What were the major news stories of 2009?
George admitted feeding the lust of Facebook accomplice Colin Blanchard, telling him she was his “paedo whore mum” and sending him eight pictures a week.
- Amanda Knox.
- MPs’ expenses.
- Swine flu.
- Obama’s inauguration.
- Lockerbie bomber.
- World recession.
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Who was prime minister in December 2009?
Gordon Brown
| The Right Honourable Gordon Brown HonFRSE | |
|---|---|
| First Secretary | The Lord Mandelson (2009–2010) |
| Preceded by | Tony Blair |
| Succeeded by | David Cameron |
| Leader of the Labour Party |
What was going on in 2009 UK?
27 April – 2009 swine flu pandemic: the human pandemic H1N1/09 virus originating in Mexico spreads to the UK, with 2 cases confirmed in Scotland. Three cases of swine flu are confirmed in England. One adult is diagnosed in Redditch, another in South London, whilst a 12-year-old girl is diagnosed in Torbay.
What school did Gordon Brown go to?
The University of Edinburgh1982
The University of Edinburgh1972The University of Edinburgh1971Kirkcaldy High SchoolKirkcaldy West Primary School
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What big happened in 2008?
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- Tibetan monks arrested after the March, 14 unrest.
- Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar.
- 2008 Sichuan earthquake.
- XXIX Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.
- South Ossetia war.
- November terrorist attacks in Mumbai.
- Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the subprime mortgage crisis.
What was going on in 2008 in the world?
In 2008, the face of the global economy changed forever. Investment banks, the secondary credit market, and an unregulated financial market disappeared. 1 The central banks around the world propped up the financial system. In September of that year, America came very close to total economic collapse.
