000 in the three months to March to 2,625,000, a rate of 8.2%. Youth unemployment has fallen to 1,020,000, a rate of 21.9%. Average weekly pay, including bonuses, grew by 0.6%. The claimant count dropped by 13,700 in April to 1,590,000, and the March figure is revised to show a fall of 5,400 rather than a rise of 3,600.
* 18 May – The
Olympic flame
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arrives in
Cornwall
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on board a flight from Athens, ready for the torch relay ahead of the 2012 Summer Olympics.
* 19 May –
Chelsea
Chelsea or Chelsey may refer to:
Places Australia
* Chelsea, Victoria
Canada
* Chelsea, Nova Scotia
* Chelsea, Quebec
United Kingdom
* Chelsea, London, an area of London, bounded to the south by the River Thames
** Chelsea (UK Parliament consti ...
win the European Cup for the first time in their history, defeating Bayern Munich of Germany on penalties after a 1–1 draw in Munich's
Allianz Arena
Allianz Arena (; known as Fußball Arena München for UEFA competitions) is a football stadium in Munich, Bavaria, Germany with a 70,000 seating capacity for international matches and 75,000 for domestic matches. Widely known for its exterio ...
.
* 22 May – The
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy (RN) is the United Kingdom's naval warfare force. Although warships were used by English and Scottish kings from the early medieval period, the first major maritime engagements were fought in the Hundred Years' War against ...
Rosyth
Rosyth ( gd, Ros Fhìobh, "headland of Fife") is a town on the Firth of Forth, south of the centre of Dunfermline. According to the census of 2011, the town has a population of 13,440.
The new town was founded as a Garden city-style suburb ...
.
* 25 May – Millionaire's daughter Laura Johnson, who drove looters around London during the 2011 riots is jailed for two years.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...
lose by a
penalty shoot-out
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, with former
West Ham
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The area, which lies immediately to the north of the River Thames and east of the River Lea, was originally an ancient ...
player
Alessandro Diamanti
Alessandro Diamanti (; born 2 May 1983) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for A-League club Western United. At club level, he has previously played for Prato, Empoli, Fucecchio, Fiorentina, AlbinoLeffe, West Ham Uni ...
converting from the spot at the
Olimpiyskiy National Sports Complex
The Olympic National Sports Complex (also known as Olympic Stadium; uk, Національний спортивний комплекс "Олімпійський", translit=Natsionalnyi sportyvnyi kompleks "Olimpiiskyi") is a multi-use sports ...
in
Kyiv
Kyiv, also spelled Kiev, is the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. It is in north-central Ukraine along the Dnieper River. As of 1 January 2021, its population was 2,962,180, making Kyiv the seventh-most populous city in Europe.
Kyi ...
to take
Italy
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through to the semi-final against
Germany
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.
*27 June –
Barclays Bank plc
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Barclays traces ...
is fined £290,000,000 after trying to manipulate
interbank interest rate
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Scotland
Scotland (, ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a Anglo-Scottish border, border with England to the southeast ...
are closed after the tracks are blocked by landslides. The storms also force the
Olympic torch relay
The Olympic torch relay is the ceremonial relaying of the Olympic flame from Olympia, Greece, to the site of an Olympic Games. It was first performed at the 1936 Summer Olympics, and has taken place prior to every Games since.
Although in the pa ...
to be halted briefly.
*30 June – The
UK government
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announces an independent review of the workings of the
Libor
The London Inter-Bank Offered Rate is an interest-rate average calculated from estimates submitted by the leading banks in London. Each bank estimates what it would be charged were it to borrow from other banks. The resulting average rate is u ...
inter-bank lending rate in the wake of the Barclays scandal.
Libor
The London Inter-Bank Offered Rate is an interest-rate average calculated from estimates submitted by the leading banks in London. Each bank estimates what it would be charged were it to borrow from other banks. The resulting average rate is u ...
and
Euribor
The Euro Interbank Offered Rate (Euribor) is a daily reference rate, published by the European Money Markets Institute, based on the averaged interest rates at which Eurozone banks offer to lend unsecured funds to other banks in the euro whole ...
interest rates systems.
*4 July – Broadcaster
George Entwistle
George Edward Entwistle (born 8 July 1962) was Director-General of the BBC during 2012, succeeding Mark Thompson. After a career in magazine journalism, he joined BBC Television in 1989, becoming a producer with a primary focus in factual and ...
is named as the next
Director-General of the BBC
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The position was formerly appointed by the Board of Governors of the BBC (for the period of 1927 to 2007) and then t ...
beginning in autumn 2012.
*5 July –
The Shard
The Shard, also referred to as the Shard of Glass, Shard London Bridge, and formerly London Bridge Tower, is a 72-storey skyscraper, designed by the Italian architect Renzo Piano, in Southwark, London, that forms part of The Shard Quarter dev ...
, the tallest building in Europe and the tallest habitable free-standing structure in the UK at 309.6 metres (1,016 ft), is officially opened.
*6 July – Andy Murray makes it to the final of the
2012 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles
1 (one, unit, unity) is a number representing a single or the only entity. 1 is also a numerical digit and represents a single unit of counting or measurement. For example, a line segment of ''unit length'' is a line segment of length 1 ...
, becoming the first Briton to do so in 74 years. He is defeated at the final two days later by
Roger Federer
Roger Federer (; born 8 August 1981) is a Swiss former professional tennis player. He was ranked world No. 1 by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for 310 weeks, including a record 237 consecutive weeks, and finished as the year-e ...
.
*7 July – Britain's
Jonathan Marray
Jonathan Marray (born 10 March 1981) is a former British tennis player and a Wimbledon Men's Doubles champion. Marray is a former top 20 doubles player, reaching a career high of world no. 15 in January 2013, mainly due to more regular appearan ...
and Denmark's
Frederik Nielsen
Frederik Løchte Nielsen (born 27 August 1983) is a former professional tennis player. He was the top ranked player from Denmark in the ATP doubles world rankings. A former Wimbledon men's doubles champion, he peaked at no. 17 in the rankin ...
win Wimbledon's men's double final by three sets to two. Marray becomes the first Briton to win such a match since 1936.
*10 July – The
Trades Union Congress
The Trades Union Congress (TUC) is a national trade union centre, a federation of trade unions in England and Wales, representing the majority of trade unions. There are 48 affiliated unions, with a total of about 5.5 million members. Frances ...
Frances O'Grady
Frances Lorraine Maria O'Grady, Baroness O'Grady of Upper Holloway (born 9 November 1959) became the General Secretary of the British Trades Union Congress (TUC) in 2013, the first woman to hold the position. After O'Grady presented her resigna ...
will take up the role at the end of the year.
*17 July – The
Office for National Statistics
The Office for National Statistics (ONS; cy, Swyddfa Ystadegau Gwladol) is the executive office of the UK Statistics Authority, a non-ministerial department which reports directly to the UK Parliament.
Overview
The ONS is responsible for t ...
publishes its monthly inflation report. The consumer price inflation rate has unexpectedly fallen in June to 2.4%, its lowest level since November 2009. The retail price inflation figure shows a similar marked drop to 2.8%.
*18 July – The
Office for National Statistics
The Office for National Statistics (ONS; cy, Swyddfa Ystadegau Gwladol) is the executive office of the UK Statistics Authority, a non-ministerial department which reports directly to the UK Parliament.
Overview
The ONS is responsible for t ...
publishes figures which show that unemployment has fallen by 65,000 in the three months to May to 2,580,000 a rate of 8.1%. Average weekly pay, including bonuses, grew by 1.8% on the year. The claimant count rose by 6,100 in June to 1,600,000. With surprisingly good inflation and employment figures, the UK economy looks set to grow in the second half of 2012.
* 22 July –
Bradley Wiggins
Sir Bradley Marc Wiggins, CBE (born 28 April 1980) is a British former professional road and track racing cyclist, who competed professionally between 2001 and 2016. He began his cycling career on the track, but later made the transition to r ...
wins the
2012 Tour de France
The 2012 Tour de France was the 99th edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours. It started in the Belgian city of Liège on 30 June and finished on the Champs-Élysées in Paris on 22 July. The Tour consisted of 21 stages, i ...
bicycle race, the first British rider ever to do so.
* 27 July–12 August – London hosts the 2012 Summer Olympics, beginning with an opening ceremony, and making the UK capital the first city to host the Games for a third time. The
closing ceremony
An opening ceremony, grand opening, or ribbon-cutting ceremony marks the official opening of a newly-constructed location or the start of an event.
is on 12 August.
August
*3 August – Iftikhar and Farzana Ahmed are jailed for life after being convicted of the 2003 murder of their daughter Shafilea.
*4 August –
Team GB
Team GB is the brand name used since 1999 by the British Olympic Association (BOA) for their Great Britain at the Olympics, British Olympic team. The brand was developed after Great Britain at the 1996 Summer Olympics, the nation's poor perfor ...
wins six gold medals and a silver on Day Eight of the 2012 London Olympics, making it the greatest British success in one day at an Olympics since
1908
Events
January
* January 1 – The British ''Nimrod'' Expedition led by Ernest Shackleton sets sail from New Zealand on the ''Nimrod'' for Antarctica.
* January 3 – A total solar eclipse is visible in the Pacific Ocean, and is the 4 ...
Roger Federer
Roger Federer (; born 8 August 1981) is a Swiss former professional tennis player. He was ranked world No. 1 by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for 310 weeks, including a record 237 consecutive weeks, and finished as the year-e ...
The New York Times
''The New York Times'' (''the Times'', ''NYT'', or the Gray Lady) is a daily newspaper based in New York City with a worldwide readership reported in 2020 to comprise a declining 840,000 paid print subscribers, and a growing 6 million paid d ...
'', taking up his role in November.
*15 August –
Virgin Trains
Virgin Trains (legal name West Coast Trains Limited) was a train operating company in the United Kingdom owned by Virgin Rail Group, a joint venture between Virgin Group and Stagecoach, which operated the InterCity West Coast franchise from ...
founder Richard Branson says the operator will "almost definitely" back out of bidding for future rail licences after losing the InterCity West Coast franchise to
FirstGroup
FirstGroup plc is a British multi-national transport group, based in Aberdeen, Scotland.Moors Murder victim Keith Bennett, the only victim of Ian Brady and Myra Hindley whose remains have not been recovered. Her death comes as police investigate claims Brady wrote her a letter revealing the location of her son's body.
*20 August – Former
Polly Peck
Polly Peck International (PPI) was a small British textile company which expanded rapidly in the 1980s and became a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index before collapsing in 1991 with debts of £1.3bn, eventually leading to the flight of its CEO, ...
tycoon Asil Nadir is found guilty on three counts of stealing millions of pounds from his company by a jury at London's Old Bailey.
* 29 August – Opening ceremony of the 2012 Summer Paralympic Games, which end on 9 September.
September
*7 September –
Greater Gabbard wind farm
Greater Gabbard is a 504 MW wind farm, built on sandbanks off the coast of Suffolk in England at a cost of £1.5 billion. It was completed on 7 September 2012 with all of the Siemens SWT3.6–107 turbines connected. Developed as a ...
construction completed.
*9 September –
2012 Summer Paralympics closing ceremony
The closing ceremony of the 2012 Summer Paralympics, also known as ''The Festival of the Flame'', was held on 9 September at the Olympic Stadium in London. Kim Gavin (who also directed the closing ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics) served ...
US Open Tennis Championship
The US Open Tennis Championships is a hardcourt tennis tournament held annually in Queens, New York. Since 1987, the US Open has been chronologically the fourth and final Grand Slam tournament of the year. The other three, in chronological ord ...
, the first British man to win a
Grand Slam
Grand Slam most often refers to:
* Grand Slam (tennis), one player or pair winning all four major annual tournaments, or the tournaments themselves
Grand Slam or Grand slam may also refer to:
Games and sports
* Grand slam, winning category te ...
tournament since 1936.
*18 September – Two female police officers are killed in
Hattersley
Hattersley is an area of Tameside, Greater Manchester, England; it is located west of Glossop and east of Manchester city centre, at the eastern terminus of the M67. Historically part of Tintwistle Rural District in Cheshire until 1974, it i ...
,
Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county and combined authority area in North West England, with a population of 2.8 million; comprising ten metropolitan boroughs: Manchester, Salford, Bolton, Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport, Tam ...
, in a gun and grenade attack.
*20 September – Dale Cregan, 29, is charged with the murders of WPCs Fiona Bone and Nicola Hughes in Greater Manchester. He is also charged with two other murders which occurred in the Greater Manchester area last month, as well as three attempted murders between May and August of this year.
*30 September – It is reported that an ITV documentary to be shown on 3 October in the '' Exposure'' series will reveal accusations that DJ and BBC TV presenter Sir Jimmy Savile, who died the previous year, sexually abused underage girls.
October
*1 October – Automatic enrolment to workplace pension schemes commences.
*3 October – The decision to award the rail franchise for InterCity West Coast to
FirstGroup
FirstGroup plc is a British multi-national transport group, based in Aberdeen, Scotland.liquid nitrogen in drinks after an 18-year-old woman in Lancaster requires emergency surgery after consuming a cocktail containing the substance.
*11 October – Heavy rain in the United Kingdom causes flash flooding in the coastal village of
Clovelly
Clovelly () is a privately-owned harbour village in the Torridge district of Devon, England. The settlement and surrounding land belongs to John Rous who inherited it from his mother in 1983. He belongs to the Hamlyn family who have managed t ...
,
Devon
Devon ( , historically known as Devonshire , ) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in South West England. The most populous settlement in Devon is the city of Plymouth, followed by Devon's county town, the city of Exeter. Devo ...
, damaging homes and pulling up cobbles in the street.
*12 October – The UK's largest independent investigation into police wrongdoing will be conducted following damning reports into the 1989 Hillsborough disaster.
*14 October
**The Ministry of Defence says that five Royal Marines have been charged with murder over an incident involving the death of an insurgent in Afghanistan in 2011.
**The Ministry of Defence will hold an investigation after journalists from ''
The Sunday Times
''The Sunday Times'' is a British newspaper whose circulation makes it the largest in Britain's quality press market category. It was founded in 1821 as ''The New Observer''. It is published by Times Newspapers Ltd, a subsidiary of News UK, w ...
'' posed as lobbyists for a defence manufacturer and approached several senior retired officers to ask if they would help them secure contracts.
*15 October
**
British Prime Minister
The prime minister of the United Kingdom is the head of government of the United Kingdom. The prime minister advises the sovereign on the exercise of much of the royal prerogative, chairs the Cabinet and selects its ministers. As moder ...
Scottish First Minister
The first minister of Scotland ( sco, heid meinister o Scotland; gd, prìomh mhinistear na h-Alba ) is the head of the Scottish Government and keeper of the Great Seal of Scotland. The first minister chairs ...
Alex Salmond
Alexander Elliot Anderson Salmond (; born 31 December 1954) is a Scottish politician and economist who served as First Minister of Scotland from 2007 to 2014. A prominent figure on the Scottish nationalist movement, he has served as leader ...
referendum on Scottish independence
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.
**Lieutenant General Sir John Kiszely resigns as president of the
Royal British Legion
The Royal British Legion (RBL), formerly the British Legion, is a British charity providing financial, social and emotional support to members and veterans of the British Armed Forces, their families and dependants, as well as all others in ...
following claims of his involvement with defence contract lobbying.
** Essex Police begin an investigation after four children and their mother are killed in a suspicious house fire in Harlow. A fifth child dies in hospital on 18 October.
*16 October – The BBC appoints the heads of two separate inquiries into the substantial sexual abuse allegations against the late Jimmy Savile that have come to light. Former High Court judge Dame Janet Smith will review the culture and practices of the BBC during the time Savile worked there, while
Nick Pollard
George Nicholas Pollard (born 15 November 1950) is a British journalist and the former head of Sky News.
Early life and education
Pollard was born in Birkenhead and educated at Birkenhead School, an independent school in the town.
Career in jo ...
, a former Sky News executive will look at why a ''
Newsnight
''Newsnight'' (or ''BBC Newsnight'') is BBC Two's news and current affairs programme, providing in-depth investigation and analysis of the stories behind the day's headlines. The programme is broadcast on weekdays at 22:30. and is also availa ...
'' investigation into Savile's activities was dropped shortly before transmission.
*17 October
**The government launches
GOV.UK
gov.uk (styled on the site as GOV.UK) is a United Kingdom public sector information website, created by the Government Digital Service to provide a single point of access to HM Government services. The site launched as a beta on 31 January 2012, ...
, a single website for government, closing the
Directgov
Directgov was the British government's digital service for people in the United Kingdom, which from 2004 provided a single point of access to public sector information and services. The site's portal was replaced (along with the Business Link p ...
and
Business Link
Business Link was a government-funded business advice and guidance service established in England in 1992. It consisted of an online portal managed by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) and a national telephone helpline.
The service's network of ...
websites.
**
Lancashire Police
Lancashire Constabulary is the territorial police force responsible for policing the ceremonial county of Lancashire in North West England. The force's headquarters are at Hutton, near the city of Preston. , the force has 3,088 police offic ...
apologises after an officer used a
Taser
A taser is an electroshock weapon used to incapacitate people, allowing them to be approached and handled in an unresisting and thus safe manner. It is sold by Axon, formerly TASER International. It fires two small barbed darts intended t ...
on a blind man whose
white cane
A white cane is a device used by many people who are blind or visually impaired. A white cane primarily allows its user to scan their surroundings for obstacles or orientation marks, but is also helpful for onlookers in identifying the user as b ...
was mistaken for a
samurai sword
A is a Japanese sword characterized by a curved, single-edged blade with a circular or squared guard and long grip to accommodate two hands. Developed later than the ''tachi'', it was used by samurai in feudal Japan and worn with the edge fa ...
. The matter is also referred to the
Independent Police Complaints Commission
The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) was a non-departmental public body in England and Wales responsible for overseeing the system for handling complaints made against police forces in England and Wales.
On 8 January 2018, th ...
.
*19 October – Scotland Yard launches a "formal criminal investigation" into Jimmy Savile, after 200 potential sexual abuse victims come forward.
*20 October –
Frankel
Frankel is the surname of:
* Benjamin Frankel (1906–1973), British composer
* Bethenny Frankel (born 1970), American chef and reality television personality
* Charles Frankel (1917–1975), American philosopher, known for Charles Frankel Prize ...
retires as the world's highest-rated racehorse after his fourteenth race in an unbeaten career.
*22 October – Surgeons have carried out the first ever
robotic
Robotics is an interdisciplinary branch of computer science and engineering. Robotics involves design, construction, operation, and use of robots. The goal of robotics is to design machines that can help and assist humans. Robotics integrate ...
open-heart operations in Britain at the New Cross Hospital in Wolverhampton.
*23 October
**Leader of
Birmingham City Council
Birmingham City Council is the local government body responsible for the governance of the City of Birmingham in England, which has been a metropolitan district since 1974. It is the most populated local council area in the United Kingdom ...
Sir Albert Bore warns that cuts in government grants to the city could lead to "the end of local government as we have known it".
** James Bond film ''
Skyfall
''Skyfall'' is a 2012 spy film and the twenty-third in the ''James Bond'' series produced by Eon Productions. The film is the third to star Daniel Craig as fictional MI6 agent James Bond and features Javier Bardem as Raoul Silva, the vill ...
'' premières at the Royal Albert Hall in London.
*24 October – The last
analogue television
Analog television is the original television technology that uses analog signals to transmit video and audio. In an analog television broadcast, the brightness, colors and sound are represented by amplitude, phase and frequency of an analog s ...
broadcasts are made in the United Kingdom, in
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland ( ga, Tuaisceart Éireann ; sco, label= Ulster-Scots, Norlin Airlann) is a part of the United Kingdom, situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, that is variously described as a country, province or region. Nort ...
, as the country completes its transfer to digital television.
*30 October – Britain's first 4G mobile network is launched, offering high-speed mobile data services in eleven major cities.
November
*1 November – The
Comet
A comet is an icy, small Solar System body that, when passing close to the Sun, warms and begins to release gases, a process that is called outgassing. This produces a visible atmosphere or coma, and sometimes also a tail. These phenomena ...
retail chain goes into administration after private equity firm
OpCapita
OpCapita is a British private equity firm specialising in the retail, consumer and leisure industries. The firm invests in underperforming businesses that require operational support to improve profitability and create long-term, sustainable value ...
failed to revive the business.
*5 November – Prime Minister David Cameron orders a fresh investigation into allegations of sexual abuse involving a senior
Conservative
Conservatism is a cultural, social, and political philosophy that seeks to promote and to preserve traditional institutions, practices, and values. The central tenets of conservatism may vary in relation to the culture and civilization in ...
politician from the Thatcher era. The allegations concern sexual abuse at children's homes in Wales during the 1970s and 1980s.
*6 November –
Conservative
Conservatism is a cultural, social, and political philosophy that seeks to promote and to preserve traditional institutions, practices, and values. The central tenets of conservatism may vary in relation to the culture and civilization in ...
MP
Nadine Dorries
Nadine Vanessa Dorries (''née'' Bargery, 21 May 1957) is a British politician who served as Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport from 2021 to 2022 under Prime Minister Boris Johnson. A member of the Conservative Party, she ...
Philip Schofield
Phillip Bryan Schofield (born 1 April 1962) is an English television presenter who works for ITV (TV network), ITV. He is currently the co-presenter of ITV's ''This Morning (TV programme), This Morning'' (2002–present) and ''Dancing on Ice'' ...
hands David Cameron an internet-generated list of suspects in the
North Wales child abuse scandal
The North Wales child abuse scandal was the subject of a three-year, £13 million investigation into the physical and sexual abuse of children in care homes in the counties of Clwyd and Gwynedd, in North Wales, including the Bryn Estyn childre ...
involving a care home during a live interview and asks him to comment, resulting in ITV facing an investigation by the media regulator Ofcom.
*9 November – The BBC issues an apology after a key witness in a ''
Newsnight
''Newsnight'' (or ''BBC Newsnight'') is BBC Two's news and current affairs programme, providing in-depth investigation and analysis of the stories behind the day's headlines. The programme is broadcast on weekdays at 22:30. and is also availa ...
'' report aired on 2 November wrongly identified a senior politician as a paedophile.
*10 November –
George Entwistle
George Edward Entwistle (born 8 July 1962) was Director-General of the BBC during 2012, succeeding Mark Thompson. After a career in magazine journalism, he joined BBC Television in 1989, becoming a producer with a primary focus in factual and ...
steps down as BBC Director-General following the ''Newsnight'' child abuse broadcast controversy.
*11 November –
Tim Davie
Timothy Douglas Davie (born 25 April 1967 in Croydon, London) is the current and seventeenth Director-General of the BBC. He succeeded Tony Hall in the role on 1 September 2020. Davie was formerly the chief executive officer of BBC Studios. ...
, BBC head of audio and music becomes Acting Director-General following George Entwistle's resignation.
*13 November – Labour Party politician Margaret Moran, former Member of Parliament for Luton South, is found guilty of 15 counts of false accounting and six of using a false instrument over the claims. Her fraud totalled more than £53,000, the most of any politician convicted in the
United Kingdom parliamentary expenses scandal
The United Kingdom parliamentary expenses scandal was a major political scandal that emerged in 2009, concerning expenses claims made by members of the British Parliament in both the House of Commons and the House of Lords over the previous year ...
England and Wales
England and Wales () is one of the three legal jurisdictions of the United Kingdom. It covers the constituent countries England and Wales and was formed by the Laws in Wales Acts 1535 and 1542. The substantive law of the jurisdiction is Eng ...
are marked by voter apathy with a turnout of just 14.9%. The
Electoral Commission
An election commission is a body charged with overseeing the implementation of electioneering process of any country. The formal names of election commissions vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction, and may be styled an electoral commission, a c ...
says it will investigate the low turnout.
**
2012 Cardiff South and Penarth by-election
Following the resignation of the sitting MP Alun Michael on 22 October 2012, a by-election for the Cardiff South and Penarth Westminster constituency was held on 15 November 2012.
Stephen Doughty of the Labour Party won the election with 4 ...
: Labour holds the seat.
Stephen Doughty
Stephen John Doughty (born 15 April 1980) is a Welsh Labour and Co-operative Party politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Cardiff South and Penarth since 2012. He has been the Shadow Minister for Africa and a Shadow M ...
Conservatives
Conservatism is a cultural, social, and political philosophy that seeks to promote and to preserve traditional institutions, practices, and values. The central tenets of conservatism may vary in relation to the culture and civilization in ...
2012 Manchester Central by-election
The Manchester Central by-election was a by-election for the House of Commons constituency of Manchester Central held on Thursday 15 November 2012.
Lucy Powell of the Labour Party won with 69% of the vote (it has historically been a safe Labo ...
:
Labour
Labour or labor may refer to:
* Childbirth, the delivery of a baby
* Labour (human activity), or work
** Manual labour, physical work
** Wage labour, a socioeconomic relationship between a worker and an employer
** Organized labour and the labour ...
holds the seat.
Lucy Powell
Lucy Maria Powell (born 10 October 1974) is a British politician serving as Shadow Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport since 2021. A member of the Labour and Co-operative parties, she has been Member of Parliament (MP) for ...
is the new MP.
*19 November – Scientists report a significant decline in UK birdlife – from 210,000,000 nesting birds in 1966, down to 166,000,000 today.
*20 November – A
typewriter
A typewriter is a mechanical or electromechanical machine for typing characters. Typically, a typewriter has an array of keys, and each one causes a different single character to be produced on paper by striking an inked ribbon selectivel ...
which its makers say is the last to be built in the UK has been produced at a North Wales factory.
*22 November – The BBC appoints Tony Hall as its new Director-General. He is expected to start in the role in early March 2013.
*24 November – Education SecretaryMichael Gove and Rotherham Council are to launch separate investigations after three children were removed from their foster parents because the couple belong to the
UK Independence Party
The UK Independence Party (UKIP; ) is a Eurosceptic, right-wing populist political party in the United Kingdom. The party reached its greatest level of success in the mid-2010s, when it gained two members of Parliament and was the largest par ...
.
*29 November
**
Lord Leveson
Sir Brian Henry Leveson (; born 22 June 1949) is a retired English judge who served as the President of the Queen's Bench Division and Head of Criminal Justice.
Leveson chaired the Leveson Inquiry, public inquiry into the culture, practices a ...
British media
There are several different types of mass media in the United Kingdom: television, radio, newspapers, magazines and websites. The United Kingdom is known for its large music industry, along with its new and upcoming artists. The country also has a ...
. Prime Minister David Cameron says he backs the principles of the report's recommendations, but has "serious concerns and misgivings" about introducing any new legislation to underpin a regulatory body to oversee the media.
**
2012 Croydon North by-election
The Croydon North by-election was a by-election for the Parliament of the United Kingdom's House of Commons constituency of Croydon North in the London Borough of Croydon. The by-election was caused by the death of its Member of Parliament Malc ...
: Labour holds the seat. Steve Reed is the new MP.
**
2012 Middlesbrough by-election
The Middlesbrough by-election was a by-election for the Parliament of the United Kingdom's House of Commons constituency of Middlesbrough. The by-election was caused by the death of its Member of Parliament, Sir Stuart Bell. It was held on 29 N ...
: Labour holds the seat. Andy McDonald is the new MP. The
UK Independence Party
The UK Independence Party (UKIP; ) is a Eurosceptic, right-wing populist political party in the United Kingdom. The party reached its greatest level of success in the mid-2010s, when it gained two members of Parliament and was the largest par ...
achieve second place, beating the
Conservatives
Conservatism is a cultural, social, and political philosophy that seeks to promote and to preserve traditional institutions, practices, and values. The central tenets of conservatism may vary in relation to the culture and civilization in ...
2012 Rotherham by-election
The Rotherham by-election was a by-election for the Parliament of the United Kingdom's House of Commons constituency of Rotherham. The by-election was caused by the resignation of its Member of Parliament Denis MacShane after the House of Common ...
: Labour holds the seat.
Sarah Champion
Sarah Deborah Champion (born 10 July 1969) is a British Labour Party politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Rotherham since 2012.
Champion studied Psychology at Sheffield University. Before entering Parliament, she ran ...
is the new MP. The
UK Independence Party
The UK Independence Party (UKIP; ) is a Eurosceptic, right-wing populist political party in the United Kingdom. The party reached its greatest level of success in the mid-2010s, when it gained two members of Parliament and was the largest par ...
achieve second place, beating the
Conservatives
Conservatism is a cultural, social, and political philosophy that seeks to promote and to preserve traditional institutions, practices, and values. The central tenets of conservatism may vary in relation to the culture and civilization in ...
and Liberal Democrats.
*30 November – Victims of press intrusion launch an online campaign to urge
British Prime Minister
The prime minister of the United Kingdom is the head of government of the United Kingdom. The prime minister advises the sovereign on the exercise of much of the royal prerogative, chairs the Cabinet and selects its ministers. As moder ...
David Cameron to implement fully the recommendations of the
Leveson report
The Leveson Inquiry was a judicial public inquiry into the culture, practices and ethics of the British press following the News International phone hacking scandal, chaired by Lord Justice Leveson, who was appointed in July 2011. A series o ...
.
December
*3 December – St. James' Palace announces that the
Duchess of Cambridge
Duke of Cambridge, one of several current royal dukedoms in the United Kingdom , is a hereditary title of specific rank of nobility in the British royal family. The title (named after the city of Cambridge in England) is heritable by male de ...
is pregnant with her first child. She is hospitalised at the King Edward VII Hospital in London with acute morning sickness.
*6 December
**
Virgin Trains
Virgin Trains (legal name West Coast Trains Limited) was a train operating company in the United Kingdom owned by Virgin Rail Group, a joint venture between Virgin Group and Stagecoach, which operated the InterCity West Coast franchise from ...
is awarded a 23-month franchise to continue operating InterCity West Coast until 9 November 2014.
**The Duchess of Cambridge leaves hospital.
*9 December – University College
Falmouth, Cornwall
Falmouth ( ; kw, Aberfala) is a town, civil parish and port on the River Fal on the south coast of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It has a total resident population of 21,797 (2011 census).
Etymology
The name Falmouth is of English ...
, is granted full university status as
Falmouth University
Falmouth University ( kw, Pennskol Aberfal) is a specialist public university for the creative industries based in Falmouth and Penryn, Cornwall, England. Founded as Falmouth School of Art in 1902, it was later known as Falmouth College of Ar ...
, a creative arts institution.
*14 December – Former Labour PartyMPMargaret Moran is given a two-year supervision and treatment order after falsely claiming £53,000 in expenses. A judge had earlier ruled she was unfit to stand trial because of mental health issues.
Undated
*Despite beginning with drought in some areas, 2012 is the second-wettest year on record in the UK and the wettest ever in England.
*British new car sales reach a post-recession high of 2,040,000 with the Ford Fiesta being Britain's most popular car for the fourth year in a row. The success of Nissan'sBritish-builtQashqai crossover vehicle continues with more than 45,000 sales making it Britain's sixth-most popular new car.
Mercedes-Benz
Mercedes-Benz (), commonly referred to as Mercedes and sometimes as Benz, is a German luxury and commercial vehicle automotive brand established in 1926. Mercedes-Benz AG (a Mercedes-Benz Group subsidiary established in 2019) is headquartere ...
enjoys a surge in sales, with its C-Class range achieving over 37,000 sales as Britain's ninth-most popular new car.
Publications
*
Hilary Mantel
Dame Hilary Mary Mantel ( ; born Thompson; 6 July 1952 – 22 September 2022) was a British writer whose work includes historical fiction, personal memoirs and short stories. Her first published novel, '' Every Day Is Mother's Day'', was relea ...
's historical novel ''
Bring Up the Bodies
''Bring Up the Bodies'' is an historical novel by Hilary Mantel; sequel to the award-winning ''Wolf Hall;'' and part of a trilogy charting the rise and fall of Thomas Cromwell, the powerful minister in the court of King Henry VIII. It won the ...
Jamie Oliver
James Trevor Oliver MBE OSI (born 27 May 1975) is an English chef, restaurateur and cookbook author. He is known for his casual approach to cuisine, which has led him to front numerous television shows and open many restaurants.
Oliver reac ...
Peter
Peter may refer to:
People
* List of people named Peter, a list of people and fictional characters with the given name
* Peter (given name)
** Saint Peter (died 60s), apostle of Jesus, leader of the early Christian Church
* Peter (surname), a sur ...
and
Autumn Phillips
Autumn Patricia Phillips (née Kelly; born May 3, 1978) is the Canadian-born former wife of Peter Phillips, who is the son of Anne, Princess Royal and the eldest grandchild of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. After grad ...
Liverpool
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Birmingham City
Birmingham City Football Club is a professional association football, football club based in Birmingham, England. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, it was renamed Small Heath in 1888, Birmingham in 1905, and Birmingham City in 1943. Sin ...
),
non-Hodgkin lymphoma
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(born 1965)
** Bob Anderson, Olympic fencer, film fight director and choreographer ('' Star Wars'', ''
The Lord of the Rings
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'') (born 1921)
** Frank Horwill, athletics coach. (born 1927)
* 2 January
**
Ian Bargh
Ian Martin Bargh (8 January 1935 – 2 January 2012) was a Scottish born Canadian jazz pianist and composer.
Early life
Born in Prestwick, Scotland, Bargh established himself by the age of 17 as a classical pianist that played with jazz ensemb ...
, jazz pianist, lung cancer (born 1935)
**
David W. Barron
David William Barron FBCS (9 January 1935 – 2 January 2012) was a British academic in Physics and Computer Science who was described in the ''Times Higher Education'' magazine as one of the "founding fathers" of computer science.
Family
He m ...
, 76, computer scientist.
** Alan Rowlands, 82, pianist.
* 3 January
**
Jenny Tomasin
Jenny Tomasin (22 March 1938 – 3 January 2012) was an English actress best known for her roles in '' Upstairs, Downstairs'' and ''Emmerdale''.
Early life
Tomasin was born in Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire, in 1938 to working class parents. S ...
Bob Weston
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, 64, guitarist and songwriter ( Fleetwood Mac).
* 4 January
** Eve Arnold, American photojournalist (born 1912), died in
London
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**
Harry Fowler
Henry James Fowler, MBE (10 December 1926 – 4 January 2012) was an English character actor in film and television. Over a career lasting more than six decades, he made nearly 200 appearances on screen.
Personal life
Fowler was born in Lambe ...
, actor (born 1926)
**
Kerry McGregor
Kerry McGregor (30 October 1974 – 4 January 2012) was a Scottish singer-songwriter and actress from West Lothian. McGregor appeared on the third UK series of ''The X Factor'', where she was mentored by Sharon Osbourne. McGregor died on 4 ...
, singer (born 1974)
* 5 January – Idwal Fisher, 76, rugby player.
* 6 January
**
Louise Gibson Annand
Louise Gibson Annand-MacFarquhar (27 May 1915 – 6 January 2012) was a Scottish painter and film-maker. She was a major contributor to Scottish documentary and was an influential female film-maker in a field that was dominated mostly by mal ...
Bob Holness
Robert Wentworth John Holness (12 November 1928 – 6 January 2012) was a British-South African radio and television presenter and occasional actor. He presented the British version of '' Blockbusters''.
Early life
Holness was born in Vryheid, ...
, South African-born radio and television presenter ('' Blockbusters'') and actor (born 1928)
** Eleftherios Katsaitis, 82, Greek-born
Orthodox
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* Orthodoxy, adherence to accepted norms, more specifically adherence to creeds, especially within Christianity and Judaism, but also less commonly in non-Abrahamic religions like Neo-pa ...
Tony Blankley
Anthony David Blankley (January 21, 1948 – January 7, 2012) was an American political analyst who gained fame as the press secretary for Newt Gingrich, the first Republican Speaker of the House in forty years, and as a regular panelist on ''T ...
, 63, commentator, newspaper editor and child actor.
** Charlie Pawsey, 88, rugby league player.
* 8 January
** T. J. Hamblin, 68, haematologist.
**
John Madin
John Hardcastle Dalton Madin (23 March 1924 – 8 January 2012) was an English architect. His company, known as John H D Madin & Partners from 1962 and the John Madin Design Group from 1968, was active in Birmingham for over 30 years.
Bio ...
Belfast
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* 10 January
**
Lila Kaye
Lila Kaye (7 November 1929 – 10 January 2012) was an English actress. She spent a number of years working in the United States, on Broadway and in television, before returning to England.
Born in Middlesbrough, North Riding of Yorkshire, sh ...
Bishop of St David's
The Bishop of St Davids is the ordinary of the Church in Wales Diocese of St Davids.
The succession of bishops stretches back to Saint David who in the 6th century established his seat in what is today the city of St Davids in Pembrokeshire, ...
Reginald Hill
Reginald Charles Hill FRSL (3 April 193612 January 2012) was an English crime writer and the winner in 1995 of the Crime Writers' Association Cartier Diamond Dagger for Lifetime Achievement.
Biography
Hill was born to a "very ordinary" family ...
HM Revenue and Customs
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(2008–2011).
* 15 January – Sir Robert Freer, 88, military officer.
* 16 January – Dave Lee, 64, comedian.
* 18 January
**
Tom Cowie
Sir Thomas Cowie (9 September 1922 – 18 January 2012) was an English businessman who was the honorary Life President of the Arriva Group, formerly known as Cowie Group plc.
Career
Cowie Group
Cowie's father, Thomas Stephenson Knowles Cowie ...
, entrepreneur (born 1922)
**
Ray Finch
Raymond Finch (born 2 June 1963) is a British politician who served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for South East England between 2014 and 2019.
The fourth named candidate on the UK Independence Party (UKIP) list for the South Ea ...
, 97, studio potter.
* 19 January
** Peter de Francia, 90, artist.
**
Patrick Geoffrey O'Neill
P. G. O'Neill (1924 – 19 January 2012) was a British academic and writer on Japanese language and Noh drama.
O'Neill was, with Ronald P. Dore, Sir Peter Parker and John R. McEwan, one of the "Dulwich boys", 30 sixth-formers who commenced stud ...
, 87, academic.
* 20 January
** Stella Cunliffe, 95, statistician.
** Lucy Faulkner, 87, Northern Irish journalist.
** Marion Mathie, 86, actress.
** Michael Welsh, 85, politician, Member of Parliament (1979–1992).
**
Walter Whitehurst
Walter Whitehurst (7 June 1934 – 20 January 2012) was an English footballer. His regular position was at wing half. He was born in Manchester
Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2 ...
Marge Carey
Margery Carey, Order of the British Empire, MBE (14 October 1938 – 23 January 2012) was a British trade unionist and served as President (corporate title), President of the Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers (USDAW) from 1997 to 2006 ...
, 73, union leader, President of
USDAW
The Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers (Usdaw) is a trade union in the United Kingdom, consisting of around 360,000 members. Usdaw members work in a variety of occupations and industries including: shopworkers, factory and warehouse wo ...
(1997–2006).
**
Slacker
A slacker is someone who habitually avoids work or lacks work ethic.
Origin
According to different sources, the term ''slacker'' dates back to about 1790 or 1898. "Slacker" gained some recognition during the British Gezira Scheme in the early ...
, electronic music producer.
* 24 January
** Antony Barrington Brown, 84, designer, photographer and explorer.
**
Moira Milton
Moira Christine Milton (née Paterson) (18 December 1923 – 24 January 2012) was a Scottish amateur golfer. She won the British Ladies Amateur in 1952, and was a member of the winning Great Britain and Ireland 1952 Curtis Cup team.
Early life ...
, 88, golfer.
**
Althea Wynne
Althea Kathleen Wynne (6 October 1936 – 24 January 2012), also known by her married names of Dresman and Barrington Brown, was an English sculptor and art teacher, and a Fellow of the Royal British Society of Sculptors. She specialized in ...
Alex Eadie
Alexander Eadie (23 June 192026 January 2012), known as Alex Eadie, was a Scottish Labour politician.
Early life
Born in Buckhaven, Fife, he was the son of a coal miner, who was later killed in a pit accident. Educated at Buckhaven Senior Seco ...
, politician (born 1921)
**
Colin Tarrant
Colin Tarrant (14 June 1952 – 26 January 2012) was an English actor best known for playing Inspector Andrew Monroe in ITV's ''The Bill'' between 1990 and 2002.
Early life and career
Tarrant was born in 1952 in Shirebrook, Derbyshire, and st ...
, actor (born 1952)
* 27 January –
Ted Dicks
Edward Dicks (5 May 1928 – 27 January 2012) was an English composer. He is best known for composing the music for the novelty songs " Right Said Fred" and " The Hole in the Ground". They were both Top 10 hits in the UK Singles Chart in 1962, r ...
, 83, composer.
* 28 January – Patrick Shovelton, 92, civil servant and obituarist.
* 29 January – J. O. Urmson, 96, philosopher.
* 30 January – Frederick Treves, actor (born 1925)
* 31 January –
** Ayelet Galena, 2, (born 2009)
** Mikel Japp, 49, musician and songwriter.
** Sid Ottewell, English footballer (born 1919)
February
* 1 February – Joe Ekins, 88, soldier.
* 2 February – David Edelsten, 78, writer and army officer.
* 3 February –
Samuel Youd
Sam Youd (16 April 1922 – 3 February 2012), was a British writer, best known for science fiction written under the name of John Christopher, including the novels '' The Death of Grass'', ''The Possessors'', and the young-adult novel seri ...
, author (born 1922)
* 4 February
**
Nigel Doughty
Nigel Edward Doughty (10 June 1957 – 4 February 2012) was a British investor and football club owner, who was co-chairman and co-founder of Doughty Hanson & Co, a European private equity firm based in London.
Doughty was born in Newark, Notti ...
, businessman and football team owner (born 1957)
**
Florence Green
Florence Beatrice Green (''née'' Patterson; 19 February 1901 – 4 February 2012) was an English woman who at the time of her death was thought to have been the last surviving veteran of the First World War from any country. She was a member of ...
, supercentenarian and last-surviving World War I service veteran (born 1901)
** Sir Alan Reay, 86, army officer.
* 5 February –
Ray Honeyford
Raymond Honeyford (24 February 1934, in Manchester – 5 February 2012) was a British head teacher, writer, and critic of the failures of multiculturalism.
In the early 1980s, when he was headmaster of Drummond Middle School in Bradford, Yorkshi ...
, 77, headmaster and writer (born 1934)
* 6 February – Jim King, 69, musician (
Family
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Ann Dummett
Ann, Lady Dummett (born Agnes Margaret Ann Chesney; 4 September 1930 – 7 February 2012) was an English activist, campaigner for racial justice and published author.
Early life and career
Born at St George Hanover Square, London, the daughte ...
, 81, British activist.
* 8 February
**
John Fairfax
John Fairfax (24 October 1804 – 16 June 1877) was an English-born journalist, company director, politician, librarian and newspaper owner, known for the incorporation of the major newspapers of modern-day Australia.
Early life
Fairfax was bo ...
, 74, ocean rower and adventurer.
** Allan Segal, documentary filmmaker (born 1941)
* 9 February
**
Josh Gifford
Josh Gifford (3 August 1941 – 9 February 2012) was a jockey and trainer in National Hunt racing. He was a four-time Champion Jockey, riding 642 winners in his career. He retired from training in 2002, aged 60, and his son Nick Gifford too ...
, racehorse jockey and trainer (born 1941)
**
John Hick
John Harwood Hick (20 January 1922 – 9 February 2012) was a philosopher of religion and theologian born in England who taught in the United States for the larger part of his career. In philosophical theology, he made contributions in the area ...
, philosopher and theologian (born 1922)
** Barbara Marianowska, British-born Polish politician (born 1947)
**
Joe Moretti
Joseph Edward Moretti (10 May 1938 – 9 February 2012) was a Scottish guitarist renowned for his work on seminal UK rock and roll records such as Vince Taylor's "Brand New Cadillac" and Johnny Kidd & the Pirates' "Shakin' All Over". He lived i ...
, 73, guitarist.
* 10 February
**
R. T. France
Richard Thomas France (1938–2012), known as R. T. France or Dick France, was a New Testament scholar and Anglican cleric. He was Principal of Wycliffe Hall, Oxford, from 1989 to 1995. He also worked for the London School of Theology.
...
, 73, New Testament scholar.
** Ronald Fraser, 81, historian.
**
Brian Jones
Lewis Brian Hopkin Jones (28 February 1942 – 3 July 1969) was an English multi-instrumentalist and singer best known as the founder, rhythm/lead guitarist, and original leader of the Rolling Stones. Initially a guitarist, he went on to prov ...
, 67, intelligence analyst.
**James Riordan (writer-sportsman), James Riordan, 75, novelist and academic.
* 11 February – Jeffrey Perry (British actor), Jeffrey Perry, 63, stage and screen actor.
* 12 February
** Malcolm Devitt, English footballer (born 1937)
** Adrian Foley, 8th Baron Foley, musician and aristocrat (born 1923)
** David Alan Walker, 83, scientist.
* 13 February
**David Griffiths (Archdeacon of Berkshire), David Griffiths, 84, Anglican clergyman, Archdeacon of Berkshire (1987–1992).
**Jim O'Brien (director), Jim O'Brien, 64, film and television director.
* 14 February – Tom McAnearney, 79, footballer.
* 15 February
**Alan Cottrell, Sir Alan Cottrell, 92, metallurgist
**Cyril Domb, 91, physicist.
**Clive Shakespeare, 62, British-born Australian guitarist (Sherbet (band), Sherbet) and record producer.
**James Whitaker (journalist), James Whitaker, journalist, specialising in the British royal family and former Royal editor of the ''Daily Mirror'' (born 1940)
* 17 February – Robert Carr, politician (born 1916)
* 18 February
**M. R. D. Foot, 92, military historian.
**Ken Goodwin (comedian), Ken Goodwin, 78, comedian (The Comedians (1971 TV series), ''The Comedians'')
**Peter Halliday, 87, actor.
**Miles Jackson-Lipkin, 87, barrister.
* 19 February – Robin Corbett, Baron Corbett of Castle Vale, 78, politician, MP for Hemel Hempstead (UK Parliament constituency), Hemel Hempstead (1974–1979) and Birmingham Erdington (UK Parliament constituency), Birmingham Erdington (1983–2001).
* 20 February – Michael Siegal, 61, developmental psychologist.
* 21 February
** Emlyn Hooson, Baron Hooson, 86, politician, MP for Montgomeryshire (UK Parliament constituency), Montgomeryshire (1962–1979). (born 1925)
** Colin Ireland, serial killer (born 1954)
** Leonard Rosoman, 98, artist.
** John Charles Winter, 88, church organist.
* 22 February
**Frank Carson, comedian (born 1926)
**Ian Robertson (admiral), Ian Robertson, 89, admiral.
* 24 February – Oliver Wrong, 87, medical academic.
* 26 February – Richard Carpenter (screenwriter), Richard Carpenter, screenwriter, author and actor (born 1933)
* 28 February – Peter King (footballer born 1964), Peter King, 47, footballer.
* 29 February
** Dennis Chinnery, 84, actor (''Doctor Who'').
** Davy Jones (actor), Davy Jones, singer-songwriter and actor (born 1945)
** Violet Wood, 112, supercentenarian, oldest person in the UK.
March
* 1 March – Peter Graeme, 90, oboist.
* 2 March
** Gerry Bridgwood, 67, footballer (Stoke City F.C., Stoke City).
** Norman St John-Stevas, Baron St John of Fawsley, Norman St John-Stevas, politician, author and barrister (born 1929)
* 3 March
**Viv Bingham, 79, political activist.
**Dave Charnley, lightweight boxer (born 1935)
* 4 March – Paul McBride, lawyer (born 1964)
* 5 March
** Philip Madoc, actor (born 1934)
** Robert B. Sherman, American songwriter (born 1925), died in
London
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* 6 March – Gemma McCluskie, actress (born 1983)
* 7 March – Raymond Lygo, Sir Raymond Lygo, 87, admiral and businessman.
* 8 March
** Ursula Dronke, 91, medievalist.
** Mick Walker (motorcycling), Mick Walker, 69, motorcycling writer
* 9 March
** Brian Bromley, 65, footballer (Bolton Wanderers F.C., Bolton Wanderers, Portsmouth F.C., Portsmouth).
** Bill Wedderburn, Baron Wedderburn of Charlton, academic and politician (born 1927)
* 10 March
** R. I. Page, 87, historian and runologist.
** John G. Taylor, 80, physicist.
** Jack Watson (cricketer), Jack Watson, 90, cricketer, football coach and scout.
* 11 March
** Faith Brook, actress (born 1922)
** Philip Jenkinson, 76, television presenter.
* 13 March – Michael P. Barnett, 82, theoretical chemist and computer scientist.
* 14 March – Ray Barlow, English footballer (born 1926)
* 15 March – Nigel Napier, 14th Lord Napier, 81, soldier and courtier.
* 16 March – Mervyn Davies, Welsh rugby union player (born 1946)
* 18 March
** Alan Pegler, 91, railway preservationist.
** Eric Watson (photographer), Eric Watson, photographer (born 1955)
* 21 March
** Christine Brooke-Rose, writer and literary critic (born 1923)
** Robert Fuest, film director and screenwriter (born 1927)
** Derick Thomson, 90, poet.
* 22 March
** Ted Cutting, 85, automotive engineer, designed Aston Martin DBR1.
** Matthew White Ridley, 4th Viscount Ridley, 86, nobleman.
** Edward Sismore, 90, Royal Air Force, RAF officer.
**Neil L Whitehead, 56, anthropologist.
* 24 March
** Henry Maitland Clark, 82, colonial administrator and politician, MP for Antrim North (UK Parliament constituency), Antrim, North (1959–1970).
** Jocky Wilson, darts player (born 1950)
* 25 March
** John Crosfield, 96, businessman.
** Edd Gould, animator, owner of Eddsworld (born 1988)
** Tom Lodge, 75, British radio DJ, cancer.
** Tony Newton, Baron Newton of Braintree, former Conservative MP and cabinet member (born 1937)
** Bill Weston, 70, stunt performer (''Saving Private Ryan'', ''Raiders of the Lost Ark'', ''Titanic (1997 film), Titanic'').
* 26 March – Stella Tanner, 87, actress.
* 28 March
** John Arden, playwright (born 1930)
** Brian Phillips (footballer), Brian Phillips, 80, footballer (Mansfield Town).
* 29 March
** Jonathan Bowden, politician (born 1962)
** William Brett, Baron Brett, 70, trade unionist and politician.
**David Walter (British journalist and politician), David Walter, journalist.
* 30 March
** Barry Kitchener, 64, footballer (Millwall F.C., Millwall).
** Addie Morrow, 83, Northern Irish politician.
** Emrys Roberts (poet), Emrys Roberts, 82, poet and author,
April
* 1 April – Stan Yapp, politician (born 1933)
* 5 April
** David Axon astrophysicist (born 1951)
** Jim Marshall (businessman), Jim Marshall, businessman and amplifier (born 1923)
* 6 April – Larry Canning, footballer (Aston Villa) and broadcaster, vascular dementia (born 1925)
* 7 April
** Alexander Leslie-Melville, 14th Earl of Leven, peer and soldier, Lord Lieutenant of Nairn (1969–1999) (born 1924)
** Miss Read, writer (born 1913)
* 8 April – Gordon Bagier, politician (born 1924)
* 9 April – Malcolm Thomas (rugby union player), Malcolm Thomas, rugby union playe (born 1929)
* 10 April – John Anderson (inventor), John Anderson, 69, Northern Irish bioengineer.
* 12 April – Elizabeth Ferris (diver), Elizabeth Ferris, 71, Olympic bronze medal-winning (1960 Summer Olympics, 1960) diver.
* 14 April
** Eddie May, footballer and manager (born 1943)
** Synchronised (horse), Synchronised, Irish racehorse (born 2003), died at the Grand National
* 16 April
** Barry Askew, newspaper editor (born 1936)
** Alan Hacker, clarinetist (born 1938)
** Ray Davey, Northern Irish Presbyterian minister (born 1915)
** Graham Simpson (musician), Graham Simpson, 68, British musician (Roxy Music).
* 17 April – Leila Berg, children's author (born 1917)
* 18 April – Arthur Bottom, footballer (York City F.C., York City)
* 19 April – Leopold David de Rothschild, financier (born 1927)
* 20 April
** Jack Ashley, Baron Ashley of Stoke, Jack Ashley, politician (born 1922)
** Alfie Biggs, footballer (born 1936)
** Bert Weedon, guitarist and composer (born 1920)
* 21 April
**Brian Heward, 76, footballer.
**Charles Higham (biographer), Charles Higham, 81, English-born American biographer.
* 23 April – Michael Brinton, businessman, Lord Lieutenant of Worcestershire (since 2001), cancer (born 1942)
* 24 April
** Shireen Ritchie, Baroness Ritchie of Brompton, councillor and peeress (born 1945)
** Ambrose Weekes, Anglican priest (born 1919)
* 25 April
** Brandon Gough, businessman (born 1937)
** Stephen Maxwell, politician (born 1942)
** Ian Oswald, sleep researcher (born 1929)
* 26 April – Terence Spinks, gold medal-winning Olympic boxer (born 1938)
* 28 April
** John Birch (musician), John Birch, musician (born 1929)
** Patricia Medina, actress (born 1919)
** Dudley Peake, 77, footballer.
** Tom Spence, footballer, suspected heart failure (born 1962)
** Geoffrey Tyler, educationalist (born 1920)
* 30 April
** Cliff Ashby, poet and novelist (born 1919)
** William Burley Lockwood, British linguist (born 1917)
May
* 1 May – Eric James (clergyman), Eric James, Anglican clergyman and broadcaster (born 1925)
* 2 May
** Peter Connolly, historian (born 1935)
** Charlotte Mitchell, actress (born 1926)
** Digby Wolfe, actor and screenwriter (''Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In''), cancer (born 1929)
* 4 May
** Angelica Garnett, writer and painter (born 1918)
** Edward Short, Baron Glenamara, politician, Deputy Leader of the Labour Party (UK), Deputy Leader of the Labour Party (1972–1976), MP for Newcastle upon Tyne Central (UK Parliament constituency), Newcastle upon Tyne Central (1951–1976) (born 1912)
* 6 May – John Slack (cricketer), John Slack, cricketer and judge (born 1930)
* 7 May – Sammy Barr, 80, trade union leader.
* 8 May
** Frank Parr (musician), Frank Parr, cricketer and jazz musician (born 1928)
** George Stephen Ritchie, Royal Navy admiral (born 1914)
* 9 May – Vidal Sassoon, hairdresser (born 1928)
* 10 May – Peter David (journalist), Peter David, journalist (''The Economist'') (born 1951)
* 11 May
**Michael Kerry, Sir Michael Kerry, civil servant (born 1923)
**Martin Stovold, 56, cricket player (Gloucestershire County Cricket Club, Gloucestershire).
* 13 May
** Les Leston, British racing driver (born 1920)
** Jean McFarlane, Baroness McFarlane of Llandaff, nurse and peer (born 1926)
** Lee Richardson (speedway rider), Lee Richardson, speedway rider, in-race crash (born 1979)
** Jack Simcock, 82, artist.
* 14 May – Derek Hammond-Stroud, opera singer (born 1926)
* 15 May
** Roy Shaw (arts administrator), Sir Roy Shaw, arts administrator (born 1918)
** Frederick E. Smith, author (''633 Squadron''), heart attack (born 1919)
** George Wyllie, sculptor (born 1921)
* 16 May – Anne Warner (scientist), Anne Warner, biologist, cerebral haemorrhage (born 1940)
* 17 May – Big Brother (British series 10)#Housemates, Sophia Brown, reality show contestant (''Big Brother 10 (UK), Big Brother 10'') (30 years old)
* 18 May
** Peter Jones (drummer), Peter Jones, drummer (Crowded House), brain cancer (born 1963)
** Alan Oakley (designer), Alan Oakley, designer of Raleigh Chopper bicycle, cancer (born 1927)
* 20 May
** Robin Gibb, singer-songwriter (born 1949)
** John George (officer of arms), John George, officer of arms (81 years old)
** David Littman (historian), David Littman, historian and human rights activist (born 1933)
* 22 May
** Janet Lees Price, actress (born 1943)
** Derek Wanless, Sir Derek Wanless, banker and public policy adviser, pancreatic cancer (born 1947)
* 25 May – Doug Walton (rugby league), Doug Walton, rugby league player.
* 26 May – Stephen Healey, Army officer and footballer (Swansea City A.F.C., Swansea City), improvised explosive device (born 1982)
* 28 May
** Hugh Dawnay, soldier and polo player (born 1932)
** Bob Edwards (UK journalist), Bob Edwards, journalist (born 1925)
* 29 May –
**Cassandra Jardine, 57, journalist.
**Ivor Porter, diplomat (born 1913)
* 30 May – Andrew Huxley, Sir Andrew Huxley, physiologist, biophysicist, and Nobel laureate (Physiology or Medicine, 1963) (born 1917)
June
* 2 June – Richard Dawson, Anglo-American comedian and game show host (born 1932)
* 3 June
** Andy Hamilton (jazz saxophonist), Andy Hamilton, Jamaican-born jazz saxophonist and composer (born 1918)
** John Lang (priest), John Lang, British Anglican priest and broadcaster, Dean of Lichfield (1980–1993) (born 1927)
** Roy Salvadori, racing driver (born 1922)
* 4 June
** Bobby Black (Scottish footballer), Bobby Black, Scottish football player (born c.1927)
** Barney Gibbens, British businessman (born 1935)
** Philip Snow, British cricketer and administrator (born 1915)
* 5 June
** Steve Buttle, English football player and coach (born 1953)
** Caroline John, actress (born 1940)
** Chris Thompson (footballer born 1960), Chris Thompson, English footballer (born 1960)
** Barry Unsworth, novelist (born 1930)
* 7 June
**David Gibson (cricketer), David Gibson, English cricketer (born 1936)
**Peter Gray (chemist), Peter Gray, 85, chemist.
* 9 June
** Don Durbridge, broadcaster (born 1939)
** John Maples, Baron Maples, politician (born 1943)
* 10 June – Gordon West, English football player ( Everton) (born 1943)
* 11 June – A.M. Parkin, 68, English artist.
* 13 June – James Ashworth, 23, English soldier, awarded Victoria Cross.
* 14 June
** Gitta Sereny, Hungarian historian, died in Cambridge (born 1921)
** Peter Archer, Baron Archer of Sandwell, politician (born 1926)
* 15 June – Angus Wright (producer), Angus Wright, 78, television producer
* 16 June – Scott Johnson (drum technician), Scott Johnson, drum technician (Radiohead, Keane (band), Keane) (33 years old)
* 17 June
** George Leech (actor), George Leech, stuntman and actor (James Bond in film, James Bond films) (90 years old)
** Bernard Prior, 78, rugby league player.
* 18 June
** Brian Hibbard, actor and singer (born 1946)
** Tom Maynard, cricketer (born 1989)
** Victor Spinetti, actor (born 1929)
* 19 June
** Anthony Bate, actor (born 1927)
** Gerry Bron, record producer and band manager (born 1933)
** Michael Palliser, diplomat (born 1922)
* 20 June
** Alexander Vane-Tempest-Stewart, 9th Marquess of Londonderry, nobleman (born 1937)
** Michael Westmacott, mountaineer (born 1925)
* 21 June
** William Stewart, Lord Allanbridge, Scottish judge and politician (born 1925)
** Abid Hussain, Indian civil servant and diplomat (born 1926), died in
London
London is the capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary dow ...
** Teddy Scott, Scottish footballer (born 1929)
** Drew Turnbull, British rugby player (born c.1930)
* 22 June
**Mary Fedden, artist and painter (born 1915)
**Jackie Neilson, Scottish footballer (St Mirren F.C., St Mirren) (born 1929)
**Margaret Wright (British politician), Margaret Wright, 72, British politician, Principal Speaker, Principal Speaker of the Green Party (1999–2003).
* 23 June
** James Durbin, British statistician and econometrician (born 1923)
** Ken Hargreaves, British politician, MP for Hyndburn (UK Parliament constituency), Hyndburn (1983–1992) (born 1939)
** Alan McDonald (Northern Ireland footballer), Alan McDonald, Northern Irish footballer (born 1963)
* 24 June – James Grout, English actor (''Inspector Morse (TV series), Inspector Morse'') (born 1927)
* 25 June
** Norman Felton, British-born American television producer (''The Man from U.N.C.L.E.'') (born 1913)
** Campbell Gillies, Scottish jockey (born 1990)
* 27 June – Stan Cox, British Olympic athlete (1948 Summer Olympics, 1948, 1952 Summer Olympics, 1952) (born 1918)
* 28 June
** Ron Lynch (cricketer), Ron Lynch, English cricketer (born 1923)
** Devaanshi Mehta, started the Asian Donor Campaign (ADC) (born 1996 in the United Kingdom, 1996)
* 30 June – Michael Abney-Hastings, 14th Earl of Loudoun, British Australian peer (born 1942)
July
* 1 July – Dennis Eagan, 85, hockey player and soldier.
* 3 July – Leo Kersley, 92, dancer and teacher.
* 4 July
**Paul Birch (writer), Paul Birch, 56, scientist and author.
**Eric Sykes, actor and writer (born 1923)
* 5 July – Colin Marshall, Baron Marshall of Knightsbridge, businessman and life peer (born 1933)
* 7 July
**Jimmy Tansey, footballer (born 1929)
**Alf Pearson, variety performer, mostly with his brother Bob (as part of Bob and Alf Pearson) (born 1910)
* 8 July
**Chris Barber (philanthropist), Chris Barber, 91, businessman, chairman of Oxfam (1983–1989).
**Henry Chilver, Baron Chilver, 86, engineer and politician.
* 9 July – Brian Thomas (rugby player), Brian Thomas, 72, rugby union player and manager (Neath RFC).
* 10 July – Lol Coxhill, 79, jazz saxophonist.
* 11 July
**Carron Greig, Sir Carron Greig, 87, business executive.
**Joe McBride (footballer born 1938), Joe McBride, 74, football player (Celtic F.C., Celtic).
**Bobby Nicol, 76, football player (Hibernian F.C., Hibernian).
**Harold Shukman, 81, historian.
* 12 July
**Eddy Brown, 86, footballer (
Birmingham City
Birmingham City Football Club is a professional association football, football club based in Birmingham, England. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, it was renamed Small Heath in 1888, Birmingham in 1905, and Birmingham City in 1943. Sin ...
).
**Roger Payne (mountaineer), Roger Payne, 55, mountaineer.
* 13 July – Christopher Booth, 88, clinician and medical historian.<
* 14 July
**John Arbuthnott, 16th Viscount of Arbuthnott, 87, peer.
**Philip Crosland, 93, journalist.
**David House, Sir David House, 89, Army general and Black Rod (1978–1985).
**Roy Shaw, 76, businessman and boxer.
* 15 July – David Fraser (British Army officer), Sir David Fraser, 91, Army general.
* 16 July
**Martin Kenzie, 56, cinematographer
**Jon Lord, musician (born 1941)
**David Williams (Royal Navy officer), Sir David Williams, 91, admiral, Governor of Gibraltar (1982–1985).
* 17 July
**Richard Evatt, 38, boxer.
**Marsha Singh, 57, politician, MP for Bradford West (UK Parliament constituency), Bradford West (1997–2012).
* 18 July – Jack Matthews (rugby player), Jack Matthews, 92, rugby union player and doctor.
* 19 July
**Brian Dobson (archaeologist), Brian Dobson, 80, archaeologist.
**E. V. Thompson, 81, author.
* 20 July
**Alastair Burnet, Sir Alastair Burnet, 84, journalist and broadcaster.
**John Davidson, 2nd Viscount Davidson, 83, peer and politician.
**John Monteith, 81, academic.
**Simon Ward, 70, actor.
* 21 July
**Alexander Cockburn, 71, political journalist and writer.
**Geoffrey Hattersley-Smith, 89, glaciologist.
**Angharad Rees, actress (born 1944)
**Don Wilson (cricketer), Don Wilson, 74, cricketer.
* 22 July – Eric Bell (footballer, born 1929), Eric Bell, 82, footballer (Bolton Wanderers F.C., Bolton Wanderers).
* 23 July
**Graham Jackson (British conductor), Graham Jackson, 45, conductor and music director.
**Ernie Machin, 68, footballer (Coventry City F.C., Coventry City, Plymouth Argyle F.C., Plymouth Argyle).
* 24 July – Kenneth Crook, Sir Kenneth Crook, 91, diplomat, Ambassador to Afghanistan (1976–1979).
* 25 July
**David Barby, 69, antiques expert (''Bargain Hunt'').
**Barry Langford, 86, television director and producer.
* 26 July – Mary Tamm, Doctor Who actress (born 1950)
* 27 July – Geoffrey Hughes (actor), Geoffrey Hughes, actor (born 1944)
* 28 July
**Phyllis Deane, 93, economic historian.
** Peter Evans-Freke, 11th Baron Carbery, 92, Anglo-Irish peer.
**James Marriott (author), James Marriott, 39, film critic and author.
**Ruth Mott, 95, television cook.
**David Thomas (cricketer born 1959), David Thomas, 53, cricketer.
* 29 July – James Mellaart, 87, archaeologist.
* 30 July – Les Green, 70, footballer (Derby County) and manager (Tamworth F.C., Tamworth).
* 31 July – Mollie Hunter, 90, writer.
August
* 1 August – Barry Trapnell, 88, cricketer and headmaster.
* 2 August
**Gabriel Horn, 85, biologist.
**John Keegan, Sir John Keegan, 78, military historian and journalist.
**William Smith, 4th Viscount Hambleden, 82, peer,
* 3 August – John Berry (speedway promoter), John Berry, 67, speedway promoter.
* 4 August
**Brian Crozier, 94, author and journalist.
**Jimmy Thomson (footballer, born 1937), Jimmy Thomson, 75, footballer (Dunfermline Athletic F.C., Dunfermline Athletic).
* 6 August – Bernard Lovell, Sir Bernard Lovell, physicist and radio astronomer (born 1913)
* 8 August – Ruth Etchells, 81, poet and college principal.
* 11 August
**Simone Prendergast, Dame Simone Prendergast, 82, public servant and philanthropist.
**Stuart Randall, Baron Randall of St Budeaux, 74, politician, MP for Kingston upon Hull West (UK Parliament constituency), Kingston upon Hull West (1983–1997).
**Sid Waddell, 72, darts commentator and author.
* 12 August
**Eileen Beasley, 91, teacher and Welsh language campaigner.
**Alex Falconer, 72, politician, Member of the European Parliament, MEP for Mid Scotland and Fife (European Parliament constituency), Mid Scotland and Fife (1984–1999).
**Alf Morris, Alf Morris, Baron Morris, 84, politician and disability rights campaigner, MP for Manchester Wythenshawe (UK Parliament constituency), Manchester Wythenshawe (1964–1997).
**Jackie Watters, 92, footballer (Celtic F.C., Celtic).
* 14 August – Brian Green (footballer), Brian Green, 77, football coach and player.
* 15 August
**Jeffery Boswall, 81, naturalist and broadcaster.
**Mitchell Todd, 21, rugby player.
**Ray Whitney (politician), Sir Ray Whitney, 81, politician, MP for Wycombe (UK Parliament constituency), Wycombe (1978–2001).
* 17 August
**Winnie Johnson, 78, justice campaigner, mother of Moors murders victim Keith Bennett.
**Geoffrey Lees (cricketer), Geoffrey Lees, 92, cricketer and educator.
**Lou Martin, 63, Northern Irish musician.
**Brian Oakley, 84, civil servant and scientist.
* 18 August – Mike Hewland, 89, engineer, founder of Hewland engineering company.
* 19 August – Tony Scott, 68, film director and producer.
* 20 August – Len Quested, 87, footballer.
* 22 August
**Nina Bawden, 87, author (''Carrie's War'').
**Tony Nicklinson, 58, sufferer of locked-in syndrome, right-to-die advocate.
* 24 August
**Louise Clarke, 62, dancer (Pan's People).
**Richard Evans (British diplomat), Sir Richard Evans, 84, diplomat, List of Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to China, Ambassador to the People's Republic of China (1984–1988).
**Dominic Hibberd, 71, biographer.
* 25 August
** Ray Booty, 79, cyclist.
** Stephen Bradford, 48, English cricket player (Lincolnshire County Cricket Club, Lincolnshire).
** Donald Gorrie, 79, politician, MSP for Central Scotland (1999–2007), MP for Edinburgh West (1997–2001).
** Emilio Pacione, 92, footballer (Dundee United F.C., Dundee United).
* 26 August – Alan Steen, 90, footballer (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
* 27 August
** Tony Dumper, 88, Anglican prelate, Bishop of Dudley (1977–1993).
** Allan Horsfall, 84, gay rights activist.
** Roger J. White, 71, British-born American Episcopal prelate, Bishop of Episcopal Diocese of Milwaukee, Milwaukee (1985–2003).
* 28 August
** Rhodes Boyson, Sir Rhodes Boyson, 87, politician.
** Eva Figes, 80, author.
* 29 August – Nicholas Goodrick-Clarke, 59, academic and author (''The Occult Roots of Nazism'').
* 31 August – Max Bygraves, 89, singer and variety performer.
September
* 1 September – David R. Morrison (author), David R. Morrison, 71, writer and painter.
* 2 September – John C. Marshall (musician), John C. Marshall, 71, musician.
* 3 September – Andrew Crockett (British banker), Sir Andrew Crockett, 69, banker.
* 4 September – Ian Parrott, 95, composer and academic.
* 5 September
**Alan Kimber, 63, English swimmer.
**John Oaksey, John Lawrence, 2nd Baron Oaksey, 83, peer and horse racing journalist.
* 6 September
**Lawrie Dring, 81, scouter, President of the Baden-Powell Scouts' Association.
**Frank Godwin (film producer), Frank Godwin, 95, film producer (''Woman in a Dressing Gown'').
**Terry Nutkins, 66, TV presenter and naturalist.
* 7 September – Nicole Milinaire, 92, socialite, Duchess of Bedford.
* 8 September – Bill Moggridge, 69, industrial designer.
* 9 September
**Hugh Bentall, 92, surgeon.
**Ron Tindall, 76, footballer (
Chelsea
Chelsea or Chelsey may refer to:
Places Australia
* Chelsea, Victoria
Canada
* Chelsea, Nova Scotia
* Chelsea, Quebec
United Kingdom
* Chelsea, London, an area of London, bounded to the south by the River Thames
** Chelsea (UK Parliament consti ...
).
* 10 September
**Stanley Long, 78, cinematographer and film director.
**James Wellbeloved, 86, politician, MP for Erith and Crayford (UK Parliament constituency), Erith and Crayford (1965–1983).
* 11 September – Maurice Keen, 75, historian.
* 12 September
**Jimmy Andrews, 85, footballer.
**Geoffrey Horrocks (mathematician), Geoffrey Horrocks, 79, mathematician.
**Derek Jameson, 82, journalist and broadcaster.
** Sid Watkins, 84, neurosurgeon, Formula One safety and medical delegate.
* 13 September
** John Turner (Minor Counties cricketer), John Turner, 63, cricketer.
** Edgar Metcalfe, 78, actor and theatre director.
* 14 September
**Pinkie Barnes, 97, table tennis player.
**Frank Dudley (footballer), Frank Dudley, 87, footballer.
* 15 September
**Griffith Edwards, c.84, psychiatrist.
**George Hurst (conductor), George Hurst, 86, conductor.
**Nevin Spence, 22, Northern Irish rugby union player (Ulster Rugby, Ulster).
* 16 September – John Coates (producer), John Coates, 85, animated film producer (''The Snowman'').
* 17 September – Lou Kenton, 104, potter and Spanish Civil War veteran.
* 18 September
**Michael Hurll, 78, television producer.
**Malcolm Struel, 78, solicitor, Chairman of Swansea City (1973–1982).
**Brian Woolnough, 63, sports journalist.
* 19 September
**Patrick Creagh, 81, poet and translator.
**Elizabeth Diana Percy, Duchess of Northumberland, 90, peeress.
**Charlie Richardson, 78, mobster.
* 20 September
**Alan Neville Gent, 84, scientist.
**Dorothy Wedderburn, 87, academic.
* 21 September
** Mike Baker (journalist), Mike Baker, 55, journalist (BBC, ''The Guardian'').
** Bill King (Royal Navy officer), Bill King, 102, naval officer, yachtsman, and author.
**Len Weare, 78, footballer (Newport County A.F.C., Newport County).
* 22 September
** Robert Davidson (theologian), Robert Davidson, 85, theologian.
** Harry Pilling, 69, cricketer (Lancashire County Cricket Club, Lancashire).
* 23 September
** Godfrey Milton-Thompson, Sir Godfrey Milton-Thompson, 82, naval surgeon.
** Michael Vincent Paschal Rowland, 83, Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Dundee, Dundee, South Africa (1983–2005).
* 25 September
**John Bond (footballer), John Bond, 79, football player and manager.
**Trevor Hardy, 67, serial killer.
**Eric Ives, 81, historian.
**Louise Johnson, Dame Louise Johnson, 71, biochemist and protein crystallographer
* 28 September – Crispin Aubrey, 66, journalist and environmental activist.
* 29 September
**Neil Smith (geographer), Neil Smith, 58, geographer.
**Malcolm Wicks, 65, politician, MP for Croydon North West (UK Parliament constituency), Croydon North West (1992–1997) and Croydon North (UK Parliament constituency), Croydon North (1997–2012).
* 30 September – Mary Freeman-Grenville, 12th Lady Kinloss, 90, peeress.
October
* 1 October – Eric Hobsbawm, 95, historian.
* 2 October
**Nicholas C. Handy, 71, chemist.
**Big Jim Sullivan, 71, guitarist.
* 3 October
**Billy Hullin, 70, rugby union player.
**Albie Roles, 91, footballer.
* 4 October
**Jim Galley, 68, cricket player (Somerset County Cricket Club, Somerset).
**Bernard Holden, 104, railway preservationist (Bluebell Railway).
**Daphne Slater, 84, actress
* 5 October – Keith Campbell (biologist), Keith Campbell, 58, biologist.
* 6 October
**Anthony John Cooke, 80, organist.
**J. J. C. Smart, 92, British-born Australian philosopher
* 8 October
**Bill Drake (rugby league), Bill Drake, 81, rugby league player.
**Eric Lomax, 93, author.
* 9 October
**Paddy Roy Bates, 91, pirate radio broadcaster, founded Principality of Sealand.
**Eddie Harvey, 86, jazz musician.
* 10 October
**Malcolm Sampson, 72, rugby league player.
**Mike Singleton, 61, video game developer.
* 12 October
**Geraldine Mucha, 95, composer.
**Tony Pawson (cricketer), Tony Pawson, 91, cricketer and writer (Kent County Cricket Club, Kent).
* 13 October
**Stuart Bell, Sir Stuart Bell, 74, politician, MP for Middlesbrough (UK Parliament constituency), Middlesbrough (since 1983).
**Frank Sando, 81, cross-country runner.
* 14 October
**John Clive, 79, actor (''A Clockwork Orange (film), A Clockwork Orange'', ''The Italian Job'').
**John Moreton, Sir John Moreton, 94, diplomat.
**Elizabeth Watkins, 89, author
**Buster Pearson, 71, pop group manager (Five Star).
* 15 October
**Maria Petrou, 59, computer scientist.
**Jim Rollo (footballer), Jim Rollo, 75, footballer.
* 16 October – Susan Parkinson, 87, potter and charity worker.
* 17 October – Milija Aleksic, 61, footballer (Tottenham Hotspur).
* 18 October – Christopher Allen (cricketer), Christopher Allen, 68, cricket player (Dorset County Cricket Club, Dorset).
* 19 October
**Walter Harrison (politician), Walter Harrison, 91, politician, MP for Wakefield (UK Parliament constituency), Wakefield (1964–1987), Chief Whip, Government Deputy Chief Whip (1974–1979).
**Jack Hirst (rugby league), Jack Hirst, 75, rugby league player.
**John Radford (wine writer), John Radford, 65, writer.
* 20 October
**Joe Melia, 77, actor.
**Daphne Skillern, 84, police officer.
* 21 October
**J Duncan M Derrett, 90, academic
**William Walker (RAF officer), William Walker, 99, fighter pilot (Battle of Britain).
* 22 October – Mike Morris (TV presenter), Mike Morris, 65, television presenter
* 23 October
**Hughie Hay, 80, footballer.
**Michael Marra, 60, musician and songwriter,
* 24 October – Peter Wright (footballer, born 1934), Peter Wright, 78, footballer (Colchester United F.C.).
* 25 October – John Connelly (footballer, born 1938), John Connelly, 74, footballer (Burnley F.C.).
* 26 October – Jo Dunne, 43, guitarist (We've Got a Fuzzbox and We're Gonna Use It, Fuzzbox).
* 27 October
**Ian Buist, 82, diplomat.
**Alan Shaxon, 78, magician.
* 28 October – Jack Dellal, 83, property investor.
* 29 October – Wallace L. W. Sargent, 77, astronomer.
* 30 October – Wayland Tunley, 75, architect.
* 31 October
**Nona Byrne, 90, Building Society founder and philanthropist.
**Brian Cobby, 83, actor, voice of the TIM the speaking clock, speaking clock (1985–2007).
**Bernard John Smith, 61, geologist.
**Fergie Sutherland, 81, horse trainer.
November
* 1 November
**Geoffrey Lofthouse, Baron Lofthouse of Pontefract, Geoffrey Lofthouse, 86, politician, MP for Pontefract and Castleford (UK Parliament constituency), Pontefract and Castleford (1978–1997).
**Jonathan Street, 69, novelist.
* 2 November
**Han Suyin, 95, writer (''A Many-Splendoured Thing'').
**Ken Stephinson, 79, television director and producer.
**Roger Wood (journalist), Roger Wood, 87, editor and journalist (''Daily Express'', ''New York Post'').
* 3 November
**George Chesterton, 90, cricketer.
**Duke Vin, disk jockey and Sound system (Jamaican), sound system operator.
**Tommy Godwin (cyclist born 1920), Tommy Godwin, 91, Olympic bronze medal-winning (1948 Summer Olympics, 1948) track cyclist.
* 4 November
**Beverley Goodway, 69, glamour photographer.
**Reg Pickett, 85, footballer (Portsmouth F.C., Portsmouth, Ipswich Town F.C., Ipswich Town).
* 5 November – Jimmy Stephen, 90, footballer.
* 6 November
**Clive Dunn, 90, actor, artist and author.
**Ivor Powell, 96, footballer (Queens Park Rangers F.C., Queens Park Rangers, Aston Villa F.C., Aston Villa) and coach (Carlisle United F.C., Carlisle United, Team Bath F.C., Team Bath).
* 7 November
**Harry McShane (footballer), Harry McShane, 92, footballer.
**David Olive, 75, theoretical physicist.
* 8 November
**Bobby Gilfillan (footballer born 1938), Bobby Gilfillan, 74, footballer (Doncaster Rovers).
**Roger Hammond (actor), Roger Hammond, 76, actor (''Around the World in 80 Days (2004 film), Around the World in 80 Days'').
* 9 November
**John Attenborough, 84, businessman, brother of Richard Attenborough and David Attenborough.
**Valerie Eliot, 86, editor, widow of T. S. Eliot.
**Bill Tarmey, 71, actor.
* 10 November
**Robert Carter (RAF Officer), Robert Carter, 102, Royal Air Force officer.
**Eric Devenport, 86, Anglican prelate, Bishop of Dunwich (1980–1992).
**Eric Day, 91, footballer (Southampton F.C.).
**Marian Lines, 78, writer and actress.
* 11 November
**Joe Egan (rugby league), Joe Egan, 93, rugby league player.
**Rex Hunt (governor), Sir Rex Hunt, 86, diplomat and colonial administrator, Governor of the Falkland Islands (1980–1985).
**Cornel Lucas, 92, photographer.
* 12 November
**Alan Hopkins, 86, politician.
**Fred Ridgeway, 59, actor.
**Ronald Stretton, 82, Olympic bronze medal-winning (Cycling at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's team pursuit, 1952) track cyclist.
**John Winter (architect), John Winter, 82, architect.
* 13 November
**Kenneth Cragg, 99, Anglican priest and scholar.
**Robert Shirley, 13th Earl Ferrers, 83, peer, Deputy Leader of the House of Lords (1979–1983, 1988–1997).
**John Sheridan (rugby league), John Sheridan, 78, rugby league player (Castleford Tigers, Castleford).
* 14 November – Norman Greenwood, 87, chemist.
* 15 November – Keith Ripley (footballer born 1935), Keith Ripley, 77, footballer.
* 16 November
** Leo Blair (senior), Leo Blair, 89, academic, father of Tony Blair.
** Eric Burgin, 88, cricketer (Yorkshire County Cricket Club, Yorkshire).
** William Turnbull (artist), William Turnbull, 90, artist.
* 17 November – Margaret Yorke, 88, crime fiction writer.
* 18 November
**Stan Greig, 82, pianist, drummer, and bandleader.
**Philip Ledger, Sir Philip Ledger, 74, classical musician and academic.
**William McCarthy, Baron McCarthy, 87, politician and life peer.
**Kenny Morgans, 73, footballer (Manchester United F.C., Manchester United), Munich air disaster survivor.
* 19 November – John Hefin, 71, television director and producer (''Pobol y Cwm'', ''The Life and Times of David Lloyd George'').
* 20 November
**Michael Dunford (musician), Michael Dunford, British musician (Renaissance (band), Renaissance),
**Gary Ingham, 48, footballer.
* 21 November
**Stephen Abrams, 74, drug policy activist.
**Charles Denman, 5th Baron Denman, 96, businessman and peer.
* 23 November – Diana Isaac, Diana, Lady Isaac, 91, environmentalist and arts patron.
* 24 November
**Alec Campbell (archaeologist), Alec Campbell, 80, archaeologist and historian.
**Ian Campbell (folk musician), Ian Campbell, 79, folk musician (Ian Campbell Folk Group).
**Chris Stamp, 70, music producer and manager (The Who).
* 25 November
**Bert Linnecor, 78, footballer.
**Dave Sexton, 82, footballer and manager (
Chelsea
Chelsea or Chelsey may refer to:
Places Australia
* Chelsea, Victoria
Canada
* Chelsea, Nova Scotia
* Chelsea, Quebec
United Kingdom
* Chelsea, London, an area of London, bounded to the south by the River Thames
** Chelsea (UK Parliament consti ...
, Manchester United F.C., Manchester United).
**Dinah Sheridan, 92, actress.
* 26 November – Denis Haynes, 88, cricket player (Staffordshire County Cricket Club, Staffordshire).
* 27 November – Bob Kellett, 84, film and television director.
* 27 November – William Bulmer (businessman), Sir William Bulmer, 92, 1businessman, Lord Lieutenant of West Yorkshire (1978–1985).
* 29 November – Maddalena Fagandini, 83, electronic musician and television producer.
* 30 November
**Stephen Gray (musical administrator), Stephen Gray, 89, musical administrator, managed the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic.
**Dolores Mantez, 82, television actress (''UFO (TV series), UFO'').
December
* 1 December
** Mitchell Cole, 27, footballer (Southend United F.C., Southend United, Stevenage Borough F.C., Stevenage Borough).
** Steve Fox (footballer), Steve Fox, 54, footballer.
** Phil Taylor (footballer, born 1917), Phil Taylor, 95, footballer and coach (
Liverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. With a population of in 2019, it is the 10th largest English district by population and its metropolitan area is the fifth largest in the United Kingdom, with a populat ...
).
* 2 December – Michael Crawford (cricketer), Michael Crawford, 92, cricket player.
* 3 December – Sir Geoffrey Shakerley, 80, photographer.
* 4 December
**Anthony Deane-Drummond, 95, army general.
**Jonathan Harvey (composer), Jonathan Harvey, 73, composer.
**Michael Till, 77, Anglican priest, Dean of Winchester (1996–2005).
* 5 December
**Petrine Archer-Straw, 55, art historian.
**Doug Smith (footballer born 1937), Doug Smith, 75, football player and administrator (Dundee United F.C., Dundee United).
**Felix Weinberg, 84, physicist.
* 6 December
**Eta Cohen, 96, violin teacher and author.
**Huw Lloyd-Langton, 61, guitarist (Hawkwind, Widowmaker (band), Widowmaker).
* 8 December – John Gowans, 78, religious leader and musician, Generals of The Salvation Army, General of The Salvation Army (1999–2002).
* 9 December
** Sir Patrick Moore, 89, astronomer.
** Alex Moulton, 92, mechanical engineer and inventor.
* 10 December
**Roy Miles, 72, art dealer.
**Tommy Roberts (designer), Tommy Roberts, 70, fashion designer.
**Reginald James Wallace, 93, civil servant, last Governor of the Gilbert Islands (1978–1979).
* 11 December – Sophie Firth, 3, child actress (''Emmerdale'').
* 12 December – Richard Eyre (priest), Richard Eyre, 83, Anglican priest, Dean of Exeter (1981–1996).
* 13 December
**Ian Black (footballer born 1924), Ian Black, 88, footballer.
**David Tait, 25, rugby player.
* 14 December
**John Graham (British army officer, born 1923), John Graham, 89, army general.
**Kenneth Kendall, 88, television broadcaster (BBC News, ''Treasure Hunt (UK game show), Treasure Hunt'').
* 15 December – John Anderson Strong, 97, physician and academic.
* 16 December
**Peter Clarke (cartoonist), Peter Clarke, 77, cartoonist.
**Sheila Casey (née McKinley), 71, singer.
* 17 December
**Charlie Adam (footballer born 1962), Charlie Adam, 50, footballer.
**Chinwe Chukwuogo-Roy, 60, artist.
**Colin Spedding, Sir Colin Spedding, 87, biologist and agricultural scientist.
* 18 December
**Jim Patterson (Scottish footballer), Jim Patterson, 84, footballer.
**George Showell, 78, footballer.
**Sir Marcus Worsley, 5th Baronet, 87, politician, MP for Keighley (UK Parliament constituency), Keighley (1959–1964) and Chelsea (UK Parliament constituency), Chelsea (1966–1974).
* 19 December
**Lawrie Barratt, Sir Lawrie Barratt, 85, businessman (Barratt Developments).
**Colin Davis (racing driver), Colin Davis, 79, racing driver, winner of 1964 Targa Florio.
* 20 December
**Bill Bell (lawyer), Bill Bell, 100, army officer and lawyer.
**Stan Charlton, 83, footballer (Leyton Orient F.C., Leyton Orient, Arsenal F.C., Arsenal).
**Alan Cowey, 77, scientist.
**Dennis Stevens, 79, footballer (Bolton Wanderers F.C., Bolton Wanderers, Everton).
* 21 December
**David Lomon, 94, military veteran, member of the International Brigade.
**Daphne Oxenford, 93, actress
* 22 December
**Wattie Dick, 85, footballer (Accrington Stanley F.C. (1891), Accrington Stanley).
**Gerald Melling, 69, architect and writer.
* 23 December – Dennis Greenland, 75, soil scientist.
* 24 December
**Richard Rodney Bennett, 76, composer, musician and film scorer (''Nicholas and Alexandra'', ''Murder on the Orient Express (1974 film), Murder on the Orient Express'').
**Douglas Hamilton (journalist), Douglas Hamilton, 65, journalist.
* 25 December
**Neville Bosworth, Sir Neville Bosworth, 94, politician, Lord Mayor of Birmingham (1969–1970).
**Rachel Douglas-Home, 27th Baroness Dacre, 83, peeress.
**John Josephs, 88, cricketer (Leicestershire County Cricket Club, Leicestershire).
* 26 December
**Gerry Anderson, 83, British producer, writer and director (''Thunderbirds (TV series), Thunderbirds'', ''Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons''), Alzheimer's disease.
**Henri Strzelecki, 87, Polish-born British fashion designer, co-founder of Henri Lloyd.
* 27 December
**Hamid Ghodse, 74, scientist, expert in substance abuse and substance dependence, dependence,
**Archie Roy, 88, scientist.
* 28 December
**John Carol Case, 89, English opera singer.
**Barrie Edgar, 93, television producer (''Come Dancing'', ''Gardeners' World'').
**Jon Finch, 70, actor.
**George Patterson (missionary), George Patterson, 92, missionary and journalist.
* 29 December
**Bob Astles, 88, British-born Ugandan government adviser.
**Henri Bortoft, 74, philosopher of science.
**Tony Greig, 66, cricketer, England cricket team, England captain (1975–1977) and television commentator.
**George Hazlett, 89, footballer.
**William Rees-Mogg, William Rees-Mogg, Baron Rees-Mogg, journalist and life peer, Editor of ''The Times'' (1967–1981),
* 30 December
**Irvine Patnick, Sir Irvine Patnick, 83, politician, MP for Sheffield Hallam (UK Parliament constituency), Sheffield Hallam (1987–1997).
**Vic Turner, 85, trade unionist (Transport and General Workers' Union), member of the Pentonville Five.
* 31 December
**Alasdair Liddell, 63, health executive.
**Alan Reece, 85, engineer and businessman.
See also
* 2012 in British music
* 2012 in British television
* List of British films of 2012
References
{{Year in Europe, 2012
2012 in the United Kingdom,
Years of the 21st century in the United Kingdom
2012 by country, United Kingdom