Timeline of Big news and Current events globally
Politics
After Cameron resigned who was running for leadership? Who ran for recent Tory leadership? Who is leader of the Lib Dems?
- Cameron resigned from leadership on the 24th June and was followed by Theresa May who became Priminister on the 7th June
General election results and the rise of Jeremy Corbyn's popularity.
- The general election took place on the 8th June 2017 with the concervative party winning
- After becoming leadrer of the Labour party, Corbyn started various campeigns and talk in order to boost his popularity and ultimatly help him in the future
Royals
2011 - Prince William marries Catherine Middleton. They become Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.
2011 - Queen Elizabeth II visits Dublin in the first state visit to the Republic of Ireland by a reigning British monarch.
2012 - Queen Elizabeth II celebrates her Diamond Jubilee of 60 years since her accession to the throne.
2012 - Queen Elizabeth II opens the London 2012 Olympic Games
2013 - Birth of Prince George, son of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge
2014 - Scottish voters reject proposal by the Scottish National Party to leave the United Kingdom
2014 - End of 4th Afghan war. British forces leave Afghanistan.
2015 - Birth of Princess Charlotte, daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge
2015 - Queen Elizabeth II becomes the longest ever reigning British monarch surpassing her great-great-grandmother Queen Victoria.
2016 - Queen Elizabeth II celebrates her 90th birthday.
2016 - The United Kingdom votes to leave the European Union.
2016 - David Cameron resigns as Prime Minister and is replaced by Theresa May.
2017 - The UK negotiates to regain sovereignty from the European Union.
2018 - Birth of Prince Louis, second son of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge
2018 - Prince Harry marries Meghan Markle. They become Duke and Duchess of Sussex.
Terror and Hatered
· Westminster Bridge
Start date: 22 March 2017
Perpetrator: Khalid Masood
Number of Deaths: 6
Non-fatal injuries: 49
Attack type: Vehicle-ramming attack, stabbing
· London Bridge
Start date: 3rd June 2017
Perpetrator: Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
Number of Deaths: 11
Injuries: 48 (21 critical)
· Finsbury Park mosque
Start date: 19th June 2017
Perpetrator: Darren Osborne
Number of Deaths:1
· Manchester
Start date: 22nd March 2017
Perpetrator: Salman Abedi
Number of deaths: 23
Injuries: 800+ (112 hospitalised)
· Jo Cox
Died: 16th June 2016
Syrian war -
Status: Ongoing
Start date: 15th March 2011
The syrian civil war is an outgoing multi-sided civil war in syria fought between the Ba'athist syrian arab republic led by president bashar al-Assad, along with domestic and foreign allies, and various domestic and foreign forces opposing both the syrian goverment and each other in barying combinations
Cultural trends
Films - Top films from 2017-2019
1) Ralph Breaks the Internet
2) Guardians of the Galexy vol.2
3) The last Jedi 2017
4) IT 2017
5) Avengers Infinity war 2018
6) Incredibles 2018
7) Deadpool 2 2018
9) Avengers Endgame 2019
10) Captain Marvel 2019
TV shows -
1) Game of thrones
2) The good place
3) Stranger Things
4) Peaky Blinders
5) The Handmaids Tale
Music -
1) Old Town Road
2) I Don't Care
3) Bad Guy
4) Beautiful people
5) Sucker
Video Game -
1) world of warcraft
2) Apex Legends
3) Mortal Kombat
4) Death Standing
5) Kingdom Hearts III
