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4 unusual facts about 2005 in England


2005 in England

Closure of Ellington Colliery at Ellington, Northumberland, the last remaining operational deep coal mine in North East England, and the last in the UK to extract coal from under the sea.

On a killing spree in July last year, 35-year-old Hobson killed his girlfriend Claire Sanderson, Claire's sister Diane Sanderson, as well as pensioners James and Joan Britton.

The strike is also affecting other airlines, causing chaos at London Heathrow Airport

7 February - Englishwoman Ellen MacArthur sets a record for the quickest round-the-world solo sail.



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