2016 in England

Incumbents

• Monarch – Elizabeth II

  Events

January

• 2 January – Rail fares in England, Scotland and Wales rise by 1.1%, in line with current inflation rates.
• 12 January – Junior doctors in England providing non-emergency care strike for 24 hours in a dispute with Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt over pay and working hours.
• 13 January – MPs have given initial support to the idea of England adopting an official national anthem.
• 14 January –
• *The gang of "brazen burglars" involved in the £14m Hatton Garden jewellery heist, dubbed the "largest burglary in English legal history", face jail after the final three are convicted of involvement.
• *The Metropolitan Police announce that an extra 600 armed officers are to be trained and patrols more than doubled to help counter the threat of a terrorist attack in London.
• 22 March – Transgender fell-runner Lauren Jeska attempts to murder UK Athletics official Ralph Knibbs, stabbing him multiple times in Birmingham. Jeska had feared her records and ability to compete in women's events would be investigated due to the unfair advantage she had from being born male.

  Deaths

• 10 January – David Bowie
• 14 January – Alan Rickman
• 31 January – Terry Wogan