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6th – The UK’s new polar research ship is to be named RRS Sir David Attenborough, despite the title “Boaty McBoatface” previously topping a public vote
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7th – Leicester City football club celebrated being crowned Premier League champions and the first title in their 132 year history
- 8th – Sir David Attenborough turns 90 today
- 15th – A fake bomb planted by a security company as part of a training exercise at Old Trafford caused the cancellation of Manchester United’s final Premier League game of the season when the firm forgot to take it away.
- 19th – EgyptAir flight disappears en route from Paris to Cairo with 66 people aboard.
- 31st – Screenwriter Carla Lane dies at the age of 87. She created hit shows like The Liver Birds, Butterflies and Bread.