bank holiday

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Almost 1,000 migrants crossed the English Channel over the bank holiday weekend, latest Home Office figures show.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

Tourism businesses in south-west England have said hot weather across the bank holiday weekend had "made all the difference" and given them a real boost going into the remainder of the half-term break.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

It means more than one in 10 people entering the country from mainland Europe so far this year arrived during the bank holiday weekend.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

The bank holiday weekend saw beaches across the country packed with visitors as many made the most of the sunshine.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

Complications arise when Sunday is preceded by a bank holiday; and, to add to the confusion, Christmas day is a bank holiday in Scotland, but a common law holiday in England.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" by Various