18 July 2021

Sunday 18 July

2021-07-18

Events

 * Prime Minister Boris Johnson goes into self-isolation after contact with Health Secretary Sajid Javid, who tested positive for coronavirus on Saturday.


 * Lewis Hamilton celebrated a record eighth British Grand Prix victory at Silverstone after fighting back from a 10-second penalty for a first-lap collision that halted the race and sent title rival Max Verstappen to hospital.


 * Comedian Tom O'Connor dies in hospital in Buckinghamshire aged 81. He had had Parkinson's for over a decade.