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Before the Union of England and Scotland in 1707, the Treasury of England was led by the Lord High Treasurer. [12] By the late Tudor period, the Lord High Treasurer was regarded as one of the Great Officers of State, [12] and was often (though not always) the dominant figure in government: Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset (lord high treasurer, 1547–1549), [13] served as lord protector to ...
Date and time notation in the United Kingdom. Date and time notation in the United Kingdom records the date using the day–month–year format (31 December 1999, 31/12/99 or 31/12/1999). The time can be written using either the 24-hour clock (23:59) or the 12-hour clock (11:59 p.m.).
The D&I Project was planned to: complete the digitisation of birth, marriage and death records; create an online index to those records; and improve the certificate ordering process. [10] In September 2010 this project was suspended pending the outcome of the latest UK Government Comprehensive Spending Review. [11]
Twenty-three artists scored multiple entries in the top 10 in 2016. Anne-Marie, The Chainsmokers, Jonas Blue, Lukas Graham and Rag'n'Bone Man were among the many artists who achieved their first UK charting top 10 single in 2016. Drake 's single "One Dance" tied the second longest-running spell at number-one with "Love is All Around" by Wet Wet ...
In 2012, the UK's total fertility rate (TFR) was 1.92 children per woman, [52] below the replacement rate, which in the UK is 2.075. [53] In 2001, the TFR was at a record low of 1.63, but it then increased every year until it reached a peak of 1.96 in 2008, before decreasing again. [52] In 2012 and 2013, England and Wales's TFR decreased to 1.85.
Chris Isaak held the top spot for four weeks with First Comes the Night. Full Circle became country legend Loretta Lynn 's final UK number one before her death in 2022. Chris Stapleton 's Traveller spent four weeks at number one. Shawn Colvin and Steve Earle were number one for four consecutive weeks with their collaborative project Colvin & Earle.
23 June – European Union membership referendum [33] 24 June. The United Kingdom votes to leave the European Union in a vote of 51.9% to 48.1%, in a record voting turnout of 72%. England and Wales vote for leave, while London, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Gibraltar back remain.
A Head Full of Dreams by Coldplay was the only album from 2015 to reach its peak in 2016. Giggs and Jack Garratt were among the many artists who achieved their first UK charting top 10 album in 2016. The 2015 Christmas number-one album, 25 by Adele, remained at number one for the first two weeks of 2016. The first new number-one album of the ...