2025 in England

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Events of the year 2025 in England.

Incumbent

Further information: Politics of England

Events

January

• 1 January –
  • Two teenagers are killed and seven other people injured in a collision involving two cars in East Yorkshire.^[1]
  • The cap on bus fares in England rises from £2 to £3 per journey.^[2]
  • West Midlands Police announce they have located Sheila Fox, missing from Coventry since 1972, and say she is safe and living in another part of the country.^[3]
• 2 January –
  • Twenty Labour Party councillors on Broxtowe Borough Council in Nottinghamshire have resigned from Labour in protest at the direction of the party under Sir Keir Starmer and will sit as independents.^[4]
  • Graham Sheldon resigns as leader of Oldham Council's Conservatives, and from the Conservative Party itself, after police were called to a heated council meeting on 18 December.^[5]
  • Rapper Stormzy is given a nine month driving ban by Wimbledon Magistrates' Court after he was caught using a mobile phone while driving in March 2024.^[6]

Predicted and scheduled events

• 19 April – 5 May – 2025 World Snooker Championship^[7]
• 1 May
  • 2025 Cornwall Council election^[8]
  • 2025 Suffolk County Council election^[9]
• 22 June – 350th anniversary of Royal Observatory Greenwich.^[10]
• 22 August – 27 September – 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup^[11][12]

Holidays

Further information: Public holidays in England

Source:^[13][14]

• 1 January – New Year's Day
• 18 April – Good Friday
• 21 April – Easter Monday
• 5 May – Early May bank holiday
• 26 May – Spring May Bank Holiday
• 25 August – Summer Bank Holiday
• 25 December – Christmas Day
• 26 December – Boxing Day

Deaths=

January

• 2 January – Russ North, 59, English heavy metal singer (Cloven Hoof).^[15]

References

1. Harratt, Stuart (1 January 2025). "Two teenagers killed in East Yorkshire two-car crash". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
2. Jones, Lora (1 January 2025). "Bus fare cap: Passengers in England face £1 rise". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
3. Benton, Charlotte (1 January 2025). "Coventry woman who went missing in 1972 found alive and well". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
4. Casswell, Hugh (2 January 2025). "Twenty Broxtowe councillors quit Labour over Starmer's leadership". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
5. "Oldham Conservative leader resigns after 'explosive' meeting". BBC News. BBC. 2 January 2025. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
6. "Stormzy: Rapper banned from driving after mobile phone use". BBC News. BBC. 2 January 2025. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
7. "Cazoo World Championship 2025 Tickets". Retrieved 7 May 2024.
8. "Elections and referendums - Cornwall Council". www.cornwall.gov.uk. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
9. "Elections | Suffolk County Council". www.suffolk.gov.uk. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
10. "History of the Royal Observatory | Royal Museums Greenwich". www.rmg.co.uk. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
11. "England to host women's Rugby World Cup in 2025". South Wales Guardian. 12 May 2022. Archived from the original on 14 September 2023. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
12. "Women's Rugby World Cup England 2025 confirms opening and closing venues". Sunderland City Council. Archived from the original on 25 May 2024. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
13. "England Bank Holidays 2025". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
14. "UK bank holidays". UK Government. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
15. "CLOVEN HOOF - È morto Russ North" (in Italian). Loud and Proud Italy. 2 January 2025. Retrieved 2 January 2025.

External links

• Online calendar