1 August 2005 (Monday)
- Italian police announce that Osman Hussain (Hamdi Isaac), aged 27, one of the suspected 21 July bombers, has no links to major terrorist organisations.(BBC)
- Northern Ireland Secretary Peter Hain announces that battalions of the Royal Irish Regiment based in Northern Ireland are to be disbanded. The move comes as a response to the IRA's announcement that it is to disarm. (BBC)
- Childbirth: A study carried out at Aberdeen Maternity Hospital reports a lower likelihood of women having another baby following a Caesarean when compared to the number of women having another child after a natural birth. (BBC)
- Stelios Haji-Ioannou opens his first easyHotel in Earls Court. (BBC)
- Doctor Who: Filming begins on the new series of Doctor Who in Cardiff, with David Tennant in the lead role (The Doctor). A special will be aired at Christmas, with a 13 part series to follow in 2006. Billie Piper continues in the role of Rose Tyler. (BBC)
- Cricket:
- Bangladesh A tour of England: Bangladesh A (155 for 3, Tushar 93) beat Lancashire (149, Razzak 3/25) by seven wickets. (BBC)
- National League, Division Two: Sussex Sharks (266 for 3, Montgomerie 132*) beat Somerset Sabres (255 for 9, Blackwell 57, Yardy 4/26) by 11 runs. (BBC)
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