September 2006 in Britain and Ireland

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This page deals with 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.
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September 30, 2006 (Saturday)
September 29, 2006 (Friday)
September 28, 2006 (Thursday)
September 27, 2006 (Wednesday)
September 26, 2006 (Tuesday)
September 25, 2006 (Monday)
September 24, 2006 (Sunday)
September 23, 2006 (Saturday)
September 22, 2006 (Friday)
  • BBC TV's Richard Hammond is released from intensive care following a serious crash whilst filming for Top Gear. Hammond has been listed as stable. Doctors are monitoring his progress. (Sky News) (Wikinews)
  • A Virgin Pendolino train sets a new record for travelling from Glasgow to London in under four hours.(BBC)
September 21, 2006 (Thursday)
September 20, 2006 (Wednesday)
September 19, 2006 (Tuesday)
September 18, 2006 (Monday)
  • New laws come into force across England, Wales and Scotland making the use of child seats in cars compulsory for all children under the age of 12 who are less than 4 ft 5in (135 cm) tall. (BBC)
September 14, 2006 (Thursday)
September 13, 2006 (Wednesday)
September 11, 2006 (Monday)
September 9, 2006 (Saturday)
September 8, 2006 (Friday)
September 7, 2006 (Thursday)
September 6, 2006 (Wednesday)
September 5, 2006 (Tuesday)
September 4, 2006 (Monday)
  • A British soldier is among those killed in a suicide bomb attack in Afghanistan. Another soldier is injured. (BBC) (Wikinews)
  • Two British soldiers are killed in a suicide bomb attack near Basra, Iraq. (BBC) (Wikinews)
  • A lone gunman shoots and kills a British tourist and wounds six others in Amman, Jordan. The gunman is arrested and police are investigating if the gunman belongs to any groups. (Reuters) (Wikinews)
September 3, 2006 (Sunday)
  • Artist Banksy replaces 500 copies of Paris Hilton's debut album in 48 different UK record stores with his own parodical remixes and cover art. (BBC)
September 2, 2006 (Saturday)
September 1, 2006 (Friday)
  • The missing Scottish schoolgirl Misbah Rana (also known as Molly Campbell) tells a news conference in Pakistan that she left her home in Scotland of her own free will and that she wishes to remain in Pakistan with her father. (BBC)
  • Blackpool Illuminations are switched on by Dale Winton. (BBC)

British and Irish events by month

(For earlier events in Britain and Ireland, see November 2004 and preceding months)