A Look Back At
Born in 2023
What Was Life Like in 2023?
Who Was in Charge?
Prime Minister
Rishi Sunak
Monarch
Charles III
What Things Cost
Pint of Beer
£4.80
Loaf of Bread
£1.95
Petrol (per litre)
148p
Average House
£291,228
Weekly Wage
£1,035.00
Value of Money
£1 in 2023 would be worth approximately £0.90 in today's money.
Events of 2023 in the United Kingdom
A selection from Wikipedia's '2023 in the United Kingdom'. Not a complete list.
- 22 April – Sunak holds an emergency COBRA meeting to discuss the evacuation of British nationals caught up in the Sudan conflict.
- 13 May – The final of the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest takes place in Liverpool. The contest is won by Sweden's Loreen with the song "Tattoo", who becomes only the second person and the first woman to win the contest twice.
- 20 June – British businessmen Hamish Harding and Shahzada Dawood, along with Dawood's son, Suleman, are confirmed as being aboard the missing submersible that disappeared during a voyage to see the wreck of the RMS Titanic two days earlier.
- 24 June – The UK government holds an emergency COBRA meeting to discuss the Wagner Group rebellion in Russia. Sunak urges both sides to "be responsible and to protect civilians".
- 22–23 July – The most successful weekend for UK cinema-going since 2019 is reported, with Oppenheimer and Barbie taking £30m in their box office openings.
- 8 October – Police patrols in London are increased after videos emerge of what appears to be people celebrating a series of attacks launched by Hamas against Israel.
- 14 October – Michael Caine announces his retirement from acting at the age of 90, following the recent launch of his final film, The Great Escaper.
- 14 November – Gaza war: David Cameron, the new foreign secretary, announces sanctions against four senior Hamas leaders and two of the militant group's financiers.
Popular Toys & Games
- Barbie Movie Dolls
- Hot Wheels Monster Trucks
- Bluey Toys
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