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COVID-19 in England: Most of England's primary schools reopen after the Christmas break, amid concerns over whether pupils should be returning during the current level of COVID-19 infections. However, this decision is reversed by the following day.[1][2]
5 January – A third COVID-19 lockdown was announced by the then Prime Minister Boris Johnson and was expected to last until mid-February.[3]
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh died 9 April 2021.9 April – Buckingham Palace announced the death of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh at the age of 99.[5]
The construction of the United Kingdom's largest solar farm in the village of Graveney, Kent will begin in spring 2021 which was given the go-ahead by Business secretary Alok Sharma in May 2020.[8]