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Buses are the most widespread and most commonly used form of public transport in the United Kingdom. In Great Britain, bus transport is owned and governed by private sector companies (subject to government regulation), except in Greater London. If a socially desirable service cannot be economically operated without a subsidy, then local ...
This is a list of MPs elected to the House of Commons at the 1826 United Kingdom general election, arranged by constituency.The Parliament was summoned 3 June 1826, assembled 25 July 1826 (prorogued until 14 November) and dissolved 24 July 1830.
Abortion in the United Kingdom is de facto available under the terms of the Abortion Act 1967 in Great Britain and the Abortion (Northern Ireland) (No.2) Regulations 2020 in Northern Ireland. The procurement of an abortion remains a criminal offence in Great Britain under the Offences Against the Person Act 1861, although the Abortion Act ...
Borough status is granted by royal charter to local government districts in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The status is purely honorary, and does not give any additional powers to the council or inhabitants of the district. In Scotland, similarly chartered communities were known as royal burghs, although the status is no longer granted.
The book trade in the United Kingdom has its roots as far back as the 14th century, however the emergence of internet booksellers such as Amazon partnered with the introduction of the e-Book has drastically altered the scope of the industry. Book retailers such as the Borders Group have failed to adjust to these changes, [citation needed] thus ...
22 January – Second Anglo-Sikh War: The city of Multan falls to the British East India Company following the Siege of Multan. February–May – shareholder enquiries into the conduct of railway financier George Hudson begin his downfall. 1 February – abolition of the Corn Laws by the Importation Act 1846 comes fully into effect.
20 March – Burlington Arcade opens in London. 13 April – the Mansfield and Pinxton Railway, a wagonway, opens for coal traffic. 14 April – the streets of Birmingham are lit by gas for the first time by the Birmingham Gas Light and Coke Company. 21 April–end May – John Keats writes "La Belle Dame sans Merci" and most of his major odes.
