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| Aid to Africa Brown, Gordon |  |
| Jan Unveils a "Marshall Plan" for Africa, annual aid to double to 55 billion pounds |
| Apology Blair Blair, Anthony Charles Lynton | |
| 9th Feb Apologizes to the Conlon and McGuire families wrongly convicted of 1974 IRA bombing |
| Arrest Blair, Anthony Charles Lynton | |
| 9th Feb Apologizes to the Conlon and McGuire families wrongly convicted of 1974 IRA bombing |
| Award Brit Award Williams, Robert Peter "Robbie" | |
| London Receives a special award at the 25th Brit Awards ceremony |
| Bombing of London Blair, Anthony Charles Lynton | |
| 7th July London Bombs were detonated in three crowded London subways and one bus during the peak of the city's rush hour, the suicide bombings, thought to be the work of al-Qaida, kill 56 people including the bombers and injur another 700 |
| 7th July London Four suicide bombers blow themselves up on London's transport system killing 52 people and wounding about 700 |
| Buzzcocks Peel, John | |
| Shelley re-records "Ever Fallen In Love" with an all-star group, including Roger Daltrey, David Gilmour, Peter Hook, Elton John, Robert Plant and several contemporary bands, as a tribute to John Peel |
| Buzzcocks Shelley, Pete | |
| Shelley re-records "Ever Fallen In Love" with an all-star group, including Roger Daltrey, David Gilmour, Peter Hook, Elton John, Robert Plant and several contemporary bands, as a tribute to John Peel |
| Composition Anderson, Ian | |
| Releases, "Ian Anderson Plays the Orchestral Jethro Tull" |
| Composition Bolan, Marc | |
| Bolan returns to the top of the UK charts in when the remastered, expanded Born to Boogie DVD hits No.1 in the Music DVD charts |
| Composition Gallagher, Liam | |
| The release of Oasis' sixth studio album "Don't Believe the Truth" which features a further three of Liam's songs, "The Meaning of Soul", "Love Like A Bomb" and "Guess God Thinks I'm Abel" |
| Composition Gallagher, Noel | |
| The release of Oasis' sixth studio album "Don't Believe the Truth" |
| Composition Weller, Paul | |
| Releases the solo album, "As Is Now" |
| Death Berenson, Peter | |
| Death of Peter Berenson |
| Death Best, George | |
| 25th Nov Death of George Best |
| Death Britton, Edward | |
| 3rd Jan Death of Edward Britton |
| Death Callaghan, James | |
| 26th Mar Death of James Callaghan |
| Declaration of War Blair, Anthony Charles Lynton | |
| 1st May Leaked documents say Bush and Blair were determined to topple Saddam Hussein at least nine months before war |
| Defeat Blair, Anthony Charles Lynton | |
| 9th Nov Tony Blair's 1st Commons defeat, report stage of the Terrorism Bill |
| Defection Jackson, Robert | |
| 15th Jan Wantage Jackson defects from the Conservative Party to the Labour Party |
| Diplomacy Blair, Anthony Charles Lynton | |
| July Leaders of the Group of Eight agree increase of $25 billion in annual aid for Africa at a summit hosted by Blair |
| Economy Brown, Gordon | |
| Jan Unveils a "Marshall Plan" for Africa, annual aid to double to 55 billion pounds |
| Election Blair, Anthony Charles Lynton | |
| 10th Feb Launches a whistlestop tour of marginal constituencies, unveiling 6election pledges |
| 5th May Labour wins theelection with 37% of the votes cast & 356 seats |
| 5th June 1s time a LabourGovernment wins 3 straight elections |
| 5th June 61% of people eligible to vote go to the polls, a 2% rise on 2001 |
5th June Sedgefield "Iraq  ..a divisive issue in this country but I hope now that we can unite again" |
| Election Brown, Gordon | |
| Kirkcaldy Elected Member of Parliament for Kirkcaldy & Cowdenbeath |
| Election Galloway, George | |
| 5th May The former Labour anti-Iraq war rebel wins the Bethnal Green seat |
| Election Kennedy, Charles | |
| 5th May With 62 seats, the Liberal Democrats have 10 more MPs than in 2001 |
| Election Kilroy-Silk, Robert | |
| 5th May Erewash Comes 4th in Erewash, 20,000 votes behind the Labour candidate |
| Grammy Plant, Robert Anthony | |
| Robert Plant receives the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award |
| Health Smith, Chris | |
| 30th Jan States he has been HIV positive for 17 yrs |
| Hunting Blair, Anthony Charles Lynton | |
| 18th Feb Hounds ca follow a scent & flush out a fox & foxes can still be shot, or killed by birds of prey, after being tracked by a pair of hounds |
| 18th Feb The Hunting Act, the ban on hunting with dogs, comes into force |
| Hunting Hoey, Kate | |
| Countryside Alliance Chairman & Labour MP Kate Hoey warned that more foxes were being killed now than when hunting was legal |
| IRA Blair, Anthony Charles Lynton | |
| 29th Sep the Irish Republican Army (IRA) officially disarms in front of independent weapons inspectors |
| Legislation Blair, Anthony Charles Lynton | |
| 10th Feb The Commons passes the Identity Cards Bill at its 3rd reading by 224 votes to 64 |
| 18th Feb The Hunting Act, the ban on hunting with dogs, comes into force |
| Live 8 Daltrey, Roger | |
| July The Who perform "Who Are You" and "Won't Get Fooled Again" on the London stage of the Live 8 concert |
| Live 8 Townshend, Pete | |
| July The Who perform "Who Are You" and "Won't Get Fooled Again" on the London stage of the Live 8 concert |
| Marriage Charles | |
| 10th Feb London Clarence House announces Charles will marry Camilla Parker Bowles 8th Feb |
| 8th April Windsor Charles marries Camilla Parker Bowles |
| Marriage Parker Bowles, Camilla | |
| 8th April Windsor Charles marries Camilla Parker Bowles |
| Marriage Philip | |
| 10th Feb It is announced by Clarence House that the Prince of Wales and Camilla Parker Bowles will marry on 8 April in acivil ceremony at Windsor Castle, with a subsequent religious blessing at the castle's St George's Chapel |
| 4th April As the wife of the Prince of Wales , Mrs Parker Bowles will be styled Her Royal Highness Duchess of Cornwall and that upon the Prince's accession to the throne, she would not be known as Queen Camilla but as Her Royal Highness The Princess Consort |
| 4th April It is was announced that the wedding will be delayed for one day to 9 April to allow the Prince of Wales and some of the invited dignitaries to attend the funeral of Pope John Paul II |
| Olympic Games Blair, Anthony Charles Lynton | |
| 6th July London declared host of the 2012 Olympic Games |
| Olympic Games Coe, Sebastian Newbold | |
| 6th July The IOC award the 2012 Olympic games to Britain |
| Order of the British Empire Page, James Patrick "Jimmy" | |
| Awarded the Order of the British Empire in recognition of his Brazil ian charity work |
| Prime Minister Blair, Anthony Charles Lynton | |
| 6th June Appointed Prime Minister, 3rd term, by the Queen at Buckingham Palace |
| Publication Napier-Bell, Simon | |
Publishes, "I'm Coming To Take You To Lunch", the story of how he took Wham! to China  |
| Reform Blair, Anthony Charles Lynton | |
| 10th Feb The Commons passes the Identity Cards Bill at its 3rd reading by 224 votes to 64 |
| 18th Feb The Hunting Act, the ban on hunting with dogs, comes into force |
| 9th Nov Loses a Commons vote on detaining terrorism suspects for 90-days without charge |
| 9th Nov Tony Blair's 1st Commons defeat, report stage of the Terrorism Bill |
| Resignation Blunkett, David | |
| 2nd Nov Resign a 2nd time, following allegations misconduct over his directorship & shares |
| Retirement Keegan, Joseph Kevin | |
| 10th Mar Keegan quits as manager and decides to retire from football |
| Rolling Stones, The Jagger, Mick | |
| Rolling Stones release the album, "A Bigger Bang" |
| Scandal Blunkett, David | |
| 2nd Nov Resign a 2nd time, following allegations misconduct over his directorship & shares |
| Scandal Harry | |
| 13th Jan Published pictures of Harry wearing a Nazi military uniform at a private "fancy dress" |
| Summit Blair, Anthony Charles Lynton | |
| July Leaders of the Group of Eight agree increase of $25 billion in annual aid for Africa at a summit hosted by Blair |
| Time Magazine Top 100 Brown, Gordon | |
| Brown is listed in Time Magazine's annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world, Tony Blair is not included |
| UK Music Hall of Fame Davies, Raymond Douglas | |
| Davies is inducted, with the Kinks , into the UK Music Hall of Fame |
| Underground Garage Oldham, Andrew Loog | |
Recruited by Steven Van Zandt to join singer Joan Jett, Kim Fowley & Martin Lewis and others by hosting his own radio show on Van Zandt's Underground Garage radion channel heard throughout the USA  |
| Veritas Party Kilroy-Silk, Robert | |
| 2nd Feb Kilroy-Silk founds the Veritas Party on an anti-immigration platform |
| Wham! Napier-Bell, Simon | |
| Publishes, "I'm Coming To Take You To Lunch", the story of how he took Wham! to China |
| World Champion O'Sullivan, Ronnie | |
| 20th Feb Ronnie O'Sullivan beats John Higgins 10 frames to 3 to win his second Masters title |
| World Record MacArthur, Ellen | |
| 2nd Feb MacArthur sets a record for the quickest round-the-world solo sail in 71 days, 14 hrs |
