9 February – Ian Stewart, already
convicted of the
murder of children's author
Helen Bailey, is sentenced to a
whole-life order for the killing of his previous wife, Diane Stewart, six years earlier.[4]
12 February – 13 people are injured, three seriously, when a
mezzanine floor collapses at an
East London pub.[5]
27 February –
The
FA announces that the
England national football team will not play against Russia (at any level, age or gender) for the foreseeable future.[6]
Liverpool wins the
2022 EFL Cup Final, defeating
Chelsea 11–10 on penalties following a 0–0 draw after extra time.[7] This is Liverpool's 9th League Cup trophy.
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25 April – Three women and a man are found
stabbed to death in a house in
Bermondsey, south-east London. A man is arrested at the scene on suspicion of
murder.[11]
12 July – A report from a
three-year inquiry into the child sexual exploitation in
Telford,
Shropshire, is released. It reveals more than 1,000 girls had been abused over a 40 year period, and that agencies blamed victims for the abuse they suffered, not the perpetrators, and exploitation was not investigated because of "nervousness about race" in the belief that investigation against
Asian men would inflame "racial tensions". The report makes 47 recommendations for improvement by agencies involved. West Mercia Police apologise "unequivocally" for past events, as well as
Telford and Wrekin Council. Victims were often blamed for "
child prostitution" and offenders were emboldened by the lack of police action.[21][22]
18 July – Wild
bison are reintroduced in the UK for the first time in thousands of years. Three of the animals are allowed to roam in the
Kent countryside, where it is hoped they could improve the local
ecology.[24]
As a prolonged dry spell continues in Southern England, a
hosepipe ban is announced for Kent and
Sussex from 12 August.[29]
BBC Birmingham announces it will move into new premises built at the former
Typhoo tea factory in the city's
Digbeth area, with a date of 2026 set for the move.[30]
5 August – A large fire breaks out at an industrial site in
Ranskill, in which over a thousand tyres created a large black smoke cloud.[31]
8 August –
A child is killed and three people are hospitalised with life-threatening injuries after a
gas explosion destroys a house in
Thornton Heath, South London. Around 40 properties in the immediate vicinity are evacuated, as police begin an investigation.[32]
England finish the
2022 Commonwealth Games in second place behind Australia with 176 medals, 97 of them gold, surpassing their 2014 total of 174.[33]
9 August –
Thames Water announces plans to introduce a hosepipe ban for its 15 million customers, with a start date to be confirmed.[34]
The Sunday Times reports that regulated rail fares in England will rise below the rate of inflation in 2023 to help commuters struggling with the
cost of living crisis. The rise will also be delayed until March rather than the usual January increase.[38]