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UK May-Aug 1911

- A small Royal Navy force is moved to outside Agadir harbour, consisting of three destroyers and a dreadnought. London calls for Germany to withdraw the gunboat it has stationed in the habour and end the violation of Moroccan waters.

- Plans are unveiled by Prime Minister Lloyd-George for a national health inurance, a predeccesor to a National Health Service.

- A Suffragette march causes mass disruption in London. Windows are smashed and roads blocked. The Prime Minister remains insistent, however, on denying women the vote.

- A record heatwave kills thousands in major cities.

- Massive strikes across the Midlands cause several riots, with 50,000 troops called in to deal with the disruption.