January 2007 in Britain and Ireland
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Sport |
- 2006-07 in English football
- 2006-07 in Scottish football
- 2006-07 Guinness Premiership
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Related portals |
- United Kingdom Portal
- Ireland Portal
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Wednesday 31 January 2007 |
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- Police investigating the Cash for Peerages scandal arrest Labour's chief fundraiser Lord Levy a second time. (BBC)
- Manchester is chosen to become the site of the UK's first "super casino", beating favourites Blackpool and The O2 (the former Millennium Dome). (BBC)
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- Home Secretary John Reid suggests that his department, the Home Office, could be split into two departments, one covering justice and the other covering security. (BBC)
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- Nine people are killed across the UK as the European windstorm Kyrill hits, with winds reaching 99 miles per hour. Thousands are left without power and travel is severely disrupted. (BBC)
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Wednesday 10 January 2007 |
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British and Irish events by month
(For earlier events in Britain and Ireland, see November 2004 and preceding months)