BBC 6 Music, the first new BBC Radio station in decades, is launched
Monday the 11th of March, 2002
Amanda Dowler, 13, goes missing on her way home from school in Surrey
Thursday the 21st of March, 2002
Coal mining in Scotland, which has a history stretching back more than 800 years, comes to an end with the closure of Longannet coal mine in Fife after it floods and the owners go into liquidation, putting more than 500 people out of work
Friday the 29th of March, 2002
Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, dies aged 101 at Royal Lodge, Windsor
Saturday the 30th of March, 2002
Potters Bar rail crash in Hertfordshire kills 7 people
Friday the 10th of May, 2002
Falkirk Wheel boat lift opens in Scotland, also marking reopening of the Union Canal for leisure traffic
Friday the 24th of May, 2002
The "Party in the Palace" takes place at Buckingham Palace, London for The Queen's Golden Jubilee celebrations
Monday the 3rd of June, 2002
England beat Argentina 1-0 in their second World Cup group game, with the only goal of the game being scored by captain David Beckham
Friday the 7th of June, 2002
The Imperial War Museum North in Manchester, designed by Daniel Libeskind, opens
Friday the 5th of July, 2002
Rio Ferdinand becomes the most expensive player in English football when he completes his £29.1million move from Leeds United to Manchester United
Monday the 22nd of July, 2002
Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Wales, elected to be the successor of George Carey as Archbishop of Canterbury
Tuesday the 23rd of July, 2002
10-year-old girls Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman go missing in Soham, Cambridgeshire
Sunday the 4th of August, 2002
