▁armed ▁police ▁in ▁A yles bury ▁after ▁brand ishing ▁a ▁shot gun ▁and ▁a ▁mach ete ▁in ▁a ▁resident ial ▁street . ▁ ▁July ▁July ▁– ▁London ▁City ▁Hall ▁is ▁opened ▁on ▁the ▁south ▁bank ▁of ▁the ▁River ▁Th ames , ▁designed ▁by ▁Norman ▁F oster . ▁ 1 ▁July ▁– ▁Ro ch dale ▁Canal , ▁crossing ▁the ▁P enn ines , ▁re open ed ▁throughout ▁for ▁le is ure ▁traffic . ▁ 3 ▁July ▁– ▁Dec ap itation ▁of ▁a ▁statue ▁of ▁Margaret ▁Th atch er : ▁a ▁man ▁dec ap it ates ▁a ▁statue ▁of ▁the ▁former ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Margaret ▁Th atch er ▁on ▁display ▁at ▁the ▁Gu ild hall ▁Art ▁Gallery ▁in ▁London . ▁ 5 ▁July ▁– ▁the ▁Imperial ▁War ▁Museum ▁North ▁in ▁Manchester , ▁designed ▁by ▁Daniel ▁Lib esk ind , ▁opens . ▁ 8 ▁July ▁– ▁John ▁Taylor , ▁a ▁ 4 6 - year - old ▁post man ▁from ▁Br am ley ▁in ▁Le eds , ▁is ▁sent enced ▁to ▁life ▁imprison ment ▁for ▁the ▁murder ▁of ▁ 1 6 - year - old ▁Le anne ▁Tier nan . ▁Le anne ▁was ▁last ▁seen ▁alive ▁in ▁Le eds ▁City ▁Centre ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁and ▁her ▁body ▁was ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁York shire ▁coun tr ys ide ▁nine ▁months ▁later . ▁Police ▁believed ▁that ▁Taylor ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁responsible ▁for ▁other ▁un sol ved ▁sex ▁attacks ▁and ▁mur ders ▁in ▁the ▁York shire ▁area , ▁and ▁the ▁trial ▁judge ▁has