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  2. Ray-Ban - Wikipedia

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    Ray-Ban is a brand of luxury sunglasses and eyeglasses created in 1936 by Bausch & Lomb. The brand is best known for its Wayfarer and Aviator lines of sunglasses. In 1999, Bausch & Lomb sold the brand to Italian eyewear conglomerate Luxottica Group for a reported $640 million.

  3. Government spending in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    For the financial year 2023-24, total government spending is expected to be £1,189 billion. [ 2] The UK government has spent more than it has raised in taxation since financial year 2001-02, [ 3] creating a budget deficit and leading to growing debt interest payments. Average government spending per person is higher in Scotland, Wales and ...

  4. The Sweet - Wikipedia

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    In January 1973 "Block Buster!" became The Sweet's first single to reach number 1 on the UK chart, remaining there for five consecutive weeks. [2] After their next single "Hell Raiser" was released in May and reached number 2 in the UK, the band's US label, Bell, released the group's first American album The Sweet in July 1973.

  5. List of songs banned by the BBC - Wikipedia

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    This article lists songs and whole discographies which have been banned by the BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) over the years. During its history, the corporation has banned songs from a number of high-profile artists, including Cliff Richard, Frank Sinatra, Noël Coward, the Beatles, Ken Dodd, Elvis Presley, Bing Crosby, the BBC Dance Orchestra, Tom Lehrer, Glenn Miller, and George Formby.

  6. King Charles confirms plans for lifetime smoking ban in the UK

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    November 8, 2023 at 10:42 AM. Britain's King Charles III. Britain's King Charles III has confirmed plans are in the works on a bill that would ban anyone born in 2009 or later from ever being able ...

  7. Budget of the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    Budget process. The UK fiscal year ends on 5 April each year. The financial year ends on 31 March of each year. Thus, the UK budget for financial year 2021 runs from 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2022 and is often referred to as 2021–22. Historically, the budget was usually released in March, less than one month before the beginning of the new ...

  8. ‘I’m just sick of it’: More than a week without power leaves ...

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    For more than a week, some residents of the nation’s fourth largest city were left to sleep in their cars, shuffle perilously with canes and walkers across dark rooms and corridors, and watch ...

  9. Ray-Ban Wayfarer - Wikipedia

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    Ray-Ban Wayfarer sunglasses and eyeglasses have been manufactured by Ray-Ban since 1952. Made popular in the 1950s and 1960s by music and film icons such as Buddy Holly , Roy Orbison and James Dean , Wayfarers almost became discontinued in the 1970s, before a major resurgence was created in the 1980s through massive product placements .