bank holiday

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The National Trust has asked people to be more considerate after a beauty spot was left covered in litter after the bank holiday weekend.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

His death was one of a spate of drownings in open water across England on the bank holiday weekend and into this week, as temperatures reached record highs.

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

It was then that I issued the proclamation providing for the nation-wide bank holiday, and this was the first step in the government's reconstruction of our financial and economic fabric.

From The Fireside Chats of Franklin Delano Roosevelt by Roosevelt, Franklin Delano