Middle East Quartet - meeting
19 March 2010 at Moscow, Russian Federation
Russia Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov hosts meeting on Middle East. Ban Ki-moon attends. Other attendees are expected to include: Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, EU High Representative Catherine Ashton, Quartet Envoy Tony Blair.
Web: www.ec.europa.eu
Network Rail maintenance workers - meeting, industrial action considered
19 March 2010 at RMT, Unity House, 39 Chalton Street, London NW1
RMT executive considers next steps in a dispute after voting by 77% for strike action and by 89% for action short of a strike, over plans by the company to axe up to 1500 jobs.
Web: www.rmt.org.uk
totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup
19 March 2010 at Cheltenham Racecourse, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
One of the biggest races of the National Hunt season (worth £400k) takes place on the last day of the Cheltenham Festival.
Web: www.cheltenham.co.uk
Bangladesh v England, second Test
20 March 2010 at Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Runs until March 24.
Web: www.ecb.co.uk
RBS Six Nations Championship - France v England
20 March 2010 at Stade de France, Saint-Denis, Paris, France, 7.45pm
Web: www.rbs6nations.com
SNP Spring Conference
20 March 2010 at Macdonald Aviemore Highland Resort Conference Centre, Aviemore, Highland
Runs until March 21.
Web: www.snp.org
France - regional elections; second round
21 March 2010 at France
Regional and cantonal elections, held over two rounds, in 26 administrative areas: 22 mainland regions and four overseas domains/territories - Guadeloupe, Guyane, Martinique and La Réunion. In last elections, March 21 and 28, 2004, the ruling, centre-right UMP and its allies suffered sweeping losses to the benefit of the Parti Socialiste and its partners from the political left. The results - approximately 49.8% of the vote went to PS/left parties and 37% to UMP/centre-right parties - reversed a sharp swing to the right in the 2002 Presidential and Parliamentary elections.
International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
21 March 2010 at worldwide
UN-designated day, on the anniversary of the Sharpeville massacre. Coincides with UN's Week of Solidarity with Peoples Struggling Against Racism & Racial Discrimination.
Web: www.un.org
The Laurence Olivier Awards
21 March 2010 at Grosvenor House Hotel, Park Lane, London W1, 6.30pm
Anthony Head hosts prestigious ceremony honouring those involved with the stage, run by The Society of London Theatre. Lucy Prebble's Enron and Jez Butterworth's Jerusalem have six nominations each and go head-to head for Best New Play, alongside The Mountaintop and Red.
BA cabin crew contract dispute - deadline for strike action
22 March 2010 at BA routes, worldwide
Unite has until today to take strike action after voting in favour of a walk out during a ballot held between January 25 and February 22.
Matalan murder charges - sentencing
22 March 2010 at Central Criminal Court, Old Bailey, London EC4
Kobina Essel, 18, appears for sentencing after being found guilty of the murder of 33-year-old shop manager Jamie Simpson, who was stabbed in the neck as he cashed up at the Hackney branch of Matalan on March 22, 2008. Roy Williams, 31, Duane Owusu, 20, and Jamal Chambers, 18, were cleared of murder but found guilty of conspiracy to rob, while Simeon Jumah, 25, Anthony Maina, 20, and Randy Osei-Owusu, 17, were found guilty of manslaughter.
Nigel Farage: Fighting Bull
22 March 2010 at nationwide, UK
Former UKIP Leader, who stood down to fight for Speaker John Bercow's seat, publishes memoirs.
Police officer charged with G20 protest assault - trial
22 March 2010 at City of Westminster Magistrates Court, 70 Horseferry Road, London SW1
Police Sergeant Delroy (Tony) Smellie appears charged with assault by beating of Nicola Fisher on April 2 2009 at a demonstration mourning the death of Ian Tomlinson in the City of London. Smellie was charged September 28 2009 following an investigation by the Independent Police Complaints Commission.
Eurotunnel - preliminary results
23 March 2010 at London Stock Exchange, Paternoster Square, London, EC4
Channel Tunnel operator reveals figures via Regulatory News Service.
Web: www.eurotunnel.com
Press Gazette British Press Awards
23 March 2010 at Grosvenor House Hotel, Park Lane, London W1, 7.50pm
Hosted by Today Programme presenter John Humphrys. Mayor of London Boris Johnson gives opening address.
Chancellor presents Spring Budget
24 March 2010 at House of Commons, London, SW1, 12.30pm
Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling presents annual tax and spend plans, with a report on the status of the economy. David Cameron or George Osborne replies for the Conservatives.
J Sainsbury plc - Q4 trading statement
24 March 2010 at London Stock Exchange, Paternoster Square, London, EC4
IFS post-Budget press briefing
25 March 2010 at The Venue, ULU Student Union, Malet Street, London WC1, 1pm
Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) gives its view of the Spring Budget.
Web: www.ifs.org.uk
