bank holiday

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It reported that "over one billion litres of extra water were used over the bank holiday weekend compared to the same weekend in 2025".

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

A number of migrants who crossed the English Channel over the bank holiday weekend have been charged with illegal immigration offences, with some jailed.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

People have been urged to take precautions near water after at least eight people, mostly children, drowned over the bank holiday weekend while trying to stay cool during the heat wave.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

They said it took them more than two days to clear New Brighton beach after thousands visited the resort on bank holiday Monday.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

A bank holiday means presumably a day which bankers regard as holy.

From Heretics by Chesterton, G. K. (Gilbert Keith)