September 2005 in Britain and Ireland
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===Deaths in September===
''[[Recent deaths|Other recent deaths]]''
*[[26 August]] [[Gerry Fitt|Baron Fitt]]
*[[22 August]] [[Geoffrey Lane, Baron Lane|Baron Lane]]
*[[19 August]] [[Mo Mowlam]]
*[[12 August]] [[John Loder]]
*[[6 August]] [[Robin Cook]]
===Ongoing events===
• Investigation into [[July 2005 London bombings]]<br/>
• [[Iraqi insurgency]]<br/>
• [[Big Brother UK series 6]]<br/>
• Justice For [[[...] of Robert McCartney|Robert McCartney]]<br/>
• [[History of the European Constitution#Ratification|European Constitution Ratification]] <br/>
• [[Wembley Stadium|Rebuilding of Wembley Stadium]]<br/>
• [[2012 Summer Olympics|2012 London Olympics]]<br/>
===Future events===
===Upcoming holidays===
==Sports==
===Featured Seasons===
*'''[[2005 English cricket season]]'''
===Current sports events===
*[[5 June|5 Jun]]-[[12 September|12 Sep]]: [[Cricket]]: [[The 2005 Ashes]]
===Upcoming sports events===
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====September====
*[[8 September|8]] - [[12 September]]: [[The Ashes]]:
** [[English cricket team|England]] versus [[Australian cricket team|Australia]], [[The Oval]]
*[[11 September|11]]: British [[Superbike]] Championship, Brand Hatch
*[[15 September|15]]-[[18 September|18]]: [[Golf]]: [[World Matchplay]], [[Wentworth Club|Wentworth]]
*[[16 September|16]]–[[18 September|18 Sep]]: [[Rallying]] - British Rally
*[[17 September|17]]–[[18 September|18 Sep]]:
**British Touring Car Championship, [[Silverstone]]
*[[25 September|25]]: British [[Superbike]] Championship, [[Donington Park]]
===Related pages===
[[2005 in the United Kingdom|2005 in the UK]]<br>
[[2005 in Ireland]]<br>
[[Wikipedia:How the Current events page works|About this page]]<br/>
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==[[26 September]] [[2005]] (Monday)==
* Head of the [[Independent International Commission on Decommissioning]], general [[John de Chastelain]] announces in a [[Belfast]] press conference that the arsenal of the [[Provisional Irish Republican Army]] has been "put beyond use", including guns, ammunition, mortars and explosives. "We are satisfied that the arms decommissioned represent the totality of the IRA's arsenal.", the general said. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/4283444.stm (BBC)]. [http://www.rte.ie/news/2005/0926/northpolitics.html (RTÉ)]
==[[23 September]] [[2005]] (Friday)==
*[[Cricket]]:
**[[Frizzell County Championship Division One in 2005|County Championship Division One]]: [[Hampshire County Cricket Club|Hampshire]] (714 for 5 [[declaration and forfeiture|declared]]) complete a three-day victory over the county champions [[Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club|Nottinghamshire]] (212 & 313) by an innings and 188 runs at [[Rose Bowl, Southampton|the Rose Bowl]]. [[John Crawley]] is denied a county record individual score with 311 [[not out]] as Hampshire declare, but 714 for 5 is a team record for Hampshire. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/counties/4275446.stm (BBC)]
**[[Frizzell County Championship Division Two in 2005|County Championship Division Two]]: [[Derbyshire County Cricket Club|Derbyshire]] complete a three-day innings to make 707 for 7 declared, their best score in [[first class cricket]]. However, the hosts [[Somerset County Cricket Club|Somerset]] are still batting. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/counties/4275476.stm (BBC)]
==[[22 September]] [[2005]] (Thursday)==
*[[Cricket]]:
**[[Frizzell County Championship Division One in 2005|County Championship Division One]]: [[Surrey County Cricket Club|Surrey]] are relegated from Division One following [[Middlesex County Cricket Club|Middlesex]] taking a bonus point by dismissing opening batsman [[Scott Newman]]. This means Surrey will play in Division Two in both the [[County Championship]] and [[National League (cricket)|National League]] in 2006. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/counties/4271038.stm (BBC)]
==[[19 September]] [[2005]] (Monday)==
*[[Irish Continental|Irish Ferries]] offers voluntary [[redundancy (law)|redundancy]] packages to its 543 seafaring workers.
*[[Jersey Democratic Alliance]] launches election manifesto [http://www.thisisjersey.com/news/news1.html (This is Jersey)]
==[[17 September]] [[2005]] (Saturday)==
*[[Cricket]]:
**[[Frizzell County Championship Division One in 2005|County Championship]]: [[Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club|Nottinghamshire]] (486 for 8 [[declaration and forfeiture|declared]] & 170 for 3 declared) beat [[Kent County Cricket Club|Kent]] (237 for 5 declared & 205) by 204 runs to win the County Championship for the first time since [[1987 English cricket season|1987]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/counties/4255552.stm (BBC)]
==[[16 September]] [[2005]] (Friday)==
* The manager of an [[Aberdeen]] taxi-firm who withdrew £60,000 from the local branch of the [[Royal Bank of Scotland]] only to discover that he had been overpaid by £40,000, was offered a bar supper as a reward when he took the money back. Derek Smith said that if he'd wanted a decent meal he would have kept the £40,000. The RBS subsequently arranged for a substantial donation to be made to the [[British Diabetic Association]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/4252280.stm (BBC Scotland)]
==[[14 September]] [[2005]] (Wednesday)==
* [[Secretary of State for Northern Ireland]] [[Peter Hain]] announces that the government no longer recognises [[loyalist]] paramilitary group the [[Ulster Volunteer Force]]'s ceasefire, due to the UVF's on-going feud with the [[Loyalist Volunteer Force]], and recent violence against the police. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/4243652.stm (BBC)]
==[[13 September]] [[2005]] (Tuesday)==
* At the official launch of [[Elections in Jersey|2005 Jersey Senatorial election]], 15 candidates are nominated for 6 seats. [http://www.jerseyinsight.com/news_1.asp?category=1&news=17117&id=11710&id=7812 (103FM)]
* Many [[petrol stations]] run short of fuel due to panic buying ahead of planned [[UK fuel protest|fuel protests]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4241162.stm (BBC)]
* Tens of thousands of people assemble in [[Trafalgar Square]] to celebrate the [[English cricket team]]'s [[the Ashes|Ashes]] victory. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/england/4239254.stm (BBC)]
==[[12 September]] [[2005]] (Monday)==
* [[Cricket]]:
** [[The 2005 Ashes|Ashes]]: [[Kevin Pietersen]] hits 158 as England bat out nearly a day to secure the [[the result in cricket|draw]] in the fifth Test at [[The Oval]]. The draw is enough to give them a 2–1 series victory, and win them [[the Ashes]] for the first time in 18 years. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/england/4237610.stm (BBC)]
==[[11 September]] [[2005]] (Sunday)==
* [[Cricket]]:
** [[The 2005 Ashes|Ashes]]: [[Andrew Flintoff]] takes five [[wicket]]s at [[The Oval]], as [[Australian cricket team|Australia]] crash from 277 for 2 to 367 all out. Weather also intervenes, but England make it to 40 for 1 at the close of play, leading by 46. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/4234498.stm (BBC)]
** [[National League (cricket)|National League]]
*** [[National League Division One in 2005|Division One]]:
**** [[Middlesex Crusaders]] (239 for 5, [[Owais Shah|Shah]] 66) beat [[Glamorgan Dragons]] (234; [[Scott Styris|Styris]] 4-56) by five runs [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/counties/4234590.stm (BBC)]
**** [[Nottinghamshire Outlaws]] (204 for 5, [[Stephen Fleming|Fleming]] 73; [[Ray Price (cricketer)|Price]] 2-24) beat [[Worcestershire Royals]] (200 for 9; [[Andrew Harris (cricketer)|Harris]] 4-48) by five wickets [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/counties/4234592.stm (BBC)]
==[[10 September]] [[2005]] (Saturday)==
* Dame [[Eliza Manningham-Buller]], head of [[MI5]], has warned of the need to tighten laws which grant [[civil liberties]] in response to the threat of [[[...]]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4232012.stm (BBC)]
* A third refuge for [[Red Squirrel|red squirrels]] is to be created in the [[Sefton coast|Sefton Coast]] [[Woodland]]s, which are administered by the [[National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty|National Trust]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/merseyside/4231224.stm (BBC)]
* [[Cricket]]:
** [[The 2005 Ashes|Ashes]]: Despite rain at The Oval, [[Australian cricket team|Australia]] add 165 to their overnight total of 112, for the loss of only two wickets. [[Matthew Hayden]] and [[Justin Langer]] both make [[century (cricket)|centuries]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/4232120.stm (BBC)]
** [[County Championship]]:
*** [[Frizzell County Championship Division One in 2005|Div One]]:
**** [[Middlesex County Cricket Club|Middlesex]] (550 for 9 [[declaration and forfeiture|declared]] – [[Ben Hutton|Hutton]] 152, [[Owais Shah|Shah]] 128; [[Justin Kemp|Kemp]] 3-53) drew with [[Kent County Cricket Club|Kent]] (384 – [[Justin Kemp|Kemp]] 102, [[Robert Key (cricketer)|Key]] 94, [[Amjad Khan (cricketer)|Khan]] 58 – & 192 for 7 – [[Yogesh Golwalkar|Golwalkar]] 3-41) [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/counties/4232184.stm (BBC)]
*** [[Frizzell County Championship Division One in 2005|Div Two]]:
**** [[Somerset County Cricket Club|Somerset]] (396 – [[Ian Blackwell|Blackwell]] 98, [[Arul Suppiah|Suppiah]] 91; [[Monty Panesar|Panesar]] 4-66 – & 163 for 4 – [[Damien Wright|Wright]] 3-30) drew with [[Northamptonshire County Cricket Club|Northamptonshire]] (574 – [[David Sales|Sales]] 154, [[Usman Afzaal|Afzaal]] 112, [[Steven Crook|Crook]] 91[[not out|*]]) [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/counties/4232188.stm (BBC)]
**** [[Yorkshire County Cricket Club|Yorkshire]] (317 – [[Anthony McGrath|McGrath]] 173[[not out|*]]; [[Kabir Ali|Ali]] 4-79 – & 125 for 2 – McGrath 65*) drew with [[Worcestershire County Cricket Club|Worcestershire]] (308 – [[Tim Bresnan|Bresnan]] 3-45 – & 211 – [[Vikram Solanki|Solanki]] 74*; [[Deon Kruis|Kruis]] 4-65) [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/counties/4232186.stm (BBC)]
==[[9 September]] [[2005]] (Friday)==
* The [[The Football Association|F.A.]] is cleared of claims of [[[...] harassment]], [[unfair dismissal]] and [[breach of contract]] against [[Faria Alam]] by an [[industrial tribunal]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4230472.stm (BBC)]
* The [[Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority]] reverses its decision to prevent the creation of a human [[embryo]] formed with [[genetic material]] provided by three parents. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4228712.stm (BBC)]
*[[Cricket]]:
**[[The 2005 Ashes|Ashes]]: [[English cricket team|England]] are bowled out for 373 at [[The Oval]], and [[Australian cricket team|Australia]] replies with 112 for nought before bad light stops play after tea. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/4228576.stm (BBC)]
**[[National League Division One in 2005|National League Div 1]]: [[Nottinghamshire Outlaws]] (117 for 9, [[Anurag Singh]] 41; [[James Averis|Averis]] 4-44) beat [[Gloucestershire Gladiators]] (116, [[Steve Adshead|Adshead]] 52; [[Mark Ealham|Ealham]] 4-18, [[Gareth Clough|Clough]] 3-22, [[Ryan Sidebottom|Sidebottom]] 3-26) by one wicket. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/counties/4228738.stm (BBC)]
==[[8 September]] [[2005]] (Thursday)==
* The shortlist for the [[Booker Prize]] is announced. The six authors nominated are [[Julian Barnes]], [[Kazuo Ishiguro]], [[Sebastian Barry]], [[Zadie Smith]], [[John Banville]] and [[Ali Smith]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/arts/4227052.stm (BBC)]
*[[Cricket]]:
**[[The 2005 Ashes|Ashes]]: [[Andrew Strauss]] hits 129 on the first day of the fifth Test between [[English cricket team|England]] and [[Australian cricket team|Australia]]. England score 319 for 7, [[Shane Warne]] removing five of the English batsmen. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/england/4221924.stm (BBC)]
**[[Frizzell County Championship Division One in 2005|County Championship Div 1]]: [[Sussex County Cricket Club|Sussex]] (317 – [[Chris Adams (cricketer)|Adams]] 84 – & 35 for 1) beat [[Glamorgan County Cricket Club|Glamorgan]] (255 – [[David Hemp|Hemp]] 71; [[Mushtaq Ahmed|Mushtaq]] 5-89, [[James Kirtley|Kirtley]] 4-42 – & 96 – [[Mushtaq Ahmed|Mushtaq]] 5-29, [[Rana Naved-ul-Hasan|Rana]] 5-41) by nine wickets [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/counties/4225682.stm (BBC)]
==[[7 September]] [[2005]] (Wednesday)==
* The [[Mercury Music Prize]] is won by [[Antony and the Johnsons]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/music/4217140.stm (BBC)]
* The [[Institute for Public Policy Research]] reports that the [[population]] of the [[United Kingdom]] rose by 2.2 million people between [[1991]] and [[2001]]. It also reported that 1.14 million people living in the country in 2001 described themselves in the 2001 [[census]] as born abroad. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4218740.stm (BBC)]
*[[Football (soccer)|Football]]: [[Football World Cup 2006 (qualification)|World Cup qualifiers]]:
**[[England national football team|England]] are defeated 1–0 by [[Northern Ireland national football team|Northern Ireland]] in a World Cup qualifying match, their first defeat to Northern Ireland since 1972. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/4212920.stm (BBC)]
==[[6 September]] [[2005]] (Tuesday)==
* [[Network Rail]] is found guilty of breaches of the [[Health and Safety at Work Act 1974|Health and Safety Act]] in regard to the events which led to the [[Hatfield train crash]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4219352.stm (BBC)]
==[[5 September]] [[2005]] (Monday)==
* [[China]] and the [[European Union]] reach a deal over the [[textile]] [[quotas]] which have led to garments being refused entry into the EU. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4214490.stm (BBC)]
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==[[4 September]] [[2005]] (Sunday)==
* The government advertises the positions of [[chief executive]] and [[chair]] of the [[Olympic Delivery Authority]] in the [[The Sunday Times (UK)|Sunday Times]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/olympics_2012/4213374.stm (BBC)]
* [[Stephen Hawking]] is communicating through [[blinking]] due to the deteriation of his health. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cambridgeshire/4213082.stm (BBC)]
==[[3 September]] [[2005]] (Saturday)==
*[[Football (soccer)|Football]]: [[Football World Cup 2006 (qualification)|World Cup qualifiers]] results:
** [[Wales]] 0 v 1 [[England]] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/4199592.stm (BBC)]
** [[Northern Ireland]] 2 v 0 [[Azerbaijan]] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/4211540.stm (BBC)]
** [[Scotland]] 1 v 1 [[Italy]] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/4197690.stm (BBC)]
*[[Cricket]]:
** [[Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy in 2005|C&G Trophy]]: [[Hampshire County Cricket Club|Hampshire]] (290, [[Sean Ervine|Ervine]] 104, [[Nic Pothas|Pothas]] 68; [[Neil Carter|Carter]] 5-66) beat [[Warwickshire County Cricket Club|Warwickshire]] (272, [[Nick Knight|Knight]] 118, [[Ian Bell (cricketer)|Bell]] 54; [[Shane Watson|Watson]] 3-34, [[Andy Bichel|Bichel]] 3-57) by 18 runs to win the C&G Trophy final. [http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/217970.html (Cricinfo)]
** [[Australians in England in 2005|Ashes tour]]: Former England Under-19 player [[Alastair Cook]] scores 214 for [[Essex County Cricket Club|Essex]] in a two-day tour match with [[Australian cricket team|Australia]] as Essex make 502 for 4 on the first day. The score is the highest against Australia since [[Sachin Tendulkar]] made 241 [[not out]] on India's tour in the winter of 2003-04. [http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/217990.html (Cricinfo)]
==[[2 September]] [[2005]] (Friday)==
*[[7 July 2005 London bombings]]: A [[video tape]] featuring a recording by [[Mohammad Sidique Khan]], one of the [...] bombers, airs on the [[al Jazeera]] network. It is believed the recording was made months prior to the attacks. The recording is condemned by families of the victims. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4206708.stm (BBC)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4207648.stm (BBC)]
* [[Tony Blair]] announces plans to extend usage of [[parenting orders]] so as to allow earlier intervention by [[law enforcement agencies]] in cases of [[children]] misbehaving. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/4207050.stm (BBC)]
*[[Sean Hoey]], charged with the [...] of 29 people caused by the [[Omagh bombing]], is to stand trial. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/4208028.stm (BBC)]
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