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  2009 -   (16 years)
	
		
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| 1  | 2006  | - 1 Mar 2006: Welsh Assembly Building opened by the Queen
 
- 26 Mar 2006: Prohibition of smoking in enclosed public places in Scotland
 
- 21 Apr 2006: 80th birthday of Queen Elizabeth II
 
- 21 Aug 2006: UK postage rates start to be measured by size as well as by weight
 
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| 2  | 2007  | - 1 Jan 2007: Further enlargement of the European Union to include Bulgaria and Romania
 
- 19 Feb 2007: Extension of Congestion Charge zone for London, westwards
 
- 8 May 2007: A Northern Ireland Executive formed under the leadership of Ian Paisley (DUP)
and Martin McGuinness (Sinn Fein)
 
- 1 Jul 2007: Prohibition of smoking in enclosed public places in England (thus completing
cover of the entire UK)
 
- 14 Nov 2007: First rail service direct from St Pancras to France (replacing that from Waterloo)
 
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