2013 in England

none 2013 Events from 2013 in England Incumbent Politics of England Monarch - Elizabeth II Prime Minister - David Cameron Events January 3 January – The Met Office reports that 2012 was the wettest year on record for England.Met Office: 2012 was UK's second wettest year on record bbc.co.uk, 3 January 2013 4 January – Mark Cahill, a 51-year-old former pub landlord from West Yorkshire becomes the first person in the UK to receive a hand transplant.Gallagher James https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-20898940 BBC News UK's first hand transplant operation BBC 4 January 2013 4 January 2013 10 January – April Casburn, a senior detective with the Metropolitan Police is found guilty of trying to sell information on the investigation into phone hacking to the News of the World, the newspaper at the centre of the scandal.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-20976214 BBC News April Casburn guilty of leak to News of the World offer BBC 10 January 2013 10 January 2013 16 January – A helicopter crash in central London kills two people and injures 13 others. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-21040410 London helicopter crash: Two die in Vauxhall crane accident BBC BBC News 16 January 2013 16 January 2013 22 January – A death sentence handed to British citizen Lindsay Sandiford by an Indonesian court for drug smuggling is condemned by the UK government.http://www.channel4.com/news/british-woman-sentenced-to-death-in-bali Government condemns Sandiford death penalty Channel 4 News ITN 22 January 2013 23 January 2013 30 January – Tony McCluskie is found guilty of the March 2012 murder of his sister, the actress Gemma McCluskie and jailed for life with a recommendation he serve a minimum term of 20 years.EastEnders' Gemma McCluskie death: Brother faces murder trial https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-20640533 BBC News BBC 28 September 2012 28 September 2012 February 1 February – Metropolitan Police detective April Casburn is jailed for fifteen months.Dominic Casciani https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-21292338 BBC News April Casburn jailed for News of the World leak offer BBC 1 February 2013 1 February 2013 4 February – Former government Minister Chris Huhne pleads guilty to perverting the course of justice over claims he caused his ex-wife to accept speeding points he had incurred. He also announces his intention to resign his House of Commons seat.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-21320992 BBC News Chris Huhne admits perverting the course of justice BBC 4 February 2013 8 February 2013 5 February – The House of Commons votes 400 to 175 in favour of a vote on the bill to legalise gay marriage in England and Wales.Craig Jon http://news.sky.com/story/1048058/gay-marriage-mps-back-bill-in-commons-vote Gay Marriage: MPs Back Bill In Commons Vote British Sky Broadcasting Sky News 5 February 2013 7 February 2013 7 February – Secretary of State for Education Michael Gove confirms that plans to replace the General Certificate of Secondary Education with a new English Baccalaureate qualification have been abandoned.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-21363396 BBC News Planned switch from GCSEs to Baccalaureate in England "abandoned" BBC 7 February 2013 7 February 2013 28 February – The Eastleigh by-election, which was triggered by the resignation of Chris Huhne, sees the Liberal Democrats hold the seat despite a UKIP surge that pushes the Conservatives into third place.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-21625726 BBC News Eastleigh by-election: Lib Dems hold on despite UKIP surge BBC 1 March 2013 1 March 2013 March 14 March – Labour Party peer Lord Ahmed is suspended from the party after claiming a conspiracy by Jewish-owned media organisations was responsible for his imprisonment for dangerous driving.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-21783467 BBC News Labour peer Lord Ahmed suspended after "Jewish claims" BBC 14 March 2013 15 March 2013 26 March – A 14-year-old girl is found dead by police at a house in the Atherton area of Greater Manchester, where four "out of control" dogs are subsequently put down. Police have not confirmed the cause of death, but say her injuries are consistent with those of a dog attack.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-21321953 BBC News 'Dog attack' girl found dead in Atherton house BBC 26 March 2013 27 March 2013 April 1 April – Government reforms of the NHS in England have come into force with GP-led groups taking control of local budgets and a new board, NHS England, now overseeing the day-to-day running of services.NHS structure changes come into force www.bbc.co.uk, 1 April 2013 May 22 May – Off duty British soldier Lee Rigby murdered by two Muslim converts in a terror attack in Woolwich, London.Muslim convert duo guilty of murder of UK soldier Lee Rigby July 12 July – The funeral of murdered fusilier Lee Rigby take place in Bury, attendees include Prime Minister David Cameron.Lee Rigby: Military funeral for killed soldier https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-23263754 12 July 2013 BBC News 12 July 2013 November 21 November – Former non-executive chairman of the Co-operative Bank Paul Flowers is arrested by police in with a drugs supply investigation, having been exposed agreeing to buy cocaine and methamphetamine by the Mail on Sunday newspaper. Flowers is also suspended from the Labour Party and Methodist Church as a result of the allegations.https://news.sky.com/story/ex-co-op-bank-chairman-paul-flowers-arrested-10427113 Ex Co-op Bank Chairman Paul Flowers Arrested Sky News Deaths 1 January – Christopher Martin-Jenkins, Cricket journalist (Test Match Special) (born 1945) 12 February – Keith Clayton, geographer and environmental scientist (born 1928)E Andrews Julian 10.1093/ref:odnb/106222 Clayton, Keith Martin 1 January 2017 8 April – Margaret Thatcher, prime minister of the United Kingdom (1979–1990) (born 1925)Margaret Thatcher Biography & Facts https://www.britannica.com/biography/Margaret-Thatcher Encyclopedia Britannica 24 November 2020 en 29 June – Jean Kent, actress (born 1921)Jean Kent https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9f4a7a3c https://web.archive.org/web/20160510223452/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9f4a7a3c dead May 10, 2016 BFI 29 June 2021 en See also 2013 in Northern Ireland 2013 in Scotland 2013 in Wales References 2 collapsed *England Category:Years of the 21st century in England Category:2010s in England Category:2013 in Europe Category:2013 by country England