ending ▁champions ▁Manchester ▁United . ▁ 1 0 ▁May ▁Pot ters ▁Bar ▁rail ▁crash ▁in ▁H ert ford shire ▁k ills ▁seven ▁people . ▁£ 5 mill ion - r ated ▁stri ker ▁Mar lon ▁King , ▁of ▁G illing ham ▁F . C ., ▁is ▁ja iled ▁for ▁ 1 8 ▁months ▁after ▁being ▁found ▁guilty ▁of ▁handling ▁a ▁st olen ▁car ▁worth ▁£ 3 2 , 0 0 0 . ▁ 2 4 ▁May ▁– ▁F alk irk ▁W heel ▁boat ▁lift ▁opens ▁in ▁Scotland , ▁also ▁mark ing ▁the ▁re open ing ▁of ▁the ▁Union ▁Canal ▁for ▁le is ure ▁traffic . ▁ 2 7 ▁May ▁– ▁Form er ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁Liberal ▁Democr ats ▁P addy ▁Ash down ▁appointed ▁as ▁the ▁international ▁community ' s ▁High ▁Represent ative ▁for ▁Bos nia ▁and ▁Herz egov ina . ▁ 2 8 ▁May ▁– ▁Stephen ▁By ers ▁res ign s ▁as ▁Secretary ▁of ▁State ▁for ▁Transport . ▁ ▁June ▁ 2 ▁June ▁– ▁The ▁England ▁national ▁football ▁team ' s ▁World ▁Cup ▁campaign , ▁hosted ▁joint ly ▁by ▁Japan ▁and ▁South ▁Korea , ▁begins ▁with ▁a ▁ 1 – 1 ▁draw ▁against ▁Sweden . ▁ 3 ▁June ▁– ▁The ▁" Part y ▁in ▁the ▁Palace " ▁takes ▁place ▁at ▁Buck ingham ▁Palace , ▁London ▁for ▁The ▁Queen ' s ▁Golden ▁J ub ile e ▁celebr ations . ▁ 4 ▁June ▁– ▁The ▁Queen ▁and ▁The ▁Duke ▁of ▁Edinburgh ▁ride ▁in ▁the ▁gold ▁state ▁coach ▁from ▁Buck ingham ▁Palace ▁to ▁St ▁Paul '