2012 in England

none April 2014 July 2020 2012 Events from 2012 in England Incumbent Politics of England Monarch - Elizabeth II Prime Minister - David Cameron Events January 3 January – After a trial based on new forensic evidence, two men are convicted of the racist murder of black London teenager Stephen Lawrence, 18 years after the attack.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16347953 Stephen Lawrence murder: Dobson and Norris guilty BBC BBC News 3 January 2012 3 January 2012 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 Bromsgrove, Worcestershire.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hereford-worcester-16682569 BBC News Prisoner escapes after van ambush in Worcestershire BBC 23 January 2012 24 January 2012 26 January – The death rate from heart attacks in England has halved in the last decade, says an Oxford University study.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-16738045 BBC News Heart attacks deaths halved in the last decade, experts say BBC 26 January 2012 26 January 2012 February 8 February – England football manager Fabio Capello announces his immediate resignation from the role after four years in charge.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-16957737 BBC News Fabio Capello quits as England manager BBC 8 February 2012 10 February 2012 14 February – Thirteen-year-old Casey-Lyanne Kearney stabbed to death in a park in Doncaster.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-17107121 BBC News Casey-Lyanne Kearney stabbing: Inquest opens 21 February 2012 March 40 people die in car crash. April 4 April – As many as 50,000 homes in northern England are hit by a power blackout after heavy winds, snow and ice bring down electricity cables.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-17604412 BBC News Gales cause power cuts to thousands of homes BBC 4 April 2012 6 April 2012 6 April – A ban on the display of tobacco products by retailers comes into force in England in a bid to reduce the number of young people taking up smoking.Triggle Nick https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-17626133 BBC News Tobacco display ban "to curb young smokers" Bbc.co.uk 6 April 2012 6 April 2012 May 3 May – Local elections held in England. 4 May Local elections result in Labour making gains and winning the largest number of councillors in contested seats in England.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/special/vote2012/council/england.stm Vote 2012: English Council Results BBC BBC News 18 May 2012 Boris Johnson is re-elected as Mayor of London with 51.5% of the vote.Louise Stewart https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-17968021 BBC News David Cameron hails Boris Johnson's London mayoral win BBC 5 May 2012 18 May 2012 Ken Livingstone subsequently says it would be his "last election".https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-17968483 BBC News Ken Livingstone: End of the road for political heavyweight BBC 5 May 2012 18 May 2012 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 their only seat. Of 25 seats, the final tally stands at: Labour 12, Conservatives 9, Liberal Democrats 2, Green 2.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/special/vote2012/assembly/ Vote 2012:London Assembly Results BBC BBC News 18 May 2012 11 May – Five children die in the Allenton house fire, a sixth later dies in hospital. The parents of the children are later charged with their murders.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-derbyshire-18261680 Derby fire deaths: Mick and Mairead Philpott charged BBC News Online 30 May 2012 30 May 2012 June 6 June – Bristol woman Claire Holland disappears from a pub in Bristol city centre.2022-08-03 Man charged with murder of woman missing for decade https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crown-prosecution-service-bristol-magistrates-court-bristol-avon-and-somerset-police-diamond-jubilee-b2137699.html 2023-04-15 The Independent en 24 June – England lose by a penalty shoot-out in the Euro 2012 tournament, with former West Ham player Alessandro Diamanti converting from the spot at the Olimpiyskiy National Sports Complex in Kyiv to take Italy through to the semi-final against Germany.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17875864 https://web.archive.org/web/20120624194819/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17875864 dead 24 June 2012 BBC Sport Euro 2012 quarter-final: England v Italy BBC 24 June 2012 4 July 2012 July 5 July – The Shard, 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.https://www.london-se1.co.uk/news/view/5976 Prince Andrew and Qatari prime minister to open Shard on 5 July LondonSE1 30 April 2012 5 July 2012http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=478894&version=1&template_id=57&parent_id=56 Qatar's Shard the tallest building in Europe now Gulf Times 3 January 2012 5 July 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120103121939/http://gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=478894&version=1&template_id=57&parent_id=56 3 January 2012 27 July – London hosts the 2012 Summer Olympics, beginning with an opening ceremony, and making it the first city to host the Games for a third time. The closing ceremony is on 12 August. Deaths 4 February – Florence Green, supercentenarian and last-surviving World War I service veteran (b. 1901)'Last' WWI service veteran dies https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-16929653 BBC News 9 October 2017 7 February 2012 5 February – Ray Honeyford, 77, headmaster and writer (b. 1934)Staff https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/9069943/Ray-Honeyford.html English headmaster and writer Ray Honeyford dead The Telegraph 8 February 2012 5 July 2012 London See also 2012 in Northern Ireland 2012 in Scotland 2012 in Wales References collapsed *England Category:Years of the 21st century in England Category:2010s in England Category:2012 in Europe Category:2012 by country England