![]() ![]() 11 January – The Royal College of Nursing describes conditions in the NHS as the worst they have ever experienced.Northern Ireland's Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness resigns.A fifteen-year-old female hands herself in to the police immediately after the killing. Seven-year-old Katie Rough is fatally asphyxiated and stabbed in the neck near her home in York.A strike by workers on London Underground causes travel chaos and crowding in London, with much of the Tube network shut down.8 January – The Trades Union Congress announces that the average UK household owes £12,887 in debt.7 January – The British Red Cross describes the current situation in England's NHS hospitals as a "humanitarian crisis".The Royal Parks announces that the Changing of the Guard ceremony will be held on fixed days of the week (Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays) instead of alternate days for a three-month trial period owing to tightened security.UK car sales are at a record high in 2016 according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), which says that 2,690,000 new cars were registered last year, 2% higher than in 2015.4 January – Sir Tim Barrow is appointed as the UK's new ambassador to the European Union.3 January – Sir Ivan Rogers resigns as UK's ambassador to the European Union.The government announces proposals to build seventeen new towns and villages across the English countryside.Rail fares increase by an average of 2.3%, higher than inflation and continuing the trend in rising ticket prices.1 January – Kingston upon Hull begins its City of Culture programme.Prime Minister – Theresa May ( Conservative).
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