2016 in England

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This article serves as a list of major events which occurred in 2016 in England

Incumbent

Further information: Politics of England

Events

January

• 2 January – Rail fares in England, Scotland and Wales rise by 1.1%, in line with current inflation rates. ^[1]
• 12 January – Junior doctors in England providing non-emergency care strike for 24 hours in a dispute with Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt over pay and working hours. ^[2]
• 13 January – MPs give initial support to the idea of England adopting an official national anthem. ^[3]
• 14 January –
  • The gang of "brazen burglars" involved in the £14m Hatton Garden jewellery heist, dubbed the "largest burglary in English legal history", face jail after the final three are convicted of involvement. ^[4]
  • The Metropolitan Police announce that an extra 600 armed officers are to be trained and patrols more than doubled to help counter the threat of a terrorist attack in London. ^[5]
• 15 January – Tim Peake conducts the first spacewalk by an "official" British astronaut, stepping outside an ISS airlock. ^[6]
• 20 January – Unemployment rates fall to 5.1%, their lowest level in almost a decade, but figures show that wage growth has slowed. ^[7]

March

• 22 March – Transgender fell-runner Lauren Jeska attempts to murder UK Athletics official Ralph Knibbs, stabbing him multiple times in Birmingham. Jeska had feared her records and ability to compete in women's events would be investigated. ^[8]

May

• 2 May - Leicester City wins Premier league title for the first time in the club's 132-year history.

August

• 25 August – Shana Grice was murdered by an ex-boyfriend after he had stalked her. ^[9] Sussex Police were criticised for their failure to take Grice's complaints of stalking seriously. ^[10]

November

• 9 November - a tram operated by light rail company Tramlink derailed outside of Croydon, killing 7 and injuring 62. ^{[11] [12]}

Deaths

• 11 January — David Bowie, musician and actor (born 1947) ^[13]
• 14 January – Alan Rickman, actor and director (born 1946) ^[14]
• 31 January – Terry Wogan, Irish radio and television broadcaster (born 1938 in Ireland) ^[15]

See also

• 2016 in Northern Ireland
• 2016 in Scotland
• 2016 in Wales

References

1. "Rail fares increase by 1.1% in England, Scotland and Wales". BBC. 2 January 2016. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
2. Campbell, Denis (12 January 2016). "Junior doctors' strike: increasing optimism over deal to end dispute". The Guardian.
3. "MPs back calls for English national anthem". BBC News. BBC. 12 January 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
4. "Hatton Garden jewellery heist: Final three guilty over £14m burglary". BBC News. BBC. 14 January 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
5. "Met Police to get 600 more armed police to boost terror response". BBC News. BBC. 14 January 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
6. "Tim Peake begins historic spacewalk". BBC News. 15 January 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
7. "UK jobless rate at 10-year low but wage growth slows". BBC News. BBC. 20 January 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
8. Fell-runner Lauren Jeska tried to kill British athletics official because she feared the body would revoke her titles over transgender status
9. "Teenager murdered by ex-boyfriend after police fined her for wasting their time over stalking complaint". The Independent. 23 March 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
10. Khomami, Nadia (23 March 2017). "Shana Grice: murder trial judge criticises Sussex police for failing her". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 21 March 2023.
11. "What stories hit the headlines in London in 2016?". BBC News. 2016-12-28. Retrieved 2025-03-07.
12. "Overturning of a tram at Sandilands junction, Croydon 9 November 2016" (PDF). RAIB. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 December 2017. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
13. "David Bowie dies of cancer aged 69". BBC News. 2016-01-11. Retrieved 2025-03-07.
14. "Alan Rickman obituary". the Guardian. 14 January 2016. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
15. "Sir Terry Wogan obituary". the Guardian. 31 January 2016. Retrieved 18 September 2021.