1 August. Four of the eight cooling towers at Eggborough power station, a former coal power plant in Yorkshire, are demolished.
4 August. COVID-19 in the UK: The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation recommends that all 16 and 17-year-olds should be offered a first vaccine dose, meaning 1.4 million teenagers would be eligible. The rollout begins two days later.
7 August – COVID-19 in the UK: With some exceptions, such as compulsory mask wearing in certain settings, most remaining pandemic related restrictions conclude in Wales.
9 August –COVID-19 in the UK: The bulk of pandemic related restrictions are removed in Scotland. Rules that remain include compulsory mask wearing in some locations and restrictions surrounding the administration of schools in the early part of the new academic year.
The UK imposes a new package of trade, financial and aviation sanctions on Belarus, in response to continued human rights violations and the undermining of democracy by the Lukashenko regime.
10 August - A lawsuit is filed in New York against Prince Andrew, accusing him of sexually abusing Virginia Giuffre.
COVID-19 vaccination in the United Kingdom: The government reports that 75% of UK adults have now received both vaccine doses.
A fire at the Bilsdale transmitting station cuts off TV and radio services for 1 million people across North Yorkshire, Teesside and part of County Durham.
12 August – Six people, including the suspected gunman, are killed in a shooting in Plymouth. It is the first fatal mass shooting in the UK since 2010.
13 August – Johnson chairs a COBRA meeting to discuss the Taliban offensive in Afghanistan.
17 August - The Office for National Statistics reports that UK job vacancies reached a record high of 953,000 in the three months to July, while average pay rose 7.4 percent.
COVID-19 vaccination in the United Kingdom: The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency approves Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine for use in children aged 12 to 17 years.
18 August - Parliament is recalled from its summer recess to discuss the situation in Afghanistan following the fall of Kabul to the Taliban.
The government announces a citizens' resettlement scheme for 5,000 Afghan nationals who are at risk due to the current crisis, which could be expanded to 20,000 in the longer term.
19 August – COVID-19 vaccination in the United Kingdom: Health Secretary Sajid Javid announces a vaccine booster scheme, with adults over 50 likely to be offered a third dose, beginning in September with the most vulnerable groups.
20 AugustCOVID-19 in the UK: Ronapreve, a monoclonal antibody treatment to prevent and treat COVID-19, is approved by the MHRA. It is shown to lower hospitalisation or mortality by 70% and to shorten the duration of symptoms by four days.
The SNP and Scottish Greens announce a new power sharing arrangement, which includes a commitment to hold a referendum on Scottish independence after the Covid pandemic has passed and within the next five years.
22 August - The two chimney stacks, the main boiler house and bunker bay are demolished in a controlled demolition at Ferrybridge Power Station in Knottingley, West Yorkshire.
23 August – COVID-19 vaccination in the United Kingdom: The government agrees a contract for 35 million more doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine, to be administered in 2022.
27 August – The last evacuation flight for British nationals and Afghans who are eligible for resettlement in the UK leaves Hamid Karzai International Airport. The UK government later confirms that all British soldiers, diplomats and other officials have been removed from Afghanistan by the following day.
31 August – BBC journalist Sarah Rainsford returns to the UK after being permanently expelled from Russia for "the protection of the security of Russia"
4 August. COVID-19 in the UK: The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation recommends that all 16 and 17-year-olds should be offered a first vaccine dose, meaning 1.4 million teenagers would be eligible. The rollout begins two days later.
7 August – COVID-19 in the UK: With some exceptions, such as compulsory mask wearing in certain settings, most remaining pandemic related restrictions conclude in Wales.
9 August –COVID-19 in the UK: The bulk of pandemic related restrictions are removed in Scotland. Rules that remain include compulsory mask wearing in some locations and restrictions surrounding the administration of schools in the early part of the new academic year.
The UK imposes a new package of trade, financial and aviation sanctions on Belarus, in response to continued human rights violations and the undermining of democracy by the Lukashenko regime.
10 August - A lawsuit is filed in New York against Prince Andrew, accusing him of sexually abusing Virginia Giuffre.
COVID-19 vaccination in the United Kingdom: The government reports that 75% of UK adults have now received both vaccine doses.
A fire at the Bilsdale transmitting station cuts off TV and radio services for 1 million people across North Yorkshire, Teesside and part of County Durham.
12 August – Six people, including the suspected gunman, are killed in a shooting in Plymouth. It is the first fatal mass shooting in the UK since 2010.
13 August – Johnson chairs a COBRA meeting to discuss the Taliban offensive in Afghanistan.
16 August - Well known stand up comedian and 8 Out of 10 Cats team captain Sean Lock dies aged 58 from advanced lung cancer having been diagnosed with the disease a few years prior to his death
17 August - The Office for National Statistics reports that UK job vacancies reached a record high of 953,000 in the three months to July, while average pay rose 7.4 percent.
COVID-19 vaccination in the United Kingdom: The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency approves Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine for use in children aged 12 to 17 years.
18 August - Parliament is recalled from its summer recess to discuss the situation in Afghanistan following the fall of Kabul to the Taliban.
The government announces a citizens' resettlement scheme for 5,000 Afghan nationals who are at risk due to the current crisis, which could be expanded to 20,000 in the longer term.
19 August – COVID-19 vaccination in the United Kingdom: Health Secretary Sajid Javid announces a vaccine booster scheme, with adults over 50 likely to be offered a third dose, beginning in September with the most vulnerable groups.
20 AugustCOVID-19 in the UK: Ronapreve, a monoclonal antibody treatment to prevent and treat COVID-19, is approved by the MHRA. It is shown to lower hospitalisation or mortality by 70% and to shorten the duration of symptoms by four days.
The SNP and Scottish Greens announce a new power sharing arrangement, which includes a commitment to hold a referendum on Scottish independence after the Covid pandemic has passed and within the next five years.
22 August - The two chimney stacks, the main boiler house and bunker bay are demolished in a controlled demolition at Ferrybridge Power Station in Knottingley, West Yorkshire.
23 August – COVID-19 vaccination in the United Kingdom: The government agrees a contract for 35 million more doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine, to be administered in 2022.
27 August – The last evacuation flight for British nationals and Afghans who are eligible for resettlement in the UK leaves Hamid Karzai International Airport. The UK government later confirms that all British soldiers, diplomats and other officials have been removed from Afghanistan by the following day.
31 August – BBC journalist Sarah Rainsford returns to the UK after being permanently expelled from Russia for "the protection of the security of Russia"
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