Foot and mouth disease (aphthae epizooticae) is an infectious disease that affects cloven-hoofed animals. Since 1967, Britain had been free of the disease, until an outbreak was detected on 19 February 2001 in pigs from Buckinghamshire and the Isle of Wight. The epidemic lasted until October, in which time over six million cows and sheep were killed, costing the U.K. an estimated £8 billion.
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Foot-and-mouth epidemic
The first memorial was obviously sinking into the ground when our photo...
The first memorial was obviously sinking into the ground when our...
The IRA bomb at 30 St Mary Axe, the Baltic Exchange building, went off at 9.20 pm. The Baltic Exchange was built in 1903 by Smith and Wimble in a very ornate style. It dealt in imported cereals, o...
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United Kingdom citizen who died in the terrorist attacks in America on 11 September 2001. Richard Anthony Dunstan was born on 11 October 1946, the eldest of the three children of Dennis Cuthbert D...
Non-British, killed by the Bali bomb. Timothy Leigh Hawkins was born on 14 November 1973 in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia and attended Geilston Bay High School in Tasmania. An enthusiastic rowe...
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Crew member of the 'Olga'. Died during the voyage bringing Cleopatra's Needle to London.
The Mills used to cover a large part of this area. Buildings remain at 162-164 Abbey Street. From Ideal Homes: "Bermondsey was known as a major industrial centre with particular specialisation in l...
Southbank Mosaics actively promotes equal opportunities and cross-cultural, inter-generational mosaic art work. The studio aims to draw on the historic roots of local neighbourhoods traversed by Sh...
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