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| 100 Greatest Britons Lennon, John Winston |  |
| Lennon is included in the top 10 of the 2002 "100 Greatest Britons" poll sponsored by the BBC and voted for by the public |
| Ambassador Dalton, Richard | |
| Sep Appointed Ambassador to Iran |
| Anniversary Golden Jubilee Elizabeth II | |
| Celebrates 50 yrs as Queen |
| Budget Brown, Gordon | |
| Increases national insurance to pay for health spending |
| Buzzcocks Devoto, Howard | |
| Shelley and Devoto teamed up for the first time since 1976, producing the album Buzzkunst, a play on the German word for 'Art' |
| Buzzcocks Shelley, Pete | |
| Shelley and Devoto teamed up for the first time since 1976, producing the album Buzzkunst, a play on the German word for 'Art' |
| Composition of Gabriel Gabriel, Peter | |
| "Long Walk Home", the music from the Australian movie Rabbit-Proof Fence |
| Releaes "Up", his first full-length studio album in a decade |
| Composition of Squire Squire, John | |
| Squire releases his first solo album, "Time Changes Everything" |
| Composition of Weller Weller, Paul | |
| Weller releases the No. 1 hit album "Illumination" |
| Constitution Blair, Anthony Charles Lynton | |
| Oct Northern Ireland returns to direct rulefrom London after the suspension of the local assembly following allegations of Irish Republican Army spying |
| Death of Strummer, Joe Strummer, Joe | |
| Death of Joe Strummer, from a congenital heart defect at the age of 50 |
| English Football Hall of Fame Clough, Brian | |
| Clough is made an Inaugural Inductee of the English Football Hall of Fame in recognition of his impact as manager |
| English Football Hall of Fame Keegan, Joseph Kevin | |
| Made an Inaugural Inductee of the English Football Hall of Fame in 2002 in recognition of his impact on the English game as both a player and manager |
| English Football Hall of Fame Matthews, Stanley | |
| Inaugural Inductee of the English Football Hall of Fame |
| Health Best, George | |
| London Best has a liver transplant at King's College Hospital in London |
| Knighthood Robson, "Bobby" Robert William | |
| Robson is knighted |
| ODPM Prescott, John | |
| The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister is created as a Government Dept |
| Osbournes, The Osbourne, John Michael "Ozzy" | |
| Ozzy Osbourne stars in MTV's reality sitcom "The Osbournes " which draws 4.1 million viewers to its regular Tuesday time slot |
| Reform of Railways Blair, Anthony Charles Lynton | |
| The Strategic Rail Authority abolishes long term franchises |
| The Strategic Rail Authority halves the number of train companies |
| Oct Network Rail, a non profit company, replaces Railtrack |
| Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Entwistle, John | |
| 27th June Las Vegas Death of John Entwistle, dies of a heart attack |
| Rule of Northern Ireland Blair, Anthony Charles Lynton | |
| Oct Northern Ireland returns to direct rulefrom London after the suspension of the local assembly following allegations of Irish Republican Army spying |
| Scandal Blair, Anthony Charles Lynton | |
| Dec Bristol Peter Foster, a convicted fraudster, helps the Blairs buy a flat ib Bristol |
| Secretary Education Clarke, Charles | |
| Appointed Secretary of State for Education and Skills |
| WOMD Dossier Blair, Anthony Charles Lynton | |
| 3rd Sep Blair announces he will publish a dossier on Iraq's weapons of mass destruction |
| 24th Sep A 50 page dossier claims Iraq can deploy chemical & biological weopons within 45 mins |
| 24th Sep Britain publishes dossier on Iraq that says Saddam could launch weapons of mass destruction in 45 minutes, Dossier is criticized for overplaying certainty of intelligence |
| World Record Ferdinand, Rio | |
| July The world's most expensive defender iwhen he joins Manchester United from Leeds United |
