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''This page deals with current events in the English-speaking places of Europe . These are England , Wales , Scotland , Northern Ireland , the Republic Of Ireland , the Isle Of Man , Jersey , Guernsey and Gibraltar .''
- Bob Geldof announces plans for a concert similar to Live Aid , which took place in 1985 , to coincide with the G8 Summit in Edinburgh this July. The concert, named ‘ Live 8 ’, will take place in Hyde Park, London on 2 July, with other concerts in Paris , Rome , Berlin and Philadelphia , and is intended to raise awareness of the Make Poverty History campaign. It is expected to include acts such as Sir Paul McCartney , Robbie Williams , Madonna , the Rolling Stones , Coldplay and U2 , as well as a rumoured reunion of the Spice Girls . (BBC) , (Guardian Unlimited)
- Five Irish teenage school Girl s, all from the Loretto Convent in Navan , are killed and six others are critically injured in a Bus Crash in County Meath . The bus was carrying students from the Loretto Convent, the Mercy Convent, St. Patrick's Classical School and Beaufort College, all in Navan and did not have fitted Seatbelt s. (RTÉ)
- 11,000 journalists and other employees of the BBC go on a 24-hour Strike to protest over approximately 4,000 planned job cuts. TV and Radio news output has been the worst affected, with few new stories materialising and only a skeleton service being offered. (BBC) (Reuters UK) (Bloomberg) (BBC strike Q&A)
- 2005 English Cricket Season :
- --- County Championship, Division One :
-- Hampshire (22pts) beat Glamorgan (3pts) by 9 wickets
-- Kent (20pts) beat Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club In 2005 (3pts) by 196 runs
- --- County Championship, Division Two :
-- Durham (10pts) drew with Yorkshire (9pts)
-- Lancashire (11pts) drew with Somerset (7pts)
-- Worcestershire (21pts) beat Essex (4pts) by 8 wickets
- --- MCC University Match :
-- Warwickshire beat Cambridge UCCE by 18 runs
- Rugby Union :
- ---In the sendoff game for the British And Irish Lions before they embark on their Tour To New Zealand at Millennium Stadium in Cardiff , the lackluster Lions are nearly upset by an inspired second-choice Argentina side. Jonny Wilkinson , making his first international appearance since the 2003 Rugby World Cup , converts a penalty with the last kick of the match to salvage a 25-25 draw. (BBC)
- There is widespread astonishment at the acquittal of a traffic police officer recorded as driving at 159 mph (256 km/h) on public roads. PC Mark Milton claimed that he was familiarising himself with the capabilities of his new 3.2-litre GSI Vauxhall Vectra when his own car recorded him at 159 mph between junctions 3 and 4 of the M54 near Telford, in the early hours of 5 December 2003 . He was also recorded at 120 mph in a 60 mph zone, and over 60 mph in a 30 mph zone. There is extensive criticism of the verdict as "one law for the police, and another for everyone else". Around 30 people are killed annually by high-speed police chases in Britain, triple the number of six years ago. (Daily Mirror) (BBC)
- Cricket :
- --- Round Two:
-- Sussex (197/6) beat Nottinghamshire (195/9) by 4 wickets (BBC)
- The full post- Election list of "working Peers " is published, consisting of 27 former elected Members Of Parliament . Amongst the names are Chris Smith , Estelle Morris , Tony Banks , Ann Taylor , Jack Cunningham , and Alan Howarth for Labour , Virginia Bottomley , Gillian Shephard , and Dr. Brian Mawhinney for the Conservatives , and Dr. Jenny Tonge and Paul Tyler for the Liberal Democrats . (Number 10)
- 2005 English Cricket Season :
- --- County Championship, Division One :
-- Middlesex (21pts) beat Gloucestershire (4pts) by 340 runs
- --- County Championship, Division Two :
-- Durham (20pts) beat Lancashire (3pts) by 9 wickets
''(For earlier events in Britain and Ireland, see November 2004 and preceding months.)''
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