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January 2005 in Britain and Ireland
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* [[Northern Ireland]] [[PSNI|police]] [[Chief Constable]] [[Hugh Orde]] publicly accuses the [[Provisional IRA]] of the £22 million pre-Christmas robbery of the [[Northern Bank]] in [[Belfast]]. Northern Bank announces that it is to recall and reissue all its banknotes in different colours and designs in response to the robbery, making most of the money taken "waste paper". [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/4154657.stm (BBC)][http://www.rte.ie/news/2005/0107/belfast.html (RTÉ)]

* Three ex-[[Aer Lingus]] managers have declared their ambition to set up a rival domestic, European and transatlantic low-cost airline. The trio recently quit the [[Ireland|Irish]] [[Republic of Ireland|state]] airline over the [[Irish Government]]'s unclear privatisation plans, and inaction over the airline's future. [http://www.rte.ie/news/2005/0107/aerlingus.html (RTÉ)]⏎
* [[Jack Straw (politician)|Jack Straw]] now says that 49 Britons are confirmed dead in the [[2004 Indian Ocean earthquake|Asian tsunami]], and that the total number of British deaths may reach 440. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4153741.stm (BBC)]

==[[6 January]] [[2005]]==
*The British public have now donated over [[Pound sterling|£]]100m to the [[2004 Indian Ocean earthquake|Asian tsunami]] appeal, according to the [[Disasters Emergency Committee]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4152933.stm (BBC)]
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* A man has been arrested in connection with the murder of [[pregnant]] teenager Amy Williams in [[Telford]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/shropshire/4137045.stm (BBC)]
* New [[Chip and PIN]] legislation comes into effect today.  It makes retailers liable for fraudulent transactions if they have failed to sign up to the scheme. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4139211.stm (BBC)]

==Earlier British and Irish events==

[[British and Irish December 2004 events]]