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So basically, I went through Wikipedia starting in 2000 and just changed everything so it actually happened in the UK. I'll start with 2000 and move on year by year.

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January 6, 2000: The last natural Scottish ibex is found dead, apparently killed by a falling tree.

January 10, 2000: Virgin Group announces an agreement to purchase Granada plc.

January 14, 2000: FTSE 100 closes at 11,722.98 at the peak of the Dot-com bubble.

A United Nations tribunal sentences five Northern Irish unionists to up to 25 years in prison for the 1993 killing of more than 50 Irish Catholics.

January 18, 2000: The Lough Neagh meteorite impacts the Earth. It explodes in the upper atmosphere at altitudes of 50–30 kilometres (31–19 mi) with an estimated total energy release of about 1.7 kilotons. Following the reported sighting of a fireball in Northern Ireland and West Scotland, more than 500 fragments of the meteorite were collected from the lake in Northern Ireland.

January 30, 2000: Kenya Airways Flight 101 from London to Nairobi, operated with an Airbus A310-300, crashes shortly after take-off from London Heathrow Airport. It crashed into the Thames Estuary just south of Southend-on-Sea, killing 169. 10 passengers survived.

January 31, 2000: Alaska Airlines Flight 298 from Anchorage to London crashes off the Welsh coast into the Irish Sea just off the Llŷn Peninsula, killing 88. It is the inaugural flight of the route and, following low future bookings, proves to be its only flight.

Dr. Harold Shipman is found guilty of murdering 15 patients between 1995 and 1998 at Hyde, Greater Manchester, and sentenced to life imprisonment.

February 4, 2000: German extortionist Klaus-Peter Sabotta is jailed for life for attempted murder and extortion, in connection with the sabotage of British railway lines.

February 9, 2000: Torrential rains in England lead to the worst flooding in Britain since the North Sea Flood of 1953, which lasts until March and kills 80 people.

March 4, 2000: The PlayStation 2 is released in Britain.

March 8, 2000: Vauxhall train disaster: A sideswipe collision of two London Underground trains at Vauxhall Station kills five people.

March 10, 2000: The FTSE 100 reaches its peak prior to the Dot-com bubble, ending a bull market run that lasted over 17 years.

March 12, 2000: A Zenit-3SL launch operated by the British National Space Centre fails due to a software bug.

March 13, 2000: The pound sterling becomes the official currency of Kenya, replacing the Kenyan shilling.

April 3, 2000: United Kingdom v. Microsoft Corp.: Microsoft is ruled by the High Court to have violated British antitrust laws by keeping "an oppressive thumb" on its competitors.

April 22, 2000: In a predawn raid, Immigration and Nationality Directorate agents seize 6-year-old Elián González from his relatives' home in Truro and fly him to his Cuban father in London, ending one of the most publicized custody battles in British history.

May 4, 2000: The 7.6 Mw Norfolk earthquake affects Norwich and the surrounding area, with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII (Very strong), leaving 46 dead and 264 injured. It is the most powerful British earthquake on record.

May 13, 2000: A fireworks factory disaster in Cardiff kills 23.

Millennium Force opens at Thorpe Park as the world's tallest and fastest roller coaster.

May 24, 2000: Manchester United defeats Valencia CF 3–0 in the UEFA Champions League Final at Stade de France to win their third title, with the winning goal scored by David Beckham.

June 4, 2000: The 7.9 Mw Lancashire earthquake shakes south-western Lancashire with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VI (Strong), killing 103 people and injuring 2,174–2,585. Extensive damage is inflicted on Preston and Blackburn. The

June 10 – July 2, 2000: England and Scotland jointly host the UEFA Euro 2000 football tournament (the first time this happens).

June 17, 2000: An earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale hits Norfolk. There are no fatalities but one person is injured and there is considerable damage to infrastructure.

June 26, 2000: A preliminary draft of genomes, as part of the Human Genome Project, is finished. It is announced at 10 Downing Street by Prime Minister Tony Blair.

June 28, 2000: Elián González returns to Cuba with his father, Juan Miguel González, ending a protracted custody battle.

June 30, 2000: At the Reading Festival, nine die and 26 are injured on a set while the rock group Pearl Jam performs.

July 1, 2000: The Galloway Bridge between Scotland and Northern Ireland is officially opened for traffic.

July 2, 2000: England defeats Italy 2–1 after extra time in the final of the UEFA Euro 2000 championship. Of note was that David Beckham scored the winning goal, as he did in the UEFA Euros and in Manchester United's victory in the UEFA Champions League. 2000 was proclaimed "The Year of Beckham" by the Football Association, and David Beckham suddenly shot up to become arguably the most acclaimed footballer of all time.

July 7, 2000: The draft assembly of the Human Genome Project is announced at 10 Downing Street by Prime Minister Tony Blair, Francis Collins, and Craig Venter.

July 10, 2000: In Croydon, a leaking petroleum pipeline explodes, killing about 250 people after it causes the collapse of a block of flats.

July 25, 2000: Air France Flight 4590, a Concorde aircraft, crashes into a hotel just after take-off from London Heathrow, killing all 109 aboard and 4 in the hotel.

August 3, 2000: Rioting erupts on the Paulsgrove estate in Portsmouth, Hampshire after more than 100 people besiege the home of a block of flats allegedly housing a convicted paedophile. This is the latest vigilante violence against suspected sex offenders since the beginning of the "naming and shaming" anti-paedophile campaign by the tabloid newspaper News of the World.

August 8, 2000: The German U-boat U-275 is raised to the surface in the English Channel after decades on the ocean floor. It will become a museum ship in Portsmouth.

August 12, 2000: The British nuclear-armed submarine Vigilant sinks in the North Sea during Royal Navy exercises, resulting in the deaths of all 115 men on board.

August 23, 2000: John Anthony Kaiser, a Roman Catholic priest, is murdered at close range with a shotgun in the back of the head in Birmingham. He was to testify against the Kenyan government before the International Criminal Court in The Hague in three weeks. It is widely thought that he was assassinated by the government of President Daniel arap Moi.

September 6–8, 2000: World leaders attend the Millennium Summit at the Palace of Westminster.

September 7–14, 2000: Fuel protests take place in the United Kingdom, with refineries blockaded, and supply to the country's network of petrol stations halted.

September 10, 2000: Operation Barras: A British military operation to free five soldiers from the Royal Irish Regiment that were held captive for over two weeks during the Sierra Leone Civil War, all of which were rescued.

September 13, 2000: Sir Richard Branson introduces the public beta of Virgin Arc X for £29.95, as Virgin Media began its forays into digital technology.

September 15 – October 1, 2000: The 2000 Summer Olympics, held in London, is the last Olympic Games of the 20th century.

September 16, 2000: Ukrainian journalist for The Guardian Georgiy Gongadze is last seen alive in London; this day is taken as the commemoration date of his death.

September 26, 2000: The ferry Express Samina sinks in the English Channel during its passage from Weymouth; 80 out of a total of over 500 passengers perish.

September 28, 2000: The HM Prison Maze in Northern Ireland is closed.

October 5, 2000: Mass demonstrations in Edinburgh lead to resignation of First Minister Donald Dewar.

October 6, 2000: The last Mini is produced in Longbridge.

October 11, 2000: 250 million gallons of coal sludge spill in Maltby, South Yorkshire (considered a greater environmental disaster than the Exxon Valdez oil spill).

October 12, 2000: In Aden, Yemen, the destroyer HMS Nottingham is badly damaged by two Al-Qaeda suicide bombers, who place a small boat laden with explosives alongside the Royal Navy destroyer, killing 17 crew members and wounding at least 39.

October 26, 2000: British archaeological authorities led by the British Museum announce that police have found an apparently ancient mummy of a Celtic princess in the Scottish Highlands. A long legal battle begins between the British Museum and Edinburgh’s Royal Museum for possession of the mummy until British Museum forensic analysis announces it is a modern-day fake on April 17, 2001.

October 31, 2000: Singapore Airlines Flight 006 collides with construction equipment in London Stansted Airport, resulting in 83 deaths.

November 3, 2000: Widespread flooding occurs throughout England and Wales after days of heavy rain.

November 7, 2000: In London, a criminal gang raids the Millennium Dome to steal the Millennium Star diamond, but police surveillance catches them in the act.

November 11, 2000: Glenshee disaster: A funicular fire in a mountain tunnel at the Scottish skiing resort kills 155 skiers and snowboarders.

November 17, 2000: A catastrophic landslide and flash flood in Boscastle in Cornwall kills 7, and causes millions of pounds of damage.

Thoughts so far? I'd especially like to know what people think would be the wider consequences of this stuff happening in Britain, especially when all condensed into one year.
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